Thursday, May 5
Dr. Dan Phelan, President, Jackson College; Karen Micklatcher, Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan; Laura Persin Raynor & Adam Mellema, Storytellers, Jackson Storyfest; Heather Leszczynski, Executive Director, Cascades Humane Society with Jessica Webb, Paws in the Park Event; Adel Abishar, Rowell’s Sweeper Shop; General Materials’ BuilderWalk
Top Teachers Receive Total of $9,000 at Awards Event
Jackson Magazine presented its sixth annual Top Teachers Awards at a reception held at Ella Sharp Museum on May 4. In addition to recognition in the May issue of Jackson Magazine, the Top Teachers also received a total of $9,000, thanks to a partnership that began in 2014 with the Jackson Community Foundation (JCF) and the Hurst Foundation. Through the Teacher’s Fund of JCF and the Hurst Foundation, four Top Teachers each received a $1,000 grant for classroom use and/or professional development. The Teacher of the Year received $5,000. Dozens of nominations were received. To choose the Top Teachers, a committee of educators whittled the list to the Top 10. To select the final five, each principal of those teachers completed a detailed questionnaire, and those 10 teachers received surprise classroom visits from a second committee; a third group chose the final five. The Top Teachers of 2016 are: • Teacher of the Year: Karen Brockie/Hanover Horton Elementary • Jonell Hasselback-Zenker/Jackson High School • Joel Shaner/Jackson High School • Abby Tanner/Northwest High School • Jessica Trefry/Michigan Center Jr./Sr. High School Nominations for 2017 are now being accepted atJacksonMagazine.com. To be eligible, a teacher must teach K-12 in a Jackson County…
A night of recognition at MIS
BROOKLYN, Mich. (May 4, 2016) —Tuesday was a night of recognition at Michigan International Speedway as the track and MIS Cares awarded scholarships to 14 local high students, technology grants to six school districts and named the first-ever winner of the Michael J. Carpenter Award. Ron Kyser won the inaugural Michael J. Carpenter Award. It is an award for Individuals who volunteer for non-profit service organizations providing volunteer services during race weekend. Kyser has volunteered at Michigan International Speedway for the Guests Services department seasonally for eight years. He volunteers for Greenford Christian Church in Greenford, Ohio. Kyser takes his position very seriously and once said it was simple to take care of the guests, because they’re his guests too. He goes above and beyond to care for guests in the MISCamping.com Graves Family Campground by providing extraordinary delivery of ordinary services. Additionally, Kyser organizes either a coloring contest, trivia contest or a scavenger hunt each race weekend for the kids in Graves. He also coordinates gift baskets as prizes, of which, he solicits himself. As part of an ongoing initiative to promote learning among students at all education levels, MIS Cares and the NASCAR Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant…
Paw Paw Brewing on Food Circus
Adrien Sharp visits Paw Paw Brewing Company located in Paw Paw, MI and samples great craft beers.
Spring Arbor Men’s Golf finishes fifth at CL Championship
ANGOLA, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University men’s golf team wrapped up the 2015-16 season with a fifth place finish at the Crossroads League Championship, held Monday and Tuesday at Glendarin Hills Golf Club. Spring Arbor’s three-round team score of 905 was the best 54-hole total in program history, bettering the previous mark of 906 set in the spring of 2005. The Cougars got stronger as the tournament went on. The squad turned in rounds of 304 and 301 on the first day of competition before firing a 300 over the final 18 holes. Senior Connor Talbert (pictured) was the top finisher for SAU landing in 13th place with a 224 (78-76-70). Talbert began the day in 29th place, but authored his best round of the season, carding a two-under par 72, to climb the leaderboard and miss earning All-Conference honors by three strokes. Freshman Cameron Conley and junior Sean Sommerville finished close behind. Conley placed 15th with a 226 (76-72-78) while Sommerville matched his season-low round on Tuesday to finish in 20th with a 227 (74-80-73). Taking the course for the last time as a Cougar, senior Guthrie Collins finished in 25th with a 230…