Groundhog Day will have added significance in Three Rivers this year in that it’s also the day for the 17th annual Empty Bowls Soup Supper. The event will be staged in the Three Rivers High School cafeteria on Thursday, February 2nd, from 5 to 7 p.m. In reporting plans for the latest edition of this [...]

There was a full house Thursday evening (December 22nd) in the Three Rivers High School Performing Arts Center as the Three Rivers Community Schools Instrumental Music Department presented its Annual Holiday Band Concert. The program featured the 7th Grade Intermediate Band, 8th Grade Middle School Band, and the Three Rivers High School Symphony Band. Director [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools report a 2-hour delay Tuesday morning (September 20th).  Also, the Middle School cross country meet scheduled for September 20th has been canceled. Source:  Three Rivers Community Schools website at www.trschools.org

Health care for middle school and high school students in the Three Rivers school district will soon get a boost through a Community Adolescent Health Center (CAHC). The CAHC is a grant-funded, school-linked health clinic slated to begin operation October 1st as a division of the PAWS (Prevention and Wellness Services) program in a collaborative [...]

The sultry days of summer are upon us, but it won’t be long before thoughts turn to autumn and the start of a new school year. In regard to the latter point, the Three Rivers Community Schools calendar for 2011-2011 has been released.  It pegs August 30th and 31st as “Professional Development” days and September [...]

New principals have been selected by the Three Rivers Community Schools to fill vacancies created by the retirements of two veteran educators. Nichole ‘Nikki’ Nash, who has been employed as a third grade teacher at Andrews Elementary School, has been chosen to succeed Cheryl Riley who has retired after a 37-year career with the local [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools board of Education has ratified a new, three-year contract with TRESPA, the Three Rivers Educational Support Personnel Association that represents the school districts bus drivers, custodians and secretaries. The action came on a 5-to-1 vote during a special meeting Wednesday morning (June 29th) in the office of Superintendent Roger Rathburn.  [...]

Cheryl Riley has retired from the Three Rivers Community Schools after a 37-year career as an educator – 30 years as a teacher and the last seven years as principal of Andrews Elementary School.  Her last day was Thursday (June 23rd). Riley’s impending retirement was noted during the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has approved a new, one-year contract with the school district’s 160 teachers, represented by the Three Rivers Education Association (TREA).  As noted briefly in an earlier River Country Journal story, the action came during the board’s regular June meeting Monday evening (June 20th). During the meeting and [...]

A special meeting of the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has been set for Wednesday, June 29th with one “Action Item” – ratification of a new contract with Three Rivers Educational Support Personnel Association (TRESPA). The meeting will be held in the Superintendent’s Office at the Central Office on Sixth Avenue, beginning at [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has adopted a General Fund Budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1st. The action came during a meeting Monday evening (June 20th) and followed a public hearing in which budget information was presented.  No citizens commented on the budget during the hearing. The proposed General [...]

The student musical production of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at Three Rivers High School in March generated a great deal of praise – and deservedly so – for its excellence and the acting and musical talent it displayed. In the footsteps of those accolades came praise for Peter ‘Pete’ Bennett, the creator of the [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools and the Carnegie Center for the Arts will join forces to present a ‘Celebration of the Visual Arts’ in May at the Carnegie Center. This annual event will showcase the creative talents of pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students in Three Rivers. An opening reception will be held Sunday (May 1st) [...]

Nominations are being sought for the “Three Rivers Community Schools 18th Annual Rotary Distinguished Educator Award.” If you know a professional educator of the Three Rivers Community Schools who possesses exemplary commitment to education, nominate him or her by filling out the 2011 Nomination Form.  To access the form, click here. Nominations are due in [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools reports the availability of an ‘elementary secretary’ position at Norton Elementary School. Any person interested in this position should apply in writing to Kathy Kline by 4 p.m. on April 11th.  The address is: Three Rivers Community Schools 851 Sixth Avenue Three Rivers, MI 49093 For additional information about this [...]

The Three Rivers Community Schools production of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ will open Friday evening (March 18) in the Performing Arts Center at Three Rivers High School, the first of six local performances of the famous musical. ‘Phantom’ will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday (March 18 & 19) and at 2 [...]

Despite wintry weather that reduced the turnout for this year’s ‘Empty Bowls Soup Supper,’ the February 3rd event at Three Rivers High School was a solid success. During a presentation to the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education Monday evening (March 7th), Jennifer Hackenberg, a kindergarten teacher at Norton Elementary School reported that the [...]

Word from the Three Rivers Community Schools is that there will be NO EARLY DISMISSAL today (Tuesday, February 1st) because of an advancing winter storm. Here’s the text of an e-mail message from Kathy Kline, secretary in the Administrative Offices, regarding the matter: A number of districts in the county have chosen to close at [...]

The ‘Empty Bowls’ project in the Three Rivers Community Schools reaches the 16-year mark this year. Judson Stemaly, art teacher, noted that fact during the Board of Education meeting Monday evening (January 24th) while extending an invitation to board members and others to attend the event that will be held on Thursday, February 3rd, from [...]

Here’s an announcement from the Three Rivers Community Schools: Due to adverse weather, Three Rivers Community Schools will be CLOSED on Monday, December 13, 2010.