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By Kevin Mowrer
Manchester High School Principal

By Dave Feenstra
MASSP President

By Pat Wilson O’Leary
Vicksburg Community Schools
Vicksburg, Michigan

By Diane McMillan
Associate Director

High schools are not the only ones who have to deal with “graduation” issues. Middle schools are also under pressure to have some sort of “ending” ceremony or process for 8th graders who are on their way to high school. There is debate in the middle level educator community about what kind of transition activities are appropriate for 8th grade students.

From Straight A's Alliance for Excellent Education--Volume 8, Number 10 May 19, 2008

APRIL 16-- STILL TIME TO APPLY!

Eighty-six middle schools and high schools were granted $1,000 to $3,000 dollars, depending on size, in the first round of the CareerForward® Support Grant program. The grant is being promoted and administered in a joint partnership effort with MASSP, Traverse Bay Intermediate School District, MDE, MVU and Microsoft Partners in Learning.

MASSP’s own, William Scaletta, principal of Lakeshore High School Stevensville, MI, has been elected to the prestigious NASSP Board of Directors at their Annual Convention in San Antonio, TX this February. Bill (as he likes to be called) will serve a four-year term representing Region 4, which includes Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Wisconsin, as well as Michigan.