The Tippecanoe Valley School Board heard an update on Akron Elementary School from Principal Scott Sterk, his staff and students at its meeting on Monday, May 15, at the school. Shown are the school’s student council and its advisor, Ethyn Brumbaugh, second from the left.

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By Leah Sander
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AKRON — A more than $10,000 fundraiser for Riley Children’s Hospital and a new 3-D printing club were noted during a report on Akron Elementary School on Monday, May 15.

Akron Principal Scott Sterk, his staff and students gave the annual update on the school to the Tippecanoe Valley School Board at its meeting then.

Sterk gave details about the fundraiser.

“So the deal was, if they raised $10,000, Mr. (Ethyn) Brumbaugh, Mr. (Chris) Rassi and myself had to sleep on the roof of the school,” he said, noting there were some grandparents who helped put them over the top.

As for the 3-D printing club, Sterk said it was helped in its start this year via Pike Lumber Co. buying three 3-D printers for it.

He had student Lyndon Shultz talk about the club. Shultz mentioned he created a car and other students made animals through it.

Club members then gave Valley Board members mini trophies they made through the club.

Board members also heard about the school’s math and spell bowl teams and three students who achieved perfect scores on the I-READ state test.

The latter included second grader Elijah Martin and third graders Ellison Burton and Dax Miller.

In other business, the board:

• Approved the hiring of Akron head cook Tonya Engle, Tippecanoe Valley High School Spanish teacher Wonnya Guanche and TVSC Director of Marketing, Grants and Communication Lori Tilden-Geiger.
• Approved Mallory Eaton as being an assistant volleyball coach at TVHS.
• Accepted the resignations of Tippecanoe Valley Middle School custodian Emily Pickens and eighth grade volleyball coach Marc Green; TVHS instructional assistant Katelyn Reutebuch; and Mentone Elementary School instructional assistant Cassandra Wagoner and reading interventionist Karla Hayden.
• Accepted the retirements of TVMS sixth grade social studies teacher Niki Early and Akron head cook Julie Kruger.
• Heard a report on TVHS student activities from junior student representative Benton Nellans. He said finals are next week and boys’ golf finished second and track finished fifth in the Three Rivers Conference.

The board’s next regular meeting is 6 p.m. Monday, June 19, at Mentone.

Akron’s new 3-D printing club was also recognized during the update. Its members include from left: Lyndon Shultz, Levi Klinger, Zylie Lagsub, Lydia Engle and Jackson Bennett.

The 3-D printing club presented TVSC Board members with trophies they had made.

Three students who achieved perfect scores on the I-READ test were also recognized. They include, from left: Third grader Ellison Burton, second grader Elijah Martin and third grader Dax Miller.

Members of the math bowl team were also recognized. At the far right of the photo is the team’s advisor Ryan Adams.

Also recognized were spell bowl team members.