The Monroe High School Soroptomist Club and Monroe High School senior Madyson Farris were honored with Michigan Week Awards in ceremonies Tuesday (May 24) sponsored by the Local Michigan Week Committee. The S-Club is an MHS club dedicated to helping women and children. The MHS girls and their advisor, Allison Kwasniak, are active all school year long. During this school year alo...
Some $21,000 in scholarships were awarded Tuesday night (May 24) at the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education meeting. The annual event is a time when Monroe Public Schools awards scholarships to its top students in what is believed to be the only program of its kind in a public school in Monroe County.&...
The Monroe Public Schools Board of Education Tuesday night (May 24) voted to demolish the former South Monroe Townsite Elementary School by approving a bid of $111,000 by D&R Demolition of Archbold, Ohio. The vote was 5-1 in favor of demolition with board member Larry VanWasshenova voting no. Trustee Ryan Philbeck was excused. Demolition is set to begin in mid-June and be completed in A...
Parents – do you know what kind of cyber safety risks there are for your children with their cell phones, iPads, computerized games and other types of “electronic toys?” Those risks to safety might not be apparent but they are real. Fortunately, knowing about them is the first step towards ensuring they do not happen to your child or to you. &...
And the People’s Choice Award goes to…. Of the 58 projects that were presented by students ranging from fifth grade to college at the recent 2016 OhioView Satellites Geospatial Technologies Conference in Perrysburg, Ohio, whoever could have imagined that it would be presenters from a combination Young 5s-kindergarten class from Waterl...
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out of the Monroe Public Schools Art Show on display now at the Mall of Monroe. Hundreds of pieces of art developed in our classrooms by our students under the careful direction of their teachers can be viewed now through Memorial Day weekend. The artwork is displayed in the hallway between Olga’s and Pat Catan’s on the...
All schools in the Monroe Public Schools district will have a state-of-the art visitor management system in place when school resumes in the fall, thanks to action Wednesday night by the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education. “We had been planning on implementing this in the future but we moved our time-table up after recent events in one...
Three Monroe High School students who have been active in the school’s successful co-op program were honored Wednesday (May 18) as Co-Ops of the Year in their respective areas of work and study, and one received a scholarship as the top co-op student. Recognized Wednesday were Erin Nichols, Health Co-Op Student of the Year, who works at Yinger Pharmacy; Jordan Wolfe...
A record 59 Monroe High School students successfully reached their second trimester academic goals in the MHS’ Allies in Monroe (AIM) program, earning $200 scholarships each for their successful efforts. This now means that in the five semesters the program has been in place at Monroe High School, more than 200 students have achieved their goals earning more than $4...
