By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On March 28, the school board of trustees voted 6-0 to adopt a resolution exercising the option permitted by Section 105 of the State School Aid Act, to operate a Schools of Choice program for the 2022-23 school year. The district will continue to accept applications for enrollment of non-resident students […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer A Harvey Swanson fourth grade student will have her artwork on posters and flyers Oakland County wide. Layla Hall, a student in Peggy Miller-Zelinko’s class, won third place in the 2022 Oakland County NoHaz poster contest. She received a $25 gift card, as did her classroom. Posters were judged on […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Monday night the school board of trustees voted 7-0 to approve bids for upgrades for the Oaktree Elementary School. A total bid package of $1,024,543. On Aug. 4, 2020 school district voters approved a $20,930,000 bond extension proposal. The bond did not increase taxes rather extend the debt out […]
By David Fleet Editor A sign is posted on the Goodrich Martian Wrestling room door. “State Championships have been won because of the work done in this room. It’s a simple choice. Work like a champion or don’t.” Despite falling just one win short on Feb. 26 in the MHSAA State Wrestling Finals at the […]
By David Fleet Editor The Goodrich Martians punched their ticket to the State Quarter finals on last weekend with a 47-15 win over Lake Fenton. The #3 Goodrich Martians (29-2) will take on #6 Mason (32-3) and tallied their fifth trip over the past seven seasons to the state competition. The state finals begin on […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Wrtier The Brandon Learn from Home program will not be available next year. Students who wish to continue with online instruction would have to participate in the Summit Virtual program through the district. “Because we had the majority returning to in-person instruction, the numbers for Brandon Learn from Home went down,” […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Feb. 4, schools across the state designated their basketball games as Oxford Night, including Brandon. So far, the districts have raised around $250,000 for the Oxford School shooting victims. “Primarily this is t-shirt sales,” said Brian Gordon, Athletic Director of Royal Oak schools. “They’re going to utilize those funds […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Earlier this month the Brandon School District recognized two teachers in the district as Teachers of the Year. Christy Polasek was honored as Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Russ McMartin was honored as the Secondary Education Teacher of the Year. Polasek has taught special education in Brandon for 22 […]
By David Fleet Editor On Friday night Riley Abney drew a crowd. On Friday night BHS Sophomore Guard Abney, the Blackhawks leading scorer, set a pair of new school records with 33 points and eight three pointers. The previous records were 29 points in a game and six three point shots. The Blackhawks defeated Owosso […]
By David Fleet Editor In late January the Goodrich Martians Varsity Wrestling team won the Flint Metro League defeating Lake Fenton in a dual meet with Holly and Kearsley. In addition, for the second consecutive year Martian Head Coach Ken Sirignano was named Flint Metro League Coach of the Year Sirignano, 46, is a 1994 […]