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Flint Cultural Center Academy expanding with high school program
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - The University of Michigan-Flint and the Flint Cultural Center Academy formed a partnership to launch a new high school at the North Bank Center in downtown Flint. The two academic institutions agreed to a three-year lease and now renovation continues to make sure the development is...
Davison hires new wrestling coach
FLINT – One of the most successful high school wrestling programs in Michigan history has a new leader. Jason Mester has been hired as the Cardinals’ head coach, replacing Zac Hall, who won two straight Division 1 state championships in 2021 and 2022. If you purchase a product...
MCC holds graduation ceremony for 41 incarcerated students
(FLINT, Mich., June 25, 2024) – Mott Community College (MCC) celebrated a second commencement ceremony June 18 in the Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer. A total of 41 students graduated, during a ceremony that family and friends could attend. It was the fourth Thumb Correctional Facility graduation. The commencement...
Genesee Intermediate School District to host ribbon cutting ceremony
FLINT – The Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new outdoor pavilion, track, and basketball court located at the Transition Center. Attendees will have the chance to hear from the Transition Center principal, assistant superintendent of Special Education and GISD’s superintendent, as well as tour the newly completed outdoor learning space.
Michigan State University board hikes tuition for coming school year
FLINT — Michigan State University tuition will be a few hundred dollars more expensive for the 2024-25 academic year. On Friday, during a meeting held in Flint, the university's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the changes, which will increase tuition for full-time undergraduate and master of business administration students by $235 each semester or $470 for each year, according to a news release.
Divestment protest causes evacuation of MSU board meeting
Michigan State University trustees temporarily evacuated their meeting in Flint after a protest calling for the university to divest funds erupted. MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz said university officials left the meeting in order to continue the meeting in a timely manner, not for safety reasons. "We clearly want to allow...
North shut outs South in all-star baseball tilt
MIDLAND — The top Great Lakes Bay Region senior baseball players congregated here Thursday for the ninth annual North vs. South High School All-Star Game. The game takes place at Dow Diamond – home of the Great Lakes Loons, the Class A Affiliate team of the Los Angeles Dodgers – and is a nine-inning contest, featuring top baseball players from the Bay City and Saginaw area against top players from the Flint and Lapeer areas.
Travis Thomas of Live Yes And speaks on growth mindset and leadership at 2nd Street Learning in Flint
Travis Thomas is one of a handful of speakers that talked during the summer program at 2nd Street Learning, in Flint. Egypt Otis owner of Comma Bookstore will speak July 10 and Hope Street, a career exploration App for students, will be there July 17. Renowned speaker and coach, Travis...
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