Today, we recognized two amazing Aviator teachers who have shown dedication, care and support for all of their students! ✈


❤️ Sarah Lantz is the 2026 ACS Teacher of the Year! Ms. Lantz is a 6th grade science teacher at Alliance Middle School. When asked why she was deserving of the award, her students responded with things like, "She's kind," "She makes class fun," and "She cares about us." She is making a positive impact on their lives each and every day!

🩵 Baeli Kimble is the 2026 ACS Rookie Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Kimble is a first-year 1st grade teacher at Alliance Early Learning School. When her students were asked why she was deserving of this recognition, they responded with, "She's sweet," "She's fun," and "She's pretty." Even in her first year as a teacher, Mrs. Kimble is already inspiring some of our youngest students!


Please join us in congratulating these two very deserving Aviators! 👏👏 #RepthatA

about 4 hours ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Sarah Lantz smiles while holding her certificate declaring her as the Teacher of the year with Principal Tim Mosher on her left and Superintendent Rob Gress on her right
Baeli Kimble smiles while holding her certificate declaring her as the Rookie Teacher of the year with Principal Lori Gasparil on her right and Superintendent Rob Gress on her left
✈ Karlin Kuceyeski Morgan ✈
Position: Kindergarten Teacher
School: Alliance Early Learning School
Graduation Year: 2005
Years at ACS: 13

Favorite Memory:
"The friendships I formed while attending ACS have lasted a lifetime. I’m still friends with many of the students I started kindergarten with at Parkway Elementary, and we recently celebrated our 20th high school reunion!"

Influential Staff Member:
"One staff member who positively influenced me at ACS was my dad. He showed me the importance of dedication, patience, and supporting students both inside and outside the classroom. Seeing his example inspired me to give back to the community and make a meaningful impact on students’ lives, just as he did. Having him be the dean of students and the football coach was one of the highlights of my high school career!"

Choosing to work for ACS:
"I chose to come back to work for ACS because this community played a vital role in shaping who I am. The teachers, staff, and experiences I had here gave me opportunities that made a lasting difference in my life. My parents both taught in ACS their whole careers, and I wanted to continue their legacy by giving back to the students and community that I grew up in."

Importance of giving back:
"I believe it’s important to serve the school and community I was raised in because it has given me the foundation for who I am today. Growing up here has allowed me to understand its strengths and challenges, which makes me better equipped to give back in meaningful ways."

We’re proud to have Mrs. Morgan carrying on a legacy of excellence at ACS! 🩵❤️ #RepthatA
9 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Graphic highlighting “Aviator Legacy Staff” member Karlin Morgan, a kindergarten teacher at Alliance Early Learning School and a member of the Class of 2005. The design features a family photo of Karlin with four family members at the beach and includes the phrase “Aviator Alum inspiring future generations!”
Students in Connilyn Cross’ 1st grade class practiced making groups of tens using Froot Loops and pipe cleaners. After creating 10 groups of ten, students worked on solving math equations that focused on subtracting groups of tens.

Using their own tasty manipulatives, students solved the given equations and were then challenged to turn each subtraction problem into an addition equation. After all their hard work, students were rewarded by getting to eat their groups of ten. How fun! #RepthatA
9 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Two elementary students sit at their desks working with colorful cereal and pipe cleaners for a hands-on math activity. One student smiles at the camera while the other playfully throws his arms up, showing excitement. A bright classroom rug and additional students working in the background complete the lively learning environment.
Four elementary students sit together at a cluster of desks, smiling at the camera while using colorful cereal and pipe cleaners to build hands-on math models. Bowls of cereal and classroom materials are spread across the tables as they work and collaborate in a bright classroom setting.
A group of elementary students smile and work together at their desks, using colorful cereal and pipe cleaners as hands-on math tools. The classroom is bright and busy, with students collaborating, building, and learning through interactive activities.
Elementary students sit at desks working on math problems using colorful cereal pieces and pipe cleaners as hands-on tools. They write equations on whiteboards while smiling at the camera, with bowls of cereal and learning materials spread across their desks.
Spring Break is almost here! ☀️🌷 Our Aviators will be off Thursday, April 2 through Tuesday, April 7. School will be back in session on Wednesday, April 8! #RepthatA
10 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
spring break - April 2-7
📢 Reminder: There will be no school on Wednesday, March 25 for a Teacher Day! #RepthatA
17 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
No school - march 25
Alliance Early Learning School is hosting a "Shell"ebrate the Arts night on Tuesday, March 31! 🐚 Students and families can visit the school from 5:30–7:30 pm to see students’ artwork and experience a variety of stations centered around different types of art. 🎨

