HOLLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL pupils help improve Heritage Park

The second-graders in Ms. Danaj's class at Holland Elementary School and The Home Depot have been helping to beautify Heritage Park. Many parents went along, too.

TAYLOR PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL children travel to The Henry Ford

Third-grade pupils from Taylor Parks Elementary School were able to visit one of Michigans best historical facilities, The Henry Ford in Dearborn.

Teachers Mrs. Iwaniec, Mrs. Schmitt-Miller and Mrs. MacVeigh along with parents guided the students through all the wonderful exhibits and workshops.  The third graders came away with a better knowledge of our past and the hard work it took to get where we are today.

RANDALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL youngsters begin the countdown

The kindergarten classes at Randall Elementary School are having an ABC count down to the end of kindergarten.

Each day the class is participating in a special letter activity.

“A” was awesome art day. The children drew with chalk outside creating awesome art.

“B” was backwards and blue day.

“C” was crazy sock day.

Some of the other days are “D” Denim day; “E” Exercise and eat right day; “F” Friend day; “G” Game day; “H” Hat day; “I” Interesting Fact day; “J” Joke day; “K” Kindness day; “L” Listen to Music day; “M” Mismatch day; “N” Name day; ‘O” Observe day; “P” Patriotic day; “Q” Quiet day; “R” Reading buddy day; “S” Sunglasses day; “T” Thankful day; “U” Up on the desk day; “V” Vote day; “W” is Who, what ,when, where day; “X” Marks the Spot day; “Y” Year End Cleanup day; and “Z” Zoom out the door day.


The classes are having fun doing the count down to the end of kindergarten! 

KINYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gardens get a sprucing up

Kinyon Elementary School students recently spent some good time sprucing up the gardens in front of the school.

HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL student of month is Mackenzie Justice

TOMMIE SAYLOR: Stay with it through the finish line!

“Adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it.”

Author Unknown

By Tommie Saylor

Kennedy High School Principal

You can feel it. You can feel the fatigue as it lingers in the air, in everyone’s voice and their body language, You can read it on their faces and in their half-hearted smiles as we greet each other in the morning for the 154th or so time this school year. 

Like marathon runners entering their 24th mile, we are tired. Tempers are short, our patience spent and we are all looking forward to seeing the finish line. 

But though the end is near, it is not yet here, and how we finish the school year is just as important than how we began the school year. 

With that being said, it is time to rally whatever strength we have left, tap into our reserves and push for the successful conclusion of the school year. 

So pull up your bootstraps and let’s get this one in the books. 

Remember why you are doing this. Remember why you come to work each day. Keep your eye on the prize. Your students need you at your best.

How and where will you lead them. Making Kennedy the school of choice. Excellence by design.

MORE SGA CAREER DAY: Kris Draper makes a stop

While we missed Kris Draper's stop at Friday's SGA Career Day, others did not!

Here are a few photographs of the former Detroit Red Wing and some of the presenters during the day's activities.