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Wednesday: Learning

Old school, new mission

Preschool teacher Heather Johnston chats with Elizabeth Chu, 4, top, while Ryan Smolinski, 3, plays with blocks at the YMCA Preschool Friday afternoon. The preschool is housed in the Vandenboom Child Development and Activity Center.
November 18, 2009

MARQUETTE — Efforts to reuse the Vandenboom Elementary School have so far been productive with non-profit groups partnering the Marquette Area Public Schools to provide additional opportunities for youth. “There’s a lot of interest in the building, outstanding things going on,” said Marquette Area Public Schools Superintendent Jon Hartwig. “Everything going on there, it’s all about the development of young kids.” The school has been renamed the Vandenboom Child Development and Actvity Center, with the last classes held there last June. “In the short term, I am just as pleased as can be that we did not close that building or raze it or board it up,” Hartwig said. Hartwig said federal stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is currently available, in the short-term, to offset costs to maintain and staff the building, along with rental income from non-profit organizations using the facilit.

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Houghton-Portage Township board honors director

November 18, 2009

HOUGHTON — David Crowley, director of the middle and high school drama program for Houghton-Portage Township Schools, was honored by the school board at its regular meeting Monday night.

Crowley gave credit to the students.

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Learning and building

November 11, 2009

MARQUETTE — Work is expected to be completed this week on the rebuilding of a picnic shelter at Sunset Point at Presque Isle Park.

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Nonfiction: A goldmine of vocabulary

November 11, 2009

Children’s nonfiction (true) books are filled with pictures, new vocabulary, and fascinating facts about science, geography, history, economics, art, and music. They can spark interesting conversations grandparents and parents will cheris.

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Ontonagon Elementary in line for a ‘playspace’ grant

November 11, 2009

ONTONAGON — The students at Ontonagon Elementary School received surprising yet exciting news and they’re looking to the public for their votes.

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Profile of a young teacher

November 4, 2009

MARQUETTE — Zack Sedgwick’s passions are mathematics and helping others. That’s why he became a teacher.

His current job is teaching math at Marquette Senior High School.

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