More information was shared with AELS families on ParentSquare. #RepthatA
22 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Colorful flyer from Alliance City Schools promoting “Shell’ebrate the Arts” on March 31 from 5:30–7:30 PM at AELS. The event invites the community to enjoy waves of kindergarten and 1st grade ocean-themed art. The design features beach and ocean illustrations including seashells, starfish, a crab, fish, and a sea turtle along a shoreline.
Did you know a math standard for 1st graders is counting to 120? Our students practiced their counting skills by creating 120 Day projects! Students counted out 120 items and displayed them on shirts, in bags or using other fun visuals. These Aviators are very creative!

Some of the teachers joined in on the fun by dressing as if they were 120 years old! Gray hair, walkers and all! #RepthatA
22 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
a student wearing a shirt with a picture of himself. He used 120 multi color pom poms that make a clown afro and words that say "Clowning around for 120 days"
8 first grade teachers dressed as grannies standing in front of the sign that says "Hip Hip Hooray It's the 120th day!"
A student standing in front of a sign that says "Hip Hip Hooray It's the 120th day!" holding her project which is a poster board with a drawn on spider that has 120 eyes
A student standing in front of a sign that says "Hip Hip Hooray It's the 120th day!" holding her project which is a poster board with 120 pom pom balls
The AHS Softball team is gearing up for their annual Egg My Yard fundraiser! 🐣

If you would like to purchase pre-filled eggs and have them delivered to your yard, sign up using the link below! ⬇

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/bdhda2ym
27 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Flyer for Alliance Softball’s 3rd Annual “Egg My Yard” Fundraiser. Pre-filled candy eggs will be delivered to homes the evening before Easter by the team’s “softball bunnies.” Pricing options include 25 eggs for $25, 50 eggs for $40, 75 eggs for $60, or 100 eggs for $75. Order forms are due Saturday, March 28, and a Google Form link is provided to sign up. The flyer notes that participants must live in the Alliance area and features colorful Easter egg graphics and cartoon bunnies.
Our kindergarten friends at Alliance Early Learning School are hard at work running the AELS Post Office this month! ✉️📬 Staff and students can write letters to classrooms and place them in the mailbox located in the atrium.

Each day, one kindergarten class is responsible for postmarking the letters and delivering the mail throughout the building. What a fun way for our Aviators to practice responsibility while spreading a little kindness around the school! ✈ #RepthatA
27 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
5 students holding letter they will distribute.
Student putting mail in a fake mail box
Student grabbling mail out of a fake mail box
During Fun Friday, the kindergartners participated in dental-themed activities! This included:

🪥 Practicing brushing painted-on teeth
🪥 Giant toothbrush relay races
🪥 A Tooth Fairy obstacle course
🪥 Cleaning giant teeth
🪥 Practicing flossing using jump ropes
🪥 Sorting foods that are healthy and unhealthy for teeth

The students had so much fun! 😁 #RepthatA
30 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Students using a toothbrush to clear painted on teeth of windows to mimic using a toothbrush to clean plaque off of teeth
Students using pool noodles with swiffer cloths on them to mimic toothbrushes cleaning off pringle cups that have been taped to paper to look like a mouth with teeth. The teeth have marker on them that gets cleaned off with the toothbrushes.
A student wearing fair wings walk on a balance beam to deliver a tooth to a box
Students use jump ropes wrapped around bars on the play ground to simulate flossing teeth
📣 We are having a Spirit Day on Wednesday and would love for the community to take part! Wear your Aviator gear or Battle Blue, Marked Red, and Historical Blue to show your support! 🩵❤️💙

📸 Help cheer on the Aviators by submitting a picture or short video wishing good luck to the Boys Basketball Team as they compete in the Regional Semifinals on Wednesday and the Varsity Wrestlers as they head to the State Tournament this weekend!

Who should submit? Anyone wanting to help spread Aviator Pride throughout our community- students, parents, families, community members, and local businesses! Let's send our Aviators off with some positivity!

Submit here: 🔗 https://forms.gle/PKfJ8o8PJ6bUgT2W8

#RepthatA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Flyer announcing the spirit day
Our Kindergarten friends have been learning about different careers! As part of a Fun Friday activity, they transformed into firefighters and battled flames on the playground. Armed with makeshift firehoses and official hats, the students worked quickly to extinguish all the flames! 🔥🚒 #RepthatA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Students participating in the activity
Students participating in the activity
Students participating in the activity
Students participating in the activity
🍎 Preschool & Kindergarten Registration is Now Open! 🍎

All the information you need to register your child can be found here: https://www.alliancecityschools.org/page/acs-new-student-registration

Please note: A child will not be fully registered unless all forms have been completed and all documents have been turned in.

