From the Hartland Community

Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy Graduates First High School Class

23 students graduated from the first high school class in Brighton.

By Haika Gay On Saturday, June 9, Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy in Brighton celebrated the graduation of its very first high school class. The 23 students of the CSPA Class of 2012 earned their diplomas by not only meeting the requirements of the Michigan Merit Curriculum but also by achieving full mastery of that curriculum at an 80% or above performance standard as CSPA does not accept grades of C and D as passing. Equally important to their academic achievements was the growth the graduates evidenced in their moral and character development, intellectual capabilities, empathy and kindness, and poise and sophistication in their language and demeanor. These young people took full advantage of the comprehensive, whole child …

• Photos (1)

From the Hartland Community

Charyl Stockwell Academy Students Scoot for Newton’s Third Law

Ten- and 11-year-olds at a Hartland charter school build small vehicles out of scrap materials to learn physics.

By Deborah Skolnik Students at Charyl Stockwell Academy in Hartland learned first-hand about Newton’s third law of motion — for every action there is an equal and opposite force. During the month of November, students in the Explorer Unit built Newton Scooters, small vehicles made from scrap materials that had to be propelled by exerting a force against something (air, the floor, etc) to make them move forward. The only forces students could use were pushing backward, another object or air pressure. No electricity, batteries or gravity was allowed. Their vehicles had to be capable of running for at least two meters and staying within a given track. In mid-December, these 10- and 11-year-old students demonstrated their vehicles at their …

• Photos (4)

Raindrop Story by Brighton Teen Fits Rainy Day at Hartland Montessori

Author Alecia Martino shares 'Dewey's First Adventure' with Garden Gate kids.

It was the perfect rainy day when Dewey landed among the students of Garden Gate Montessori in Hartland on Wednesday. Sharing her book, Dewey’s First Adventure, 17-year-old Brighton author Alecia Martino tells the tale of a brave and excited raindrop and his trip through the water cycle or as one observant student said, “when the water comes down from the clouds.”  It's also been quite the adventure for Alecia, who originally wrote the book when she was 12, submitted her manuscript last year and watched Dewey's story get published in August. She now tells all young aspiring writers to save their work — it's valuable. “They (kids) have the most imagination when they’re young," says Alecia. "So it’s good for all of them to keep their writing…

• Photos (7)

Week in Review: Area Woman on 'Teen Mom,' Family Practice to Close and a National Championship

Here's a summary of Hartland news from Aug. 8-Aug. 14.

Here is a roundup of news that you might have missed in Hartland area for the week ending Sunday:

• Photos (1)