Stockbridge Community Schools
Chicken watch: Hatch day
Published in Uncaged, October 2021 Maggie Maxwell, Uncaged reporter Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The box, in this case! In Timothy Salow’s agriculture class, some new classmates have joined, and they’re not like the others. Twenty-five baby chickens have been introduced to the class to be studied this semester. Through Future Farmers […]
Staff Spotlight: Parapro Delores Shippe—Grandma Dee—has a special gift
by Amy Haggerty Working with children who have special needs has become one of Delores Shippe’s callings in life. She currently works at Stockbridge Junior/Senior High School, supporting classroom teachers and assisting students with learning difficulties so they can function in the classroom with one-on-one help. “I love high school and, yes, after all these […]
Stockbridge State Finals Cross Country Preview
Cross country teams and runners from all over the state will be heading to Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Saturday for the MHSAA state finals and Stockbridge will be well represented at the Finals. The boys’ cross country team qualified with a second-place finish at the Division 3 Regional that was ran at Hudson Mills […]
Halloween parade fun in 2021
by Judy Brune The light rain didn’t dampen the Halloween spirit at Smith Elementary and Heritage School on “Party Day,” Friday, October 29. Parents, grandparents and friends lined the sidewalks to observe a shortened parade route between the schools. The parade continued through the halls of both schools, so students and staff members could enjoy […]
Cross Country Teams Sweep GLAC Titles
The Stockbridge boys’ and girls’ cross country teams swept the GLAC conference titles last week by taking first place in their respective races at Turkeyville. Both squads took the top pot in all three GLAC jamborees this season to easily claim the titles. The boys finished with 34 points to beat out Olivet with 40. […]
Education is growing in our community
by Jennifer Hammerberg, SAEF President On a cool October afternoon, former superintendent and founding member of the Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation Bruce Brown planted three young trees on the grounds around Smith Elementary and Heritage School. In August at Brown’s last school board meeting as interim superintendent, the Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation pledged to have […]
From the superintendent’s desk
Kindness, respect helpful during these challenging times Dear SCS Families and Community: We live in a world with issues that we need to navigate daily. These issues pull people in directions that make it difficult to work together. Stances on the pandemic, masks, vaccinations, or a myriad of other issues may cause us to take sides. Stockbridge […]
Volleyball Finishes Fifth in GLAC
The Stockbridge volleyball team went 2-1 at the GLAC season ending tournament and finishied fifth overall in the final standings. The Panthers avenged an early season five set loss to Leslie by beating the Blackhawks 25-23, 25-15. They defeated Maple Valley in straight sets 25-14, 25-12 and fell to Perry in two sets 11-25, 16-25. […]
Panthers Rally Past Dansville in Season Finale
The Stockbridge football team closed out the 2021 season by rallying for two fourth quarter touchdowns and defeating the visiting Dansville Aggies 20-14 Friday night. The win on Senior Night lifted the Panthers to a final overall record of 4-5 on the season and played spoiler to any playoff chances that Dansville had in making […]
Stockbridge InvenTeam to compete in NASA challenge
Information provided by Stockbridge InvenTeam with additions by Judy Brune Over the first few weeks of school, the Stockbridge InvenTeam members worked on a project unlike anything they had ever done before. On Thursday, Oct. 7, the InvenTeam received the news they had all been waiting for — they were chosen as one of 91 […]