The new coach for the Varsity Girls Basketball Team brings a wealth of experience to this important role at the high school, Milan Area Schools (MAS) said in their announcement on May 2. “Milan Area Schools is excited to announce the hiring of Mr. Philip Freeman as the new Varsity Girls Basketball Head Coach,” Herb ...
The Milan FFA Chapter performed really well in the recent State Skills Competition. Held in Lansing this past month, high school students from Milan placed in the top 25 percent of the contest where over 2,000 FFA members from around the state competed in different challenges to demonstrate their skills. The Sun Times News followed ...
The Milan FFA Chapter has a new learning tool that can fly and will be used in Botany classes. It’s a drone and Milan High School students in FFA recently got to demonstrate it at the Washtenaw Intermediate School District K-12 Career Technical Education summit, which was held last month at Washtenaw Community College. To learn ...
Milan Area Schools has set a timeline to hire the next Paddock Elementary School Principal. This comes after the recent retirement announcement of longtime principal Sean DeSarbo. During his comments at the end o the March 12 school board meeting, MAS Superintendent Bryan Girbach said the district has received some good feedback and input from ...
Milan Area Schools (MAS) didn’t have to go too far to find their candidate to be the next Superintendent. MAS Assistant Superintendent Ryan McMahon is now at the top of the list. The Milan Area Schools Board of Education voted unanimously at its March 12 meeting to authorize the Personnel and Leadership Committee to enter ...
The much-anticipated annual student-staff basketball game took place on Thursday, February 27th, at Symons Elementary. Doors opened at 5:00 PM, with the game starting at 5:30 PM. This engaging event featured a friendly competition between teachers and staff from Paddock Elementary and PECC against their counterparts from Symons Elementary. The game served as a fundraiser ...
Students at Symons Elementary School had a unique educational experience recently after an alumnus of Milan Area Schools paid a visit along with some friends. This wasn’t the first time this former student did this, but it was the first time he brought a team from the Aerospace Engineering program from the University of Michigan. ...
After 30 years in education and the last 16 as Principal of Paddock Elementary School, Sean DeSarbo announced he will be retiring next month. DeSarbo addressed his decision in a letter to Paddock families that was dated Feb. 11. His letter opens with, “After 30 incredible years in the Michigan public school system (the last ...
Milan Area Schools embrace mental health education with the transformative be nice. program, fostering awareness and positivity district-wide. Photo: Milan High School be nice. Student Liaisons & the sand trays they put together for the elementary students. Photo by Elise Hill Milan Area Schools are taking significant strides to address mental health awareness and education ...
Community members of Milan Area Schools (MAS), your input is important, especially as the school district looks to fill the important position of Superintendent. With current MAS Superintendent Bryan Girbach announcing last month that he is retiring from Milan Area Schools on June 30, 2025, the Board of Education has announced the replacement process moving ...
In an important mid-school year decision, the Milan Area Schools (MAS) Board of Education approved the recommendation made by the high school principal and hired Kristyn Pierfelice as an assistant principal at Milan High School. The decision was made at the Dec. 18 MAS Board of Education meeting. The school board thanked MHS Principal Aaron ...
After serving over three decades in various roles within the school district, Superintendent Bryan Girbach said he will step down in June and retire from Milan Area Schools. The superintendent officially announced his decision during the Dec. 11 school board meeting. He will serve out the school year and retire effective June 30, 2025. Girbach ...
Milan Area Schools has seen a change on the Board of Education with one school board member stepping down and a new one coming in. At the Nov. 13 meeting, Betty Rosen-Leacher announced because of personal reasons she was resigning from her role on the school board. Rosen-Leacher resigned because she and her husband (who ...
The Milan Area Schools Board of Education moved forward earlier this month to give various school district staff members pay raises. At the Nov. 13 school board meeting the board approved putting in place some pay increases along with salary schedules for various employees. These decisions were for district administrators, building administrators, directors, managers, supervisors, ...
Milan Area School’s (MAS) new Sinking Fund is expected to provide the district with dedicated funding to ensure a safe learning environment conducive to the educational process. That’s how MAS Superintendent Bryan Girbach describes the fund which school district voters approved in the Nov. 5 vote. In a message to the community, Girbach said, “Again, ...
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