Stephanie Smith's and Alissa Batdorff's students at Alliance Elementary School worked on their opinion writing skills by taste testing two Pop-Tarts and writing about which one they thought was the best! They had a great time enjoying their tasty treats while practicing their writing skills. 📝 Great job, Aviators! #RepthatA
✈ Michael McFerren ✈
Graduation Year 🎓: 1997
High School Clubs & Activities ⛳: Golf and National Honor Society
Career 🏫: 4th-grade teacher at Louisville Elementary School and head golf coach at Louisville High School
Location 📍: Canton, OH
How did AHS prepare you for your career?
“Alliance High School and the amazing teachers that I had helped make me a responsible, respectful, kind and caring young man. The dedication that several of my teachers showed helped lead me to a career in education.”
Favorite Memories from High School:
“- The rides to the Sectional Tournament in Coach Seavy's Crown Victoria while listening to the Forrest Gump soundtrack on loop!
- The hanged/hung debate in Mr. Ballor's class that went on for weeks!
- Hearing all of Mr. Carli's amazing stories of ‘the good old days.’
- Trying to get kicked out of Mr. Morris's pre-calc class because it was the first time I had ever struggled in school, and him refusing to let me out and forcing me to work to succeed. Then, running into him at DeHoff's as an adult and having him tell me that he saw something in me that I didn't see in myself and that was the reason he wouldn't let me out of his class.
- Being an aide in Mr. Seavy's class, where I realized that I was going to go to college to become a teacher.”
Advice for Current AHS Students:
“Alliance High School is an amazing place. You will get out of it what you put into it. If you surround yourself with like-minded people with similar goals, you will find success. Resist the urge to take the easy way out. Hard work pays off!”
Influential Staff Members:
“- Mr. Carli because he truly made learning fun. He genuinely cared about his students.
- Mr. Seavy because he showed me what my future would be. Getting to be an aide in his classroom as a senior sent me to college. Being coached by him led me to a coaching career that I love!
- Mr. Morris because he saw something in this 17-year-old kid that I never saw. He forced me to work for the first time in my academic career, and I got A's in his class because of it!
- Mr. Ballor because anyone who ever had class with him got to experience a legend! My class got to experience the man the year after he was trampled by the bulls in Pamplona. Having him teach our class while walking with a limp and a cane made him even larger than life!”
An Accomplishment You Are Most Proud Of:
“Getting to see 100% of my 4th graders pass the OST a few years ago. Knowing that I helped take some of those students to levels that they didn't think they could achieve tells me that I am right where I need to be.”
📢 Submit your AHS Alumni Spotlight form here! 🔗 https://forms.gle/vACpUE2C1CTRGhHq8
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Graduation Year 🎓: 1997
High School Clubs & Activities ⛳: Golf and National Honor Society
Career 🏫: 4th-grade teacher at Louisville Elementary School and head golf coach at Louisville High School
Location 📍: Canton, OH
How did AHS prepare you for your career?
“Alliance High School and the amazing teachers that I had helped make me a responsible, respectful, kind and caring young man. The dedication that several of my teachers showed helped lead me to a career in education.”
Favorite Memories from High School:
“- The rides to the Sectional Tournament in Coach Seavy's Crown Victoria while listening to the Forrest Gump soundtrack on loop!
- The hanged/hung debate in Mr. Ballor's class that went on for weeks!
- Hearing all of Mr. Carli's amazing stories of ‘the good old days.’
- Trying to get kicked out of Mr. Morris's pre-calc class because it was the first time I had ever struggled in school, and him refusing to let me out and forcing me to work to succeed. Then, running into him at DeHoff's as an adult and having him tell me that he saw something in me that I didn't see in myself and that was the reason he wouldn't let me out of his class.
- Being an aide in Mr. Seavy's class, where I realized that I was going to go to college to become a teacher.”
Advice for Current AHS Students:
“Alliance High School is an amazing place. You will get out of it what you put into it. If you surround yourself with like-minded people with similar goals, you will find success. Resist the urge to take the easy way out. Hard work pays off!”
Influential Staff Members:
“- Mr. Carli because he truly made learning fun. He genuinely cared about his students.
- Mr. Seavy because he showed me what my future would be. Getting to be an aide in his classroom as a senior sent me to college. Being coached by him led me to a coaching career that I love!
- Mr. Morris because he saw something in this 17-year-old kid that I never saw. He forced me to work for the first time in my academic career, and I got A's in his class because of it!
- Mr. Ballor because anyone who ever had class with him got to experience a legend! My class got to experience the man the year after he was trampled by the bulls in Pamplona. Having him teach our class while walking with a limp and a cane made him even larger than life!”
