Browse past news stories for Alpena High School in Alpena, AR.

• William Charles Smith (Pahrump Valley Times)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 12:39:29 am
  William Charles Smith, 76, passed away Nov. 21, 2009, in Pahrump. He was born Oct. 12, 1933, in Toledo, Ohio, and was a resident of Pahrump for 12 years, having come from Rialto, Calif.
• Alpena High School teacher disciplined, placed on leave (The Alpena News)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 02:42:30 am
  An Alpena High School teacher has been disciplined for unprofessional conduct. Business and marketing teacher Randy Bouchard has entered into a last chance agreement with the Alpena Education Association and the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education, signed by President Diane Shields Monday night.
• Celebrating Veterans Day (Harrison Daily Times)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 12:24:52 pm
  JASPER - Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, observances began in Jasper at 9:30 a.m. with a program at the Newton County Nursing Home. At 11 a.m. there was a gathering at the county’s war memorial on the courthouse lawn. Jasper School also held a program for veterans at 1 p.m.
• APS board spares preschool, library assistants from cuts (The Alpena News)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 04:12:20 am
  Despite making $549,000 in budget cuts, the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education decided to spare the eliminations of preschool and elementary library instructional assistants at its meeting Monday night. After some deliberation, the board voted on proposed cuts to preschool and library IAs separately because they were issues that had come into question at prior committee meetings.
• Community remembers sacrifices (Harrison Daily Times)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 12:23:10 pm
  On a cloudy, cool day at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, amidst the crunching of dry leaves and surrounded by flags and martial music, a group of several hundred veterans, community members community leaders, and even a group of school children gathered on the Boone County Courthouse lawn in front of the bandstand to honor veterans at the 23rd annual Veterans Day program ...
• AHS salutes veterans during assembly (The Alpena News)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 02:57:46 am
  Alpena High School students saluted 43 veterans for their service to the country at the school's annual Veterans Day assembly Wednesday. Students in Marie Lockwood's leadership class held a reception for local veterans and got to know some of the men and women who have served in the military before introducing them to peers and the public at the assembly.
• APS?trying to avoid more cuts (The Alpena News)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 03:39:17 am
  Alpena Public Schools Finance Committee recommended the board of education spare kids and classrooms from the mid-year cuts the board will be considering at its Nov. 23 meeting. Because of cuts the state has made to its school aid fund, the district is facing up to a $292 reduction per pupil and the board will have to make a decision as to how much they want to cut this year.
• Alpena ranks second in state in algebra (Harrison Daily Times)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 12:39:05 pm
  EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of three stories about area schools’ academic rankings based on test scores.
• On the cutting edge (The Alpena News)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 02:48:28 am
  An Alpena native recently participated in groundbreaking research that could eventually be used to fight terrorism. Melburne LeMieux, a 1996 Alpena High School graduate who is currently a Stanford University research scientist, helped develop nanotechnology that can detect TNT or other toxins in water supplies.
• A badge of honor (The Alpena News)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 02:33:41 am
  Seventeen-year-old Alpena High School senior Joshua Root is leaving his mark on Alpena. Actually, 14 of them. Root placed the last of 14 posts along the city's bi-path on Thursday, completing the elbow grease portion of his application for an Eagle Scout merit badge. The posts mark distances for various loops in the bi-path syste.
• APS OKs new graduation requirements (The Alpena News)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 02:29:57 am
  Graduation requirements for this year's senior class were approved at a special Alpena Public Schools Board of Education meeting Wednesday morning. Seniors at Alpena High School will have to earn 23.5 credits out of 25.5 credits possible in order to receive their diploma.
• APS tables graduation requirements (again) (The Alpena News)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 02:55:18 am
  After five motions on graduation requirements for Alpena High School students failed at the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday - and a compromise couldn't be reached - the issue was tabled until the board's October meeting.
• An angel from Alpena (The Alpena News)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 12:10:08 am
  The date Sept. 11, 2001, will always bring to mind images of destruction and death. But in the wake of the tragedy, many new friendships have been forged. One of those friendships include a former Alpena High School student and a Pennsylvania woman who lost her sister when the north tower of the World Trade Center was struck by a hijacked plan.
• Mixed results for NLA energy efforts (The Alpena News)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 01:14:28 am
  An experiment that was part of an ongoing effort to reduce energy costs at Northern Lights Arena concluded with mixed results. The arena staff typically runs two electric compressors to cool the facility's sheets of ice, with a third diesel compressor serving as a backup.
• Secretary Daniels to Host Fall Young Voter Education Program (Arkansas Govenment News Room)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 06:28:57 pm
  Over 120 students from 21 schools statewide to attend LITTLE ROCK, AR-Secretary of State Charlie Daniels is hosting over 120 students from 21 schools statewide next week for an annual fall young voter education program. Daily sessions include a mock election, a review of the history of voting rights in America, information on high school poll worker programs, and interactive activities cente...
• AHS German teacher receives national award (The Alpena News)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 12:44:14 am
  Alpena High School German teacher Judy Cooper has been singled out for honor among all U.S. German teachers, including undergraduate college professors, in furthering the teaching of that language. Cooper will be one of five in the U.S. awarded the American Association of Teachers of German Certificate of Merit in ceremonies Nov. 21 in San Diego, Calif.
