By David Fleet Editor Flint — Goodrich High School Girls golf Team repeated as Greater Genesee County Tournament Champions at the Flint Elks Club. Leading the way for the Lady Martians were seniors Abbey Schell (83) and Lainey Madill (84). GHS Sophomore Sanora Kochchan and Freshman Madi Sheerin both carded scores of 85. “It doesn’t […]
By David Fleet Editor Durand — On Aug. 19 the Goodrich Martians Girls and Boys won the Evan Gardner Cross Country Invitational 2022 at Durand High School. The Goodrich Boys Cross Country was tops with 37 points and a 19:04 average for 5,000 meters, followed by Webberville with 61 points and a 20:28 average time. Brandon was third with a score of 67 and an average time of 20:13. “We did not […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the Monday night meeting of the Brandon Board of Education, superintendent Dan Gilbertson introduced three new administrators for the 2022-2023 school year. Jesse Johnson, former Spartan defensive back Jesse Johnson, has been hired as the new athletic director, Dr. Jessica Cohen has been hired as the […]
By David Fleet Editor Lapeer — On Aug. 15, the Goodrich Martian Boys Tennis team competed in the Lapeer Quad 1 at Lapeer High School along with Milan and Saginaw Heritage. The Goodrich Martians topped the team competitin with Milan second, Saginaw Heritage third and Lapeer fourth. The Goodrich flight champions 1 singles – Jordan […]
By David Fleet Editor Lapeer — On Aug. 16, the Goodrich Martians Girls Golf team tied for third of 12 teams at the annual Lightning Tune Up at the Lapeer Golf & Country Club. First play was awarded to Lake Orion followed by Milford and a tie for third by Goodrich and Cranbrook Kingston. “We […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich —Oaktree Elementary students will soon lace up their shoes and take on a new school year with a new gymnasium. Earlier this month school officials announced the new gym would be ready for the 2022-23 school year. “The gymnasium at Oaktree will be ready this fall,” said Wayne Wright, district superintendent. “The addition was […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich — On July 25, the school board of trustees voted 5-0 to replace about 120 security cameras in the district with newer technology. Board President Greg Main and Secretary Ashley Herriman were absent with notice. The upgraded cameras were supplied by Farmington Hills based Capricorn Diversified Systems. The upgrades are […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp.—Brandon Schools will be looking for a new athletic director following the resignation of Chris Deines, who has taken a position as athletic director in Corunna to be closer to home. “Mr. Deines informed me that he had an opportunity as an Athletic Director in Corunna Schools that is […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp.— On June 20, the Brandon Board of Education approved renovations to the Brandon High School greenhouse. “We want to get that back in operation, there’s some things we investigated that we need to do,” said Brian Smilnak, the architect on the bond projects. “It’s been in a state […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — As of July 1, the Brandon School District has a new superintendent. Dr. Dan Gilbertson stepped in as superintendent from interim superintendent Dr. Gary Richards, whose last day was June 30. Gilbertson, who stopped by The Citizen newspaper on Wednesday, previously was superintendent of Crosswell-Lexington school district. […]