Spelling Bee

Yesterday afternoon we held our annual Spelling Bee at the JCC All-Purpose Room. Thirty-six students from grades 3-6 participated. Parents, friends, family, and other Akiva staff and students attended the event.

Students wait for their turn to come to the microphone...


Each student, confidently attempts to spell correctly the word they are given...



...and it gets down to the five remaining students...

Our winner is Sophie and Morissa is our runner-up.

Andrea won the written spelling bee that was held the day before. All three of the winners display one of their prizes.

Congratulations to all three of you!!! Great job!!!

Youngstown Recycling Calendar Contest Winners

Yesterday, two of our students, Sarah and Maddie, attended an awards program sponsored by the Youngstown Litter Control and Recycling Board.
Both students were winners in the Recycling Calendar Contest. Their original art work appears in this year's Recycling calendar. The students obtained copies of the calendar and were also awarded a certificate and a gift card.
A special congratulations also goes out to Mrs. Griffith, our art instructor for her guidance and instruction to these, and to all of the Akiva students.

Congratulations to Maddie, Sarah and Mrs. Griffith !!

Torah Readings

Last week three of our fourth graders read from the Torah at Tefillah. Parents and grandparents were in attendance to support the students in this memorable activity.

A Few More Nice Days...

December 4 and still relatively nice outside!!!

The students at Akiva were outside last week enjoying their last few days of nice weather!!

"Go Bucks" ... "Go Blue"

We have had a fun week cheering for our favorite team.

The "best rivalry ever" takes place tomorrow at noon.

The winning posters were displayed in the hallway.

The following are some random pictures taken around our building this week:

The winners of the trivia contest on Friday...

Good Luck to both teams tomorrow!