Monday, May 6, 2013
All four Utica Community Schools high schools were named among the country's top high schools by Newsweek Magazine.
Utica Community Schools have four of the top high schools in the nation, according to rankings released by Newsweek Magazine. Eisenhower, Henry Ford II, Stevenson and Utica high schools were ranked among the top 2,000 high schools in the United States. Additionally, Eisenhower was the top high school in Macomb County. (Read the school district's reaction in its blog on Patch.) "We’re extremely pleased about the national recognition that has been received by all four of our comprehensive high schools in Utica Community Schools,” superintendent Dr. Christine Johns said in a release. “This national honor reflects the collaborative efforts of this entire community – the Board of Education, all UCS staff members, parents and our remarkable …
Utica resident Carla West was part of the largest graduating class in the history of University of Michign-Flint, according to a report by MLive.com
Utica resident Carla West was one of 751 students who graduated Sunday from the University of Michigan-Flint, according to a report by MLive.com. West was part of the largest graduating class ever from UM-Flint, MLive reported. The 29-year-old told MLive that her late father "would be proud" of her achievement. Retired Congressman Dale Kildee delivered the commencement speech.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
The Shelby Junior High School rocket club will join 100 school groups from across the nation for the Team America Rocketry Challenge in Virginia, according to a blog post on Patch.
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Utica Community Schools shares a blog, and video, about the annual UCS chess tournament.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The college remains open Wednesday as a threat is checked out at the Clinton Township campus.
Macomb Community College will heighten security measures Wednesday to explore a "dated, non-specific threat of violence" at the Clinton Township campus. The college said it will remain open for classes as MCC asks faculty, students and staff for their patience while the security checks take place. The steps come in light of the discovery of a threat written in the men's bathroom in the R building. The college says there's no indication that the threat is credible, but are asking any unusual activity to be reported to campus police, according to the college. "Part of the threat included the number 4-24, 4-24," Casandra Ulbrich, of MCC, told ClickonDetroit.com , which reported trained dogs swept the campus this morning. Ulbrich also told …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The 'Crevolution' FIRST robotics team will be competing at nationals with unique robot and a mission to honor a mentor.
Members of the Utica Community Schools ‘Crevolution’ FIRST robotics team are scheduled to travel to St. Louis Wednesday with a flying disk throwing robot and a mission to honor a mentor. The team, comprised of 17 students from Utica High School, Utica Academy for International Studies, Henry Ford II High School and Stevenson High School, will be competing in the national FIRST Robotics championship tournament April 24-27. Their robot, named A-MAYS-ing Discobolus, was built to shoot discs into goals, climb up a tower and pick up discs, as part of the robotics competition. While their journey to this point was technically challenging, the team also had to deal with the unexpected death of one of their mentors Mays Overton. The 27-year-old …
Kids from the Shelby Township and Utica area are scheduled to compete in the Team America Rocketry Challenge in May.
The nation's future aerospace engineers could be right here from the Shelby Township area. The Shelby Rocket Club from Shelby Junior High School is preparing for the prestigious Team America Rocketry Challenge next month, where 100 teams from across the country will compete in the world's largest rocket contest in Washington, D.C. Local students started designing and building their rocket last fall and had several test launches in December, according to the Daily Tribune. "The kids are learning a lot about trial and error. They have to launch, and then they have to try to figure out what went wrong and why it went wrong," Andy Davis, Shelby Junior High science teacher, who coaches the team with Art Kahler, told the newspaper. The Team …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
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Jim
5:22 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
I now have my second child (freshman) attending Ford II and continue to be pleased with the quality of education, and especially the quality of the vast majority of the educators at this school. My oldest graduated with honors and my youngest is learning disabled, and both have received an equally high standard of attention. I am thankful for living in this district. Kudos for the recognition! more ›