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Ginopolis shadows students as they go through their daily scheduleBy Marion Ginopolis, Superintendent Lake Orion Community Schools Well, not literally but I'm sure that I now have your attention! Actually, I did "throw" two pots at the high school on a pottery wheel during Ms....more >> |
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Story book characters came to life at Pine Knob Elementary reading Night, March 21. Parents and teachers dressed as characters from "The Cat in the Hat," "The Magic Tree House," "The BFG," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "Harry Potter," and "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief," and read to students....more >> |
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Fourth-graders sprawled out in Independence Elementary's library tying knots on colorful fleece blankets last Thursday. As 11 o'clock approached, they tied more than 11,000 knots to over 40 blankets for Swan for Life Center in Clarkston during the school's eighth annual S....more >> |
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A bit of the Great White North blew into Oxford Elementary last week when Joe Pawelek, a sled dog handler and tour guide from Alaska, visited the school with his two Alaskan huskies, King Tut and Ketza....more >> |
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Like mad scientists from some old movie, they breathe life into inanimate objects. Now, their combination of imagination and scientific skills has earned these amateur robot-builders a trip to the Robofest state competition April 16 at Lawrence Technological University....more >> |
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Clowns, balloons, face-painting, cotton candy – the only thing missing was the elephants. The circus came to Leonard Elementary as the school hosted its annual Spring Fair Friday evening....more >> |
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It was a rootin', tootin' good time at Oxford Elementary Saturday as the school hosted its annual Spring Fair in conjunction with Daniel Axford Elementary. Both students and parents donned cowboy hats and neckerchiefs for the western-themed fair....more >> |
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A group of Oxford Elementary and Rochester students flexed their mental muscles to bring home an impressive 15 trophies from a statewide academic games competition. "They did very well for a first-year team," said Connie Ginste, a retired Detroit teacher who coached the students....more >> |
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| 1799: Honore de Balzac, French novelist (The Human Comedy, Lost Illusions). |
| 1806: John Stuart Mill, British philospher and economist. |
| 1818: William George Fargo, one of the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co. |
| 1882: Sigrid Undset, Norwegian novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter). |
| 1908: Jimmy Stewart, actor (It's a Wonderful Life, Mr Smith Goes to Washington). |
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| 1774: Parliament passes the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior. The acts close the port of Boston. |
| 1775: North Carolina becomes the first colony to declare its independence. |
| 1784: The Peace of Versailles ends a war between France, England, and Holland. |
| 1799: Napoleon Bonaparte orders a withdrawal from his siege of St. Jean d'Acre in Egypt. |
| 1859: A force of Austrians collide with Piedmontese cavalry at the village of Montebello, in northern Italy. |
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