Stockbridge Community Schools
Coping with Coronavirus: An update from Local non-profits
by Patrice Johnson The coronavirus shutdown is exacting serious impact on all parts of the community, non-profit organizations included. With that in mind, this reporter reached out to leaders of local non-profits for updates. Below are the responses we received. If your charitable or nonprofit organization is not listed below, please send a few sentences […]
Distance learning during pandemic provides expedient solution for Stockbridge students
by Mary Jo David Spend a few minutes online, and thanks to COVID-19, you’re bound to see a joke about parents filling in as teachers while schools are closed due to the pandemic. “Day 3 of teaching my kids at home. Suspended my youngest for skipping class and the oldest has already been expelled!” “Day […]
THE PANTHER YEARBOOK: MIPA State Journalism Awards
Congratulations to our students who placed at the MIPA state journalism awards live event last week. Please tag anyone who would love to know about these hard working service journalists, photographers and designers. This team won a record-setting 39 awards, 11 of them first places. After the list of awards below are some excellent examples of the […]
Teacher Appreciation Week 2020
Meghan Kunzelman, Junior High Principal and Athletic Director, created a teacher appreciation video and a slideshow.
UNCAGED: MIPA State Journalism Awards
Congratulations to our staff members who placed at the MIPA state journalism awards live event yesterday. YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE LIVE EVENT AT THE BOTTOM Multiplatform news coverage Second Place, senior Hannah Bolton Illustration Second Place, sophomore Sydney Switzenberg Honorable Mention, sophomore Sydney Switzenberg Information Graphic 1st Place, senior Tyler Showerman Third […]
Staff Spotlight: Social worker John Twining links students with the support they need to succeed
by Amy Haggerty John Twining has worked as a school social worker for Stockbridge Community Schools for 12 years. You will find him in the front lobby at the junior/senior high school. He’s hard to miss—a tall man towering over everyone, conversing and reassuring students with positive gestures and comments. Twining takes his job seriously […]
Superintendent Karl Heidrich’s decision to postpone retirement provides stability in trying times
by Amy Haggerty Karl Heidrich, superintendent for Stockbridge Community Schools, made an honorable decision this week when he rescinded his previously announced retirement decision. Instead of retiring this June, as planned, he will stay on as superintendent for the 2020-2021 school year. A notice was distributed to school staff by school board president Carrie Graham […]
Stockbridge Athletic Boosters Thankful for Community
Stockbridge Athletic Boosters would like to thank the Stockbridge and surrounding communities for their tremendous support of the Panther Draw Down fundraiser held on February 29, 2020. Several individuals and businesses stepped forward sponsoring the event with cash and in-kind donations. “The generosity of this community is amazing and the Boosters were overwhelmed by the […]