December 11, 2025

Education

The Sun Times News is the hub of the most useful information in Chelsea, Dexter, Milan, and Saline.

Education

Home » Education » Page 18
The A2Y Chamber and LaFontaine honor two of Dexter Community Schools’ best

The A2Y Chamber and LaFontaine honor two of Dexter Community Schools’ best

For exemplifying what is best in their profession, two Dexter teachers were recently named by the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber as the LaFontaine 2024 Teacher of the Year winners. Kalli Nowitzke, a Special Education Teacher at Dexter Community Schools and Jennifer Johnson, Third-Grade Teacher at DCS’s Wylie Elementary were named Teacher of the Year winners ...

Honoring Chelsea’s Top Five Academic Scholars

Honoring Chelsea’s Top Five Academic Scholars

Chelsea’s Top Five academic performers were recently recognized and honored for their hard work. On April 24th, five students from Chelsea High School were recognized at the annual Southeastern Conference Banquet held at Weber’s Inn. The students were: Lillian Synder, Cypress Gabriel-Menegay, Ryan Fredrickson, Wynne Van Hoek and Gavin Taylor. They represent CHS’s top 5 ...

Dexter Community Schools complete purchase of the Dexter Wellness Center

Dexter Community Schools complete purchase of the Dexter Wellness Center

Updates on the future Dexter Community Center and Senior Center went out on April 26, with one big one being that Dexter Community Schools have officially purchased the Wellness Center. DCS Superintendent Chris Timmis sent out the updates to the community through his regular message, and said, “On Friday, April 26th Dexter Community Schools closed ...

SWWC Building Trades students hard at work in Dexter

SWWC Building Trades students hard at work in Dexter

Helping with some needed improvements at the Jenkins Early Childhood Learning Center, students in the Building Trades program from the South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC) are definitely getting real world training experiences. A group from the SWWC has been at Jenkins rebuilding the stairs and ramp to the Baby House and replacing the front ...

Chelsea High School ranked in the Top 3 percent of Michigan high schools

Chelsea High School ranked in the Top 3 percent of Michigan high schools

Chelsea High School was recognized as being the 32nd ranked high school in the state, according to the U.S. News and World Report rankings released on April 23. U.S. News and World Report has released their annual look at the 2024 Best High Schools rankings, which ranked nearly 17,660 out of more than 24,000 reviewed ...

Dexter’s Charlotte Schultz earns a first place at MSU’s Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum

Dexter’s Charlotte Schultz earns a first place at MSU’s Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum

With a winning topic of study called, “Investigating LPO NTsR1 Neurons for Regulation of Obesity and Obesity-Induced Pain,” Dexter’s Charlotte Schultz earned a big honor. Schultz, a 2021 graduate of Dexter High School, took a first place in the recent Michigan State University’s 2024 Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). This is MSU’s premier showcase ...

The University of Olivet and Chelsea School District Form an Educational Partnership

The University of Olivet and Chelsea School District Form an Educational Partnership

The University of Olivet President Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. (left) and Chelsea School District Superintendent Michael Kapolka sign the Olivet Direct! agreement on January 19. photo courtesy of The University of Olivet A very cool, educational opportunity is now available to Chelsea students interested in attending The University of Olivet, formally Olivet College. In an ...