This year Saline Middle School had a tremendously successful Canned Food and Toiletries Drive.  All of the items were donated to Saline Area Social Services.  As a school, the students and staff collected 9951 items all together!  Each team at Saline Middle School competed to bring in the most items.  Pictured above is the winning group of 120 students was Team C (8th grade), which collected 3586 items and their "Ramon Noodle Tower"!  Team G (7th grade) students took a close second with 3559 items!  Thank you to all Saline Middle School students and staff for your tremendous kindness and thoughtfulness during this holiday season!

Saline Area Schools Community,

Saline Area Schools is committed to providing quality early childhood options for all Saline families, even in these difficult financial times.  Due to funding changes involving the Young 5's and Half-Day Kindergarten programs we are in the process of adapting our program offerings. Information on the plans for the 2009-2010 and the timeline for decisions regarding the 2010-2011 school year are listed below.

2009-2010
Staff are currently gathering information and reviewing plans for developmentally appropriate program options targeting students with fall birth dates. (Current Young 5's target)  The options include offering a tuition-based half-day program.  Current planning indicates yearly tuition of approximately $4,500 ($113 per week) with a class size maximum of 15.  In addition, Houghton staff continues to explore innovative options for alternative programs to meet the needs of this "Young 5's" based group.  A final decision regarding these options will be made no later than January 31st.

Saline Area Schools will offer Half Day Kindergarten and the Extended Day Option for the 2009-2010 school year.  Families interested in the Extended Day Option should plan on attending an informational night on February 3rd at Houghton School for more information.

2010-2011
By February 6th, 2009, a planning committee involving parents and staff will be established to review Kindergarten options for the 2010-2011 school year.  The committee will report recommendations to the Superintendent by May 15th.

For the second year in a row, the Automotive Technology classes held at Saline High School raised money to support the Lenawee County Department of Human Services Adopt-A-Family program. This year the classes raised $1,065 to support a family in need.  The program is coordinated by Ms. Lauchu (Her classes raised an additional $1,700 for 4 families!) worked to locate the family to adopt. With the large amount of money raised this year the classes decided to adopted two families!  Teachers, students, educational support staff, parents and community businesses all gave generously to the cause. Seven students, CTE Center Technician Mrs. Mary Howley-Visel and Automotive Teacher Mr. Timoszyk went on a shopping spree Tuesday night at Meijer's.

Today, our Middle School Choir traveled to the other end of their building to perform for the Saline Senior Center.