Akron City Series

The Akron City Series is a high school athletic conference based entirely in the city of Akron, Ohio, United States, that includes the six high schools of the Akron Public Schools. It competes as part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA).

Current members
The all-time members of the Akron City Series.
School Nickname Colors Address Tenure in APS[1]
Buchtel Griffins Black and White
   		 1040 Copley Rd.
Akron, OH 44320		 1931–present
East Dragons Scarlet and Gray
   		 80 Brittain Rd.
Akron, OH 44305		 1918–present
Ellet Orangemen Orange, Blue, White
     		 309 Woolf Ave.
Akron, OH 44312		 1929†–present
Firestone Falcons Green and Gold
   		 333 Rampart Ave.
Akron, OH 44313		 1963–present
Kenmore-Garfield Golden Rams Maroon and Gold
   		 2140 13th Street SW
Akron, OH 44314		 2017–present
North Vikings Black and Gold
   		 985 Gorge Blvd.
Akron, OH 44310		 1915–present

† - While part of the Akron Public Schools since 1929, Ellet did not join the City Series until 1971[2]

The Akron school board voted in October 2016 to build a new high school that would consolidate both Garfield and Kenmore high schools.[3] The schools will merge and be housed at the Kenmore location for the 2017–2018 school year while the new building is constructed on the Garfield site.[4] Construction of the new building is planned to begin in the fall of 2018, called Kenmore-Garfield.[5]

Former members
School Nickname Colors Address Tenure in APS[1]
Central Wildcats Red and White
   		 123 S. Forge St.
Akron, OH 44304		 1886–1970
Central-Hower Eagles Red, White, Blue
     		 123 S. Forge St.
Akron, OH 44304		 1970–2006
Hower Buccaneers Blue and Gold
   		 130 W. Exchange St.
Akron, OH 44302		 1927–1970
Garfield Rams Maroon and Gold
   		 435 N. Firestone Blvd.
Akron, OH 44301		 1926–2017
Kenmore Cardinals Red and Black
   		 2140 13th St. S.W.
Akron, OH 44314		 1929–2017
South Cavaliers Blue and White
   		 1055 East Ave.
Akron, OH 44307		 1911–1980
West Cowboys Red and Black
   		 315 S. Maple St.
Akron, OH 44302		 1913–1953

See also

Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

References
  1. What's in a name? (PDF). Akron Public Schools. November 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-23. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  2. Beaven, Michael (October 28, 2012). "Ellet earns second trip to state playoffs". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  3. Garrett, Renee (October 11, 2016). "BOARD VOTES ON HIGH SCHOOL: Plan will merge Kenmore, Garfield". Akron Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. Thomas, Monica L. (December 12, 2016). "Akron school board approves Garfield site for high school combined with Kenmore". Ohio.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  5. Armon, Rick; Cottom, Theresa (November 7, 2016). "Akron councilman urges school board to adopt "Kenmore-Garfield" name for new high school". Akron Beacon-Journal/Ohio.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
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