Goodrich High School freshman Julia Kerwin’s role model has always been her Aunt Katy. On May 20, Kerwin will get to tell her and her classmates why at 12:30 p.m. when Goodrich High School hosts a role model day in the cafeteria. The class assignment requires students to select a role model and send that […]
Goodrich High School senior Kristen Schmiedeknecht and sophomore Candace Smith lifted their way to the top on May 1 in Flushing’s YMCA for the Iron Man national qualifier powerlifting competition. The girls had to have a total of 430 pounds and 479 pounds, respectively in the bench, squat, and dead lift competitions to qualify for […]
Alex Arnold considers himself lucky. The Goodrich High School senior was driving a friend’s car over the summer when his phone went off in his pocket. He glanced down for an instant to read the screen and his car swerved over the curb, completely blowing out the right front tire. ‘I felt so bad,? said […]
State champion cross country runner Taylor Pogue has set her sights on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. The Goodrich high school senior signed with the Wolverines last Monday in the GHS counseling office. Pogue, who has an impeccable personal record of 18:06 in the 5K and ran the Michigan International Speedway state finals course […]
The upcoming production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream? at Goodrich High School is sure to be an ‘all- around? good time for everyone. When GHS students perform ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream? at 7 p.m. April 29-May 1 and at 2:30 p.m., May 2, history will be made. Not only will this will be the first […]
A proposal to maintain and preserve village roadway was considered during the Village Council Meeting April 12. Boardmembers are looking into chip sealing, a process that would involve covering the roads completely with a combination of a tar-like material such as asphalt and an aggregate such as gravel to make the roads more durable and […]
With almost 36 years of work under his belt, it’d be tough to argue that anyone knows their way around Goodrich High School better than its custodian, Glen Arden. Considering he’s in the building from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., not to mention waking up at 3 a.m. in the winter to plow snow off […]
A gluten-free diet is no picnic. Especially if you’re 14-years-old and surrounded by normal chow for a teenager. However, the rather restrictive dining experience was made just a little easier recently for Goodrich eighth grade student Kara Millerschin. On Aug. 13, she was diagnosed with celiac disease, after enduring painful stomachaches for about a year. […]
Two minutes and 57 seconds was all it took for Goodrich High School senior Parker Lovell to be declared a state champion. That was the amount of time it took for him to pin Portland’s Justin Pung, in the wrestling state championships at the Palace of Auburn Hills on March 4, 5, and 6. Lovell […]
Caroline Glasscock rocks her pit bull to sleep every night for thirty minutes. ‘My kids and grandkids get jealous,? she said. ‘They’re more than just dogs, they’re a part of the family.? It’s clear Glasscock loves dogs, making her the perfect president of the foundation ‘Mid-Michigan Therapy Dogs?. Therapy dogs are trained to provide affection […]