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On Wed., May 11, three Colorado Springs elementary schools are receiving free books for all of their K-5 students via the "If You Give A Child A Book program."

There will be new faces on the Mid-Prairie School District staff roster next fall. At their April meeting, the Mid-Prairie School Board approved the positions of half-time Early Childhood Facilitator and a sixth, third grade teacher for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. This will cause some shuffling around the West Elementary building to accommodate another section of third grade. The alternative kindergarten class will become the new room for third grade while the kindergarten class will move...

May 6, 2021 Editor, Townsman: There are many reasons for Andover voters to support construction of a new West Elementary and Shawsheen Preschool at Town Meeting on June 5 and at the ballot box on June 15. Chief among these is that the new schools will allow for the type of learning experiences which our students need to thrive in the modern world, opportunities for which are extremely limited in the current outdated buildings. Another important reason is that the investment in these...

May 6, 2021 Editor, Townsman: I have been a fifth-grade teacher at West Elementary for 16 years. It has been my dream job, and I am so fortunate to be able to teach and learn with my amazing students every day. The joys and rewards are numerous and definitely outweigh the challenges. Teaching at West is my passion, however, the state of the building is a consistent hurdle in making all of my ideas and plans for my students come to fruition. Our space consists of one rectangular clas...

Holland voters approve $74.6 million school bond Updated 12:21 AM; Today 9:53 PM Holland Public Schools requested a $74 million bond in the May 4, 2021 election. (MLive file photo)Cory Morse | MLive.com Facebook Share HOLLAND, MI – Holland Public Schools will be able to make improvements across the district, including major renovations to its elementary schools, thanks to a $74.6 million bond proposal approved by voters Tuesday, May 4. The bond passed in a 3,534 to 1,282 vote, according to...

Sentinel Staff HOLLAND — There were only a handful of measures on the local ballots for the Tuesday, May 4, election, but they were significant nonetheless.  Voters in the area had five tax proposals to voice their opinion on, including four for local schools, and all five passed based on unofficial results posted by Ottawa County Tuesday night.  All precincts in the county were fully reported by 9:24 p.m.  Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck said it was a quiet day in terms of in-person ...

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – Grand Forks police are investigating a stabbing incident near West Elementary School. When officers arrived on the scene around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the male middle school student was in University Park with at least one stab wound. The victim said another male juvenile he knows had stabbed him. The suspect was located at a nearby home. The victim’s condition is not known. The victim was transported to Altru by ambulance. The investigation is ongoing. ); } retur...

By Doug Barrett Apr 27, 2021 6:10 PM Grand Forks police are investigating a stabbing incident near West Elementary School.   When officers arrived on scene around 4:30 p.m. the male middle school age student was in University Park and had sustained at least one stab wound.  The victim said another known male had stabbed  him. The victim was transported to Altru by ambulance   The suspect was located at a nearby residence and is also a juvenile. The investigation is continuing and th...