Fair Queen Contest Set for June 23
The 2015 Manchester Community Fair Queen contest will be held on Tuesday, June 23, opening night of 71st annual Manchester Community Fair, immediately following the fair parade. Angie Fuller, coordinator for this year’s event, said that the contest will begin promptly at 7:30 pm, due to the compact tractor pull immediately following. Representatives from each of […]
Elementary Students Package 12,000+ Meals to Feed the Hungry
Thursday, the day before school was out for the summer, Klager Elementary students had a special opportunity to get hands on helping to feed the hungry. For the 9th year, the students assisted in packaging more than 2,000 rice casserole packages that will go on to provide 12,119 meals, each meal costing $.27. This Kids […]
Manchester Teams Compete in Science Olympiad and Bring Home a Medal!
Although this was Manchester’s second year competing in Science Olympiad, it was the first year Manchester has competed with all the Washtenaw schools. On Saturday, May 30th, Washtenaw held the largest elementary Science Olympiad in the United States, with 38 schools and 2,500 students participating and Manchester not only participated but our 5th grade team brought […]
Cultural Art Strings Awarded $5,000 to start The Manchester Youth Orchestra
We reported in May that Cultural Art Strings (CAS), now entering its fourth year and dedicated to providing string music education to Manchester’s youth, announced it’s intention of creating the first ever Manchester Youth Orchestra. They’ve just received a helping hand toward that goal as the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Youth Council has awarded them a […]
Relay For Life Remembers Those Lost to Cancer
An especially poignant way that Relay For Life participants and donors remember loved ones lost to cancer and honor those battling the disease is by dedicating luminaria bags. Luminaria bags are plain white paper bags, transformed and illuminated as part of the “remembering” ceremony at Relay For Life of Manchester. In addition to the hundreds of […]
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards Grant to Manchester District Library
Last month the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded the Manchester District Library a literacy grant in the amount of $1,426.90 to support local literacy. This will be used for the 2015 Summer Reading Program. It will pay for special superhero-themed books for kids and four programs including Zeemo’s performance on Friday and later in the summer visits from the Critter […]
Manchester High School Class 2015 Graduates!
More than one hundred Manchester High School Seniors graduated yesterday afternoon in a ceremony in the High School Gymnasium. Graduates’ plans after graduation vary widely and include attending universities and colleges, travel, joining armed services, vocational training and volunteering. Salutatorian, Alia Benedict will be attending Macalester College in St. Paul, MN and Valedictorian Justine Rauch will […]
Klager 4th Graders Accept Amcor’s Student Design Challenge
Students, parents and members of the community came together at Amcor on the evening of May 20th for a presentation of students’ 21st Century Global Cyber Pal Student Design Challenge projects and a reception. The 21st Century Global Cyber Pal Student Design Challenge, also known as The Amcor Student Design Challenge was a new idea that […]
Manchester Middle School Builders Club Wins International Awards
Manchester Middle School Builders Club recently competed in several contests sponsored by Kiwanis International Builders Club. Each year the 45,000 club members from around the world are encouraged to compete in a variety of contests including, Essay, Speech, Poster, Single Service Project, Club Scrapbook and Service Leadership Awards. Winners at the club level are submitted […]
Kiwanis of Manchester Celebrates 25 Years of Service
The Kiwanis Club of Manchester hosted their 25th Anniversary Party on May 20 in celebration of their years of service to the Manchester community. On hand were members of their Kiwanis family including the Manchester High School Key Club, Manchester Middle School Builders Club and representatives from fellow Kiwanis organizations throughout Washtenaw County. In addition, […]
