Valerie Orr, who in her two years as Monroe High School principal led the change to a college-going culture at Monroe County’s largest high school, has been selected as the next superintendent of Whiteford Agricultural Schools. The Whiteford school board voted Wednesday night to hire Mrs. Orr as its superintendent. &nbs...
Graduation exercises will be held outside at the Monroe High School football field tonight at 6:30 p.m. as planned. No tickets will be required for entry. However, it would be wise to bring an umbrella and something like a towel or cushion to sit on since there is a possibility of scattered rain this afternoon. Persons who do not care to sit outside can still view the ceremonies...
Three graduating seniors at Monroe High School have earned national recognition for their tremendous musicianship, leadership and dedication to the music program. They are (left to right) Mary Stehulak, Steven Knapp, and Laura Stewart. Mary earned the John Philip Sousa Band Award; Steven won the National Orchestra Award and Laura won the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award. “These studen...
Have you ever read a book or watched a show in which characters are forced to survive in the wilderness? Have you ever wondered how they did it? If you like spending time outside, and would like to learn new skills, this camp is for you! SURVIVORKIDS CAMP Learn skills you may need to survive in the wild. Topics covered will include: fishing, tracking, boating, identific...
For the second year in a row, the Monroe High School graduation ceremonies will be streamed live over YouTube and can be accessed by clicking on this link. http://mpactstudio.org/live/ Ceremonies start at 6:30 p.m., Friday, at Monroe High School and the live stream will be viewable about 6:15 p.m., EDT. Last year's live stream was viewed in many states in the US and nea...
Lunch prices will rise by 10 cents next school year, the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education has decided, but prices in MPS cafeterias still will be lower than most of the other Monroe County districts are this school year. Even with the adjustment, elementary lunch prices will be the lowest in Monroe County in the public school districts.&nb...
Monroe High School junior David Neckel has earned a scholarship from Washtenaw County Community College for his accomplishments in the latest Automobile Skills/USA competition. David has received up to six credit hours of classes and $150 for books from Washtenaw CCC. David, who said he finished third in the automotive electrical contest, one of the most complex in the competitio...
When it comes to the Entertainment in the Park series for the City of Monroe, they have saved the best for first. The Monroe High School Jazz Band will kick off this summer’s Thursday night music series with a concert at 7 p.m., this Thursday at St. Mary’s Park. City Recreation Director Loretta LaPointe said of the MHS jazz band, “The talent of the youth in the jazz ...
The new house at 447 Michigan Ave., Monroe, which was celebrated today, is the 10th house built by the Construction Technology Class of Monroe High School. It is believed that Monroe High School has built more Habitat houses than any other high school in Michigan. “This partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Monro...