Saturday, May 18, 2013

Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Northern Michigan

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Great barbeque, fun activities, and funding to help local students
Get ready for a day full of great food and fun activities to help local college students!

Schooner Inland Seas celebrates 20 years of sailing
The Schooner Inland Seas celebrates 20 years on the water today.

Classroom salute stops by Cheboygan and Bishop Baraga
We are happy to salute Miss Scheele for her hard work and devotion to her class each day.

Concerns about MEAP questions will change some scores
Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam.

Kids take the reins on learning with horse-drawn plows
Third graders in Mackinaw City took a step back in time Thursday and used horses to plow fields.

Newaygo Co. teens can't show pregnant bellies in yearbook
Two Michigan students have been banned from showing their baby bumps in the school yearbook.

Lots of reading and fun in Ms. Comai's class
7&4 News salutes Ms. Comai and her happy group of 25 1st graders at Lakeland Elementary School in Elk Rapids.

Lawmaker wants schools forced to drop American Indian mascots to get compensation
The bills would take $3 million out of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights' budget to cover the costs for schools to change the mascots if a federal complaint succeeds.

Planting the seeds of reading and writing with Mrs. Rich
Our daily classroom salute segment paid a visit to Mrs. Rich's Kindergarten class at Vanderbilt Community Schools in Otsego County.

Invisibility research cloaked within small Michigan community
Scientists at Michigan Tech are bringing us one step closer to making objects and people invisible.

Boyne City schools decide against outsourcing cleaning staff
Boyne City School officials decided not to outsource their cleaning staff for the upcoming school year.

Working on reading skills
This Classroom Salute goes out to Ms. Carpenter’s 1st grade at South Boardman Elementary.

Learning the ropes of reading
This Classroom Salute goes out to the first grade students hard at work at Platte River Elementary in Honor.

Power outage closes Atlanta Community Schools
Atlanta Community Schools closed Monday due to a power outage and no running water.

Book drive will help students on the road to reading
The United Way of Northwest Michigan is hoping to put books in the hands of children during the summer months.

Bill would link teacher performance to paychecks
Michigan teachers' performance would play a bigger role in the amount they get in their paychecks under a proposal being debated in the Lansing.

Mother's Day feast fills bellies to help those in need
A group of students and teachers got up extra early Sunday morning to celebrate Mother's Day with a special brunch for the entire community.

Pow-wow in Suttons Bay
A Pow-Wow was held Friday in Suttons Bay to congratulate seniors and celebrate those who serve.

Double dose of classroom salutes
7&4 classroom salute segment brings you a double dose with visits to Elk Rapids and Vanderbilt.

Grand Traverse Academy encouraging community to chop their locks for a good cause
Today from 11AM-7PM the Key Club is hosting a Hair Drive to collect donated hair for an organization called Children with Hair Loss.

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