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Apr 29, 2021
GLADSTONE The Gladstone Scholarship and Student Loan Foundation (GSSLF) announced it will be awarding $140,000 in scholarships to this year’s graduating class. This is almost double the amount of previous years. GSSLF is able to make this possible from the generous gifts of former students and community members.
New this year will be several scholarships provided by the Katie VanDonsel Trust. VanDonsel was a Gladstone High School graduate. She was employed by the district for 41 years as the financial secretary. GSSLF will award several scholarships in her memory to students seeking a college degree in business or have a related interest in business. The Katie VanDonsel Trust monies also provide for a scholarship in the name of Eldon “Cappy” Keil. Keil coached basketball, football, and golf at Gladstone High School, and was inducted into the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. In 2012, he was inducted into the Gladstone Sports Hall of Fame. The Cappy Keil Schol
Holy Name Class of 1966 meeting planned
ESCANABA The Holy Name Class of 1966 will be having a reunion meeting Monday, May 3 at 4:30 p.m. at the Escanaba Country Club. Anyone interested is invited. For any questions, call or text Patti at 906-280-1484.
Loans available for Gladstone students
GLADSTONE The Gladstone Scholarship and Student Loan Foundation will be awarding interest-free $2,000 loans to Gladstone High School graduates pursuing further education for the 2021-22 academic year.
Alumni may receive up to four annual loans during their lifetimes. Applications will be available beginning May 1 in the high school office. The deadline for submission is June 11 and both parent and student signatures are required on the forms.
Clackamas County student artists win $50K in scholarships
Artwor
k from 107 middle and high school students representing school districts throughout Clackamas County received $50,000 in potential scholarships and other prizes in the fifth annual Clackamas Education Service District Regional Art Show.
Normally held in person and open to the public, the show moved online again this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A virtual awards ceremony held Tuesday, April 27, honored students from eight school districts in Clackamas County who submitted artwork to this year s show.
Thirty juried aw
ards were presented during the virtual ceremony, hosted by Clackamas ESD Superintendent Jada Rupley.
173 infected in new coronavirus outbreaks at 41 schools, says Michigan’s April 19 school outbreak report
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The data was collected on Thursday, April 15, and includes preschools and daycares in those buildings
Last week, the state reported 201 infections in new outbreaks at 48 K-12 school districts and three colleges.
The biggest new outbreak involves 21 students and staff at Imlay City Middle School near Lapeer.
K-12 school outbreaks were identified in 28 counties. Below are those outbreaks listed by county.
Allegan: Wayland Union High School, four students.
Benzie: Frankfort Elementary School, five staff and students.
Berrien: Lybrook Elementary in Eau Claire, two students; Watervliet High School, two students; Brandywine Middle/High School in Niles, two students.