June 17, 2025

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Articles for tag: Saline Area Schools

A Vacancy on the Saline Area Schools Board of Education

The Saline Area Schools Board of Education has an opening. The school district announced on June 11, that it is “seeking a local citizen to serve on the Board of Education until December 2026.” The vacancy came about with the resignation of school board trustee Brad Gerbe, who said on June 10 that he was ...

Saline Area Schools Supports Putting CTE Millage to a Vote

Seeing the importance of these educational programs for all students in Washtenaw County, Saline Area Schools Board of Education has put its support behind placing a question to authorize a millage for Career and Technical Education (CTE) to a county-wide vote. The Saline school board voted unanimously at their May 27 meeting to “support the ...

Saline High School Graduates 423 Seniors

The Class of 2025, the 157th graduating class from Saline High School (SHS), held its commencement exercise on Sunday, June 1, at Hornet Stadium, with 423 seniors receiving diplomas. SHS principal Theresa Stager provided some facts about the class to open the ceremony. “Saline High School was rated #1 in the State of Michigan of ...

Saline Superintendent Stephen Laatsch Retires After 27 Years of Service

Saline Area Schools Superintendent Stephen Laatsch is retiring after 27 years in the district. From technology teacher to superintendent, Laatsch leaves a lasting legacy. Thirty-plus years as an educator, the last twenty-seven in Saline, Superintendent Stephen Laatsch is retiring. Mr. Laatsch first interviewed for a 5th-grade teaching position at Heritage School. He was hired instead ...

Saline’s Hornet Nation is in the Hall of Fame

11 years and 11 consecutive awards, and now the Hall of Fame, Saline High School’s “Hornet Nation” broadcast recently received a big honor for their work over the years. In his May 23 Superintendent’s Community Message, Saline Area Schools (SAS) Superintendent Stephen Laatsch said an award presentation was given to students involved in the Hornet ...

Saline Area Schools Purchases New Technology

Saline Area Schools is devoting just over $300,000 toward new technology purchases as it looks to replace and update some Chromebooks at the elementary level as well as computers inside the labs. The Saline Board of Education, by unanimous votes, approved two sets of purchases at its May 13 meeting. Jay Grossman, Saline Area Schools’ ...

Saline Area Schools Has Picked a New Superintendent

In picking the next Superintendent for Saline Area Schools (SAS), the district is looking to a seasoned and accomplished educator who is expected to bring a broad range of experience to the job. SAS, with consulting help from the Michigan Association of Schools Boards, announced on May 8, the Board of Education, with a 7-0 ...

Saline High School has a National Champion

After competing in a national competition, Semmy Badenhop, a Saline High School senior, was crowned the first-ever National Machining League Champion. Badenhop earned both the prestigious title and a $10,000 grand prize. To learn more about this great news, the Sun Times News connected with Jackelyn Martin, Saline Area Schools’ Executive Director of Communications and ...

Saline Singularity are Robotics All Stars

The Saline Singularity FIRST Robotics Team 5066 is making a name for itself at competitions this year. In a district competition in Milford, they won the Rising All Star Award, which is intended for teams that are showing rapid development in their programs, and then at the competition recently hosted in Saline they won the ...

Saline Area Schools will be getting New Furniture and a Solar Roof Installation  

Saline Area Schools made some big financial decisions at the April 8 school board meeting, including devoting over one million dollars to the solar roof installation at the high school. The Saline Board of Education approved a number of projects, ranging from new furniture to the solar roof array. Funding comes from the voter approved ...

Renovation Work on Saline Middle School is Getting Underway

The next big phase in bond work for Saline Area Schools will include the senior center, middle school classrooms and Liberty Athletic complex. The school district is inviting the public to commemorate the start of the projects on Thursday, March 20. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled that day at 3:30 p.m. In his recent community message, Saline ...