If a child is currently attending Alliance Preschool, parents will not have to re-register their child for another year of preschool or for kindergarten.

We can't wait to welcome our new Little Aviators in the fall! ✈ #RepthatA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Registration Flyer
For the 102nd day of school, our kindergartners had an extra special visitor! Mary Haynes is the 102-year-old grandmother of Kelli Berry. She stopped by to talk to the students about her life and how her childhood was very different than theirs!

The students were surprised to hear she didn't have a phone or TV growing up. 📞📺 They also learned about record players and what cars looked like when she was growing up. 🚗🎶

Thank you, Ms. Haynes, for stopping by AELS and sharing your history with our students! #RepthatAA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Mrs. Berry holding an old phone like what her grandmother would have used
Ms. Haynes pointing at a screen with a picture of an old car she used to own
Ms. Haynes pointing at a picture of her when she was a kid riding a bike
Kelli Berry standing next to her grandmother
Before the snow melted, the kindergarten classes had some fun playing in it last week! ❄☃️#RepthatA
about 2 months ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Students playing in the snow
Students playing in the snow
Students playing in the snow
Students playing in the snow
Students in Casey Cross' Kindergarten class kicked off the Olympic Games with their own torch lighting ceremony! They competed in snowboarding 🏂, skating ⛸️, curling 🥌 and bobsledding 🛷 events. It looks like they had an absolute blast! 🥇 #RepthatA
about 2 months ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A student sitting in a basket and another student pushing it like a bobsled
Student sliding rolls of tape like they would for curling
Student standing on a balance board to replicate a snowboard
Students holding paper torches they colored
Students at AELS had the opportunity to explore the galaxy using the inflatable Star Lab! 🌝💫 Kindergarten teacher Tracy Bowser took each class on an exciting journey through space to learn about stars, constellations and the moon. It’s always a great experience having the Star Lab right here in Alliance! #RepthatA
about 2 months ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Mrs. Bowser talking to the students before they enter the Star Lab
Students smiling while in the star lab
Picture of constellations in the star lab
Students looking up at the stars in the star lab
📅 Mark your calendar 📅

Preschool and Kindergarten Registration will open for the 2026-2027 school year on Sunday, March 1!

Please note: Any applications submitted before March 1 will not be accepted.

For additional info, visit 🔗 https://www.alliancecityschools.org/page/acs-new-student-registration

#RepthatA
2 months ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
registration flyer
📢 Reminder 📢

All Alliance City School students will have school on Wednesday, Feb. 2!

🚫 There will not be a Teacher Day as previously scheduled. 🚫

#RepthatA
2 months ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Graphic that says Reminder: Students Will Have School on Wednesday, Feb. 4
📢 Calamity Day - Thursday, Jan. 29 📢

Please see the following message from Mr. Gress.

Stay safe, Aviators! #RepthatA
2 months ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Hello again Aviators, With weather and overall conditions continuing to pose safety concerns, Alliance City Schools will be closed again tomorrow, Jan. 29. The cold temperatures, along with sidewalks and bus stops that remain buried under snow, are the main factors in our decision to close for one more day. We are hopeful to return to school on Friday, but forecasts seem to be changing by the minute now, so it’s hard to predict at the moment. If we are able to return on Friday, we know that some conditions will still be challenging. If you are able, we encourage families to begin planning and preparing by ensuring your child has a safe path to bus stops and is dressed in weather-appropriate clothing to stay warm during their morning commute. We will let you know by tomorrow at 3 pm whether or not we will be in school on Friday. As always, if you have weather-related concerns about your child attending school, you may call them off by calling the main office of their school. Athletic updates Tonight’s (Jan. 28) middle school boys and girls basketball games have been cancelled Tonight's (Jan. 28) varsity girls basketball game at Marlington has been cancelled, the game will be made up on Monday, Feb. 9 Tomorrow's (Jan. 29) middle school and Varsity girls and boys wrestling dual with Minerva has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 12 Tomorrow's (Jan. 29) swim meet at Massillon is canceled with rescheduled date TBD Practices are only permitted for winter varsity sports and various pre-arranged music/arts/drama programs. Coaches/advisors will communicate with students and families. Again, thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate these decisions. We have a lot of winter left, so keep your hats and gloves nearby! Rob Gress Superintendent of Schools