Paul W. Smith, a Monroe native and one of the top-rated morning radio hosts in the country, will be honored by the Education Foundation of Monroe Public Schools at an “Evening with Paul W. Smith” on Thursday, April 30, at the Monroe Golf & Country Club. Smith, who is the host of the Paul W. Smith Show on WJR radio in Detroit,...
12 MHS HOSA Members Qualify for State Finals Twelve members of the Monroe High School Health Occupations Society of America (HOSA) chapter competed Saturday (February 28) in HOSA regional competition at Jackson Community College and all 12 students qualified to participate in the state competition coming up later this spring. Monroe High School’s nursing education program is the only one in...
MMS, MHS Instrumental Groups to Play in Local Competition It should be quite a treat for music lovers in Monroe County when all of Monroe Public Schools' instrumental groups from Monroe Middle School and Monroe High School participate in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association festival to be held this year in Monroe. All of the concerts on March 12-14 are free. Band Fest...
MMS 8th grader qualifies for National Geographic State Bee Monroe Middle School 8th grader Gino Assenmacher has been named a semifinalist and is eligible to participate in the 2015 National Geographic State Bee on March 27 in Battle Creek. Gino, the son of Craig and Nina Assenmacher, is a member of the National Junior Honor Society at Monroe Middle School and is involved in various activitie...
Orchard Center High School Principal Chantele Henry will be interviewed on the WERW radio show “Get to Know Monroe on the radio” at 10 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 25) on 94.3 FM. In the 17-minute interview, Mrs. Henry talks about her educational and professional background and the wide range of services that OCHS and the Learning Bank offer to the community. Make sure you tune in and listen. Th...
A new state-of-the art Pearson Education General Education Degree (GED) Testing Center is now up and running at Orchard Center High School, and a number of students from the nearby Learning Bank test at the center each week. The two educational institutions which are only several blocks away from each other have been working more closely together since Monroe Public Schools took steps about a ye...
Monroe High School will hold its annual open house and information night for eighth graders and their parents on Thursday, January 29. The event runs from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Monroe High School. Eighth graders from Monroe Middle School and their parents as well as those attending private or charter schools or being home-schooled are invited to attend. The event will open with a clubs and...
Waterloo Principal Lisa McLaughlin appeared on the Sunday radio show "Get to Know Monroe on the Radio" and talked about recent happenings at her school, including the great results being seen with the STEAM program. Click on the attached link to hear this 10-minute interview. Waterloo Broadcast
Raisinville Elementary will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2015 from 2pm to 7pm. Any parent or relative that participates earns their child a fee gift from the Red Cross.
Monroe Public Schools Board of Education President Robert Yeo was re-elected board president for 2015, his third consecutive year to hold the post, at the board’s organizational meeting on Tuesday, January 13. Larry VanWasshenova was re-elected vice president of the board. Board member Ryan Philbeck was elected secretary and MPS Business and Finance Director Katherine Eighmey was re-appoint...