An Accomplishment You Are Most Proud Of:
“Getting to see 100% of my 4th graders pass the OST a few years ago. Knowing that I helped take some of those students to levels that they didn't think they could achieve tells me that I am right where I need to be.”
📢 Submit your AHS Alumni Spotlight form here! 🔗 https://forms.gle/vACpUE2C1CTRGhHq8
#RepthatA
There are still tickets available for the Choralaires' Mystery Dinner Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6 pm at the Alliance Commons!
Take a trip to The Pink Flamingo Karaoke Bar for some delicious food and a fun mystery to solve. Check out the menu for the evening below. ⬇
🎟 Tickets can be purchased here: https://singingaviators.ludus.com/index.php
#RepthatA
Take a trip to The Pink Flamingo Karaoke Bar for some delicious food and a fun mystery to solve. Check out the menu for the evening below. ⬇
🎟 Tickets can be purchased here: https://singingaviators.ludus.com/index.php
#RepthatA
Students in Conni Cross’ 1st grade classroom learned how to make Spooky Soup 🍲 just in time for the fall season! 👻 The week-long writing project started with a read-aloud of the story “Spooky Soup,” and afterward, the class worked together to add spooky items to their class soup.
After this, students were challenged to make their own recipe for Spooky Soup using three spooky ingredients of their choice. Students completed two days of revising before writing their final pieces. Finally, students added to their writing by completing a spooky craft of a bubbling cauldron to pair with their Spooky Soup writing!
How fun! #RepthatA
After this, students were challenged to make their own recipe for Spooky Soup using three spooky ingredients of their choice. Students completed two days of revising before writing their final pieces. Finally, students added to their writing by completing a spooky craft of a bubbling cauldron to pair with their Spooky Soup writing!
How fun! #RepthatA
Nine members of the AHS Choralaires were selected to participate in the Kent State Honors Choir Festival this past Saturday at Kent State University! 🎶 They represented Alliance alongside 200 other students from 29 school districts, participating in a full day of rehearsals before performing in a final concert that evening.
Congratulations to Reese Hays, Madilynn Stillwagon, Daniel Burse, Jaymes Smith, Evan McMahon, Aidan Kern, Dominic Falconer, Maddy James, and Eva Murphy for this outstanding achievement. 👏 Way to #RepthatA, Aviators!
Congratulations to Reese Hays, Madilynn Stillwagon, Daniel Burse, Jaymes Smith, Evan McMahon, Aidan Kern, Dominic Falconer, Maddy James, and Eva Murphy for this outstanding achievement. 👏 Way to #RepthatA, Aviators!
The seniors in the Culinary Arts Career Tech Program have been working hard making cookies for the County-Wide Transportation Banquet ACS is hosting this week! 🍪 We hope all the special guests love the desserts our talented young bakers made. #RepthatA
The Alliance Middle School Builders Club made a mural with a positive message for the hallway! 🎨
🔗 Linked together by kindness and love
What a great message, Aviators! ✈ #RepthatA
🔗 Linked together by kindness and love
What a great message, Aviators! ✈ #RepthatA
In October, we wear pink! 🩷 And that's exactly what Alliance Intermediate School did for their Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness. Way to go, AIS! #RepthatA
Alliance High School and Marlington High School are teaming up for a friendly food drive competition leading up to next Friday's Backyard Brawl! 🏈 Non-perishable food donations will be collected by each school Oct. 19-23. All donations will go to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.
Donations can be dropped off at Alliance High School during regular school hours.
Join us in helping out our community, and Go Aviators! 🥫✈️ #RepthatA
Donations can be dropped off at Alliance High School during regular school hours.
Join us in helping out our community, and Go Aviators! 🥫✈️ #RepthatA
Malina Thomas, a bus driver for ACS, visited her daughter Melody's 2nd grade class to talk with the students about her job! 🚌 The students learned how she became a bus driver, ways to show appreciation for their own bus drivers and why we have bus rules. The students enjoyed asking questions and learning about this important job!
Thank you, Mrs. Thomas, for stopping by and sharing your experience with the students! #RepthatA
Thank you, Mrs. Thomas, for stopping by and sharing your experience with the students! #RepthatA
Kaitlyn Lambdin's 1st grade class finished learning about r-blends by making trail mix with different foods that have an r-blend in the name! 🥨 Students took turns adding different ingredients to the bucket to enjoy for an afternoon snack. Some of the yummy snacks included PRetzels, TRix cereal, Animal CRackers, FRitos and FRoot Loops! 😋 #RepthatA
16 seniors at Alliance High School earned recognitions through the College Board National Recognition Program by scoring well on the PSAT/NMSQT they took last school year! Each of the students earned at least two of the following recognitions: School Recognition, First-Generation Recognition Award and Rural and Small-Town Recognition Award.
