MCDOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Student enjoys building with magnetics and legos

Christopher Franks from McDowell Elementary School built an "Ultra House” using a magnetic set. Christopher really enjoys building with Magnetics and Legos.

MCDOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL goes into full-court press

Basketball season is in full swing for the elementary schools and here are the McDowell Elementary School Bulldogs at their finest – along with a few comments from the crowd!

• The cheerleaders rallied the crowd by coming into the stands. 
• The Bulldogs won, 17-15.
• Tristan shot a great free throw.
• AJ and Earron were good at dribbling the ball.
• Kywone also scored a point shooting a free throw.

The school looks forward to more exciting games!

MELISSA SKOPCZYNSKI: The latest Skope's Scoop (video)

HOLLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL pupils practice on new chrome books

Mrs. Silva's class at Holland Elementary School is using the new Chromebooks for the first time with Mr. K's help. A Chromebook is a laptop of a different breed. Instead of Windows 10 or Mac OS X, Chromebooks run Google's Chrome OS. The machines are designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and documents living in the cloud.

CAREER CENTER receives ambulance as donation, thanks to work of board president and company

Thanks to the efforts of Board of Education President Blaine Honeycutt and Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Michigan, last week, the Taylor School District took possession of a fully functional ambulance to help students who are enrolled in the Career Center's EMS and Public Safety courses learn their craft.

They now have the ability to apply their education on a real ambulance. Career Center Principal Jackie Lancina is excited to add the ambulance to its already impressive list of hands-on learning opportunities for students.

EUREKA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets heart healthy

Eureka Heights Elementary School students participated in Jump Rope for Heart, which is great way to start heart-healthy.

JOHNSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER children develop skills

Gross motor development is important for children to develop small muscles needed for writing, cutting and many other fine motor skills. Children at Johnson Early Childhood Center develop their large muscles during gym time play on cold and rainy days.