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Arts Council spotlights the Stockbridge High School Jazz Band
On Sunday, April 14, the Stockbridge Area Arts Council hosted a free event for those in the area to come out and listen to the Stockbridge High School Jazz Band. It was a beautiful, sunny day outdoors, but these talented jazz students made it worthwhile for attendees to step out of the sunshine and into […]
Outreach in Action
“I need help.” These words hold so many meanings. by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall “I need help.” Difficult words to say—and hear—but common words heard in the Stockbridge Community Outreach office. Sometimes the words indicate someone needs a financial hand with utility bills or filling their food needs, but other times, these words mean […]
Prospective first-time homeowners (FTHOs) must get creative and be prepared!
by Jackie Scheller As Matt Vernon, head of consumer lending at Bank of America, puts it, there will be “both opportunities and challenges in the upcoming spring season.” Buyers have been under pressure over the past two years as mortgage rates rose and inventory dwindled. Given the level of uncertainty in the market, the process […]
STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP MEETING MINUTES March 18, 2024
Stockbridge Township Supervisor CG Lantis called the Regular Stockbridge Township Board Meeting to order March 18, 2024, at 7:00pm at the Stockbridge Township Hall. Members present at the Stockbridge Township Regular Board Meeting; Supervisor CG Lantis, Treasurer James Wireman, Clerk Becky Muraf, Trustee Terry Sommer, Trustee Ed Wetherell Member absent None Pledge of Allegiance Moment […]
Staff Spotlight: Fifth grade teacher Emily Shepherd is not one to sit still for long
by Don Porter Emily Shepherd, a fifth grade teacher at Heritage School took an interesting path to becoming a teacher in Stockbridge. She grew up all over in Michigan; she was born in Muskegon, then lived in Grosse Pointe, Cheboygan and Jackson due to her father’s job. Shepherd had to adjust to new schools and […]
Tent vs. pop-up camping: Both can be memory makers
by Mary Jo David More than 40 years have passed from the time we tent-camped on our honeymoon in Maine’s Acadia National Park to our recent “snowbirding” adventure in a fifth wheel trailer in the Southwest. Throughout those years, we graduated from tents to pop-ups and then to a travel trailer and, ultimately, fifth wheel […]
Woah Nellie!
Sometimes you just need to get out of the kitchen by Mary Jo David Looking back over the last several weeks, between driving out west, vacationing, road-tripping, recovering from COVID, and then traveling home, after nearly 4,800 miles, all I can say is “Woah Nellie!” Short of cooking up one of Nellie’s recipes under the […]
From the Superintendent’s Desk
Stockbridge schools using structured approach to reinforce, teach positive behaviors Hello Stockbridge Families, Stockbridge Community Schools desires to foster a positive and supportive environment to promote the success and well-being of our students and staff. The Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework is a tool that we use to cultivate a culture of positivity, […]
Is Social Media Real?
Published in Uncaged, March 2024 Influencers’ impact of teens by Macy Cipta, Uncaged Editor-in-Chief This article is being reprinted, with minimal edits, from the Uncaged Student News March 2024 edition. After a long exhausting school day, junior Ethan Bradley lays comfortably on his couch scrolling endlessly on his social media feed for hours at a […]
Panther Cubs PTO sends out an S.O.S. asking the community for a lifeline
by Tina Cole-Mullins Recently the Panther Cubs PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) issued an SOS plea and a call to action for support and volunteerism on the group’s Facebook page. “For the last two years, our fearless foursome has given their all, pouring heart and soul into every PTO event,” Reaghan Walz shared. Walz is the […]