Please join us in congratulating this great group of Aviators! 👏✈
Garrett Adkins, Natalie Austin, Connor Bryant, Cameron Cagna, Charles Ekey, Samuel Hays, Ethan Jackson, Jacob Joseph, Nellie Lanzer, Grace McGeehen, Zayden Miles, Eric Miller, Gianna Phillips, Alyssa Pierson, Trent Robinson and Aaden Vega
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Please join us in congratulating this great group of Aviators! 👏✈
Garrett Adkins, Natalie Austin, Connor Bryant, Cameron Cagna, Charles Ekey, Samuel Hays, Ethan Jackson, Jacob Joseph, Nellie Lanzer, Grace McGeehen, Zayden Miles, Eric Miller, Gianna Phillips, Alyssa Pierson, Trent Robinson and Aaden Vega
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Even Superintendent Rob Gress knows the best haircuts happen at AHS! 💈
Emily Moore is a senior at Marlington High School who attends the AHS Cosmetology program as part of the Alliance City Career Tech Planning District. She used her skills as a soon-to-be licensed cosmetologist to give Mr. Gress an excellent haircut, his first one from the Cosmetology class. Emily did such a good job that he's already planning his next trip to the salon!
If you would like to book an appointment with Emily or one of our other amazing Cosmetology students, you can do so by calling 330.829.2251.
Who's going to be next? We think it should be Mr. Farrell, Mr. Swisher, Mr. Fontaine or Mr. Jackson! ✂️ #RepthatA
Paula Oesch and LaToya Gispert, 4th grade teachers at Alliance Intermediate School, spent their Teacher Day on Monday at the Ohio Council for the Social Studies annual conference in Columbus! 📚 They partnered with UMU education professor Mary Beth Henning to present "Native American Children’s Literature with Primary Sources and Augmented Reality." The presentation also included four UMU pre-student teachers, including 2023 AHS alum Gracie Weaver, who worked with the 4th grade classes last year.
Having our staff share their expertise and knowledge with other educators is an incredible opportunity! Great job, Mrs. Oesch and Mrs. Gispert! 👏 #RepthatA
Having our staff share their expertise and knowledge with other educators is an incredible opportunity! Great job, Mrs. Oesch and Mrs. Gispert! 👏 #RepthatA
31 sophomores from Alliance High School had the opportunity to explore their future career paths through a partnership with juniors in the Multicultural Education class at the University of Mount Union!
The UMU students served as mentors over the past couple of months, helping our Aviators think about and plan for their futures after graduation. The students and mentors first met in the AHS auditorium and continued working with together as they completed their projects. The experience culminated in presentations given yesterday to faculty at UMU.
The AHS students took the OhioMeansJobs aptitude test to explore possible career paths. Their mentors then helped them research careers they were interested in and what steps they would need to take to pursue them.
The partnership will continue later this year when the students take part in a field trip to explore job opportunities at local businesses in Alliance.
We want to thank the UMU Education Department for this fantastic partnership! Not only is this a wonderful opportunity for our Aviators to explore their futures, but it also provides valuable experience for the future educators who served as their mentors. #RepthatA
The UMU students served as mentors over the past couple of months, helping our Aviators think about and plan for their futures after graduation. The students and mentors first met in the AHS auditorium and continued working with together as they completed their projects. The experience culminated in presentations given yesterday to faculty at UMU.
The AHS students took the OhioMeansJobs aptitude test to explore possible career paths. Their mentors then helped them research careers they were interested in and what steps they would need to take to pursue them.
The partnership will continue later this year when the students take part in a field trip to explore job opportunities at local businesses in Alliance.
We want to thank the UMU Education Department for this fantastic partnership! Not only is this a wonderful opportunity for our Aviators to explore their futures, but it also provides valuable experience for the future educators who served as their mentors. #RepthatA
The 6th graders spent a day at Camp Carl last week where they took part in many great activities! 🏕️ Along with building connections and forming new friendships, they got to kayak, fish, enjoy a bonfire, play volleyball, zip line and more! 🛶
Some of the best school memories are made outside the classroom, and this was certainly a time to remember! #RepthatA
Some of the best school memories are made outside the classroom, and this was certainly a time to remember! #RepthatA
🗓️ Mark your calendar for the AHS Band Booster Craft Show on Saturday, Nov. 7! 🛍️ #RepthatA
✈ Camden Nicholson ✈
Graduation Year 🎓: 2023
High School Clubs & Activities 🎤: National Honor Society, Lunch with Leaders, Red Tails, Teen Court, Choir, Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG) and Track
Career 🏫: Parent Partner for SPARK
Location 📍: Alliance, OH
Higher Education: Attending college to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology
How did AHS prepare you for your career?
