Embodying everything a great educator needs to be, Stacie Battaglia has meant a lot to South Meadows Elementary School and the Chelsea School District. This is why her send-off into retirement on June 10 was an emotional one. With family members in attendance, the longtime principal at South Meadows in Chelsea was recognized at the ...
This year’s Chelsea graduates are leaving the high school a better place. From starting their high school lives dealing with COVID-19 restrictions and Zoom classrooms to ending it before a full house of family and friends at Jerry Niehaus Stadium, the 2024 graduates are a special and unique class. Held on Sunday, June 2, the ...
By Natalie Davies The Chelsea Alumni Association connects Chelsea graduates through hosting social events and working on projects related to the schools and community. CAA is a subcommittee of the Chelsea Education Foundation. CAA Steering Committee member Julia Applegate chairs the Wall Team, which is working on putting together a history wall inside Chelsea High ...
Earning their degrees to making the Dean’s and President’s lists, local college students are finding success. Occasionally the Sun Times News recieves updates about local students succeeding at the college and university level. Here are a few recent ones. At Indiana’s Trine University this spring, students completed degrees at the end of the Spring 2024 ...
The Chelsea School District has its next principal for South Meadows Elementary School. With the retirement of Stacie Battaglia as principal of South Meadows Elementary, the CSD Board of Education approved the administration recommendation to hire Katie Spisich as the new principal. Spisich is a familiar face and knows the school quite well already as ...
The Chelsea School District will soon be looking to fill a new position that will act as the face of the district’s safety and security. CSD Superintendent Michael Kapolka introduced the proposal for the role of Director of Safety and Security at the May 20 school board meeting. Kapolka said this new position comes out ...
Going before school boards around Washtenaw County is a resolution asking districts to support renewal of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District Special Education Millage. This millage renewal is proposed to go before voters county-wide in the November 5 General Election. The Saline, Dexter and Chelsea school boards have all looked at the renewal proposal. The ...
As a true community undertaking, the fundraising for the project to reimagine TimberTown park continues forward. The current phase of fundraising to help make the rebuild a go is the Picket Legacy Program, which offers the opportunity to be part of the legacy of the park. “By sponsoring a picket for your family, child, parent, ...
Community News Chelsea Education Foundation is in the midst of its “Building a Bulldog Future Fundraiser.” This Fundraiser celebrates the achievements of Chelsea’s Class of 2024 and enhances educational endeavors across the district. It’s about you, our community, coming together to empower future Bulldog graduates and make a lasting impact on their lives. Donations help ...
Led by the artists of the Saint Louis Center, a very unique and special art display is calling the Chelsea District Library home this month. An art opening was held earlier this month at CDL, exhibiting the wind chime/story project residents from the St. Louis Center have been working on for the past four months ...
Food service numbers are up in the Chelsea School District. As this school year nears its end, CSD took a quick look this month at how things have been going with the Michigan School Meals program. In his report to the school board on May 6, CSD Food Service Director Chris Simpson said “Through April, ...
Community News Chelsea Education Foundation (CEF) is launching “Building a Bulldog Future 2024 Fundraiser” starting May 1 and culminating on June 2, Graduation Day for Chelsea’s Class of 2024. In addition to celebrating this year’s graduates, CEF is committed to creating a bright future for all Chelsea Bulldogs! The money raised will help CEF fund ...
Chelsea’s Top Five academic performers were recently recognized and honored for their hard work. On April 24th, five students from Chelsea High School were recognized at the annual Southeastern Conference Banquet held at Weber’s Inn. The students were: Lillian Synder, Cypress Gabriel-Menegay, Ryan Fredrickson, Wynne Van Hoek and Gavin Taylor. They represent CHS’s top 5 ...
Helping with some needed improvements at the Jenkins Early Childhood Learning Center, students in the Building Trades program from the South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC) are definitely getting real world training experiences. A group from the SWWC has been at Jenkins rebuilding the stairs and ramp to the Baby House and replacing the front ...
By Jay Z Chelsea Robotics team 1502 – Technical Difficulties – season came to a finish on April 6th at the FIRST in Michigan State Championship – Aptiv division. Over the two-day long competition 160 Teams compete on 4 fields of 40 divisional teams each. The event is structured so that each team initially participates in ...
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