Salt water fish tank approved for school commons

by Peter Jakey-Managing Editor

Onaway High School sophomore Morganne Badgero received permission to place a salt water fish tank in the commons area of the middle/high school.

Badgero appeared at Tuesday’s board of education meeting to make a presentation regarding the request. She first asked if the board would continue the meeting in the commons area where the tank would be located, and she would provide additional information.

President Sharon Lyons had the entire board walk down the hallway to where it would be located.

Badgero, who received a Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative grant, proposed removing a bulletin board across from the middle/high school offices to make room for the tank. The grant will fund other school projects as well.

The reason for salt water fish – she said they are more colorful. The board was told, that if when Badgero graduates in two years and nobody steps forward to maintain it, “we could take it out and put it back to the way it was.”

Fullerton believes there will interest in keeping it going.

“It is going to fill the majority of that bulletin board,” said Fullerton. “ As far as specific dimensions, I don’t know, but it is going to be pretty good size.”

IN OTHER news:

Mary Larson was appointed head cook to replace Deb Nash next fall. Larson has been a cook for the district for several years.

Nash, who is retiring, has been an employee of the district since 1994.

The board also approved the 2013 senior class trip to Chicago.

It will be a schedule jam-packed with activities with no overnight stay. They will be go

ing to Six Flags Amusement Park, eat at the Hard Rock Café and watch the Blue Man group.

Fullerton and Teri Mundy have volunteered to drive a school bus.

“Mrs. Mundy and I are going to try and sleep as much as we can during the day, and tag team driving home,” said Fullerton.

A charter bus would have been too much money to pull off the June 18-19 trip.

Students making the trip will be paying $100 apiece to go, which will cover part of the fuel costs.  There would be no cost to the district. The bus leaves at 4 a.m. June 18 and returns June 19 at 7 a.m.