News from ELPS: Covid Management, Return-to-Schools, and Marble Construction
How is the district identifying and handling the few positive Covid cases that have emerged? How many students will return after Spring Break? How's the new Marble...
Retrospective: A Year of Covid in East Lansing
Covid-19 has been present in East Lansing for over a year. How has it changed our community? Where does our community stand now in terms of the virus?...
Become an Artist from the Comfort of Home
Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott reports on the virtual art classes she has taken through the MSU Broad Art Museum. Did she get a passing grade?...
Sparrow Opens Vaccine Registration to All 16 and Older; U.K Variant Now on Campus
You can make appointments through the MySparrow portal now. Read on for more information about that and the arrival of the U.K. variant on campus....
UPDATED: New Options for Getting a Vaccine Announced
MDHHS announced on Friday that all Michiganders 16 and older with underlying conditions will be eligible for vaccine beginning Mar. 22. All Michiganders will be...
Ask ELi Grab Bag: Deer, Playgrounds, and Parking
Did the deer cull result in meat being delivered to local food banks? What's up with parking at Bailey Park? What will happen with the Biggby lot on Grand River...
As ELPS Approaches a Return to School, What Are People Thinking About It?
The plan for bringing students back changed in January. Some look forward to the return, particularly as students feel the effects of isolation. But some families...
ELPS Gears Up for Return to In-Person Learning, Discusses Racial Equity Training
Some ELPS students will return to in-person learning on Mar. 1. The Board provides some details on safety protocols, and Curriculum Director Glenn Mitcham reviewed...
Proceed with Caution as Young Pedestrians and Bicyclists Make Their Way to School
Aislinn Callahan-Brandt tells ELi the problem is twofold: drivers aren’t used to seeing kids, and kids aren’t used to walking or biking to school. ELi's Emily...
How Did Mickey Mouse Hill Get Its Name?
Is it a comment on the topography? A reference to the middle school's name? A tribute to a beloved educator? What we know is that people in East Lansing love their...