“Pupil Count Day,” where all public schools in Michigan tally the number of students attending their schools, is next Wednesday, October 5. It always is important to be in school for learning but on October 5, the financial implications are important, too, because each student translates into state funding for the district where t...
The Frenchtown Fiddlers, who over the last several years have entertained thousands of people in the Monroe area, have this week released their first CD, entitled “Fiddlin’ Favorites.” Music on the CD is traditional American, Irish and Scottish fiddle tunes. “This music was recorded in a three-hour ...
Congratulations to Monroe High School’s Homecoming Royalty. Crowned Friday night were Queen Naielah Laister-Jones and King Cameron Kohler. They will reign over the Homecoming Dance festivities on Saturday night. Crowned Princess was Elizabeth Hoffman and this year’s Prince is Omar Montague. Congratulations to all four of the fine Monroe High School students.&nb...
"Break the Chain," a feature-length documentary film that addresses the often hidden-in-plain sight issue of human trafficking within Michigan communities and the U.S., will be shown at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, at the La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe County Community. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The film chronicles two survivors of human trafficking, providing a detailed look at how ...
The November 8 election is a very important one for our country and our community. Not only are we electing a new president, but on a local level we are choosing a sheriff, a state representative, various county board members. deciding a college millage and a city fire millage but even closer to home, 10 civic-minded individuals are running for the four the school board seats which are up f...
The Vocal Music Department of Monroe Public Schools has received a $1,600 grant from the Michigan Council for Fine Arts to support the district’s popular Vocal Arts Day, which will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2017. The popular a capella group, Three Men and a Tenor, returns to Monroe to be an integral part of the day-long celebration of vocal music in Monroe Publi...
It is here. Monroe High School’s homecoming week kicks off on Monday, Sept. 19, and has activities all week long. Here are some particulars you will want to know: Game time, location and opponent – Homecoming football game is 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, versus Ann Arbor Pioneer Week's theme: Wacky Wo...
Friday, September 9, 2016 Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance Message from Mrs. Kreps Staff and Students: Sunday, September 11th, 2016, will be the fifteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a failed terrorist attempt directed at Washington, DC. &nb...
There will be music in air outside of the Monroe Public Schools’ five elementary schools all-day Thursday, September 15, as the Monroe High School Marching Band makes it annual elementary school tour. For the second consecutive year, the district’s orchestra students also will be touring. The 95-member band and the orchestra students will travel from sch...