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SHS Journalism teacher receives national award in California
by Alex Weddon The Journalism Education Association of Kansas State University, Kansas, awarded Stockbridge teacher Elizabeth Cyr of Gregory with its Diversity Award recently during their national meeting in Anaheim, California. The Diversity Award honors a scholastic journalism teacher, student, or group that demonstrates a commitment to cultural awareness and encourages a multicultural approach with […]
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Stockbridge teacher earns national technology award
by Alex Weddon May 13, Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School teacher Bob Richards was awarded a Lemelson-MIT Excite Award. Educators are selected for this award based on their capacity to lead a yearlong invention project with their students. This June, Richards will go to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston for the Lemelson-MIT Program’s annual EurekaFest, a multi-day invention celebration. […]
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Looking Back June 2019
by Diane Rockall One hundred years ago, the school year ended the week of June 6, 1919. Special events included: the Junior class reception held at the Opera House, the baccalaureate address by Rev. J. D. Adair, and Class Day on the 11th, which featured “music, readings and more.” The Stockbridge Brief Sun reported on June […]
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Meet Stockbridge’s New Head Librarian, Sherri McConnell
by Diane Rockall Sherri McConnell officially became Stockbridge Head Librarian on Monday, May 13, although she met almost all of the staff last Friday during a staff meeting. She spent the majority of her first day on the job at Capital Area District Libraries Administrative offices in downtown Lansing meeting with the marketing, finance and […]
Death Notice -Jarrell
Reginald N. Jarrell, Munith died May 13, 2019. A gathering of friends and family with food and fellowship will take place Saturday, May 18 at Waterloo Twp Hall, 9773 Mt. Hope Rd, Munith.
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Volunteers gather to spruce up Oaklawn Cemetery for Memorial Day
by Tina Cole-Mullins A small procession of cars could be seen entering Oaklawn Cemetery on Saturday, May 11. Fortunately, this was not a funeral procession but rather a flow of energetic community volunteers gathered to clean up the cemetery grounds in preparation for upcoming Memorial Day events. Gray skies and occasional raindrops did not deter […]
Obituary: Rosemary Laverne Glowacki, 1928-2019
Glowacki, Rosemary Stockbridge, Michigan Her Legacy… Rosemary Laverne Glowacki, 91, passed away May 12, 2019. She was born on March 24, 1928, in Little Falls, Minnesota to Peter Pierzinski and Emily (Jendro) Pierzinski. Rosemary married the love of her life, Arthur Alfred Glowacki, on October 15, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan. She will be remembered as […]
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Staff Spotlight: Passion for music drives Stockbridge choir teacher
Photos and article by Amy Haggerty Music is therapeutic and can help people cope with the stress of everyday life. Thanks to Carol Hatch, a love of music is evident in the successful Stockbridge High School choir. But that’s not all. Hatch is that special person who is all over the district, teaching her number […]
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Stockbridge Village Council honors deceased member, appoints Kim Morehouse to vacant seat
by Mary Wilson At its May 6 meeting, the Stockbridge Village Council observed a moment of silence in remembrance of council member Pat Harden. The council voted to purchase a memorial bench to be placed near the new park on the village’s south side in honor Harden and his work on the Village Council. Harden […]
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