With mascots roaming the gym, chants from the stands, bracket play and balls flying through the air, the district robotics tournament at Saline High School carried a little March Madness energy of its own. By the end of the weekend, host team 5066 had reached the finals and earned the Judges’ Award. The event drew ...
Milan Middle School students showed their school spirit Friday – by staying quiet. At the school’s first-ever Silent Assembly, about 500 students entered the gym, sometimes holding up their fingers to their mouths and signaling “sh,” while other students held signs reminding others to stay quiet. The loudest sound was the stomping of feet as ...
Making it official, the Dexter Community Schools (DCS) Board of Education at its March 23 meeting hired Bill Harris for the position of Principal for Operations (PFO). Harris has been serving as interim PFO since November. DCS Superintendent Ryan Bruder made the recommendation to the school board to hire Harris. In his recommendation, Bruder said ...
The Dexter Community Schools (DCS) Board of Education approved a bid package with a list of contractors and companies who will work on the renovation of Wylie Elementary School. This project is part of the 2025 Bond Plan that will see a variety of improvements, additions and modernizations across the district. At its March 23 ...
The Saline school board on March 24 approved a pilot program to bring Pre-AP coursework to Saline Middle School next school year, with new offerings in biology and visual art. The vote was 5-0. Trustees Nathan Hanson and Jason Tizedes were absent. District administrators said the pilot is intended to expand access to rigorous coursework, ...
The Chelsea School District is expected to devote $194,628 toward new technology purchases. Introduced at the March 9 school board meeting, the Chelsea school board looked at a recommendation made by Ryan Spencer, the district’s Director of Technology, which will see the purchases of new “iPads for South Meadows 3rd grade students, Beach Middle School ...
When Dexter High School biology teacher Dan Witte wrote a grant to the Educational Foundation of Dexter (EFD) last year for a large aquatic tank and advanced filtration system, he was hopeful, but not expectant. Mr. Witte was working with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to acquire salmon eggs to observe and monitor ...
By Dreadbot reporter Elliot McMichael The Dexter Dreadbots cruised through their season’s second exhilarating competition held March 21-22. Competing at Belleville High School, Dexter compiled an 11-1-0 qualification match record, set the high match score for the event, and found themselves surprisingly ranked first (of 531 teams) in the state of Michigan at the end ...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education approved a budget update, nearly $918,000 in technology purchases and new furniture for the middle school during its March 10 meeting. Budget Update Reflects Rising Costs Board members voted 7-0 to approve changes to the district’s 2025-26 budget. The updated plan shows about $80.3 million in revenue and ...
By Dreadbot reporter Elliot McMichael Each year, FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) challenges thousands of high school teams to design a robot to compete in a new game. During matches, alliances made of three teams work together to score points during an autonomous period—when robots operate on their own—followed by a driver-controlled period. The Dreadbots, Dexter ...
The Milan Area Schools Board of Education approved new labor agreements with two employee groups and created a new leadership role for its growing early childhood program during its March 11 meeting. Trustee Sara Meray was absent. In her absence, Trustee Cassie Prior served as acting secretary. All other board members were present. Board members ...
The Greater Milan Area Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Skilled Trades Scholarship, which supports students pursuing hands-on career training. The $1,000 scholarships are open to students of any age pursuing skilled trades and technical careers. Eligible fields include plumbing, electrical work, cosmetology, nursing and other career training programs. Dave Snyder, president of the ...
The Chelsea School District (CSD) Board of Education got a preview of the potential plan to build a multi-use fieldhouse facility. At its March 9 meeting, the CSD Board of Education looked over and discussed a recommendation proposal made by district consultant, Clark Construction, about who they think should to take on the Design-Build contract ...
Dexter Community Schools (DCS) is hosting a community conversation related to the recent legislation signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. This past month, Whitmer signed two bipartisan bills that aim to improve focus during class time by minimizing digital distractions. According to the Governor’s Office, the two bills call for Michigan school districts to create action ...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education approved technology purchases totaling over $900,000 at its March 10 meeting. The school board approved a “request to purchase 1800 iPads for staff and students, 350 Chromebooks and 35 Omen laptops for the C204 computer lab at Saline High School and 2 Cisco 3110 NGFW firewalls to replace ...
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