Stockbridge Community Schools
Stockbridge High School Earns Jostens National Yearbook Design Recognition
Stockbridge High School’s yearbook, The Panther, has been recognized for excellence and featured in the 2018 Jostens Look Book, celebrating the best-of-the-best in yearbook design and coverage. The Jostens Look Book is a collection of spreads and photos from outstanding yearbooks and their creative themes, cool covers, dazzling designs, relevant coverage, storytelling copy and action-packed […]
15 Years of Success: Festival of Tables 2018
Article by Bruce Brown and photos by Judy Williams Guest were treated to 29 tables decorated to the “nines” at Heritage School Saturday, March 24th. The Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation hosted 222 people at the 15th consecutive Festival of Tables featuring 222 auction items, approximately 25% live and 75% silent. Proud winners of the fiercely […]
From the Superintendent’s Desk: Governor recognizes Stockbridge as one of 11 School Systems leading the way
By Karl Heidrich Feb. 21, Governor Snyder unveiled the Marshall Plan for Talent, a statewide partnership of “educators, employers and other stakeholders to transform Michigan’s talent pipeline and redesign the ways we invest, develop and attract talent in our state.” During the rollout, the governor recognized Stockbridge Community Schools, along with 10 other school districts […]
SRSLY Encourages Healthy Choices for Youth at 5th Annual 3×3 Basketball Tournament
SRSLY Stockbridge is celebrating another successful 3×3 Basketball Tournament, which was held on Saturday, March 17 at the Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School. More than 60 youth in grades 4-12 took to the courts to compete in 12-minute, half-court games. The event promoted health and wellness across the Stockbridge community, including moving more and having fun […]
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 […]