TRAVERSE CITY — Musicianship and showmanship were the main attractions Monday night as marching bands from 18 area high schools performed in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA)
9 & 10 News
March 2, 2021
“It’s fun while learning,” says Julieann Akers, a fifth grader at Forest Area Community Schools.
Akers and her classmates are learning how to make a northern Michigan specialty… maple syrup!
“I’ve never done it before, and I’ve wanted to try it,” says Akers.
Now she’s able to try it through the SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers.
The program was popular at Forest Area back in the 1980’s, but it came to a halt 15 years ago.
SEEDS Site Coordinator Joe Kreider says he’s excited to bring back this opportunity for students:
“Gives them something to do, to get excited, to get outside… We’re teaching math with estimating how much sap we’re going to get and how much syrup we’ll get from that.
9 & 10 News We had a lot of staff members that were pretty anxious. - Josh Rothwell, Forest Area Schools
January 19, 2021
Area hospitals and health departments are working overtime to expand their vaccine delivery to the next phase of priority patients.
The next group includes educators and those who work in schools. But there will be different solutions for different school districts. Educators and other school employees are in Tier 1-B of the priority list, and some communities are ready to start scheduling vaccinations.
Forest Area Schools Superintendent Josh Rothwell says, “The 1B group is a very big group. Being able to get that vaccine into northern Michigan from where it’s shipped is tough in itself. Then getting it out to those employees of those different districts is a pretty monumental task.”