Out of the 10 teams/individuals that qualified for the regional leadership contest, six qualified for the state-level competition, which took place Feb. 28-March 1 at MSU. Congratulations to all! Below are the state results for each team. Congrats to these FFA teams – qualified for state leadership contest! Demo – Braden Richmond, Dustin Richmond, Jacob…
Congratulations to Audrey McNabb and Caroline McNabb who were selected by adjudicators to represent Laker High School at the Sutton Foster Awards at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing in May 2024! Three adjudicators from the Wharton Center traveled to the Thumb to see a performance of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” here…
Thank you to the Elkton Lions Club for its $2,000 check for sponsoring the Laker FIRST Robotics Team! We appreciate your generous support!
The Laker Theatre Company is grateful to the Huron County Community Foundation for a “Let Our Voices Ring” grant written by Social Studies Teacher Suzan Travis for much-needed microphones. Pictured from the back left are: Caroline McNabb, Suzan Travis, Josiah Maurer, and front row Abril Torres and Jackson Checkley.
Laker Cross Country made some history again, with three girls and two boys qualifying for State Finals! Congratulations Pyper Braun, Olivia Hooper, Aubrey Zarnke, Cade Truemner, and Evan Olson. Also, we have a new school record for the boys. Cade Truemner beat the previous record set in 1994. Cade’s time was 16:53, beating the previous…
Lakers is excited to announce that two of its schools are National Showcase Schools for the Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH)program – Laker Elementary (for a second year in a row) and Laker Middle School! CKH is a highly acclaimed, research-based program that helps build relational capacity between students and the staff that works with them…
Laker High School 2019 graduate and valedictorian Andrew Smith will be speaking at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) commencement May 6 a the Breslin Center. Andrew was nominated for this honor, as he was selected for the CANR Outstanding Student Leadership Award. “I was surprised and honored,” Andrew said of the nomination.…
Congratulations to Laker Middle School teacher Tyler Scharf and Laker Innovation Center Director Jeff Diebel! They’ve both been selected as STEM Stars by the Upper Thumb MiSTEM Network for the work they do to promote education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). They each receive a $250 grant to purchase STEM-related classroom supplies. Mr.…
In March, the Laker Middle School band (7th-8th grade), Laker Concert Choir (7th-12th) and the Laker High School Concert Band had stellar performances at the TFOTA Band and Choir Festival hosted here at Lakers. Each group earned the highest ratings of Straight I’s. AWESOME! That’s music to our ears! “These musicians are a gift to…
At the end of a middle school assembly in mid-March, Laker Middle School Principal Scott Miklovic announced that special education teacher Lauren Armbruster is the recipient of the Golden Apple Award from Mid-Michigan NOW (TV25/FOX66). She was selected by votes from community members, and she was in the running with many other teachers from around…