Mr. Wood’s Letter to the Chronicle on the Promise

Please see June 21 post and June 24 post on information dealing with the Michigan State Legislature and the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
The House & Senate took a two week break on June 28.  Go Figure.
We the People “…secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution [...]

MICHIGAN PROMISE UPDATE – 6/24

In each of the conversations that I’ve had the past few days with Legislative aides – I ask if people have been calling.  I ask if students have been calling.  Each has said there has been a lot of young people on the phones.  You and your peers are being heard. Good Work!  Keep it [...]

YOUR PROMISE IS BEING BROKEN!

To All Oakridge Students – grads and undergrads.  This affects you!
In order to balance the State Budget in Lansing the Michigan State Senate has proposed that the Michigan Promise – your scholarship – be eliminated.  That means scholarships for this year and last year and next year will be gone!  All of them!  No $4000 [...]

2009 OEA Building A Better World Scholarship

Look here to listen to the winners read their essays.

Corey Swanson – Global Awareness
Sam Ferrier – Independent Travel
Tyler Darnell – Community Involvement

Congratulations guys (and gal) on a job well done.

You Have to Hear This

Are you watching what is happening in Iran?  Are you awake?  You must watch this video – it is chilling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKUZuv6_bus

An Impassioned Call to End Genocide

Thank you to all of you who came out and challenged the horrors of genocide in Sudan on Friday night May 29.

Take a look at our photos of the Die In.
WGVU Radio reports live from the OHS Die In.
Oakridge Student insight to the genocide in Darfur.
Continue to read, to inform yourself, to take on [...]