It took 6,250 digits of PI and some 225 Monroe Middle School students to do it but the students were able to encircle their school this morning (March 15) with an unbroken chain, signifying just how long Pi -- 3.14 -- actually can stretch. Here students celebrate hooking chains signifying 3.14 with the 6,248th, 6,249th and 6,250th digits in the Pi sequence. This exercise is done every...
For the second consecutive year, both the Monroe Middle School Orchestra and the Monroe High School Orchestra have received first division or excellent ratings at the District 12 Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association Festival. The event was held last week at Monroe County Community College. Earning...
There will be a half-day of classes for Monroe Public Schools students on Wednesday, March 16. Pre-school at Riverside will operate on its normal schedule, and kid’s club at Custer and Riverside will operate on the regular schedules, too.
Responsible Social Media: Social media has been broadly defined to refer to 'the many relatively inexpensive and widely accessible electronic tools that enable anyone to publish and access information, collaborate on a common effort, or build relationships. 'Murthy, Dhiraj (2013). Twitter: Social Communication in the Twitter Age. Cambridge: Polity. pp. 7–8. Dear MHS Community...
Dr. Barry Martin, superintendent, Monroe Public Schools, explained what is happening with the poles at Bunkelman FIeld and how repairs will go forward. "Monroe High School’s Bunkelman Field has been closed for use due to the collapse of one of the stadium light poles. Due to safety concerns, the stadium must remain closed until the remaining three light poles can be removed. ...
Members of the second grade at Custer Elementary School raised nearly $500 for the Humane Society of Monroe, had a good time doing it and their teachers were able to have all of the activities fit together as part of the school’s regular curriculum, too. A second grade math lesson is called the T-Shirt Factory but the teachers changed it to a Dog and Cat Gram Factor...
Grant Prater, a junior at Monroe High School, received a President’s Volunteer Service Award signed by President Obama from MHS Principal Mrs. Sandra Kreps, in a ceremony March 8 at the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education meeting. It was one of two awards Grant won as part of the 2016 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. He also was recognized as a distinguished fina...
Throughout Monroe Public Schools, students and staff have the advantage of the latest educational technology in classrooms at every level. Much of the money used for technology purchases comes from the Monroe County Educational Technology Millage. To see a good example of technology at work in our classrooms, please check out the link below. https://youtu.be/3Hdw8phsYTQ
