Hedke students earn lunch for Walk-a-thon
Fourth– and fifth-grade students from Hedke Elementary enjoy lunch at TV’s Deli Diner with Principal Vince Porreca and PTO President Brooke Anderson. As an incentive for raising money for the...
View ArticleDistrict partners on STEM program
BY KATHY KANE With the growing need for science, technology, engineering and math skills in the workplace, a partnership between DTE foundation and Cranbrook Institute of Science has brought a...
View ArticleDCTC honors students at its annual breakfast
Trenton High School DCTC participants for the 2016-2017 school year were Tanner Smith, Katrina Catabian, Kathryn Bialoblocki, Madison Donaldson, and Donald Grocki and Morghan Crandall (not pictured)....
View ArticleExpert Heating & Cooling Student Athlete of the Month: March 2017
Kenny Styles Senior, Hockey After joining a Trenton High School hockey team that was fresh off of a state championship as a sophomore, Kenny Styles has been able to build on his hot start on the ice,...
View ArticleBand looks to community for support
BY CHRIS SORENSEN “Oh my gosh, I’m actually doing it!” I’m talking with several members of the Trenton High School Band about their experiences in the ensemble, and sophomore Kaitlyn Darling is...
View ArticleElementary students help spread smiles
Selling smiles raised more than $300 at Anderson Elementary School. BY MICHEL DeJULIAN The fourth-grade Leader In Me students held a Smile-O-Gram sale to raise money for the school’s Positive...
View ArticleIsland Beacon: School’s Charity Week raises thousands for Rock CF
HALEY EBLIN GIHS UPDATE With any new idea, there is always the potential for failure. Grosse Ile High School Student Council President Kyle Desana will admit that he had no idea what he was doing...
View ArticleStudents campaigning for kindness
This year the Black Out Bullying campaign at Anderson Elementary School encouraged student activities to promote kindness and friendship at home, in school and throughout the community. BY MICHEL...
View ArticleThere are many things that make Trenton unique
MICHAEL DOYLE PRINCIPAL’S CORNER When I returned to Trenton High School in the fall of 2000, it was the first time since 1980 that I had set foot in the building. I have worked in the Deerfield...
View ArticleExpert Heating & Cooling: Student Athlete of the Month May 2017
Amelia Doree Senior, Basketball Over her four years at Trenton High School, Amelia Doree has shown herself to be someone that both younger and older students can look up to in the classroom and on the...
View ArticleGirls explore STEM careers at AAUW event
Middle school students from Trenton, Grosse Ile and several other Downriver communities crowded Wayne County Community College District Taylor Campus to participate in this year’s STEM Savvy event....
View ArticleTrenton marketing students make trek to Big Apple
Teacher Chris Crews and trip participants gather for a group photo in New York City’s Central Park. A group of 54 Carlson and Trenton High School students and chaperones traveled to New York City this...
View ArticleExpert Heating & Cooling Student Athlete: June 2017
Thaddeus Plaza Senior, Baseball Joining the Trenton High School baseball team as a junior, Thad Plaza was able to make an impact right out of the gate. Pitching to a 2-1 record with a 3.66 Earned-Run...
View ArticleTrenton bids farewell to eight retiring teachers
With the end of the 2016-2017 school year, Trenton Public Schools is bidding farewell to eight longtime teachers who have decided to retire. The teachers — Lisa Asquini, Peg Church, Claudia...
View ArticleSchools busy checking off to-do lists
BY SHEILA R. McAFEE The days are getting shorter, buzzing cicadas fill the evening air, some nights are cooler — all signs that summer is waning, and a new school year is right around...
View ArticleSchool district, city team up to fund resource officer
Students in Trenton will see a new face in the halls when school resumes in September. The district will soon employ a “school resource officer“ from the Trenton Police Department....
View ArticleCommunity celebrates renaming of THS pool
Jim Lawrence’s daughter Emily (center) and wife, Marty, with Athletic Director James Trush (left) and Superintendent Rodney Wakeham, display a check with the funds raised for the project. During her...
View ArticleExpert Heating & Cooling: Student Athlete of the Month September
Jay Solano Junior, Football Lining up behind center for the Trenton High School varsity football team, Jay Solano has been able to make quite an impact throughout his two years suiting up for the...
View ArticleExpert Heating & Cooling: Student Athlete of the Month: October 2017
Well rounded both as an athlete and a student, Brent Trela has been able to make his mark anywhere that he has involved himself throughout his three-plus years at Trenton High School. Currently the No....
View ArticleKicker nets another honor at Siena
Brady Tanguay is still kicking at Siena Heights. BRIAN RZEPPA Graduating in 2015 from Trenton High School as one of the program’s more reliable special team’s players in recent memory, Brady...
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