Fenton Student Work to be Showcased at Upcoming Event

Fenton Area Public Schools invites the community to the International Baccalaureate Showcase May 11.

Fenton Student Work to be Showcased at Upcoming Event

Fenton Area Public Schools invites the community to the International Baccalaureate Showcase May 11.

Fenton Area Public Schools is inviting the community to a showcase next month that will let residents see "a world class education in action." The International Baccalaureate Showcase will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 11 at Andrew G. Schmidt Middle School, according to a post on the school district's web site. The event, which is free and open to all, will include live performances by Chinese Acrobats at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Fenton student performances and a variety of International foods for sampling. Student learning will be showcased by student projects and displays from all grade levels K-12. "See where an IB Education has and can take our students," the post states. Find more information about International Baccalaureate here.

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Fenton Area Schools Hosts Kindergarten, Young 5's Registration

District will offer half- and full-day kindergarten options for 2013-14 school year.

Fenton Area Public Schools is hosting Kindergarten and Young 5's Registration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Registration takes place at the Administration Building, located at 3100 Owen Road in Fenton. Fenton Area Public Schools participates in an open enrollment Schools of Choice Program. All students are welcome regardless of resident district, according to the district's web site. This year, Fenton will offer full- and half-day kindergarten and young fives programs. For more information, call 810-591-4700. To register, bring the following: Source: Fenton Area Public Schools web site

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Fenton Man Dies After Flu Symptoms, Schools Still Looking for Ways to Update Technology

There was plenty of news in the Fenton area this week.

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Fenton this week. 1. Fenton area officials released an ice warning, after the accidental death of a man in a Groveland Township lake, Fenton Patch reports. 2. A Fenton man, Kirk Beauchamp, 44, died three days after becoming ill with flu symptoms on Dec. 26, the Tri-County Times said. Beauchamp leaves his wife, Amy, and their five children. 3. Fenton Area Public Schools is looking at options for updating the district’s technology, after two failed bond votes, the Flint Journal reports. 4. The Detroit Free Press reports the U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate remains at 7.8 percent. 5. In Livingston County Circuit Court, Donald Watts Jr. …

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New Year's Office and School Closings for Fenton Area Residents

Students are on holiday break; local and state government offices will close for New Year's.

The new year is approaching, and government offices will be closed for the holiday. Fenton City Hall will be closed on Jan. 1. For those who need to make payments to the city of Fenton, there is a drop box at the Fenton Police Department. In addition, the Fenton Township Office & Civic Community Center, 12060 Mantawauka Dr., will close for New Year’s on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The office will be open for property tax collections only on Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The township’s regular office hours will begin again on Jan. 2. Fenton Area Public Schools begins classes again on Jan. 2, as does Lake Fenton Community Schools. The Michigan Secretary of State branch offices will close Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 for New Year’s. SUPER!Centers will be …

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Fenton Area School Superintendents Discuss Anti-Bullying Measures

Awareness increased after tragic suicide of Josh Pacheco, 17, a junior at Linden High School, administrators say.

The key to stopping bullying is to have students report it to an adult, Fenton area school administrators say. After the suicide death of Josh Pacheco, a junior at Linden High School, superintendents discuss how their schools handle bullying. Linden Community Schools has added anti-bullying hot lines students can call or text, said Superintendent Ed Koledo. The students can remain anonymous when they report an incident. And the hot lines aren’t just for anti-bullying. They can also be used if students are worried about another student’s health or safety, or for reporting stealing, drugs, or another incident at school. The numbers are 810-373-2131 for the high school and 810-373-2458 for the middle school. Koledo said the hot lines have had…

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Terra

10:10 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013

I think the link below looks like a wonderful way to tackle the task of combatting bullying. I'm know it's not an easy job, but someone DOES have to do it!!!! I have no interest in Equity Squared, except to see bullying dealt with. This program offers a systematic way of tracking and followin up on bullying! http://vimeo.com/rdsalesoutsourcing/review/37692121/1ed180c6a0   more ›

Anti-Bullying Group Holds Walk in Memory of Linden Student Who Committed Suicide

Lake Fenton High School's Starfish Initiative holds its first public event.

A large group of walkers from the Fenton area and beyond braved cold temperatures Sunday to join Lake Fenton High School’s anti-bullying organization, The Starfish Initiative, in honoring the memory of Josh Pacheco, a bullying victim who committed suicide. The walkers started out at Andrew G. Schmidt Middle School, in the Fenton Area Public Schools district and hiked to Bush Park. Pacheco was 17 and a junior at Linden High School. He committed suicide on Nov. 27. His parents said bullying played a role in his death and said Pacheco was gay, which led to him being bullied both inside and outside of school, according to the Flint Journal. Lake Fenton High School senior Matt Wilson, who began The Starfish Initiative, said he was bullied as a …

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Fenton Teacher Pens Second Children's Book, with Santa Theme

'VROOM! VROOM! Motorcycle Santa's Coming to Town' is available at Fenton's Open Book.

What happens if Santa Claus and his elves crash the sleigh into a mountainside on a practice run? Kevin Collins, a children’s book author who teaches fourth grade at Fenton’s North Road Elementary, has the answer in his new story, “VROOM! VROOM! Motorcycle Santa’s Coming to Town.” The holiday themed picture book is available at Fenton’s Open Book in Dibbleville. “It’s a new spin on a holiday classic,” Collins said. “It begins the day before Christmas up in the North Pole. “All’s well until Santa and his elves take the sleigh out for a practice run,” he continued. “UH-OH! They crash headlong into a mountainside. With no sleigh and the reindeer laid up in bed, Santa has to figure out another way to deliver the presents. “Faster than you can …

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More Than 100 Residents Help Shape Vision for Fenton in 2018

City holds community brainstorming session at A.G. Schmidt Middle School on Wednesday; council to discuss strategic planning in January, mayor says.

Approximately 120 to 130 residents gathered on Wednesday evening at A.G. Schmidt Middle School to share their vision of Fenton in 2018. Ideas included improving walkability, demolishing the old Topps fruit market building off Caroline Street, a trolley loop, and an improved or new library. City council members led six groups in brainstorming ideas, as Mayor Sue Osborn, City Manager Lynn Markland and facilitator Dr. Lew Bender circulated. City employees helped record the ideas, and then Bender asked for each group's top picks. Many people mentioned demolishing the vacant fruit market building and adding a parking structure or another feature there. Layne Schupbach, of Fenton, said it could become home to an ice rink. She also suggested …

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Fenton Holding Vision Session Tonight; Council Hoping for Large Turnout

Purpose is to gather input from community on what they'd like Fenton's future to look like, city manager says.

What should Fenton’s future look like? Fenton city officials and administrators are hoping for many participants at Wednesday’s vision session, 6 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Andrew G. Schmidt Middle School cafeteria, 3255 Donaldson Dr., in Fenton. The vision session is to gather information on what the community would like to see in Fenton in the future, said City Manager Lynn Markland. City council members will help lead brainstorming sessions of groups of people, gathering input for the full council to review and use in a strategic goal setting plan for Fenton. AGS Middle School’s cafeteria can hold at least 75 to 100 people or more, Markland added. Dinner and child care will be provided. “We are hoping for a large turnout,” he said. “We’ve been …

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movinon

1:45 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

That whole Tops mess needs to be a city park with an up to date play structure for our children and a boardwalk along the water for our seniors. Fenton needs to be more walkable. We all need exercise! We need a better library/media building.   more ›