Articles tagged: Ypsilanti-Willow Run merger
WITH POLL: Ypsilanti Community Schools finalizes new mascot, district logo
Posted: 1 day agoIt's official: the Ypsilanti Grizzlies are born. Read more »
Ypsilanti Community Schools names principal replacement for New Tech High School
Posted: Jun 17, 2013Ypsilanti Community Schools named a replacement principal for the unified Ypsilanti-Willow Run New Tech High School. Read more »
Next Ann Arbor Skyline principal: District selects Ypsilanti New Tech High leader
Posted: Jun 12, 2013Ann Arbor's Skyline High School will have a new principal from a neighboring school district come fall. Read more »
Editorial: New district represents best hope for the school system Ypsilanti deserves
Posted: Jun 09, 2013Last week marked the end of two Washtenaw County school districts with proud traditions. Willow Run, a district indelibly linked with the World War II can-do spirit of Rosie the Riveter and the planes produced ... Read more »
Sheriff's office increases presence at Ypsilanti, Willow Run high schools
Posted: Jun 06, 2013The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office has increased its presence at Ypsilanti and Willow Run high schools ahead of Friday, the final day of school before the two districts officially consolidate. Read more »
Detroit News: New bill would allow the state to close deficit school districts, promote consolidation
Posted: Jun 05, 2013A new bill introduced by state Rep. David Rutledge, D-Superior Township, would allow the state to dissolve financially struggling school districts and shuffle their students to other neighboring schools, according to a report in the Detroit News. Read more »
with gallery: 'Forever bleed purple and gold' 2013 Ypsilanti High School graduates declare
Posted: Jun 05, 2013As the 163 graduates of Ypsilanti High School, dressed head to toe in purple, marched across the stage to receive their diplomas on Tuesday night they signified the beginning of a new chapter in their own lives and a new chapter for the district. Read more »
Longtime Ypsilanti basketball coach Steve Brooks hired at Ypsilanti Community Schools
Posted: Jun 04, 2013Steve Brooks has been hired as Ypsilanti Community Schools' varsity basketball coach, the district announced Tuesday. Read more »
Longtime Willow Run football coach Rufus Pipkins lands Ypsilanti Community Schools job
Posted: Jun 03, 2013Long-time Willow Run coach Rufus Pipkins named Ypsilanti Community Schools football coach the district announced on Monday. Read more »
with gallery: 'Once a Flyer, always a Flyer': Willow Run High reflects on history at bittersweet final graduation
Posted: May 31, 2013For many, Willow Run High School's commencement ceremony Friday evening was bittersweet. Emotions ran high as the school's last graduating class walked across the stage. Read more »
Ypsilanti teachers upset about hiring process experience lag in receiving scoring materials
Posted: May 31, 2013Teachers in the Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts have experienced delays in receiving their scores and rubrics used in the rehiring process. Read more »
District discredits records showing new Ypsilanti athletic director fired from earlier job
Posted: May 29, 2013Ypsilanti Community Schools is discrediting a 2011 performance evaluation that rated new athletic director Lamanzer Williams unsatisfactory in his only previous athletic director position at Inkster High School. Read more »
Ypsilanti schools to post chief financial officer position due to Dedrick Martin leaving
Posted: May 27, 2013From left, WISD Superintendent Scott Menzel, Willow Run Superintendent Laura Lisiscki and Ypsilanti Superintendent Dedrick Martin on March 20, 2012, as they announced plans to consolidate the Willow Run and Ypsilanti school districts. The three ... Read more »
Ypsilanti Superintendent Dedrick Martin accepts position in St. Johns
Posted: May 17, 2013Ypsilanti Public Schools Superintendent Dedrick Martin will be leaving the new Ypsilanti Community Schools district and consolidation effort to take a position with St. Johns Public Schools. Read more »
Ypsilanti Courier: Ypsilanti Community Schools to offer employees reduced benefits
Posted: May 13, 2013Because Ypsilanti Community Schools made preserving current employee salaries a priority for when the new district launches in July, the joint Ypsilanti-Willow Run Board of Education approved slightly reduced insurance coverage Thursday night, according to a report in the Ypsilanti Courier. Read more »
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