Stockbridge Community Schools
SHS Kalysta Connolly makes women’s wrestling history
by Cindy Lance Stockbridge High School Freshman Kalysta Connolly, daughter of Brian and Stephanie Connolly, made history this month, not only through her participation in the Michigan girls high school wrestling state championship competition, but also with her 8th place finish. As Brendan Savage reported Jan. 31 on Mlive, for the first time in history, Michigan […]
Heritage Spelling Bee
by Ms. Nikki Myers Nikki Myers, 6th grade social studies teacher organized a spelling bee at Heritage on Jan. 16. Thirty students participated in grades 3rd through 6th. The pronouncer was Rachel Buchanan from Home.fm radio station in Spring Arbor. The three judges were Jim Kelly, Kary Gee, and Cindy Lance. Our winners from left to right were: […]
Stuff A Bus
Stockbridge helps restock school supplies The frigid temperatures broke just in time to welcome the stuff-a-bus school supply drive in the parking lot of C&j Family Pizzeria. With the help of the pizzeria, Wake Up Stockbridge and the Panther Cubs PTO Supplies were donated by the community to the school district to restock teachers depleting stores. […]
Daddy Daughter Dance 2019
Daddy’s and Daughters gathered at Heritage School Saturday February 2, 2019 for their annual dance. Colleen Redfield provided silhouettes of the young guests for a small fee. DJ “Phatboy Don Lockhart provided the music. Dance and DJ photos are by Stewart Ogden. Daddy’s and daughters featured photos are by Amy Haggerty Kevin and Corrine […]
Student Council played important role in annual Coming Home basketball game
Zabrina Yannella On Friday, Jan. 25, Stockbridge High School (SHS) held its annual Coming Home basketball game to welcome home alumni of the school district. In a close contest between the Olivet High School Eagles and the Stockbridge High School Panthers the varsity boys basketball team lost with a final score of 56-60. While it […]
Stockbridge Students’ Films win Awards at Thunder Bay International Film Festival
Stockbridge Sophomore’s Kaitlin Miller and Molly Nichols short film “Joining Hands 2018” placed third and their short film “#Exploration is: The Ezra Project” placed fourth out of 48 entries at this past weekends’ 4th Annual Student Film Competition at the Thunder Bay International Film Festival. “Joining Hands 2018” is a short film about the […]
Local teacher, Elizabeth Cyr, receives national award
“It is with great pleasure to announce that we have one of our staff members being nationally recognized!” Stockbridge High School Principal Jeff Trapp wrote, Jan. 23 in breaking the news that Journalism/Yearbook teacher Elizabeth Cyr is one of two nationwide recipients of the Diversity Award presented by the Journalism Education Association. According to Trapp, the […]
Student of the Month: Reilly Caroen
by Cindy Lance High school senior Reilly Caroen has attended Stockbridge Public Schools since first grade. He lives outside town with his parents Matt (an SHS alumnus) and Nicole, older sister Alyssa (class of 2010) and younger brother Devin (class of 2021). Recently, he received his much-desired letter of acceptance to Northern Michigan University. […]
Junior high choir sees Broadway show at Wharton
by Patrice Johnson A few young women shimmered in evening gowns and heels; a handful of 7th and 8th grade men wore suits and ties—all 58 students and parents bubbled with enthusiasm as the choir gathered before boarding the bus to go see the Broadway show, Anastasia, at East Lansing’s Wharton Center, Jan. 17. Carol […]
Local students named winners of annual artwork contest
by Patrice Johnson If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a contest brimming with talented artwork speaks volumes. This was the case on Jan. 7 when winners of the annual Farmers State Bank Artwork Contest were announced. For the past several years, students in the Stockbridge Area Community School district have entered their […]