On Feb. 5, Brandon Middle School students Lynn Knoblauch and Keegan Green, won honorable mention in the Scholastic Art Awards at the Detroit Film Theater at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Knoblauch won in the painting category while Green won in mixed media category. Their work is on display at the College for Creative Studies […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Goodrich-The middle school hosted the Bullies Reality team on Nov. 13. —a one-on-one with stars and their battles with bullying. The celebrities who shared their stories included James Huling from Big Brother, Delaney Henderson from the Netflix documentary ‘Audrie and Daisy’, Jackie Isabel Ibarra from the Amazing Race and Big […]
From left, Curtice DeSota, Aubrey Stockwell, McKenzie Melosh, Cassidy Bartkowiak, Rebecca King, Barbara Higdon, Shelbie Edgett, Racheal King, Julia Foster and Collin DeSota. Photo provided. From Oct. 12-15, Goodrich High School participated in the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association (MIHA) State Championship meet at the Midland County Fairgrounds. Forty Michigan high school equestrian teams qualified to […]
By David Fleet Editor With just 1.8 seconds left on a cold, wet football field at Avondale High School—the Brandon Blackhawks etched their mark in school history when Conner Burke hit a 25-yard field goal capping a come from behind 45-44 win in the first round of the playoffs on Oct. 27. “Avondale called time […]
Goodrich Homecoming King Jacob Chapman and Queen Emily Lafnear were crowned on Sept. 29. Photo by Kurt Schulte
Dear Ortonville-Brandon Community, On Oct.10, 1903, the very first homecoming celebration in America took place at Northern Illinois University. In 1911, the University of Missouri’s athletic director, Chester Brewer, shouted from the hilltop for all Missouri Alumni to “come home” and help to cheer for the team in their annual football game against the Kansas […]
On Aug. 24, Kettering University’s Atwood Stadium will be the site of the Vehicle City Gridiron Classic. At 1 p.m., Goodrich will play Bendle at 4 p.m. Flushing takes on Linden and at 7 p.m. Carman-Ainsworth will play Grand Blanc. The Vehicle City Gridiron Classic will kick-off the football season in Flint and Genesee County. […]
Dear Ortonville-Brandon Community, With the fall of 2017 just around the corner, I cannot tell you how excited I am to launch the year in our newly reorganized school district. While there have been many things to cheer about in the Brandon School District, we are poised for another big year for Brandon students in […]
Brad Zube, Brandon Blackhawks head football coach, meets with players at Summer Youth Camp for third through eighth grade students. Photo by Miki Alderman. David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- The Brandon Blackhawks football program opened last week with the annual summer team camp. With temperatures in the mid-80s about 70 future Blackhawks participated in conditioning […]
Free ROBO-CON Festival features Goodrich, Brandon teams See the Goodrich Martians Robotics Team 494 and Brandon’s Truck Town Thunder Team 68 face off against robotics teams from around Michigan at the free ROBO-CON Festival of Robotics & STEM Learning, slated for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 22, at the Lapeer Center for Innovation, 170 Millville Road, […]