Waverly News

LANSING - A crowd of about 1,500 gathered at the Capitol today for a "Save our Schools" rally demanding Michigan legislators restore education funding.

Brandi Thomas hopes her basketball and softball skills might someday earn her a college scholarship.

As Waverly Community Schools weighs options for cutting up to $1.7 million from this year's budget, the school board has authorized administrators to issue layoff notices.

Michelle Sneathen has been planning on her 9-year-old son, Zachary, walking to Glencairn Elementary School next year when he enters fifth grade.

Shortly after state Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, proposed legislation to cut legislators' pay when they slash education funding, the Democratic senator announced she would donate her monthly legislative stipend to the East Lansing Education Foundation, or ELEF .

LANSING TWP. - Britt Slocum, owner of Jersey Giant Subs on West Saginaw who also happens to be the vice president of the Waverly School Board, never believed in tip jars.

ST. JOHNS - Brianna Flowers had six aces and 31 assists Wednesday to lead Waverly to a Class A semifinal win over East Lansing 25-12, 25-13, 18-25, 20-25, 15-12. Carole Harris added 15 kills and four blocks for the Warriors , who advance to play Okemos at 7 p.m. Thursday.

As many as 200 people led by high school students gathered at the Capitol steps Monday to protest cuts to public school funding.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed more than 70 items Friday while signing the final six bills for a 2009-10 budget, but did not find enough funding to restore cuts to college scholarships, local government and Medicaid.

With local budgets already pared to the bone and facing deep cuts to the state's education budget, mid-Michigan school leaders are scrambling for new ways to save money.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm ordered another round of funding cuts on Thursday for public schools already hard hit by Michigan's state budget problems.

'Warrior Madness,' the kickoff to the Waverly Warror basketball season, will be Nov.

There is no denying our families help shape who we are. My parents instilled in me a healthy sense of responsibility, a love of reading and a passion for sports.

GRAND LEDGE - For Grand Ledge's reserve cross country team the Portage Invite was a perfect time to shine and display their abilities to each other.

East Lansing and Waverly schools stand to lose a combined $1.8 million under Monday's veto by Gov.

DELTA TWP. -Delta Township Parks and Recreation is accepting registrations for the Waverly Tri-County Basketball program.

'Southern Hospitality' Starlight Dinner Theatre presents this comedy about sisters on a mission to save their town; it's onstage at Waverly East Intermediate School, 3131 W. Michigan Ave.

There will be 76 trombones...and then some... at the annual Grand Ledge High School Marching Band Exhibition Wednesday, Oct.

DELTA TWP. - Delta Township Parks and Recreation is accepting registrations for the Waverly Tri-County Basketball program.

Starlight Dinner Theatre is opening its season with the third engagement of the Futrelle Sisters - part of a series that has included 'Dearly Beloved' and 'Christmas Belles.' This weekend, the four sisters are putting on a 'Fayro Days' festival in 'Southern Hospitality' as a way to save their small town from financial ruin.