Stockbridge Community Schools
Preparing our 2018 graduates for the future
by Cindy Lance Each year the Student Leadership team meets with the administrators and Board of Education to reflect on what is going well and to present ideas for improvement. This year, one topic of discussion was the need for teaching our students the basics of money management before they start the journey beyond high […]
Harlem Wizards fundraiser a slam-dunk
by Cindy Lance. Photo credits: Madison Gee Montgomery The world-famous Harlem Wizards brought their dazzling brand of basketball to the new Stockbridge High School gymnasium April 30 for an evening of high-flying fun. But the goal of this hoops game wasn’t a victory, it was to raise funds for the Stockbridge Community Schools’ Athletic Department. […]
Local McDonald’s gives back to education
by Cindy Lance Darlene and Scott Karns, the owners of the McDonald’s in Stockbridge, believe in giving back to the communities where they operate their businesses. This year they wanted to do something special to celebrate their 20th anniversary in Stockbridge and show their appreciation to the community. After discussing many possible ways to recognize […]
SAEF sponsors 16 scholarship funds
By volunteer staff The Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation (SAEF) sponsors 16 separate scholarship funds. Each affords between $250 and $5,000 for college or trade school bound Stockbridge graduates. These scholarships serve as the “wind at their back” to further the education of Stockbridge graduates. They also provide recognition for high school accomplishments, motivation to manage […]
King & queen, prince & princess crowned Prom 2018
Photo Credit: Heather Asquith Photography They are crowned!
Pre-prom gathering brings SHS cafeteria to life
by Judy Williams and Patrice Johnson Smiles and high energy ruled the night as prom-goers, rained out from traditional pre-prom strolls in the Township Square, gathered instead in the Stockbridge High School cafeteria, Saturday, May 12.
SHS Women’s Soccer notches 6-1 home field victory over Michigan Center
The Cardinals of Michigan Center traveled to Stockbridge on May 9 for a non-league soccer competition. Early shots by Rachel Frazzini and Brittany Freiermuth tested the Michigan Center defense, but it was the Cardinals who delivered a surprise first score just eight minutes into the match. A low rocket kick from 20 yards out brushed […]
SHS Women’s Soccer make a season sweep with a 1-0 win over Stockwell Academy Sentinels
By SCN volunteer staff The Stockbridge Woman’s Soccer Team traveled to Cleary University Field in Howell on May 11 to take on the Stockwell Academy Sentinels. Having earned a 6-1 win a month earlier in their first Stockwell match, the Panthers looked poised. The Sentinels, however, were determined for a home field upset. As the […]
Stockbridge High School a finalist for MLive May 12 Prom of the Week
Stockbridge High School has been named a finalist for the May 12 Prom of the Week for MLive and the Jackson Citizen Patriot. Stockbridge is competing against Leslie High School in the voting process to get guaranteed photo coverage from a MLive/Jackson Citizen Patriot photographer. Voting continues now until Thursday, May 10 at 5 p.m. Stockbridge […]
Local student receives WMU’s top undergraduate honor for 2018
Conner Knepley is among the 50 students in Western Michigan University’s 5,437-member senior class to be named a 2018 Presidential Scholar. Knepley is the Presidential Scholar in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Knepley is a graduate of Stockbridge High School. A member of WMU’s Lee Honors College, he graduated summa cum laude in December 2017 with […]