“AHS prepared me for my career through work-study and study hall.”
Favorite Memory from High School:
“My favorite memories from Alliance High School were mostly from American Sign Language (ASL) with Ms. Collins and Ms. Armstead! 🤟🏽”
Advice for Current AHS Students:
“Take notes, study when needed and DO NOT BE SCARED to ask questions. You’re talking to a straight-A student. Get involved in extracurricular activities, like National Honor Society. Stay out of trouble. These last four years of high school mean everything, and trust me, they do. Work hard and do your best in everything.”
Influential Staff Member:
“Mrs. Wright, before she passed, was a big influence on me. I want to say 7th and 8th grades were when I began to master math, but in 9th grade, she truly helped everyone and took the time to mentor us through each question. She taught me how to take good notes. I do believe she is the reason why I got such good grades and understood a lot. After she passed, I knew what to do. I knew how to do it and get each question correct because of how she taught us to take notes. I cannot stress it more: take notes.”
An Accomplishment You Are Most Proud Of:
“I'm mostly proud of completing college as early as I am.”
📢 Submit your AHS Alumni Spotlight form here! 🔗 https://forms.gle/vACpUE2C1CTRGhHq8
#RepthatA
Graduation Year 🎓: 2023
High School Clubs & Activities 🎤: National Honor Society, Lunch with Leaders, Red Tails, Teen Court, Choir, Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG) and Track
Career 🏫: Parent Partner for SPARK
Location 📍: Alliance, OH
Higher Education: Attending college to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology
How did AHS prepare you for your career?
“AHS prepared me for my career through work-study and study hall.”
Favorite Memory from High School:
“My favorite memories from Alliance High School were mostly from American Sign Language (ASL) with Ms. Collins and Ms. Armstead! 🤟🏽”
Advice for Current AHS Students:
“Take notes, study when needed and DO NOT BE SCARED to ask questions. You’re talking to a straight-A student. Get involved in extracurricular activities, like National Honor Society. Stay out of trouble. These last four years of high school mean everything, and trust me, they do. Work hard and do your best in everything.”
Influential Staff Member:
“Mrs. Wright, before she passed, was a big influence on me. I want to say 7th and 8th grades were when I began to master math, but in 9th grade, she truly helped everyone and took the time to mentor us through each question. She taught me how to take good notes. I do believe she is the reason why I got such good grades and understood a lot. After she passed, I knew what to do. I knew how to do it and get each question correct because of how she taught us to take notes. I cannot stress it more: take notes.”
An Accomplishment You Are Most Proud Of:
“I'm mostly proud of completing college as early as I am.”
📢 Submit your AHS Alumni Spotlight form here! 🔗 https://forms.gle/vACpUE2C1CTRGhHq8
#RepthatA
Students in Crystal Gibbons' 1st grade class completed a unit on how their bodies move! 🦴 They read nonfiction texts and learned how diagrams provide important information by labeling different body parts.
To put their learning into action, students created their own skeletons and labeled the various body parts. They practiced stretching their learning by sounding out words, tapping each sound on their arms or fingers, and writing those sounds on their labels. The students did a wonderful job combining science, reading and writing while learning about the human body! 📚✏️
Great job, Aviators! #RepthatA
To put their learning into action, students created their own skeletons and labeled the various body parts. They practiced stretching their learning by sounding out words, tapping each sound on their arms or fingers, and writing those sounds on their labels. The students did a wonderful job combining science, reading and writing while learning about the human body! 📚✏️
Great job, Aviators! #RepthatA
Troop 50 & Pack 50 showed our #LikeAGirl group that leadership means working together, embracing different roles and recognizing that everyone matters! 💪 From Gaga Ball and sled races to indoor campfire songs and lots and lots of laughter, it was an evening full of fun, connection and teamwork. 🏕️
A huge thank you to the amazing adult and student leaders from Troop 50 & Pack 50 for an unforgettable night at #LikeAGirl. Together, we are building confident girls and strong leaders! 💜
Join us for our next #LikeAGirl event on Nov. 5 from 6-7 pm at AHS. 📅 #RepthatA
A huge thank you to the amazing adult and student leaders from Troop 50 & Pack 50 for an unforgettable night at #LikeAGirl. Together, we are building confident girls and strong leaders! 💜
Join us for our next #LikeAGirl event on Nov. 5 from 6-7 pm at AHS. 📅 #RepthatA
