School board prepares to appoint new superintendent
Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Gary Niehaus announced his retirement during a Sept. 14 board meeting held in a virtual format.
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GROSSE POINTES The Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education is on its way to naming a new superintendent.
The school board plans to appoint the district’s new top administrator May 12 after conducting final interviews May 11-12.
On April 28, the school board had narrowed the field of candidates down to two: Jon Dean, deputy superintendent for GPPSS, and Stephen Bigelow, Bay City Public Schools superintendent. School officials provided background information on both candidates on the district’s website at www.gpschools.org.
EUP students receive Principals Award
The winners of the 2021 Eastern Upper Peninsula Principals’ Awards have been announced.
In order to be eligible for this award, students need to have a 3.3 grade point average or higher, a 24 on the ACT or a 1180 on the SAT and be a graduate of an Eastern Upper Peninsula high school. These students are recognized at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
In previous years, students needed to achieve an SAT score of 1200 in addition to the other requirements in order to receive this award.
Local students include those from Brimley, Cedarville, Ojibwe Charter School, Rudyard, Pickford, St. Ignace, Engadine, Newberry, Whitefish, Mackinac Island and the Sault.
May 9, 2021
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LAS VEGAS - Erik Vermilyea of Apple Valley, Minnesota, and Steve Novak of Louisville, Kentucky, have had past success at the
As former teammates on the biggest stage in bowling, the two collected a pair of Team All-Events titles, winning the coveted crown in 2013 and 2015, and they re now in position to add a doubles victory to the list in 2021.
The duo posted a 1,399 total Sunday at the South Point Bowling Center to catapult to the top of the Regular Doubles standings. Novak led the way with games of 259, 246 and 223 for a 728 series, while Vermilyea contributed 203, 222 and 246 for a 671 set.
Owen-Gage s Ondrajka heading to Saginaw Valley State
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If Owendale-Gagetown senior Libby Ondrajka feels as if her time in high school went by extremely fast, that’s understandable.
After all, the Class of 2021 salutatorian has spent the last four years studying, running cross county, playing softball and basketball and serving as a member of the cheerleading squad.
That’s a lot of stuff to pack into four academic years, and she managed to not only participate but excel both in the classroom and on the track, court and field.
Libby took time out of her ridiculously busy schedule on Friday to sign a letter of intent to attend and run track and cross country at Saginaw Valley State University. She plans to study for a career as a pharmacist because she said wants to help care for people.
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