It is spirit week at Career Tech. Our Public Safety program students took full advantage of Dress Like Your Teacher day, channeling Mr. Lennox's signature look.
We are so proud to have our Assistant Superintendent of Special Education, Carol Greilick, and Great Start Collaborative Coordinator, Robin Hornkohl, honored in the Record-Eagle's 2025 Influential Women of Northern Michigan. Congratulations, and thank you for all you do to support the students and staff of North Ed and across the state of Michigan. Read the full article.
Watch Jon Zawodny, Director of Children and Youth Ministry at Lake Ann United Methodist Church share his Great Start Collaborative (GSC) Story.
Great Start Collaborative & Family Coalition Traverse Bay 32P funding is essential to the coordinated and strategic efforts supporting young children and families in the counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau. Without sustained investment, many high-impact initiatives-and systems that connect them are at risk.
We're not giving up, but we can’t do it alone. Help us save GSC across Michigan. Learn more and share your GSC Story.
October showers bring beautiful rainbows to our Arnell/Creekside School campus!
Join the Dean Transportation Hiring Event tomorrow, Tuesday, October 21, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.! Drive a school bus or be a bus attendant. Paid training, flexible hours, school breaks off & make a difference! Apply now at DeanJobs.com or stop by Tuesday.
In observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day, we extend our deepest respect to the Anishinaabe people and acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary homelands of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Visit https://www.tadl.org/indigenous to find Indigenous stories and amplify Indigenous voices.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with stories that ignite your kiddo’s curiosity and imagination. Explore the Traverse Area District Library’s curated collection of books for National Hispanic Heritage Month. https://catalog.tadl.org/main/view_list?list_id=67872&page=0&sort_by=pubdate.descending
Looking for preschool options for your 4-year-old in Forest Area or Elk Rapids? Learn more about slots available through the Great Start Readiness Program! Call 231.922.7878 or email HelpMeGrow@NorthwestEd.org for information.
Congratulations, Lisa! Thank you for your incredible support and the opportunities you've provided. You've created brighter futures for countless North Ed Career Tech students.
Meet Amy Powell.
Amy is one of our dedicated physical therapists, who loves working with students to ensure they can fully participate in the school day alongside their peers. This includes everything from helping them navigate the playground during recess to making sure they can join field trips and gym class.
When asked about her favorite part of the job, Amy said, "I enjoy seeing their classmates assisting with the adaptive equipment and laughing together." This highlights a core belief that drives her work: physical therapy can remove barriers and create a sense of unity and empowerment for all students. By providing a path for access where there were once barriers, Amy helps foster a more inclusive environment for everyone.
To Amy, North Ed’s philosophy is simple yet powerful: Students first! This approach is evident in her daily interactions and unwavering dedication to her students' success and well-being.
Thank you, Amy, for supporting education. https://rebrand.ly/SupportEd
Amy is one of our dedicated physical therapists, who loves working with students to ensure they can fully participate in the school day alongside their peers. This includes everything from helping them navigate the playground during recess to making sure they can join field trips and gym class.
When asked about her favorite part of the job, Amy said, "I enjoy seeing their classmates assisting with the adaptive equipment and laughing together." This highlights a core belief that drives her work: physical therapy can remove barriers and create a sense of unity and empowerment for all students. By providing a path for access where there were once barriers, Amy helps foster a more inclusive environment for everyone.
To Amy, North Ed’s philosophy is simple yet powerful: Students first! This approach is evident in her daily interactions and unwavering dedication to her students' success and well-being.
Thank you, Amy, for supporting education. https://rebrand.ly/SupportEd
Huge thanks to all the golfers who came out and made the 30th Annual North Ed Career Tech Scholarship Golf Outing so much fun. Your participation helps expand opportunities for students all across the North Ed service area!
We especially want to show appreciation for our generous sponsors. Your commitment makes events like this possible and directly supports our ability to support the needs of our students through scholarships and emergency funding supports provided through the North Ed Foundation. Cheers to great golf and even greater partnerships!
We especially want to show appreciation for our generous sponsors. Your commitment makes events like this possible and directly supports our ability to support the needs of our students through scholarships and emergency funding supports provided through the North Ed Foundation. Cheers to great golf and even greater partnerships!
