Just as children are returning to school comes the return to Community Education with the release of the fall classes catalogue. Some old favorites are back but the list of nearly 80 classes includes some first-time offerings which are bound to be very popular. “We are very happy with the classes we have this fall and we are confident the community will be, to...
The Monroe High School Band will take its annual tour of the Monroe Public Schools’ elementary schools on Thursday, September 17. As in the past, the 95-member band will travel from school-to-school and give a 10-minute concert at each school, playing in the school’s parking lot, play ground or front lawn. The marking band will perform three of its fall ...
The bus schedules and routing information now are available on-line and will be printed in the Thursday edition of the Monroe News. Check out the schedules here on our website. Click on the bus routes icon and follow the prompts. If you have transportation questions you may contact the Transportation office at 734-265-3300 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. &...
The courtyard at Arborwood South Elementary School has in the middle a pond with fish, several trees and shrubs and a mallard box in one of the corners and even a 12-foot by 6-foot wooden stage, and during the school year, it has all kinds of “Eagles” in and out of it. But it now has a special Eagle. As in Eagle Scout, that is. &nb...
For those of you who enjoy Monroe High School choral music AND plan ahead, have we got good news for you. Monroe High School Choir director Cate Windelborn has released a list of the award-winning choirs’ performance dates. The list is so large, there are times she must feel almost like a travel agent as well as the choir director.&nbs...
You can hear all Monroe High School football games – home and away -- live this season on NashIcon radio 98.3 FM. The radio station’s first broadcast is this Friday night from Bunkelman Field. The pregame show starts at 6:30 p.m. with the kickoff at 7 p.m. With technology the way it is today, NashIcon also will live stream games during the season. For the first...
Meghan Gibson, who is entering her 12th year with Monroe Public Schools, has been named principal of Waterloo Elementary School. Her appointment was approved Tuesday night (August 25) by the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education. “Our district’s promise is to ‘help your child succeed’ and Meghan’s career with Monroe Public Scho...
A pilot program being offered to incoming freshmen at Monroe High School this fall will allow those students to explore health sciences while still having a comprehensive high school experience. Called the Health Science Pilot, the program is being offered to 110 students who – while eighth graders last year – demonstrated an interest in studying health scienc...
The make-up day for Monroe High School registration for students is set for Tuesday (August 25.) Please come to MHS between 8 a.m. and noon on Tuesday if you were unable to register last week. It is important to be registered before school starts since a number of time-consuming activities are taken care of to eliminate as many in-school interruptions as possible. At the makeup ...
Certified nurse assistant (CNA) classes will be offered to seniors from Monroe County high schools starting this fall at Monroe High School, in a program administered by MHS. After completing the after-school class, students will be prepared to take their state-written CNA examinations which can lead to bei...