May 03, 2025

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Featured Education

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Saline Area Schools: District Nurse Honored with Distinguished Service Award

A well-deserved recognition, Karan Hervey, a District Nurse for Saline Area Schools, was recently honored by the Michigan School Nurses Association. Hervey was recognized with the Distinguished Service Award. The award acknowledges a person who has continually supported or uniquely contributed to the Michigan Association of School Nurses, school nursing, or school health services in ...

Dexter Community Schools Names Solar Walkway after Long-Time Teacher

Naming the solar panel walkway was an important decision for Dexter Community Schools and the many students who helped pick it, and that’s why the Board of Education voted to name it for long-time teacher Kate Boynton, who passed away in 2020. DCS announced on June 5, the naming of the walkway. In its announcement, ...

Local College Students from Chelsea and Dexter Find Academic Success

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 ...

Dexter High School

Dexter High School: Introducing Woodshop and Construction to a New Generation

With a commitment to increasing real-world, skill-based experiences for students, Dexter Community Schools continues to look into introducing new courses at the high school. Two of the latest are Woodshop and Systems of Construction. These probably sound familiar, but they are not currently offered at DHS. However, that might change come next school year. Two ...

Chelsea’s South Meadows Elementary School has a New Principal

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 ...

A Millage Renewal is expected to go before Chelsea, Dexter and Saline voters

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 ...

A Ribbon Cutting for Dexter Community Schools Celebrating True Collaboration

With the cut of the ribbon, the Dexter community took a big step forward in establishing a permanent home for the Dexter Senior Center and creating a Multigenerational Community Center. Dexter Community Schools welcomed the community to a ceremonial ribbon cutting held on the morning of May 20, just outside of the Dexter Wellness Center ...

Saline Awards Varsity Letters to its Washtenaw United Hockey Players

The Saline Area Schools Board of Education May 14 meeting was a memorable one for the Washtenaw United High School Hockey Team. It saw the Saline contingent of the team receive their Varsity Letters. During the meeting, Saline Superintendent Stephen Laatsch introduced the team and their coaches to the school board and gathered public. The ...

A new course at Dexter High School will explore the technological side of music

A new course will be introduced at Dexter High School that aligns with the strategic plan of focusing on preparing students for the 21st century by integrating technology into education. It aims to foster creativity, critical thinking, and technological proficiency, ensuring that students acquire skills relevant to modern industries. It’s called Music Technology. Grace Wolfe, ...

Saline High School’s Connecting Program Honored as Innovative and Transformative

As an innovative educational opportunity, the Saline High School Connecting Program was honored and featured at a recent event attended by several Michigan government officials, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Saline Area Schools sent out a social media post about the event: “We were immensely proud today to honor the SHS Connecting Program at the What ...