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1 of the country's best distance runners is at Meads Mill Middle School in Northville
Another regional meet, another stellar performance. Only this time Alex Scappaticci didn't lose a shoe. The seventh-grade track and field star is one of the greatest distance runners in the country right now, and that can't be refuted because, well, she has the times to back that up. She's currently...
Northville High School music teacher celebrates 50 years of education
NORTHVILLE, Michigan (WWJ) -- A Northville High School teacher is celebrating 50 years in the classroom and is one of the longest-tenured high school band teachers in Michigan. "It's the kids that make me come back," says music teacher Mike Rumbell. Rumbell has been teaching all aspects of music since...
Plaque honoring veterans restored at Lincoln Park High School
The Lincoln Park High School class of 1965 gifted their school a plaque to honor students who went on to join the armed forces after graduation. However, 59 years after the plaque was placed there, it didn’t look like it used to. Names went missing from the plaque and others were vandalized. The Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce took the plaque down with permission from the school’s leadership, Chamber Executive Director Tom Karnes wrote in an email.
Brighton High School Band Director Planning to Retire
Gabriella Hoffman, the popular Brighton High School band director for the past 12 years, confirms that she will be retiring at the end of the first semester in the coming school year. Hoffman, who is 67, says that she will have her 25 years in public education by that time,...
Bilingual education teacher in Lincoln Park recognized with Unsung Educator Award
A bilingual education teacher in Lincoln Park has been recognized with the prestigious Michigan Association for Bilingual Education’s Unsung Educator Award (MABE). Ghada Ahmad’s tireless commitment to her bilingual students’ success has earned her this esteemed accolade, one of only six winners statewide. For over 13 years,...
Therapy dog will remain with Ann Arbor schools during lawsuit proceedings, judge rules
ANN ARBOR, MI - An Ann Arbor Public Schools therapy dog will remain with the district after a judge denied a teacher’s efforts to have it returned to her care while a lawsuit determine who its rightful owner is. Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Connors denied Wines Elementary...
‘Big Chairs’ Unveiled at Metroparks to Promote Michigan Education Trust
Pre-school children from a local day care facility shared a newly installed giant wooden chair with 2023 Miss Michigan Maya Schuhknecht during Michigan Education Trust’s “Sit with MET” event Wednesday at Kensington Metropark to promote Michigan’s Section 529 prepaid tuition educational savings plan. MET Executive Director...
Ann Arbor Public Schools expanding its 'Before/After Care' program this fall
Ann Arbor Public Schools’ Education and Recreation Department is expanding its After Care program to four more elementary schools. The additional programs start in the fall at Bach, Eberwhite, Logan and Thurston Elementary schools. It brings the number of 13 in district schools. Three more schools have childcare provided by outside partners.
Trash into treasure: Rethinking waste in Michigan college towns
Students throw away piles of unwanted but usable items each spring during college move-out But organizations are keeping some of those items out of the landfill by reselling them or using them to furnish apartments for homeless people. More still needs to be done to reduce landfill waste in Michigan.
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