Stockbridge Community Schools
SHS Uncaged wins National Silver Crown
The Stockbridge Schools Uncaged news team earned a Silver Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for its print and web publications for the second year in a row. The CSPA crowns were announced at the national convention held in New York City this past weekend. Crown Awards honor top student publications and are selected for overall excellence […]
Student of the Month for March 2018
Rylee Tolson Article and photo by Cindy Lance When asked to name any recent accomplishments, 8th grader Rylee Tolson rattled off statistics from an indoor track and field event at the 14U Youth National Championship in Ypsilanti where she broke a state record. “I ran the 3000 in 10:22,” she said of an 8th-grade race […]
AP Courses: A golden nugget in Stockbridge School’s curriculum
By Cassandra Watson Most parents, students, and employees of Stockbridge Community Schools know that the school system supports exceptional educational programs for its students. Many are undoubtedly aware that local students continue to perform above average in all standardized testing. But how many realize that the school system also supports a robust and successful advanced […]
Stockbridge schools find ‘LINKS’ to success
By Cindy Lance Students with disabilities often face extra challenges in the classroom. But the Stockbridge Community Schools district discovered that some extra help and emotional support from a classmate can make a big difference. Parents Greg and Mary Mezo are “impressed with all the things and programs that Stockbridge Community Schools offer.” They called […]
Gov. Snyder praises Stockbridge Schools and Superintendent Heidrich while unveiling $100 million ‘Marshall Plan for Talent’
By Patrice Johnson When Gov. Rick Snyder unveiled the $100 million ‘Marshall Plan for Talent’ on Feb. 21, he praised 11 schools and administrators in Michigan as “already leading the way.” A sparse list of predictably large and affluent schools dotted a PowerPoint slide. But among the planetary giants, a small, rural school system held […]
Stockbridge Students Make a Splash in Underwater Robotics at Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge
Saturday, March 10, students from Stockbridge Jr/Sr. High School placed first in Design and Innovation at this year’s Square One Education Network’s Underwater Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge. The IVD challenge, which took place at the Roseville High School in Roseville, Mich., marked the 10th annual event for Square One. This year’s Stockbridge team consisted of […]
Staff spotlight: Kerri Allen teaches the joy of reading
By Amy Haggerty Teaching children how to read is one of Kerri Allen’s special talents, and for the past 23 years she has bestowed the gift of the printed word to Stockbridge Community School children. She thinks of her students as “my children when they are in my classroom,” and she likes to connect with their […]
Young Girls with Kind Hearts Help Outreach
Photos by Judy Brune Article by Judy Williams On Friday, March 9th, Ayla Gerisch and Amber Knoll took action to help people in our Stockbridge Community. These two kind-hearted 11 year olds raised $237 in a bake sale held at their school, Heritage Elementary. How? Ayla and Amber enlisted family members and teachers to donate baked goods. […]
Heritage fourth graders enact living wax museum
Photo credit: Rose Collison The halls of Heritage Elementary became a living Wax Museum on March 8 as fourth graders donned period clothing, posted written reports, and impersonated notable people in history. Kudos to teachers Katherine Andersen, Luke Thorburn, Angie Nichols, Niki Spadafore, and Kendra Morabito for undertaking a work-intensive project that literally brought history […]
Stockbridge Boys Varsity falls to Leslie in Districts
Article and photo credit: Shots by Steve Photography Stockbridge Boys Varsity kept it close to the end, but could not prevail against a tough Leslie Blackhawk team, losing 55-50. Stockbridge was led by Christopher Hall who added 18 points. Kyle Lilly grabbed 7 boards and 14 Points.