Buzz

Celebrate joyful moments of collaboration, inclusion, and community across our schools. From heartwarming highlights to everyday wins, BELONGING is where good news thrives and every voice matters.

Write Your Story, Lead Your Life

When students pause to reflect on their journey, they don’t just find their voice—they start writing their future. Boss Mode Boot Camp #4 challenged Wilson Talent Center students to dig deep, dream big, and take charge.

Sanitation Meets Science

What happens when science meets the kitchen? At Wilson Talent Center, students found out—teaming up for a cross-program lab where real-world cleanliness and career skills took center stage.

Honoring Heroes Together

Ingham ISD hosted its first-ever Veterans Day Parade, welcoming local veterans and their families for a day of reflection, celebration, and student connection across three school campuses.

Discovery in Action

Heartwood students recently turned curiosity into confidence during their school’s very first Science Fair. Focused on scientific inquiry, the event gave students the opportunity to explore, experiment, and explain the world around them in creative and hands-on ways.

Building the Next Generation of School Leaders

The Michigan Leadership Fellows program is preparing the next generation of school leaders with a statewide network of peers, equity-focused training, and real-world project experience. This 18-month opportunity is now accepting applications for Cohort 3.

Sharpening Skills, Searing Futures

From flavor-building to leadership-building, Culinary Arts students from the Wilson Talent Center suited up and stepped up during a competitive ProStart bootcamp in Novi, Michigan.

A Taste of the Future

Culinary students from the Wilson Talent Center took a field trip to the future—visiting Michigan Culinary Institute to discover real-world opportunities and educational pathways in the culinary industry.

Options, Opportunities, and Optimism at College & Career Rep Day

At Wilson Talent Center’s 2025 College & Career Rep Day, students explored what’s next—from college campuses to military service and skilled trades. With over 50 reps in attendance, inspiration was everywhere.

Leading Literacy Across Michigan

A four-day coaching institute in Escanaba brought together literacy coaches from across Michigan, thanks to collaboration from Ingham ISD and MAISA. At the center of it all: Heidi Gascon, whose leadership is helping shape literacy practices for young learners statewide.

Future Educators Take the Lead at SVSU LIFT Conference

From campus tours to breakout sessions, students in the Educational Careers program spent the day diving into what it means to become a teacher—while making memories (and maybe some future career plans) along the way.