Northern Michigan : Features

Mother Nature was no match for a small town in northern Michigan when faced with the monumental task of facing down a snowstorm in time for a regional finals football game. 

From Pontiac to Baldwin, a number of Michigan public school districts spent the fall preparing for a big change. Spurred on by $2 million in Michigan Department of Education grant funding, the schools will pilot transitioning to a year-round school calendar. But for students, parents and staff at Horizon Elementary in Holt, Mich., year-round school is nothing new, and all groups have come to one agreement: there are definite benefits.

A student-produced video designed to showcase career opportunities in manufacturing won the $2,000 first prize in a Northwest Michigan Student Video Challenge.