Goodrich – After scrutinizing fourth-grade writing tests, Oaktree administrators found discrepancies. Michigan Educational Assessment Program scores were released May 12, and fourth-grade writing scores were unusually low. Compared to fourth-grade averages in which 48 percent of students across the state met or exceeded state standards, only 32 percent of Goodrich fourth-graders met or exceeded state […]
Atlas Twp. – The Genesee County 911 Consortium announced May 18 it won’t build another tower in Atlas Township. The consortium has ‘come to terms? regarding co-locating equipment for its 800 MHz emergency dispatch system on the WFUM Channel 28 tower situated near Kipp and Washburn roads, said Lloyd Fayling, Genesee County 911 director. The […]
Goodrich – Goodrich High School staff took one on the chin in the fight against cancer last week. “Got Whipped?”, a whipped-cream pie-throwing event, was held on the high school’s football field to raise funds for Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer fund-raising relay walk and campout. Students took advantage of a planned evacuation drill […]
Goodrich – Goodrich High School staff took one on the chin in the fight against cancer last week. “Got Whipped?”, a whipped-cream pie-throwing event, was held on the high school’s football field to raise funds for Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer fund-raising relay walk and campout. Students took advantage of a planned evacuation drill […]
Goodrich – Goodrich High School staff took one on the chin in the fight against cancer last week. “Got Whipped?”, a whipped-cream pie-throwing event, was held on the high school’s football field to raise funds for Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer fund-raising relay walk and campout. Students took advantage of a planned evacuation drill […]
Goodrich – It’s too late for Goodrich High School senior Jake Custer to get his name on this June’s Goodrich Board of Education ballot, but he’s declared write-in candidacy. Custer, 18, a student representative on the Goodrich school board, is a student ambassador to Michigan Rep. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc Twp.) and plans to study […]
Atlas Twp. – Four incumbents and two new candidates will be running for five seats in this November’s election. Township supervisor Paul Amman, treasurer Ann Marie Slagle, clerk Tere Onica, and trustee Scott Statson are all unopposed in seeking re-election. Newcomers Barry June and Jill Suppes are vying for the remaining trustee seat currently occupied […]
Goodrich – The Goodrich Board of Education will meet beginning at 4 p.m. May 24 to conduct second interviews with three candidates for school superintendent. The board narrowed its search to four contenders last week: Janet Sifferman, current Hartland School District assistant superintendent; Kim Hart, current principal of Goodrich Oaktree Elementary; Michael Dodge, current principal […]
Goodrich – If you’re hungry for Italian food, don’t plan on cooking. Eating out can help support the playgrounds of the Goodrich Community. From 4 to 9 p.m. June 7 you can order take-out or dine in at Italia Gardens, located at 1141 S. State Road in Davison. The restaurant will donate a percentage of […]
Atlas Twp. – Atlas Township may get a golf driving range. Property owned by Gerald Barnett, located on M-15 approximately one-half mile north of Brown’s Do-it Center may be turned into a driving range by architectural firm API Inc. of Grand Blanc. The project was presented to the Atlas Township Planning Commission at its May […]