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District MEAP Scores Rise Above State Average SUNDAY Check out Career Builder for more than 60 new job listings April 5 " ~ 2009 CANTON The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers Volume 34 Number 18 Win Tickets online 75 CENTS online at hometownlife.com hometownlife.com CONNECTION District MEAP scores rise above state average BY BRAD KADHICH Thursday. raised their passing score from 88 to, The Plymouth-Canton scores top OBSERVER STAFF WRITER Plymouth-Canton students 94 percent. the state averages in every category, IKEA bus improved in 21 of 28 categories over Two classes — the third-graders at some of them well above state scores. Two years ago, when this year's last year's performance, with five Tonda Elementary in Canton and the But Bender said the district is always With the Final Four weekend in Plymouth-Canton fifth-graders were scores remaining the same and drops fourth-graders at Bird Elementary looking for improvement as it moves full swing, IKEA is offering free in third grade, 59 percent of them in only two of the categories. in Plymouth Township —• aced the toward a federally mandated 100 rides on its Destination Shuttle passed the writing portion of the "We did very well," said Mike math test with 100 percent pass• percent in all area requirements that runs between IKEA in Michigan Educational Assessment Bender, the district's director of sec• ing. The only two areas to drop were coming in 2014. Canton and Campus Martius Park Program test. ondary education. "There's a lot to eighth-grade science (89 from 91 "We're in the process of analyzing in downtown Detroit. Two years later, that percentage celebrate." percent) and sixth-grade English results at each grade level in each Shuttle riders boarding at IKEA rose to 78, a dramatic 18-percent The biggest increases came in Language Arts (89 from 90 percent). subject," Bender said. "We continue will enjoy rides to and from Campus increase in MEAP performance that fifth-grade writing, where the per• "That's a tremendous job for those to look at ways to strengthen our stu• Martius Park in the heart of down• corresponds with the district's per• centage of kids passing rose 8 per• students and staff to achieve at that dents' performance." town, where they can easily access formance in the rest of the testing, cent to 78 percent, and in seventh- level," Bender said of the perfor- the People Mover or walk less than results of which were announced grade mathematics, whose students •mances at Tonda and Bird. [email protected] I (313) 222-8899 a mile to Ford Field. Those boarding at Campus Martius can head out to IKEA for a fun day of shopping. The shuttle will run today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, please Canton hopes to visit www.ikea-cmpshuttle.com. Historic parallel (S*H , H A Swiss™ » **s ••••'•*« curbside recycling Former Detroit Free Press BY TONY BRUSCATO reporter Joel Thurtell will be OBSERVER STAFF WRITER the guest speaker at the Canton Historical Commission's next Canton residents rate high when it comes to participat• meeting at 7 p.m. April 8 at the ing in Rouge River watershed and yard waste collection Cherry Hill School in historic programs. Cherry Hill Village (on Ridge However, talk about curbside recycling and Canton Road near Cherry Hill Road). ranks low compared to other communities. Thurtell will discuss the bank• "Canton recycling is one of the lowest in Wayne ing crisis of 1933, which began County," said Tim Faas, Canton's municipal services in Michigan with a showdown director. "There are a lot of rules because of where our between Henry Ford and a hauler takes materials for processing; cans have to be powerful U.S. senator. While crushed, labels and caps removed and neck rings have banks were failing, a small town to be taken off. And they take only a limited amount of Michigan bank defied FDR's bank materials." holiday, kept its doors open and challenged depositors to make Faas and Canton Township officials are hoping to a run on funds. It was a historic increase participation in curbside recycling beginning situation with contemporary over• April 20, not so coincidentally the week of Earth Day, tones, according to Thurtell. which is April 22. muiwDi min nnnt.Li | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER "We'll be implementing single-stream recycling, which Walker-Winter principal Julie Mytych greets her students as Mrs. Incredible from the roof top of the school, will allow us to take more materials," Faas said. "We hope fulfilling a promise to read from the rooftop If they meet their reading goals for March. to double our total percentage of recycling — which is cur• • •• rently about 5 percent of our waste — to about 10 percent." The Village Theater at Cherry Currently, the recyclables are picked up by Canton Hill