NOW NOWENROLLING ENROLLING- -SUMMER SUMMERSTRETCH STRETCH We Webelieve believethe therole roleofof our ourSTRETCH STRETCHprogram program isistotoprovide providea asafe safeand and nurturing nurturingenvironment environment totoallallour ourchildren. children.The The primary primarygoal goalisistotomeet meet the theindividual individualneeds needsofof each eachchild. child.We Weprovide provide a apositive positiveenvironment environment where wherechildren childrenhave have the theopportunity opportunitytoto experience experiencea avariety varietyofof learning learningactivities activitiestoto encourage encourageemotional, emotional, intellectual, intellectual,physical physical and andsocial socialdevelopment. development. Our Oursummer summerprogram programisisopen opentotoAlanson AlansonPublic Public School Schoolchildren childrenruns runsfrom from7 7am amtoto6 6pm, pm, Monday Monday- Friday. - Friday.The Thefee feeisischarged chargedper perhour. hour. Daily Dailyactivities activitiesinclude: include: . Gardening . Gardening . Field . FieldTrips Trips . Outdoor . OutdoorHikes Hikes . Science . ScienceExperiments Experiments . Socialization . Socialization& &Play Play For Formore moreinformation informationorortotoenroll enrollyour yourchild, child, please pleasecontact contactSTRETCH STRETCHdirector, director,Tonia ToniaKeller, Keller, atattkeller@alansonvikings.net. tkeller@alansonvikings.net.
Agriscience Agriscience students students compete compete aa ttst st aa te te competition competition Students Students from from the the Alanson Alanson Agriscience Agriscience class class attended attended the the Great Great Lakes Lakes Floral Floral Association Association Convention Convention and and Expo Expo inin Grand Grand Rapids Rapids inin early early March. March. This This year’s year’s theme theme was was “Instafamous.” “Instafamous.” Students Students had had toto create create anan arrangement arrangement forfor their their favorite favorite pop pop star star using using only only one one type type ofof flower, flower, assorted assorted greens greens and and nono more more than than $35 $35 wholesale. wholesale.Amelia Amelia Perez Perez placed placed first first with with her her piece piece forfor Katie Katie Perry Perry and and AnnMarie AnnMarie Sherwood Sherwood placed placed third third forfor her her piece piece forfor Shawn Shawn Mendez. Mendez. This This year year was was also also the the GLFA GLFA 100th 100th year, year, soso attendees attendees were were treated treated toto aa Roaring Roaring 20s 20s dinner dinner and and awards awards banquet. banquet.
Meet Meetour ourmedia media specialist specialistkat katstark stark “My “My favorite favorite part part about about reopening reopening the the library library is is seeing seeing students students ofof allall ages ages using using the the space space throughout throughout the the day day and and getting getting toto know know them them asas they they trickle trickle inin and and out. out. I particularly I particularly love love how how excited excited and and enthusiastic enthusiastic the the elementary elementary students students are are each each week week when when they they come come toto visit visit the the library, library, wewe have have aa lotlot ofof fun!” fun!” Kat Kat also also notes notes that that this this library library is is unique unique because because she she chose chose toto genrefy genrefy the the bookshelves, bookshelves, soso instead instead ofof your your typical typical fiction/non-fiction fiction/non-fiction set-up, set-up, the the books books are are organized organized byby genre genre soso that that students students can can find find books books that that suit suit their their interests interests more more easily. easily. “I “I am am having having soso much much fun fun and and learning learning new new things things every every day. day. Building Building relationships relationships with with the the students students and and being being able able toto offer offer them them these these experiences experiences has has been been such such aa joyjoy and and I’m I’m very very grateful grateful toto bebe part part ofof the the APS APS team.” team.”