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497:(130 W. Exchange St.) - named for M. Otis Hower (1858-1916), an Akron manufacturing leader. APS opened trade classes in Perkins Elementary in 1927 and renamed the building for Hower. It housed the Central-Hower student body after their merger in 1970 until a new building was completed in 1975; it was demolished in 1978.
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509:(1055 East Ave.) established in 1911 as Akron's second high school; closed at the end of the 1979–80 school year. Building was reopened in 1994 as an intermediate visual and performing arts school, renamed George C. Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts.
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481:(123 S. Forge St.) created in 1970 by the merger of Central High and Hower Vocational High. It was closed at the end of the 2005–06 school year. Building is currently being used for the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM High School.
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301:Innes CLC
199:Cleveland
106:7 members
1299:June 10,
1224:Archived
1143:cite web
918:July 24,
893:July 24,
865:July 24,
830:July 24,
652:Source:
376:Pfeiffer
364:King CLC
361:Hill CLC
340:Case CLC
298:Hyre CLC
156:Teachers
40:Location
1179:July 3,
1056:June 1,
769:19,897
766:20,669
763:20,723
760:21,001
757:23,210
754:27,764
751:30,360
748:31,072
745:33,230
742:35,037
739:38,974
736:49,835
733:55,000
730:52,632
669:1974-75
446:Olympus
434:Bridges
337:Bridges
289:Bridges
221:Schools
169:Website
119:Schools
1028:May 3,
1000:May 3,
972:May 3,
567:Akron.
203:Canton
127:Budget
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601:2008.
532:2016.
191:Akron
93:Asst.
61:44308
50:Akron
1301:2024
1280:2018
1252:2016
1207:2016
1181:2023
1149:link
1135:2012
1058:2021
1030:2017
1002:2017
974:2017
942:2018
920:2019
895:2019
867:2019
832:2019
801:2023
724:2023
719:2020
714:2019
709:2015
704:2010
699:2005
694:2000
689:1995
684:1990
679:1985
674:1980
664:1970
659:1965
195:Ohio
178:.com
79:1847
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174:www
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