will be showcasing the art Waste Recycling in a two-compartment truck. The opera• works of a number of talented tor has to manually sort through-the materials at the art teachers from the Plymouth- Incredible time curb, with newspaper in one bin and ciins, glass and plas• Canton Community School tics in another. Faas said single-stream recycling involves District. The exhibit, on display putting all the recyclable materials in a single garbage through April 26, features artwork Super hero principal takes to roof to reward students truck, where it will be sorted at a newly constructed recy• from several gifted teachers rep• cling facility in Huron Township. resenting all levels of the district "If we remove a lot of the rules, it will make it a lot from elementary to high school, as BY SUE MASON easier for people," Faas said. "And we will be able to take well as alternative education. OBSERVER STAFF WRITER more materials." The Gallery@VT is featuring Paul Denski Jr., owner and president of Canton Waste a selection of art in an array of The wind may have been blowing, but it Recycling, said it should be much easier for residents who media: paintings, sculptures, draw• wasn't strong enough to keep Mrs. Incredible — until April 20 — can only recycle newspapers, with , ings, print making, fiber, mixed from standing on the roof of Walker-Winter most other paper tossed in the regular trash. media and photography. Many of Elementary School in Canton Wednesday to "There will be a whole multitude of additional things the teachers are artists who exhibit read The Principal from the Black Lagoon. that will be acceptable," Denski said. "Cardboard, paper frequently and are award-winning The super hero visit was the reward for the board, magazines, catalogues, phone books and household at the state and national levels. school's 405 students reaching their reading plastics with numbers 3-7 (on the bottom of the container). Many of these exhibited pieces will goals for March, according to Principal Julie "Some paper — such as juice cartons and milk cartons also be available for purchase. Mytych, who donned the costume and had — as well as Styrofoam will still not be accepted," he said. The featured artists include her mask painted on her face by custodian "And we no longer will accept any colored glass. If people Susan Fisher, Judy Hanson, Craig Eddie Mauer. put something unacceptable in, we will leave the entire Linderman and Graham Martin. "It was the most coolest thing," said recycling bin at the curb." "This wide breadth of work Mytych. "It was just magic." Denski said his company's trucks hauled 1,800 tons of on display exemplifies the many Mytych chose Mrs. Incredible for two rea• recyclable materials in 2007 and more than 1,900 tons in talents of the Plymouth-Canton sons. The theme for the school's March Is Urged on by chants of "wig off" from students, Mrs. 2008. He expects that number to go up another 25 per• Community School District fac• Reading Month program was super heroes. Incredible reveals herself as principal Julie Mytych in cent this year. ulty," said Jennifer Tobin, Canton Also, she had the costume. front of the Walker-Winter Elementary students. "Seventy-five percent of people recycle, but not every arts coordinator. "My husband and I are big Disney fans and week," Denski said. "And many of those who participate The exhibit is free and open to we went to a Halloween party a few years in and would be reading an encyclopedia to don't produce a lot of product. I think a lot more people the public from 10 am to 2 p.m., ago dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Incredible." the students. Before they could get a groan will recycle more when it becomes easier." Monday-Friday, and during public Youngsters sat on the lawn of the school, out, Swartz let them know it was an April Township officials will soon be mailing information on performances at the theater. For more waiting for their principal to show up, only Fool's Day joke. the rtew program, using $25,000 of federal stimulus money information, call (734) 394-5300 or to hear from Bill Swartz, Wayne-WestlancTs for an education program. Information will also be avail• visit ranton-mi.org/villagetheater.directo r of media services, that he was filling Please see PRINCIPAL, A6 able on the township Web site at www.canton-mi.org. Index APARTMENTS .C2 AUTOMOTIVE •. .C3 CAREER BUILDER . CI CROSSWORD PUZZLE .....C 3 EDUCATION A5 HEALTH & FITNESS BIO MILESTONES .B5 NEIGHBORS S8-9 OBITUARIES ,B5 REAL ESTATE . CI SPORTS . B1 For Home Delivery call: (866) 887-2737 GANMETT The campaign starts here Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox speaks to Deloris Newell and Maria Holmes before taking the podium at the Canton Economic Club's luncheon on Thursday at the Summit on the Park.
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