Thursday, May 17, 2012
On Wednesday, Saline High School staff and students showed off their college colors.
Today's Good Morning Saline greeting is from staff at Saline High School. Wednesday, the senior class at Saline High School was invited to wear a shirt representing the college they are attending in the fall. Staff also wore shirts to show where they went to college. Alma Mater Day/College Shirt Day was held so that teachers and staff could see where students are planning to continue their studies and to let the students know where the teachers went to school.
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Saline High School
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The top five percent of the class of 2012 were honored at a banquet Tuesday night. In turn, they honored their most influential teachers.
The Saline High School Highest Honors with Distinction Banquet was held on Tuesday, May 15 in the Saline High School Commons. Sponsored by the Saline High School Administration and the Saline Area Schools Board of Education, the banquet recognized the top five percent (in unweighted grade point average) for the graduating Class of 2012. Interim Principal Eric Diroff said he was proud to honor the "cream of the crop" from the class of 2012. "Many times you hear that there are concerns about the future of our world. But it's nights like this that remind me, not a chance," Diroff said. "We have students in this room who will go out and make a difference in all different walks of life. That's the difference I look forward to hearing about from…
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Saline High School
1300 Campus Pky, Saline, MI
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The staff at Saline Community education give a quick outline of this year's programs.
Today's Good Morning Saline greeting is from the staff at Saline Community Education, who tell us about the programs available this summer. To view the digital brochure for summer 2012 programs, click here. The brochure includes everthing from summer day camp, youth enrichmentand youth sports to day trips with the senior center. To register for Community Education programs online, visit www.salineonline.org.
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Saline Community Education
7265 N Ann Arbor St, Saline, MI
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Ford Motor Company is donating $20 for every test drive at Saturday's event, sponsored by Briarwood Ford.
Saline Music Parents partnered with Briarwood Ford and Ford Motor Company in hopes of raising $6,000 for Saline Area Schools music programs during the second annual Drive One 4 Ur School test drive event held at Harvest Elementary School Saturday. Ford Motor Company will contribute $20 to the Saline Music Parents for every test drive. That money will help pay for guest instructors and scholarships in the Saline Area Schools music programs. Briarwood Ford provided 14 vehicles for the event. The most popular were the Ford Mustang, Ford F150 and Ford Explorer. Attendance was solid, despite the constant threat of rain. Last year's event was a rousing success, raising $8,000 for school music programs.
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Harvest Elementary School
1155 Campus Pky, Saline, MI
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Briarwood Ford
750 E Michigan Ave, Saline, MI
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
The second annual Drive One 4 Ur School test drive event, sponsored by Briarwood Ford and Ford Motor Company, takes place at Harvest Elementary Saturday.
Test drive a vehicle from Briarwood Ford during a special event at Harvest Elementary Saturday and the Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to Saline Area Schools music programs. Saline Music Parents have partnered with Briarwood Ford and Ford Motor Company in hopes of raising $6,000 for Saline Area Schools music programs during the second annual Drive One 4 Ur School test drive event. Last year's event was a rousing success, raising $8,000 for school music programs. "It's fantastic. We used a lot of the money last year for our Disney World trip this year," said Nate Lampman, Director of Bands at Saline High School. "This year, we're hoping to use the money to enhance the classroom by bringing in guest musicians and to provide scholarships. …
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Harvest Elementary School
1155 Campus Pky, Saline, MI
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Friday, May 11, 2012
SHS Today is the weekly student-produced television show.
The May 11 edition of SHS today, hosted by Giancarlo Lopez and Haley Green, is out! This week's edition of the student-produced news program features segments on technology dependence and the secrets of Saline High School. Click here to watch the program in larger format.
You can support the SHS music department by test driving a Ford from Briarwood Ford Saturday at Harvest Elementary.
Today's Good Morning Saline video is from members of the Saline High School Marching Band. They're inviting the community to participate in Saturday's Drive One 4UR School at Harvest Elementary. Saline Music Parents has partnered with Briarwood Ford and Ford Motor Company in hopes of raising $6,000 for Saline Area Schools music programs. • Briarwood Ford will donate 14 cars for the test drives. • Ford Motor Company will donate $20 for each person who drives a car. • Each test-drive takes about 10 minutes on a predetermined route. • There will be absolutely no sales pitch. • Drivers must be licensed and at least 18 years of age. • Limited to one driver per household (per address). The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Harvest Elementary School
1155 Campus Pky, Saline, MI
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
A proposal to partner to hire a full-time foundation employee may have to wait as the district deals with other issues.
The Saline Area Schools district and Foundation for Saline Area Schools continue to talk about a proposal to partner in funding a full-time foundation staff position. On Monday, Saline school board trustees Lisa Slawson and Amy Cattell met with foundation trustees Reid Paxton and Dennis Valenti to discuss the foundation's proposal. The proposal is for the distrct to allocate $50,000 annually for three years. The foundation would match that allocation. The idea is to take the foundation, largely driven by volunteers, to the next level with professional fundraising and marketing. The position would coordinate and grow activities that have raised $260,000 for Saline Area Schools over the last three years. School officials say they see the …
Rep. Rick Olson said the state is bailing water without plugging the hole, while Rep. Jeff Irwin called for Republicans to stop making the problem worse.
The rising cost of paying into the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System was the biggest factor in Tuesday night’s bleak budget projection by Saline Area Schools finance director Janice Warner. Today the district pays 24.46 percent of its payroll to the state, which then pays for the pensions and benefits to retired school employees. In 2004, that number was just 12.99 percent of payroll. It is expected to rise to 27.27 percent next year, 31.21 percent in 2013-14. That’s close to an extra $2 million a year in costs for a district already grappling with a structural deficit. Superintendent Scot Graden said it’s an issue that the community needs to understand. “Our costs have doubled as it relates to the pension, in the last …
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Saline Area Schools
7265 Saline Ann Arbor Rd, Saline, MI
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The district's ballooning structural deficit will swallow the remaining fund balance by the end of 2012-13, according to the budget projections of Finance Director Janice Warner.
Finance Director Janice Warner delivered grim news about the Saline Area Schools budget at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. The structural deficit — the annual amount of money being spent minus the amount of money coming in, is expected to grow from $1.6 million this year to $2.9 million next year and nearly $4.7 million in 2013-14. According to Warner’s projections, the district’s fund balance, which should be at $1.2 million at the end of this fiscal year, will fall into negative territory, to -$1.1 million, even after a cash infusion of $570,000 from a land sale, by the end of the 2012-13 fiscal year. The fund balance is projected to fall to -$5.8 million by June 30, 2014. Much of the blame can be pinned on falling enrollment and …
Sharon
9:20 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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