From the Superintendent’s blog: For many people in my generation, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, represent the “where were you when” moment in their lives. Many of our high schoolers were in elementary school when the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked. Everyone remembers that day and […]
Read moreComing Thursday: McTeacher Night at McDonald’s on M-24
Please visit McDonald’s and allow the educators to serve you while supporting the Rolland-Warner 8th grade Washington D.C. trip. Teachers will greet customers, work registers, serve drinks, and, in some cases, assist with preparation of food. Come join Ms. Emily Campbell, Mrs. Melissa Campbell, Mrs. Duanne Cook, Mrs. Michelle Mlecsko, Mrs. Anne Prill, Mr. Wyatt […]
Read moreCheck out the new Panther in the gym at Lapeer West
Check out the new Panther above the bleachers in the gym at Lapeer West. Mr. Bolzman, art teacher at West, was asked by athletic director Mary Haslinger last fall to create a new look for the gymnasium. Mr. Bolzman worked through some sketches and one (pictured) was approved. The new designs were projected onto the […]
Read more263,904 and counting: Zemmer Middle School students read 1,336 books in first trimester
Sixth grade teachers at Zemmer Middle School have been tracking student reading throughout the first trimester and the early returns are impressive. During the first trimester alone sixth grade students (213 total) have read 1,336 books for a total of 263,904 pages. This, we must keep in mind, is student-chosen reading and doesn’t include required reading […]
Read moreMath Night at Maple Grove Elementary a huge success
Last month, Maple Grove Elementary held its first ever Math Night. Over 50 students and their parents participated in the fun family event. While dining in the cafeteria, students were challenged to correctly estimate items in Jars. The students with the closest estimate took the items home the next day. When dinner was over, students […]
Read more97 strong: Kudos to all of our fall season scholar athletes
At Thursday night’s regular meeting of the Lapeer Community Schools Board of Education, board member Gary Oyster asked everyone in attendance to take a guess at the number of LCS varsity letter winners that had a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Had someone guessed 97, they would have been right on. What […]
Read moreHair-raising: OMNI Council Leadership Forum kicks off with a little fun
LAPEER, Michigan — Nearly 150 high school students from Lapeer Community Schools packed Trinity United Methodist this morning for the opening session of the 2011 OMNI Council Student Leadership Forum. Before students were broken off into their informational breakout sessions and student-only discussion groups, acclaimed comedian Craig Tornquist entertained the group with his unique brand […]
Read moreCheck them out: December students of the month at Zemmer Middle School
Congratulations to the December students of the month at Zemmer Middle School. Keep up the great work!
Read moreLapeer West graduate Emily Nugent featured on National Public Radio
Emily Nugent, a 19-year-old sophomore at Berea College in Kentucky, was featured on National Public Radio as part of a month-long series entitled Hard Times. She is a graduate of Lapeer West High School. Berea is unique among liberal arts colleges in the United States. Historically it has provided low-cost education to low-income students. It […]
Read moreCheck out the mural being created in Afghanistan by LCS art teacher Nathan Denryter
The above mural is being created on a bunker wall in Afghanistan by Nathan Denryter, an art teacher at Mayfield and Seaton elementary schools and a member of the United States Air Force. Denryter has been in Afghanistan since September working as a airplane mechanic. LCS students gave him an emotional send-off before his tour […]
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