Representative Elissa Slotkin visited the Wilson Talent Center on Wednesday, May 4. She was able to visit the Business & Risk Management, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics, New Media and Precision Machining Technology programs during her one-hour visit. Slotkin was very impressed with the students and enjoyed learning about their programs and future plans. Kudos to the WTC instructors for preparing these students for a great leadership opportunity. #InghamImpact

Two Wilson Talent Center students have advanced to the National Leadership Conference for SkillsUSA after placing first at the statewide competition. Rachel Pakenas placed first in her Criminal Justice category and Phil Stoll took first place in Plumbing. Several other students also placed in the top three spots. Rachel and Phil will participate in nationals, June 20-24 in Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations! #InghamImpact

Ingham ISD will break ground on May 17 for the addition of a new wing to the 611 Hagadorn Road building. This new wing will house the current Secondary Learning Center and Evergreen Program for students with emotional impairments. As part of this addition, the two programs will become one school. The new school will be named "North Star School" which was recently approved by the Ingham ISD Board of Education. This is part of a multi-year construction project which will also include updates to Heartwood School and the Wilson Talent Center. #InghamImpact

Ingham ISD is continually looking at ways to expand safety and make sure our teachers and students have the resources they need should an emergency arise. Thanks to a grant received from SET SEG, we were able to purchase Emergency Go Kits for all classrooms on our Mason campus. These Go Kits would be used if students and teachers needed to leave their classroom in an emergency. They include a variety of items including: emergency water/food rations, class roster, compact trauma kit, radio, flashlight, work gloves, cleansing wipes, survival blanket and a highly visible vest to name a few. #InghamImpact