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Sturgis Public Schools

Sturgis teacher Lesley Starkey honored with prestigious Oster Award

The award will be presented tonight at the Sturgis Area Community Foundation's annual meeting at the Sturges-Young Center for the Arts.

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Schoolhouse stars; Sturgis’ incredible teachers eligible for Oster Memorial Award

Nominations will be accepted until Friday, September 6.

Sturgis Area Community Foundation offering scholarships for summer athletic camps

The Sturgis Area Community Foundation wants to ease the burden for Sturgis students seeking to participate in athletic camps this summer by offering financial assistance up to $200.

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St. Joseph County schools show off smarts at annual Quiz Bowl tournaments

The St. Joseph County ISD hosted their annual Quiz Bowl tournaments on February 28 and 29. The competition was open to students from nine different high schools and 10 middle schools in the county.

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Sturgis teacher Tyson Dilts recognized for excellence in teaching

The Sturgis Area Community Foundation (SACF) recently announced Sturgis Public Schools teacher Tyson Dilts as the recipient of the 2023 John E. Oster Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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Miguel Luna Perez to sue Sturgis Public Schools for damages under ADA

Last week the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Miguel Luna Perez could pursue claims against Sturgis Public Schools under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Perez, a 27-year-old deaf Sturgis man, claims the school district provided him an inadequate education by failing to assign him a qualified sign-language interpreter.

Culinary, hospitality courses at Sturges-Young among this fall’s offerings for Sturgis students

The City of Sturgis recently joined forces with the St Joseph County Intermediate School District’s Career and Technical Education program to provide courses next fall for Sturgis High School students in the culinary and hospitality fields. 

Miguel Perez is requesting to sue Sturgis schools for damages, and the U.S. Supreme Court seems sympathetic following oral arguments

The United States Supreme Court recently heard arguments in the case of a 27-year-old Sturgis man who is seeking the right to sue Sturgis Public Schools for financial damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On Wednesday, January 18, Supreme Court justices listened to oral arguments and appeared sympathetic toward Miguel Luna Perez, a deaf man who claims the school district provided him an inadequate education by failing to assign him a qualified sign-language interpreter.

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