Superintendent's Blog

Tonight’s meeting started with an impressive presentation regarding our new Young Adult Program.  The program is housed in the north wing of our Middle School, near the Saline Area Senior Center.  They currently have 30 students who are working on various life skill and work experience projects.  Ms. Carol Melcher oversess the program directed by [...]

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Our Boy’s tennis team had a very successful season.  They finished 12-6 and Andrew Mushbach made the State Tournment.  However, it looks like their banquet was even better!

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I received a picture today of a student from Mr. Williams class at Harvest using the Smartboard and the “virtual protractor” to measure roof angles.  They are using the Weber-Blaess Schoolhouse as a model and getting a feel for angles and how they appear around town.

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The Smartboard program that is being piloted at Harvest Elementary is underway.  We have 4 new boards being used by grade level teachers along with our Quest teacher. More to come on exactly how they are using them…

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At our last board meeting, Mr. Michael Erickson was joined by Alexis Cohen, Kelsey Holmberg, and Emily Diehl as he explained how the Heritage School Recycle Club works.  The students and Mr. Erickson shared their expierences collecting recyclables and reducing the amount of waste at their school.

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At the Board of Education meeting tonight, Saline High School Senior Jordan Wylie discussed her Girl Scout Gold Award project.  She is working with Paws with a Cause and has adopted and is now training “Dewey” – her golden labrador puppy.  Ms. Wylie did a wonderful job sharing information about the requirements for the prestigious [...]

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Just below the link for this blog on the front page of the Saline Area Schools website we have added a new link.  The link connects to a K-12 Student Art Gallery.  Be sure to click on a picture and then hit the play button to watch the slide show.  The pictures were taken last [...]

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Yes, that is Henne Field – the project is underway!

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This past Wednesday evening, I had the opportunity to go to the Gerald R. Ford Library on the campus of the University of Michigan to a discussion on, “What is the 21st Century Mission of our Public Schools?”  The event was part of the National Issues Forum and was intended to generate thoughtful discussion and [...]

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The Pleasant Ridge PTA hosted a wonderful and healthy fundraiser today.  Even with the cool weather, the kids and parents were having a blast.

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