April 18, 2025

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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 ...

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 ...

Saline’s David Mellor is a true example of a great teacher

You could easily say the honors and awards say it all about Dave Mellor and the career he’s had as a teacher, but the students he’s positively impacted probably said it best. Mellor is an Agriscience, Food and Natural Resources Educator and FFA Advisor at the South & West Washtenaw Consortium at Saline High School. ...

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Saline Community Ed Summer Enrichment Camps

STN Staff Saline Community Education offers a wide array of camps designed to enrich the educational and social experiences of children and adolescents across various disciplines. These summer camps are aimed at providing valuable learning opportunities outside of regular school hours. Saline Community Ed is offering 32 summer camps designed for all ages and interests ...

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SWWC Building Trades students hard at work in Dexter

Helping with some needed improvements at the Jenkins Early Childhood Learning Center, students in the Building Trades program from the South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC) are definitely getting real world training experiences. A group from the SWWC has been at Jenkins rebuilding the stairs and ramp to the Baby House and replacing the front ...

Saline Area Schools are Gifted Two Benches representing Hope, Support and Connection to Important Resources

A look at one of the benches. photo courtesy of the Hot Rods Motorcycle Awareness & Suicide Prevention Foundation Saline Area Schools received a couple of important gifts from the Hot Rods Motorcycle Awareness & Suicide Prevention Foundation. At the April 9 SAS Board of Education meeting, the Hot Rods Motorcycle Awareness & Suicide Prevention ...