Pierce Elementary News Today

Attendees of the Economic Outlook Conference received some bad news about the state of local schools, tempered by bright opportunities for improvement.

Flint students celebrated Black History Month with a Shoebox-themed lunch.

Flint students celebrated Black History Month with a Shoebox-themed lunch.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department payed it foward -- literally -- to Pierce Elementary School this week to help cover the cost of past-due lunch fees.On Wednes

Flynn Shawver, 59, of Elko, Nev., died at his home, after a brave battle with cancer, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2023, in Elko.

Andrea Korotko doesn’t remember what she said in her letters to Santa Claus but she remembers writing one every year and encourages her children and students to do so.

Andrea Korotko doesn’t remember what she said in her letters to Santa Claus but she remembers writing one every year and encourages her children and students to do so. “I think it’s important to keep the tradition alive,” said Korotko, a third-grade teacher at St. Mary Catholic School in Mount Clemens, while watching the boys […]

It’s obvious toymakers have a great sense of humor but even the most imaginative person would have trouble coming up with an idea for a toy every child might like for Christmas.

Rocket shoes. Plastic teeth that go Yakity-Yak. A monkey that flings banana scented poo.  It’s obvious toymakers have a great sense of humor but even the most imaginative person would have trouble coming up with an idea for a toy every child might like for Christmas. So, how do they do it? “I wish I […]

It’s obvious toymakers have a great sense of humor but even the most imaginative person would have trouble coming up with an idea for a toy every child might like for Christmas.