(Written by Community Foundation of Monroe County) The Community Foundation of Monroe County is pleased to announce that through the generous support of “The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation” they have awarded grants to six area high schools to assist in building a college-going culture and improve college enrollment outcomes. Of the applications received the following hig...
Starting today (March 17,), Monroe Public Schools will ask its primary stakeholders – staff, district parents and students – to take a short on-line survey as part of the district’s ongoing School Improvement efforts. To take the parental survey, please use this link -- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/855VVGG The district do...
The use of technology in Monroe Public Schools classrooms is far-reaching, including the youngest students in kindergarten all the way up to Monroe High School and Orchard Center High School seniors. To get a good appreciation of a small portion what Monroe Public Schools uses technology for, please click on this link to view an informative video produced by the Monroe County Intermedi...
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. ...
