Superintendent Mary Outley, surrounded by young, energetic students, gazed upon the rubble and rocks spewed about a desolate Kenmore property to envision another triumphant step forward for Akron Public Schools.
On a site where Kenmore High School was once perched atop a hill, Outley gathered with nearly 300 guests on a chilly Thursday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking for a state-of-the-art facility that in the fall of 2028 will become home to both Pfeiffer Elementary and Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts.
Outley, flanked by a row of dignitaries – including Akron mayor Shamas Malik, school board president Barbara A. Sykes and state representative Veronica Sims – symbolically pitched forward a shovel full of dirt to launch a new beginning in Kenmore…