School Board – Page 2

Martin grad seeks 42nd District State Rep. position

January 17, 2024

Austin Marsman and supporters at a kickoff rally Tuesday. Martin High School graduate and former Board of Education member Austin Marsman announced Tuesday that he is a candidate for State Representative in District 42. The district includes the Kalamazoo County townships of Alamo, Brady, Comstock, Cooper, Pavilion, Prairie Ronde, Richland,...

First snow closes Martin, delays Hopkins schools

January 9, 2024

It was the first snow event of the season Tuesday morning. Though most of the Wayland/Dorr/Moline area got only two inches of the white stuff, more precipitation was noted just to the south, as Martin, Plainwell and Otsego schools were called off and Hopkins had a two-hour delay. Martin school...

Theresa Dobry elected school board president

January 8, 2024

COVER PHOTO: WHS junior Kylee Boomsma (second from right) and her crew members were personally thanked by Supt. Tim Reeves for supplying the schools witjh 438 cookies last Thanksgiving. She apparently is a budding businesswoman. Theresa Dobry Theresa Dobry was elected president of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night....

Martin graduate joins Great Lakes political organization

January 5, 2024

Austin Marsman Austin Marsman of Plainwell has joined the staff at the Great Lakes Political Academy for Leadership, Education and Development, (GLPA-LEAD) based in Brighton, Mich. Marsman, a graduate of Martin High School, served on the Martin Board of Education, ran unsuccessfully for Allegan County Commissioner and was a member...

Martin School Board trustee resigning Dec. 1

November 30, 2023

Martin Board of Education Trustee Austin Marsman has announced he is resigning his post effective Dec. 1. Marsman, a graduate of Martin High School, was elected to the board in 2020 and still has one year left on his four-year term He is the second Martin school board member to...

Wayland Supt. seeks better communication forums

October 24, 2023

Wayland Union Schools Supt. Tim Reeves Monday night asked Wayland Board of Education members if there is a better way for him to communicate with the public. He said he has tried the “Coffee with the Supt.” sessions at Biggby’s in Wayland and at Bell’s Country Kitchen in Dorr, but,...

Wayland bond project gets the green light to proceed

September 25, 2023

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night decided to proceed as planned with the already started bond project work that was approved by voters last May. Board members were visited by representatives from Triangle Construction and Tower Pinskter Architects to review some of the work that has already begun for...

Editorial

I don’t think private would be better than WAEMS

September 16, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. I am opposed in no uncertain terms to privatizing essential services to the public. Which is why I would speak out against any local municipality doing such an awful thing. We have been hearing...

Wayland School Board’s meeting times now 6 p.m.

September 11, 2023

The Wayland Board of Education will switch its regular meeting times from 7 to 6 p.m. on the second Monday of the month. The move will commence with the Oct. 9 meeting. The board already has 6 p.m. work sessions on the fourth Monday of the month and this earlier...

Articles

Wayland schools may offer Internet services on buses

September 11, 2023

The Wayland Union School District may offer wi-fi Internet access on its bus fleet this academic year. The Board of Education Monday considered a proposal to pay $75,555, all of which will be reimbursed by a grant for this year only, and an annual stipend of $9,053 for the service....

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