As we get spring underway it’s a chance to look back over the first half of the school year and hear some of the highlights of local students making the grade in college. The following people from the University of Michigan were recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the ...
An important question was being asked at the recent Washtenaw Intermediate School District (ISD)’s Education Summit. “What does the future of applied and experiential learning and workforce development look like in Washtenaw County?” Held on March 18 at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building, the ISD said the summit “served as a call to action, ...
Students from Chelsea and Dexter schools united on the court for a joyful display of inclusion and teamwork Chelsea Schools hosted the first-ever “Rock Your Socks Classic” on Friday, March 21, at the Chelsea High School gymnasium. The Unified basketball game featured student-athletes from Chelsea and Dexter Schools in grades 3-8, bringing together participants with ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is finding its way into different parts of life, so it’s only natural that education would be one of those places. Local schools in Chelsea and Dexter have started to use it in an effort to stay committed to being on the forefront. In Chelsea at Beach Middle School, Principal Matt Ceo ...
For the past four months the Chelsea School District has been going through its own Security Audit. The results of this were presented to the Board of Education at its Jan. 13 meeting. CSD Superintendent Mike Kapolka said the process for this has been going on for the past four months. He said the audit ...
In his most recent report to the Chelsea School District Board of Education, Doug Whitsel, the district’s Director of Safety and Security, updated the board on the introduction of Narcan into the district as well as about some helpful training through the Michigan State Police. Whitsel’s report went before the board at its Jan. 13 ...
Like Saline schools, Dexter, Chelsea and Milan also said they were not impacted by the PowerSchool data breach. The Sun Times News asked Dexter Community Schools Superintendent Chris Timmis about the breach that reportedly happened in December to PowerSchool, which is a cloud-based K-12 software provider. It’s been reported that a compromised credential was used ...
The Chelsea School Board started the new year by swearing in two newly elected members and selecting officers. At its Jan. 6 meeting, the school board swore in the newly-elected school board members, Heidi Reyst and Erin Hunt-Carter. Board president Kate Henson administred the Oath of Office, which reads: “I do solemnly swear that I ...
It’s the halfway point in the school year, so this is a good time to check in and recognize some of the success at the college level for a handful of local high school graduates from Chelsea, Dexter and Gregory. Chelsea Elmira College announced Gabrielle Dougherty of Chelsea was named to the college’s Dean’s List ...
It was a big moment for Braiden Scheffler when she signed with Ball State University. Looking back at the hard work she has put in and support given to her by family and friends, Scheffler said she’s excited about competing and learning at the college level next year. The Sun Times News (STN) connected with ...
A new course coming to Beach Middle School was created after seeing some needs coming out of the COVID era. At the Nov. 18 Chelsea School District Board of Education meeting the new course was introduced. It will be formally introduced as an opportunity for students during the 2025-26 school year. In his report to ...
The collaboration between Chelsea High School and senior citizens in the community continues to grow as evidenced in a recent special class project for some students. CHS Principal Amada Clor updated the school board on this in her recent report: “Our collaboration with community senior citizens have continued to grow. This past week, Valerie Johnson, ...
The Chelsea School District’s Transportation Department is aiming to be best it can be in order to meet the needs of the students and district. Over the past few years, many districts in Michigan have had challenges in their transportation departments, especially with having enough people to drive the buses. Chelsea has had some of ...
Chelsea High School students in Art Finger’s Academic Learning Lab have come through in a big way that will help local families in need. The students have collected over 700 food items to be donated to the Faith In Action food pantry. In his update to the community on Nov. 8, Chelsea School District Superintendent ...
The votes are in and by a large number Washtenaw County voters put their support behind the Special Education Millage Renewal Proposal. By 73 percent of the vote, the proposal was approved by voters in the Nov. 5 election. The vote didn’t go unnoticed. “This millage renewal will positively impact every classroom in every school ...
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