UA Fan Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 ABJ says it will still be used as extra space for APS for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 What is CHHS ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyrifle32 Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 i assume it's central hower high school...the on campus high school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno aka Menace Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Hmmm, I wonder what will be built in its place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRasor0200 Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Dr. Proenza has long coveted Central-Hower. Don't be surprised if UA buys it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipthezip Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Akron Public Schools has it slated as transition space during it's school rebuilding and renovation phase over the next 10-15 years so I don't see the U grabbing a hold of it any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelegazna Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 (Warning: Boring and irrelevant if you are not from the Akron area. Still boring even if you are).Thanks, UA fan, for posting this. To me it's big news. Since I no longer live in the area, Akron news that would be interesting to me only gets to me accidentally (like this).I grew up going to Central-Hower cluster schools and while I ultimately attended/graduated from North, I almost transferred to Central-Hower about 8 times because of their broadcast journalism vocational program. But it always still be the flagship high school of Akron to me....it never was in any real sense, but given the amount of friends and family I have who went there, and its approximation to downtown, it still felt like it to me.They had truly abhorrent football programs for most of their existence, but if IIRC they won as state championship in boys' basketball in the 80's. I know they went very deep in the tournament if they didn't. My cousin was a student there at the time, and even then, they were always hearing stories about UA's perpetual interest in buying CH from the city. It didn't start with Proenza.Sad, if for no other reasons than nostalgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 i assume it's central hower high school...the on campus high school Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 I thought this was old news.Back in the stadium thread, I talked about how central hower was closed, and would prolly get bought by the University. That block turned out to be a tad small for a stadium though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA Fan Posted May 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/living/14663071.htmThis was the ABJ article that came to my email (I have a Google newsalert set for "university of akron") which was the first I knew of CH closing. But I am also out of the area and may have missed earlier articles or posts. I would think APS could sell it for mucho pesos to UA, find some temp-space elsewhere and pocket the difference. I'm sure the U would borrow, tap the endowment, or whatever they had to do to acquire the property as it would also give them some extra space while they continue renovating/eliminating other old campus buildings. Anyone up for Western Civ at Central-Hower Hall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 It was in the news in 2005 which schools Akron Public Schoosl would be closing. It was also on their website.It hasn't been a secret, and I'm sure the University has known about it. They may have already moved on plans to aquire it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fear the brown roo Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 the university wanted to buy it a few years ago but from what i hear, the school board wanted $5 million more than the university was offering. turns out that the school board should've sold it then. now they'll be lucky to get what the university originally offered. another example of mismanagement by the akron public schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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