Everybody is s suspect in “CLUE the Musical” to be staged this coming weekend by the Theatre Company of Monroe High School. The show will be presented four times. This engaging and interactive musical is based on the popular board game, CLUE. The plot concerns a murder at the mansion, occupied by several people. The audience is asked to solve the murder. Cast members are Mary Stehulak, Austin Bray, Zachary Everly, Jarod Kimble, Michaela Foulkrod, Krissy Castellese, Haley Langmeyer, Taryn Michaels, oseph Pilgrim and Curtis Jewell. The show will be presented four times. Dates and times for the show are: Friday, May 1 – 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 2 – 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, May 3, 7 p.m. The show will be presented at the Monroe High School Auditorium. “The end is determined by audience members who select the murderer, murder weapon and location of the murder,” said Sue Sacks, Monroe High School drama teacher who directs the production. “Based on the cards drawn, the show has 216 possible endings, with interchangeable dialogue between the characters that is delivered as the story unfolds.” This show is presented as a dinner theater with a dessert buffet served during intermission. Tickets are $15 each and can only be bought or reserved before the performance. To purchase or reserve tickets, please call 265-3538.
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. This show features different Monroe Public Schools administrators and airs Sundays at 10 a.m. on 94.3 Rewind.
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 year ago to keep the Learning Bank open and then assumed operation of Orchard Center High School midway through the 2013-2014 school year.
“We are very proud of the efforts made by a number of Monroe Public Schools staff members with support from the Board of Education to keep the Learning Bank and its ties to Orchard Center High School available because these are important resources for members of the Monroe community,” said Dr. Barry Martin, superintendent, Monroe Public Schools.
“A year or so ago, there was some question about the Learning Bank’s ability to remain open. However, now that it is a part of Monroe Public Schools, it is thriving as a valuable service to our community members who seek to further their education by working towards a GED,” Dr. Martin said.
Technology at the Learning Bank has been upgraded by Monroe Public Schools and plans are to add new software which is needed for students to successfully prepare for their GED at the facility.
The evening adult education services continue at Orchard Center and they are closely tied to the daytime services at the Learning Bank which allows students to move back and forth between these two facilities if needed because of work schedules.
In addition to support from Monroe Public Schools, the Learning Bank also continues to receive backing from Monroe Bank & Trust, the Community Foundation of Monroe County and Monroe County Community College, which have remained strong supporters of the community effort.
Persons who have questions about the Learning Bank or its classes can call 457-0091. Persons with Orchard Center-related questions can call 265-3700.
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-appointed board treasurer.
The school board also decided Tuesday night that it will continue to hold its regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The board also approved the 2015 meeting schedule for its committees. The 2015 meeting schedule is posted on the MPS website http://www.monroe.k12.mi.us .