It is with great honor that we celebrate North Ed Career Tech Graphic Arts student Emma Wilhelm, whose pin design representing the state of Michigan earned her first-place gold at the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference. Emma's pin design artfully incorporates Michigan's state bird, the American robin, the Mackinac Bridge, Sleeping Bear Dunes and, of course, mittens. Learn more about Emma’s design and award. https://www.northwested.org/article/2421522
Special thank you to sponsors Image360, for providing displays and decals for Emma’s presentation at SkillsUSA, and Baabaazuzu, for supplying Michigan mittens to the Career Tech SkillsUSA Team.
Special thank you to sponsors Image360, for providing displays and decals for Emma’s presentation at SkillsUSA, and Baabaazuzu, for supplying Michigan mittens to the Career Tech SkillsUSA Team.
What inspires and motivates you? What is your ‘why’? Watch North Ed educators Rebecca Kinnee and Megan Graham share their ‘why’s and highlight the remarkable stories of students Emma Wilhelm and Kat Prince. https://youtu.be/Oa_pg99qm34?si=vwGc9sAgcu_twfPR
The North Ed team came together for an inspiring Opening Day to kick off the new school year. It was a powerful reminder of our shared purpose and the 'why's that drive us every day.
Attention incoming North Ed Career Tech students and families! Student orientation will take place Aug. 26-27. Get all the info you need for a successful year. To learn more, visit https://rebrand.ly/nh9mdsl or call 231.922.6547.
Join us for the 30th Annual North Ed Career Tech Scholarship Golf Outing to support student success and services through the North Ed Foundation. Golfing not your thing? Swing by for dinner, raffle drawings and laughs! Dinner-only tickets, golfer registration and sponsorship opportunities available. Visit https://weblink.donorperfect.com/northed30thgolfouting
Meet Lauren Dake.
Lauren's passion lies in empowering families and strengthening early childhood systems. As the Family Liaison of the Great Start Collaborative and Family Coalition of Traverse Bay, Lauren is dedicated to elevating parent voices and ensuring families are heard. Her role is all about building connections: listening to needs, providing valuable resources and coordinating accessible programs with a wide network of community partners. You'll often find her at local playgroups and events, meeting families right where they are to offer support and inclusion.
Lauren's work profoundly impacts students and the community by ensuring families – especially those with young children – feel supported, informed and empowered. By connecting families to the right resources and building strong relationships, she helps create a more inclusive, responsive and streamlined support system that lays the foundation for long-term success for children and strengthens the community as a whole.
When asked what she loves about North Ed, Lauren shared, "It’s inspiring to work alongside others who are just as committed to helping build the next generation of curious, compassionate, lifelong learners."
Thank you, Lauren, for supporting education. #SupportEd #HereForAllMiStudents #MichiganISDs #MichiganLiteracy
Lauren's passion lies in empowering families and strengthening early childhood systems. As the Family Liaison of the Great Start Collaborative and Family Coalition of Traverse Bay, Lauren is dedicated to elevating parent voices and ensuring families are heard. Her role is all about building connections: listening to needs, providing valuable resources and coordinating accessible programs with a wide network of community partners. You'll often find her at local playgroups and events, meeting families right where they are to offer support and inclusion.
Lauren's work profoundly impacts students and the community by ensuring families – especially those with young children – feel supported, informed and empowered. By connecting families to the right resources and building strong relationships, she helps create a more inclusive, responsive and streamlined support system that lays the foundation for long-term success for children and strengthens the community as a whole.
When asked what she loves about North Ed, Lauren shared, "It’s inspiring to work alongside others who are just as committed to helping build the next generation of curious, compassionate, lifelong learners."
Thank you, Lauren, for supporting education. #SupportEd #HereForAllMiStudents #MichiganISDs #MichiganLiteracy
Looking for a tee-rrific sponsorship opportunity? Become a sponsor of the 30th Annual North Ed Career Tech Scholarship Golf Outing and support the next generation of our region’s workforce. Choose from several tiers of sponsorship, ranging from $500 to $5,000. Learn more and register today! https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E366239&id=1 #CareerTech #CareerTechEd #HereForAllMiStudents #MichiganISDs #MiACTE
We are closed today, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day. We hope you have a fun and safe weekend.
Meet New Horizons student Becca! Becca is a sweet, hardworking, determined young girl, with a smile that lights up the room. Becca enjoys socializing with staff and peers, sensory activities, puzzles, music, games, biking, gymnastics and going on walks. She especially LOVES food! Becca is a rockstar at completing chores and Community Based Instruction (CBI) activities such as grocery shopping or visiting the library. Learn more about our New Horizons program and the limitless potential of special education. https://www.northwested.org/ #MiLimitlessPotential #HereForAllMiStudents #MichiganISDs
