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Stockbridge Township Board meeting provides a lesson in civics
by Mary Wilson Those who assume Stockbridge Township Board meetings run on the dry side might want to think again. Each month, different students from Smith Elementary School arrive to lead the Pledge of Allegiance, thereby gaining first-hand experience in civics. As importantly, the youngsters’ presence serves as a reminder of the important work before […]
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Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Recently I had the misfortune of needing several auto repairs. I went to a local auto parts store to attempt to find out what parts were needed. A staff member came outside in the cold to test my car with a machine that would print out the problem(s). To my despair, […]
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Michigan’s Marshall Plan for Talent awards Stockbridge InvenTeam $200K
12/18/2018 by Patrice Johnson Of 771 entities that applied for funding from Michigan’s new Marshall Plan for Talent, the Stockbridge robotics program made the cut. On Dec. 17, the Stockbridge InvenTeam Consortium was named one of just nine awardees and will receive $200,000. In speaking with SCN, Superintendent of Stockbridge Community Schools Karl Heidrich sounded […]
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Breaking news: Stockbridge Schools selected major grant awardee from Michigan Marshall Plan
Monday, Dec. 17: Stockbridge InventTeam Consortium was today named one of nine talent consortia awarded a total of $15 million to improve state’s talent development and education excellence system. Estimates put the Stockbridge award in the range of $200,000. More to follow.
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Happy birthday, Michigan: 182 years old and still scrapping with Ohio
by Ron and Arlene Kaiser What do Toledo, Ohio, Michigan Statehood, Robert E. Lee, the Upper Peninsula, Lake Michigan and the Maumee River have in common? Answer: the Toledo War, also known as the Michigan–Ohio War. This little-known conflict back in 1835 and escalated to the two state governors each deploying about 1,000 militiamen. Armed […]
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Stockbridge InvenTeam travels to nation’s capital to debrief and present its findings
by Katelyn Knieper, Sylvia Whitt, Hailey Howard and Michelle Zemke From Dec. 10 to Dec. 13, Katelyn Knieper, Michelle Zemke, Sylvia Whitt and Hailey Howard traveled to Washington, D.C. to debrief and present their team’s findings from their trip to American Samoa. Day one after their arrival in Washington, D.C., the students visited Sen. Gary […]
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Garden of the Month: December
Dear Readers, Congratulations to Nancy Wilkerson of Stockbridge, December’s “Garden of the Month” contest winner. A judge writes, “Gardener Nancy adds hand crafted bird houses that attract birds to her beautiful blooms.” If you have a favorite garden, send in photos of it. Each month, July to March, the Stockbridge Area Garden Club will select […]
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Local author named first-place winner of national book award
by Judy Williams Congratulations are again in order for first-time author Patrice Johnson. The Stockbridge resident and editor-in-chief of the Stockbridge Community News was notified that her book, “The Fall and Rise of Tyler Johnson” is the first-place winner of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for new nonfiction. The panel of judges, made […]
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From the Superintendent’s Desk: Bond update
Dear Parents and School District Community, It is my pleasure to pass along information on our final construction project with remaining construction bond funds available. We are at the very end of our bond construction projects, and we have enough bond funds remaining for a small scale project. The project scope includes a small maintenance […]
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The wonders of Science: A look back as we begin a new year
by Eric Rasmussen New Year’s is a wonderful time for festivities and time with loved ones. And if you are anything like me, the holiday brings New Year’s resolutions. But to make plans for where we’re going, it pays to know where we have been. In the case of the human species, ours is a […]