Tag: Northwestern High School
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“I’m running as a proud Democrat but I’ll govern as an American,” Biden tells drive-in Flint audience
By Tom Travis Drawing sharp contrasts between the last four years of the Trump presidency and eight years of President Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s administration, candidate for president Joe Biden addressed a drive-in rally today at Flint’s Northwestern High School parking lot by declaring, “I’m running as a proud Democrat, but I’ll govern as…
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Flint School Board to close Northwestern except for Central Kitchen
By Harold C. Ford “The big question: What to do with Northwestern?” … Carrie Sekelsky, FCS executive director of finance, Sept. 9, 2020 “N-Dub” is the nickname proud graduates of Flint’s Northwestern High School often use to reference their alma mater, including a former colleague of this writer. Wildcat pride has been obscured, however, by…
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Education Beat: Northwestern needs $4 million in upgrades; where will junior high students go?
By Harold C. Ford “We should’ve never moved in that [Northwestern] building.” …Vera Perry, trustee, Flint Board of Education “We create the instability that we face.” …Diana Wright, vice-president, Flint Board of Education At its meeting June 9, the board of education of Flint Community Schools (FCS) was informed that it would cost the school…
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Village Life: President Obama’s drink of water, boos for Snyder, and that primal scream, continued
By Jan Worth-Nelson Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an earlier (April 25) Village Life column President Obama’s sip of water from a sparkling clean glass at Northwestern High School during his May 4 visit was nothing less than a show-stopper. After a few small coughs, when the President said, “Uhh, can I…
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