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Steve Passinault Named CHS Principal
Mr. Steve Passinault has been selected as the new Principal for Central High School. Mr. Passinault was the top-recommended candidate following each stage of our interview process. While Mr. Passinault served Central High School as an Assistant Principal this past year, his tenure as a high school teacher and administrator spans 25 years. During his tenure here, Steve has demonstrated his deep knowledge and integrity in countless situations and has quickly earned the esteem and respect of colleagues, students, and parents. Along with Assistant Principal John DeStefano and the entire staff, Steve Passinault is the right person to lead a winning team for kids at Central High School. Please extend Mr. Passinault a warm welcome as the Principal of Central High School.
2012-2013 Transportation Request Forms
Please click here to find the various transportation request forms for the 2012-2013 school year. Make sure to complete and submit the appropriate form(s) for each child no later than Friday, July 6, 2012. If you have any questions, please contact the Transportation Office at 616-493-8785.
ADA VISTA STUDENT RECEIVES HONORABLE MENTION
The ASA/NCTM (American Statistical Association/National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Joint Committee on the Curriculum in Statistics and Probability and the American Statistical Association’s Center for Statistics Education encourage students and their advisors to participate in its annual Poster Competition and Project Competition. Committees of distinguished statisticians and dedicated teachers of statistics meet each year to evaluate entries. Congratulations to Joey McClelland, a first grade student at Ada Vista! Joey’s poster “What’s My Number? Blood Glucose Values” won honorable mention in the ASA National Poster Competition in the Grade K-3 Category, and his poster will be in the August issue of AM STAT News.
EHS Wins at Great Choices Student Film Festival
EHS Broadcast students participated at the 4th Annual Meijer Great Choices Student Film Festival was held at Celebration Cinema–North on Saturday, June 9, 2012.
Students throughout Michigan were asked to create a 30-second public service announcement in three categories: Healthy Lifestyles, Building Character, and/or Celebrating Diversity for Grades K-6 and Grades 7-12 . This event highlighted the top ten in the six different sections. The top three winners in each category were awarded a Meijer gift certificate: third place winners $500, second place winners $1,000, and first place winners $2,000.
Eastern High School had several students place in the top ten. Mark VanBruggen received first place for his PSA in Building Character, K-6 grades and Alex Byers received second place for his PSA in Building Character, 7-12 grades. Also in the top ten were Spencer Miller, Noah Hines, and Sayed Zawad.
