Monroe County residents will have two opportunities Saturday, July 30, to help “stuff the bus” with school supplies as part of the “Supplying Our Future” Backpacks for Kids in Monroe County. The Back Pack program has a significant impact on Monroe Public Schools' students because some 60 percent of all back packs distributed go to MPS students. &n...
Scott Hoppert, who has taught in the Monroe Public Schools for 26 years and who for two years led Monroe Public Schools’ Summer Learning Academy (SLA) as its administrator, is the new principal at Raisinville Elementary School. His appointment was affirmed Tuesday night (July 12) by the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education. At Raisinville, he will su...
For the second consecutive trimester, 59 Monroe High School students achieved their Allies in Monroe (AIM) scholastic goals, earning $200 each for their successful efforts. In all, MHS students earned nearly $12,000 for their third trimester achievements. The AIM program – the only one of its kind established now in Monroe County – has completed its seco...
Please note -- Hundreds of back packs are given to children who attend Monroe Public Schools and this drive helps to fiill them. Collection barrels have been placed at locations around Monroe County for persons who wish to drop off school supplies to be placed in back packs which will be distributed to Monroe County children in August. ...
The Learning Bank of Monroe County will offer a one-of-a-kind new program starting this fall which will allow adults who left school a few credits shy of graduating a chance to meet the Michigan Merit Curriculum standards and earn their high school diploma. The diploma program will be available to any adult learner in Monroe County, regardle...
Ryan Walentowski, who started his full-time teaching career at Orchard Center High School, has been appointed principal of the school. His appointment was affirmed by the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education at a recent meeting. Since last February, Mr. Walentowski has served as the interim principal of OCHS. Mr. Walentowski holds a bachelors degree in Kin...
Congratulations to Monroe High School senior-to-be Katelyn Tayler, who will participate in the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, Massachusetts, starting Wednesday and running through Friday of this week. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering or mathematics. The event is...
Floreine Mentel, a member of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education, was honored recently by the Monroe County Board of Commissioners for her many years of service to the community. Congratulations to Mrs. Mentel -- and a special mention to her husband, Bill, who gets her to all of her appointments -- for the many years she has been active in Monroe County. Check out the link be...
To make it easier for people who are registering their children at Monroe Public Schools for the first time, all MPS enrollment forms are now available on-line. “Parents can now print and complete the documents in advance,” said Dr. Barry Martin, superintendent, Monroe Public Schools. “This is a great opportunity for our parents so when they ...