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Last Day of School

Due to recent legislation that was passed and signed by the Governor, our district will need to make up one snow day. To clarify, the year-end schedule will be as follows:

Wednesday, June 12 Regular full day for students
Thursday, June 13 Last day of school for students
*Half day for Middle School, High School and Alternative High School
*Full day for K-6
Friday, June 14 Last day for teachers

It is critical to have at least 75% attendance on the make-up day in order for it to count. Less than 75% would result in a financial penalty to the district at just over $133,000.00 in state aid.

Robotics Team Open House

You're invited! Truck Town Thunder Robotics would like to invite sponsors, alumni, potential sponsors, and community members to our Open House. This is a great chance to come see the innovations coming from the Truck Town Thunder Robotics team over the past few years. The team will have its award winning robots from 2012 and 2013 for people to see in action as well as try their hand at operating them. The open house is open to the community and will be located at their shop in Brandon High School at 1025 S. Ortonville Rd. Ortonville, Michigan on Thursday, May 30, 2013, from 6-8 pm.

Future Problem Solvers

The Future Problem Solvers (FPS) team from Harvey-Swanson Elementary School recently competed in the State Bowl at Michigan State University. FPS is an international academic competition for young adolescents. This is the first year for FPS in Brandon and both teams qualified for the State Bowl.

Students participating in FPS learn to identify problems, analyze situations, brainstorm solutions and come up with futuristic creative action plans. They learn to work as a team with other students who think differently from them. Time management is emphasized as well as honing writing skills. One of our teams won 2^nd place in two categories: booklet writing, and their action plan. Congratulations to all participants!