(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Grand Rapids Public Schools has announced that the district will conduct classes for a half day on Thursday. The decision was made due to extreme heat. The closure also includes the cancelation of all afternoon and evening student-involved activities. Although most GRPS schools have air conditioning, some of them do not. Since…
(SAGINAW, Mich.) Students at one Saginaw school will be getting an extra week of summer vacation because construction crews are not finished yet. The new Handley Elementary School will open Tues., Sept. 5. Classes were scheduled to begin on Aug. 28, but according to the district, construction is not finished. Saginaw Public Schools cites supply…
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich) Students at Grand Rapids Montessori Elementary School will start the school year two days later than originally planned. According to Grand Rapids Public Schools, students will return to class on Thursday, August 24. The change in date only applies to Grand Rapids Montessori Elementary School. The Grand Rapids Montessori Middle High School…
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich) Compass College of Film and Media is closing it’s doors for good, but a forthcoming partnership with nearby Calvin University will allow film students to transfer, bringing the credits they have already earned with them. Compass has operated in some capacity in West Michigan for more than 25 years. The school offered…
(SWARTZ CREEK, Mich) A major mystery dating back nearly a century was finally revealed in Swartz Creek on Wednesday. The Swartz Creek Historical Society opened time capsule dating back to 1928. It spent much of the past 95 years buried at the former Mary Crapo Elementary School, which closed in 2017. “Oh, I had to…
(SALINE, MI) A threat targeting specific students has caused Saline High School to cancel classes Thursday, May 11. “In an abundance of caution and to enable administration and local law enforcement to continue investigating thoroughly, Saline High School will be closed for students tomorrow, May 11, 2023,” Stager said in an email Wednesday. “We thank…
Health officials closed a Detroit school to deep-clean the building after a flu outbreak among students led to an abnormally high number of sick kids the past few weeks. Along with the wave of illnesses was reported death at Marcus Garvey Academy after a kindergartner died, the Detroit Public Schools Community District confirmed, though it’s…
(NEGAUNEE, Mich.) The snow in Marquette County caused N.I.C.E. Community Schools and the Negaunee public schools to close Monday and again Tuesday. N.I.C.E. Schools Superintendent Bryan DeAugustine said this is their 11th cancellation day of the year, which has caused them to go virtual. “We also applied for three waiver days because we had a…
The following schools are closed Tuesday, May 2, 2023: AuTrain-Onota Burt Township Christ the King Preschool Father Marquette Gwinn Ishpeming KBIC Morning Head Start Marquette Marquette-Alger RESA Munising Munising Baptist Negaunee NICE North Star Montessori Academy Powell Township Redeemer Lutheran Preschool Republic-Michigamme Superior Central The following schools are delayed two hours: Arvon Township Baraga Baraga…
(TRENTON, Mich) Trenton Public Schools were closed Friday after a possible threat was found on social media. Police received a call around 9:20 p.m. Thursday, April 20, from a parent whose daughter had seen photos on social media that seemed to threaten Trenton Public Schools. Investigators began looking into the social media post, and the…
(EASTPOINTE, Mich) An elementary school in Eastpointe was closed Monday after receiving threats, school officials said. Forest Park Elementary School received multiple threatening phone calls to the front office just before student drop-off at 8:09 a.m. on Monday, April 10, according to Caitlyn Kienitz, the Eastpointe Community Schools Communications and Marketing Coordinator. School officials immediately…