Turrill summer students are "happy" campers

Turrill students have fun at summer camp.

It was a fun day during Turrill Elementary School's summer camp Thursday, July 16th. As a reward to students for good attendance, attitude and behavior there were a variety of fun activities for students to participate in.
Students had the chance to hone football skills with members of the Lapeer West varsity football team, learn how to "paint" on the computer, make clay figurines, how to do one of the latest line dances, make tradable cards and work in Turrill's very lush garden.
Students are given points on a "Effort Passport" and then given a choice of several activities to choose from if they reach a minimum goal that rewards attendance, behavior and academic effort.
Next week the students will have a field trip as a reward, said teacher and summer camp co-director, Mrs. Sara Taylor.

A few more photos can be found on the District's photo gallery.

Free summer breakfast, lunch program featured on Channel 12 broadcast

New Rolland-Warner, Zemmer Middle School athletic jerseys displayed

The new athletic jersey designs for Rolland-Warner Middle School and Zemmer Middle School were modeled recently at the Administration and Services Center.

In addition to the new mascots, Rolland-Warner will be the Wolves and Zemmer will be the Bulldogs, the new jerseys also display the new school colors for both schools. The schools are scheduled to open to sixth, seventh and eighth graders in the fall of 2010.

Thanks to Lapeer West 2009-2010 senior Isaac Dillard for modeling the new jerseys.

Lapeer East grad Zac Walters scores high at National Skills USA competition in June

Zac Walters, a 2009 Lapeer East High School graduate, placed 9th out of 36 in the national Skills USA competition in Kansas City, Missouri in late June.

Zac, who attended the Lapeer County Intermediate Schools Education and Technology program placed first at Regional and State competitions to earn the right to compete at the national competition in the electronics technology division.

The competition involved written and practical application tests and hands on events to examine the skill level of thousands of competitors from around the United States.

At the State competition in late April in Lansing, Zac scored 905 out of 1,000 points and was 105 points higher than the closest competitor in winning the electronics technology competition there.

This fall, Zac plans to attend Oakland University in the electrical engineering program.

Zac discovered his interest and skill at electronics two years ago at the ISD’s Education and Technology Center and appreciated the instruction and courses he took there.

At Lapeer East, Zac, in addition to his regular studies, played the tuba in the Marching Band all four years. Zac started his education career at Maple Grove Elementary School in kindergarten.

“I appreciated that my studies at the Education and Technology Center let me work at my own pace, while continuing my studies at Lapeer East,” Zac said. “I thank God and my instructor, Stu Glenn, for helping me in the competitions.”

This summer he has already participated in a church mission trip. Zac lives in Mayfield Township with his parents, Sue and Darrin Walters.

More photos are up on the photo gallery.

Free breakfast, lunch program continues through summer

A free weekday breakfast and lunch program for people 18 years old or younger is currently feeding about 160 per day, but there’s room at the table for a lot more, said Scott Smith, Director of Dining Services at Lapeer Community Schools.

For the second consecutive year, the Food Service Department of Lapeer Community Schools is offering free breakfast and free lunches to those 18 years or younger.

The program, which is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, comes during a particularly rough economic period in the State. The summer started out slowly, but increased considerably with the start of summer school, Smith said.

The free meals are available at Turrill Elementary School, 785 S. Elm Street, or at the City of Lapeer Recreation Center, 880 S. Saginaw Street, to anyone meeting the age requirement. There are no geographic or economic requirements. A young person does not have to be enrolled in any LCS programs to receive the free breakfast or lunch.

Breakfast will be served from 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and lunch 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The program began Monday, June 15, and ends Friday, August 28.

New photos available from various Lapeer Community Schools' work projects

New photos of projects at Cramton, Rolland-Warner Middle School, Zemmer Middle School, Lapeer East and Lapeer West science laboratory remodeling and the Lapeer West auxiliary gymnasium are up on the photo gallery.

Check out the albums here.