Stockbridge Community Schools
Staff Spotlight: Bus driver Leslie Reasoner in students’ corners
by Amy Haggerty Having great people skills is one important aspect of being a school bus driver, but drivers must also be patient, dependable and responsible. They are tasked with ensuring each child is picked up and dropped off at school and returned home safely every day. Leslie Reasoner, having worked 19 years for Stockbridge […]
This I believe
Below, is the first of what SCN plans to offer as a monthly student-written, ‘This I Believe,’ column. To kick off, we are pleased to feature, “I Believe in Kindness” by Melanie Eskew, a 15-year-old sophomore at Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School. In addition to polishing her writing skills, Eskew involved in FIRST Robotics, Science Olympiad […]
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea to award $8,000 in scholarships to four applicants interested in pursuing health care career
Application period to close May 1 CHELSEA, Mich. (Feb. 27, 2019) – St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea’s Auxiliary Office, the Volunteer Department within the hospital, announced that it will offer scholarships of $2,000 each to four qualified high school seniors or adult students pursuing a career in health care. The application deadline for these annually awarded […]
Screenagers: Growing up in the digital age events
Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occuring […]
Student of the Month: Emily Satkowiak
By Cindy Lance Emily Satkowiak Heritage Elementary 4th grader personifies the saying, “You Before Me.” Satkowiak is enthusiastic about learning and is a positive role model, according to her teacher Katherine Anderson. “I recently noticed Emily helping another student with a difficult math problem by teaching and guiding them through each step,” Anderson said. “She did this completely on her […]
BREAKING NEWS Update: Stockbridge Jr/Sr High releases students early following a social media threat
by Hope Salyer Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School released students at 1 p.m. Feb. 21, 2019 following a social media threat. Smith and Heritage Elementary schools remained open, but parents could sign their child out at the main office if they chose to do so. According to multiple sources, a former student threatened the school in […]
Staff Spotlight–Rachel Jones: dedicated to bringing out the best in her students
By Amy Haggerty Gym class in school influenced many of us to become the people we are today. There, we learned valuable physical skills that set a pattern for lifelong fitness. Rachel Jones, a 19-year veteran teacher, exposes her young 5s to 5th grade students to a variety of activities. She makes gym class a […]
Washington D.C.’s Newseum features front page of Uncaged
Uncaged front page Washington, D.C.’s Newseum featured the Feb. 13 front page of Uncaged, the student-produced news publication of Stockbridge High School. Editor-in-chief, senior Logan Connolly, wrote and designed the concept. Newseum, considered one of the most interactive museums in the world, pursues the mission of increasing public understanding of the importance of a free press […]
Annual SAEF Festival of Tables set for March 23
By Caitlyn Salow & Photos by Judy Williams The Stockbridge Area Education Foundation will host its 16th annual Festival of Tables, Saturday, March 23, at 6 p.m. at the Heritage Elementary School. This year, the foundation has been collecting sponsorships to cover the expenses of the night in hopes of every dollar raised on […]
Women Matter – Carrie Graham
by Cindy Lance Carrie Graham works tirelessly in support of education and her community. Not only is she a longtime member of the Stockbridge Community Schools Board of Education, she has operated a day care and preschool out of her home for the past 35 years. Carrie Graham was born in Detroit to Stephen […]