With the start of the school year just around the corner, Milan Area Schools (MAS) made a handful of new hires at the August 13 school board meeting, filling a range of teaching roles across the district. The MAS Board of Education made teacher appointments for an ECSE (Early Childhood Special Education) position, in the ...
Tested with Dearborn Police, the patent-pending system offers real-time alerts for faster emergency response Community News A faculty member at Eastern Michigan University has developed a patent-pending gunshot detection device that could help save lives in schools and other public spaces. Tareq Khan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at EMU, created the Deep ...
Dexter Community Schools (DCS) is moving forward with what was promised for in the May election, and that’s making important improvements to the school district with voters’ tax dollars. At its Aug. 11 meeting, the DCS Board of Education adopted a resolution to proceed with the issuance and sale of the 2025 School Building and ...
Dexter Community Schools (DCS) are moving forward with the Superintendent transition after the school board approved a new contract and plan. DCS announced on August 12 the official hiring of Ryan Bruder as the next Superintendent: “On August 11, 2025, the Dexter Community Schools Board of Education approved a contract with Ryan Bruder to serve ...
There’s a noticeable new addition at Al Ritt Stadium, and its’ located next to the south end zone and track. The new scoreboard is up. On August 11, it appeared workers were getting it powered up to test the sound and visuals. The new scoreboard is bigger and better with a screen and the traditional ...
Saline Area Schools has a new tool to keep families better informed and encourages greater engagement and connection with the school district, and it’s supposed to be easy-to-use and secure. The school district is adopting a new form of school-to-home communication called ParentSquare, which is launching this summer and fall and is a “unified communications platform is designed ...
Michigan Medicine experts explain when to worry and how to talk about it with your kids By Cecilia Warchol Link to the original article This article originally ran on July 27, 2022. It was updated October 12, 2022 to reflect final screening guidelines for anxiety and additionally edited on July 31, 2025. The summer months ...
We’re now into August and families are thinking about the start of the school year. However, school districts like Chelsea, Dexter, Milan and Saline are still in the dark as to how some things will look this upcoming year. The reason being is that Michigan lawmakers have not yet put together a final budget that ...
Two big bond projects at Saline High School (SHS) are set to open just in time for the new school year. In her July 29 Community Message, Saline Area Schools (SAS) Superintendent Rachel Kowalski said, “The High School STEAM Center and Weight Room are planned to open on schedule by the start of the school year.” Work ...
Saline Area Schools new Superintendent Rachel Kowalski is excited to be in Saline. Since coming on board earlier this summer, Kowalski has been spending a lot of time getting to know the school district community. In Kowalski’s first Superintendent Community Message sent out on July 2 she said, “With deep gratitude and enthusiasm, I want ...
The Chelsea School District is moving forward on fully upgrading and expanding its radio communication system. At their July 14 meeting, the Chelsea school board moved forward on purchasing a whole new modernization of an essential daily communication tool. The cost of the project is estimated to be $164,878. It’s planned to be funded by ...
This summer has already seen Dexter Community Schools (DCS) reach new labor agreements with the teachers, administration and bus drivers. Now there’s an agreement with support personnel as well as a decision related to non-affiliated contracts. On July 14, the DCS Board of Education held their annual business meeting where among a handful of decisions ...
Dexter unveiled The Gerstner Gate to honor coaches Geoff and Janell Gerstner, whose 20 years of dedication built one of the nation’s most successful high school pole vault programs. By Jude Crittenden Photo: Rainbow over The Gerstner Gate, June 7, 2025. Courtesy Jude Crittendon At the east corner of Dexter High School’s football field, straddling ...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education appointed Nate Hanson to fill the vacancy on the school board left by Brad Gerbe. The appointment came at the July 14 school board meeting where a handful of the candidates were interviewed. After much back and forth amongst the school board with it seeming divided on who ...
In between competitions and judging, teens kept busy cleaning, caring for animals and talking with old friends at the Washtenaw County 4‑H Youth Show, which started July 20 and runs 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. through July 26. The event features a llama leaping contest, Western horseback riding and a goat skill-a-thon, along with other ...
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