Schools
Young=20
filmmakers salute their best
HOWELL - Fourteen-year-old Hope Hersh's debut film, "Make-Up =
... The=20
Untold Story," made it all the way to the Oscars this year. More
- VIDEO:=20
Howell students go Hollywood
Movin'=20
on up: Students meet next year's teacher
"These are our fish ... I don't remember their names," said=20
third-grader Chelsea Benson, pointing to a fish tank as she was =
showing=20
some future students what will be their classroom next fall at =
Edgewood=20
Montessori in Okemos. More
Preschoolers=20
get play areas all their own
It's a common occurrence on many playgrounds. More
Tragedy=20
brings sad note to teen's graduation
OKEMOS - Jessica Barry remembers her big brother T.J. Barry's=20
graduation, seeing him walk across the stage to receive his =
diploma. More
District=20
to bring in speaker to lift morale
The Lansing School District will spend $18,000 to bring =
educator and=20
motivational speaker Ron Clark to the district in August as part =
of an=20
effort to boost teacher and administrative morale in advance of =
the=20
2008-09 school year. More
Engineers=20
in the making? Woodcreek a battleground for kids' bots
Third-graders at Woodcreek Math, Science and Engineering Magnet =
School=20
strutted their robotics skills Wednesday during an all-day =
robotics=20
celebration. More
L.=20
Catholic, Eastern aim for $4.5M stadium
For decades, the Friday night lights have beamed down on =
stadiums full=20
of Lansing Eastern and Lansing Catholic high school football =
teams,=20
cheerleaders, bands and fans - but always at schools like Sexton, =
Everett=20
and Holt Junior High. More
Magnet=20
schools attract students to Lansing
Within minutes of spotting a bugle in a store display at the =
Lansing=20
Mall two weeks ago, Amaru Abdullah-Raheem was blowing notes. He =
loves=20
playing piano and is fascinated by African drums. More
Gas=20
costs pinching schools' budgets
GRAND LEDGE - If you think $4 per gallon hurts when filling =
your car,=20
what if you had to fill a 100-gallon tank every three days? More
Visiting=20
military chopper, Humvee thrill Windemere kids
The video game Halo3 came to life for seventh-grader Jalin =
Thomas as he=20
sat in an armored personnel carrier Friday. More
- National=20
Guard visits Windemere Park
Drums=20
set beat for Malcolm X Week
Boom papa boom papa boom BOOM! More
Students=20
celebrate life of civil rights icon with drums, dance
The beat pounded out from Terrell Jackson's drum as he banged =
in time=20
to a half-dozen dancers twirling and flailing in an =
African-inspired=20
rhythmic bonanza. More
Track=20
equipment stolen from the Charlotte High
CHARLOTTE - A regional track meet is ongoing today despite =
thefts of=20
between $700 and $1,000 in track equipment from the Charlotte High =
School=20
press box. More
Fire=20
forces closure of Potterville school
POTTERVILLE - Students who got an unexpected day off today will =
return=20
to school Monday, after smoke from a locker fire forced the =
closure of=20
Potterville Middle and Potterville High school. More
Davis=20
named deputy superintendent for Lansing schools
Veteran Lansing School District administrator Jim Davis has =
been named=20
deputy superintendent of the district, effective immediately. More
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