• Fired up for education (The Alpena News)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 10:29:41 pm
  Energy, laughter and applause filled the Alpena High School auditorium Thursday as master teacher and motivational speaker Adolph Brown III told Alpena Public Schools employees every student needs to be in their wheelbarrow. By sharing childhood experiences and drawing from lessons he's learned as a parent, Brown explained how every employee in a school district has an impact on a child's life.
• Alpena High implements school-wide policies (The Alpena News)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 11:44:21 pm
  Administration and staff at Alpena High School will be taking class time a little more seriously now that the school is switching to trimesters. Several of the school's practices and policies have been updated to create a positive learning environment for all students including common classroom expectations, student dress expectations and athletic eligibilit.
• Area football roundup (Cheboygan Daily Tribune)
  posted on August 29, 2009 at 03:41:21 pm
  Cheboygan’s offense scored on all four of its possessions in the first half and nearly doubled that amount in the second half in a 54-26 win over Alpena Friday at Cheboygan High School. Pellston quarterback Justin Warner hit Ben Huyck on two-point conversion pass to give Pellston a 16-14 overtime win over Bellaire Friday in Pellston.   Inland Lakes jumped out to an early lead and shut down ...
• Doc Brown to speak to APS staff, community (The Alpena News)
  posted on August 29, 2009 at 03:27:32 am
  Alpena Public Schools is inviting the community to participate in a portion of its in-service day Thursday from 9-11 a.m. in the Alpena High School auditorium. Community members, along with APS administration, faculty and staff, will have the opportunity to hear a master teacher and motivator, Dr. Adolph Brown III, give his presentation "Room for everyone ..
• APS?mulling over proposed grad requirements (The Alpena News)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 02:06:59 am
  With trimesters slated to debut Sept. 8, several changes in graduation requirements and course offerings were looked at by Alpena Public Schools Board of Education on Monday night.
• Former Alpena resident receives honor medal (The Alpena News)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 12:37:10 am
  A former Alpena resident and military veteran received the French Legion of Honor medal in May for helping to liberate the country in World War II. Eighty-seven-year old Marvin Gary of Allen Park, formerly known as Marvin Grosinski of Alpena, received France's highest military honor at the eighth annual luncheon for World War II veterans of the 35th Infantry Division.
• Teens learn valuable leadership skills (The Alpena News)
  posted on July 17, 2009 at 02:24:11 am
  For one week students from across Michigan were given a unique chance to learn about their freedoms in practical scenarios at the 26th annual Freedom Academy held at the Phelps Collins Air National Guard Base in Alpena.
• Principal's action results in sign change (The Alpena News)
  posted on July 16, 2009 at 01:54:11 am
  Lamar Advertising owns as many as 40 large billboards in the Alpena area and leases them to local businesses to utilize as advertising tools. They have never had a large problem with vandals damaging or defacing their billboards - until now. One of the company's signs was intentionally damaged by unknown individuals, but the crime appears to have racially motivated undertones.
• What the Fourth of July means to residents (The Alpena News)
  posted on July 4, 2009 at 02:42:38 am
  Happy birthday, America. People in Northeast Michigan are preparing to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence today, and thoughts of respect and gratitude are being shared among area residents toward the soldiers who made our country's birth a possibility. Lindsay Effrick recently graduated from Alpena High School and is preparing to attend Ferris State Universit.
• Mother, daughter share graduation experience (The Alpena News)
  posted on June 18, 2009 at 03:08:07 am
  Alpena resident Pam Lloyd-Gorski said she always used to tease her daughter, Erica Huddas, that they "were going to go to college together." With no intentional planning, both women graduated summa cum laude from Michigan State University this spring and completed different chapters of education in their life.
• APS board approves 2009-10 budget (The Alpena News)
  posted on June 16, 2009 at 02:23:17 am
  Although adopting the budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year was a hard decision for the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education to make, Superintendent Brent Holcomb reminded board members the district's financial situation is not unique in Michigan. "Everybody is treading water," he said. "You're just trying to stay afloat and keep your head above water.
• Gilmet takes over as arena manager (The Alpena News)
  posted on June 2, 2009 at 03:00:51 am
  The Northern Lights Arena has a new manager and he's someone with ties to the community. Jeffrey Gilmet was introduced Monday as the new NLA manager by Multi-Purpose Arena Coaltion Chairman Bill Peterson. Gilmet will take over for Bob Krafft, who announced earlier this year that he would be retiring. Krafft will stay on until July to help Gilmet in the transition.
• An appropriate ending for AHS seniors (The Alpena News)
  posted on June 1, 2009 at 02:31:02 am
  After 13 years of hard work and dedication nearly 300 students from Alpena High School received their diplomas in the AHS gymnasium Sunday afternoon. It was a day marked with an emphasis on taking action. Principal Matt Poli and student speaker Emily Kieliszewski both encouraged the students to take action - Poli speaking of the present and Kieliszewski of the futur.
• A day of remembrance (The Alpena News)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 04:03:12 am
  Red, white and blue were the colors of the day as Alpena area residents gathered Monday to remember military personnel who had fallen in name of freedom. The American Veterans Post 2497 organized this year's Memorial Day ceremonies in Alpena. The first ceremony began at 9:30 a.m.