Although there is no school for Monroe Public Schools' students until Monday, January 4, 2016, the Monroe Public Schools Administration Building, 1275 N. Macomb St., is open three days this week for persons who need to do business with the school district. The building will be open for business from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The following piece was writen at the request of the Monroe News which was preparing its annual look at what the area's schools and students were doing around Christmas time. Thanks to the principals who respnded with information to help compile this story. By Bobb Vergiels Collecting cans of food, adopting famili...
Your son or daughter brought home a very important document this week. It is your child’s individual results on the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) tests which were taken last spring. We recently received this information from the State of Michigan. Your child’s teacher passed this informational document on to your child directly at school, and...
Parents – Just a reminder, in case your children may have forgotten to tell you. Tuesday will be the last day of classes for Monroe Public Schools prior to the Christmas Holiday Break. There will be no school for Monroe Public Schools from December 23 through January 3. Classes resume on Monday, January 4, 2016. Have a wonderful holiday break.
Forty-eight Monroe High School students have successfully reached their first trimester academic goals under the school’s Allies in Monroe (AIM) mentoring program, meaning they each have earned $200 scholarships for their successful efforts. They were honored at a banquet on December 17. AIM – now in its second year – is an...
Monroe Public Schools has received its aggregate results for students on the 2014-2015 statewide assessment known as M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress.) Last spring, students were assessed in their proficiencies in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, Science and Social Studies. As predicted by state education officials when the tests were being taken du...
The Detroit Tigers may not be playing baseball in Detroit for another few months but Monroe-area Tigers’ fans can start getting ready for the season when Mario Impemba, Fox Sports Detroit play-by-play broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers, comes to Monroe on Wednesday, January 20, to speak at a fundraiser benefitting the Education Foundation of Monroe Public Schools. T...
The Mobile Food Pantry will visit Orchard Center High School from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 12. A free food package will be given to the first 200 Monroe Public Schools families. You do not need to pre-register for this event. To receive food, a parent or guardian must be present, children must be enrolled at one of the Monroe Public Schools, and be eligible for the Fede...
Monroe Public Schools students will have a half day of classes on Wednesday, December 9. Here are the release times for each school. Monroe High, 10:30 a.m.; Monroe Middle, 11:09 a.m.; Orchard Center, 10:40 a.m.; Arborwood North, 11:43 a.m.; Arborwood South, 11:48 a.m.; Custer 1, 12:14 p.m.; Custer 2, 12:11 p.m.; Manor, 12:01 p.m.; Raisinville, 12:01 p.m.; and Waterloo, 11:46 p.m.&nbs...