Portage Health Medical Group will be offering FREE athletic screenings to your student athlete on TUESDAY, JUNE 12th, at the Portage Health Medical Group Practice, 500 Campus Drive, in Hancock between the hours of 10:00-11:30 a.m.  Athletes should arrive prepared and must have the following items in hand in order to participate in this program:  physical form (available through the principal's office) with completed health history (in its entirety) and parent signature and eyeglasses or contact lenses for the vision test.  Students should be dressed appropritately... wear a shirt that can be pulled up so the provider can listen to heart & lungs and wear shoes that can be easily removed and put back on as well as stable for the walking test.  This is the only day these FREE athletic screenings will be offered.  Athletes unable to take advantage of this opportunity will need to schedule a regular physical appointment with your primary care provider at your own expense.

Youth for understanding (YFU) is looking for local host families to host high school exchange students for the 2012-13 school year.  Host families provide a place to live, three meals a day, encouragement, advice and love to help their new family member through a semester or year in a new home along with shring their community with the student.  The students bring their own spending money and health insurance plus the willingness to be a good family member, following family rules and helping out with family responsibilities.  YFU local representatives support the students and families to make sure it is a good experience for all involved.  All kinds of families host, with and without children of all ages.  For more information, contact the Northland Field Office at 800-872-0200 ext 241.  Or you may e-mail hclark@yfu.org  More information is available on the YFU web-site at 222.yfu-usa.org where you can see brief descriptions of unplaced students coming to Northern Michigan.

Last day for seniors is:  Friday, May 25th... There will be an Honors Assembly at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, followed by the senior class picnic.

The working class seniors will leave on their class trip on Sunday, May 27th at 7:00 a.m.  They are scheduled to return on Wednesday, May 30th at 11:00 p.m.

Graduation practice will take place on Thursday, May 31st & Friday, June 1st at 1:55 p.m.  All seniors MUST attend.

Graduation ceremonies will be held on Sunday, June 3rd at 3:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

T.R. Davis Elementary will be holding 'Kindergarten Experience Day' for next school year kinders on Friday, May 18th.  Call 482-5812 and schedule what time you would like your child to attend.