Goodrich DECA State competition

Earlier this month, nine members of the Goodrich High School DECA club competed at the State Career Development Conference. Due to the pandemic the event was virtual this year. Traditional competition would include a series of competition in Detroit. More than 2,600 students from across Michigan competed at the state level this year, using telemed […]

Love at first bark: Clifford the Big Red Dog arrives

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On March 23, the Brandon Learn from Home team and Scholastic Books held a drive-thru book fair for students in the school district. “We celebrated a successful March is Reading Month by having families drive through a display of books while being entertained by Clifford the Big Red Dog,” said […]

Harvey Swanson septic, playground upgrades

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon board of education voted unanimously to approve a bid for replacing the septic field at Harvey Swanson elementary. They also approved a bid to improve the preschool playground. “It’s in the fenced-in area of the preschool,” said Diane Zedan, Brandon Preschool Director. […]

Goodrich Girls Powerlifting team tops at state competition

By David Fleet Editor Goodrich Girls Powerlifting coach Ron Roberts will soon sport a new look thanks to the stellar performance of his team this past weekend. “I’ll be dying my beard on April just before the powerlifting banquet,” said Roberts. “The girls picked half purple and half magenta—my beard will be a split color.” […]

Lions, Masons scholarships for Brandon

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Local scholarships are available to Brandon seniors for the upcoming college or trade programs. “This is not as hard as they’re making it out to be. Write one essay and make copies of it,” said Kim Bishop, a member of the Ortonville Lions. “Get out there, the deadline is April […]

Harvey Swanson Zooms in on family literacy night

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On March 16, staff and students at Harvey Swanson Elementary communed via Zoom for their annual family literacy night for the lower elementary students as part of March is Reading Month. “Last year’s literary night was unfortunately canceled due to the pandemic,” said Loren Mitten, first grade teacher and host […]

‘The hardest year to coach’

By David Fleet Editor In 1980, Post-It Notes came on the market, a new video game called Pac-Man was the rage and Ronald Reagan was elected president.The same year Coach Gary Barns started at Goodrich High School as an assistant to JV Boys Basketball Coach John Joslin. More than 40 years and 600 high school […]

Goodrich Girls Powerlifting Team state championship bound

By David Fleet Editor Purple may soon be Ron Robert’s Goodrich Girls Powerlifting team favorite color. “I’ve challenged my team. I’ll dye beard any color they want if they take home three state championships and two runners,” laughed Roberts. “There is much debate but purple is the color of choice.” Robert’s new beard hue may soon […]

Leadership key for Harvey Swanson Fifth Grade Safety Team

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-Twenty students at Harvey Swanson Elementary school are working hard to help their fellow students. This year, the students in the Fifth Grade Safety Team are tasked with holding doors, arrival monitoring and greeting, hall monitoring, classroom prep, peer mediating/conflict resolution and grounds beautification. “Students have the opportunity to […]

March is Reading Month

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Oakwood Elementary is getting the community involved with March is Reading Month in a new way. “The pandemic hasn’t really made planning difficult for March is Reading month, but it has made us want to focus more on supporting the community and supporting businesses in Ortonville,” said Jessica Hevel, literacy […]

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