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Meet the Teacher: No one’s a stranger in this 21st-century Ann Arbor teacher’s classroom
ANN ARBOR, MI - For more than two decades, Tierra Jackson has dedicated herself to being an advocate for everyone around her - especially her young students. Jackson, 43, has spend the last 21 years of her life in some type of classroom. While she’s always had a passion for...
Over 200 of Oakland County’s brightest high school graduates recognized
Erika Yee’s parents didn’t push her to get good grades. She is graduating from Birmingham Seaholm High School with a 4.67 grade point average. Her mom, Zena, says Erika is “just one of those kids.”. Erika is among more than 200 of “those kids” that The Oakland...
Yoga, storytime and more: Pinckney Schools has limited space left for summer camps
PINCKNEY — Two summer camps through Pinckney Community Schools have limited space remaining as vacation approaches. The district hosts “Pirate Camp” for students entering kindergarten through fifth grade, and a second one for preschoolers. The K-5 camp is limited to district families. The preschool camp is new this year, and will host both in-district...
From budget cuts to COVID-19, retiring Ypsilanti-area principal reflects on decades of work
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI -- In an elementary school of roughly 500 students, Principal Mary Aldridge tries to remember each of her students’ names. Students flock to her room for lunch and stop to wave or hug her as she walks through the halls. This is her ninth and last...
Livingston County remains a hotbed for cybersecurity education
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — As the field grows in size and demand, local high schoolers are showing continued interest in a Cybersecurity and Computer Networking Course through the Livingston Educational Service Agency. The state’s first documented course in the cybersecurity field originated at Pinckney High School nearly 15 years ago....
Brick Elementary first school in Michigan to get national STEM certification
WASHTENAW COUNTY – An Ypsilanti-area elementary school has gained national recognition for its STEM education. Brick Elementary School, part of Lincoln Consolidated Schools, is the first school in Michigan to secure certification from The National Institute for STEM Education, meaning Brick’s curriculum meets a high standard of quality as a STEM education center.
UM Biological Station announces summer lecture series
Lessons from subarctic Iceland, the Michigan women who chronicled the Grand Canyon’s botany and the behavior of migratory birds — those are some of the topics for this summer’s lecture series at the University of Michigan Biological station in Pellston. The free events are an annual tradition...
Through family ties and hard work, Michael Boehm has become a Michigan great
Anyone attending a boys lacrosse game at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio in 2004, may have noticed an adorable sight at halftime — a young Michael Boehm at his older brother Joe’s lacrosse game, wearing a helmet so large that it made him look like a bobblehead, running onto the field and taking shots on goal.
Washtenaw Community College named national military friendly school for 2024-2025
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) has earned the national 2024-2025 Military Friendly® Schools designation for its support of nearly 500 veteran students and their families. Institutions earning the designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. The Ann Arbor college earned a Silver award...
Prep roundup: No-hitter propels Fowlerville to pre-district baseball win over Corunna
Fowlerville got an early jump on the baseball postseason, while Hartland and Howell tuned up for pre-district games by testing themselves against state-ranked competition during Memorial Day weekend. While most pre-district games were scheduled for Tuesday, Fowlerville beat Corunna 2-0 Friday in an opening-round Division 2 game on the strength of senior Griffin Gonzalez’s no-hit pitching. ...
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