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Alcona Community Schools
Alcona Community Schools is a school district headquartered in Gustin Township, Michigan. The district has about 800 students and its service area has about of land in Alcona County. In 2000 the district was experimenting with university preparatory classes for high school students. Schools The schools are Alcona Elementary School (K-6) and Alcona Community High School (7-12). The schools share the same campus, located along Barlow Road, south of Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincol .... ." Alcona Community Schools. Retrieved on November 3, 2013. References External links |
Gustin Township, Michigan
Gustin Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 795 at the 2010 census. Communities *Gustin is an unincorporated community in the eastern portion of the township at . Gustin was named after the township and began as a station along the Detroit and Mackinac Railway in 1886. A post office operated from June 6, 1891 until October 15, 1910. *Lincoln is a village located in the northeast corner of the township, and portions of the village extend north into Hawes Township. *Killmaster is an unincorporated community in the center of the township at . Originally part of Harrisville Township, it was named for lumberman John Killmaster, who served as the first postmaster of the Killmaster post office that operated from December 15, 1885 until February 28, 1911. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.42%) is water. Major highways * runs east–west through the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcona County, Michigan
Alcona County ( ) is a county of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 10,167. Its county seat is Harrisville. Alphabetically it is the first county in Michigan; as its flag states, it is the "First of 83". History The county was created by the state legislature on April 1, 1840. It was at first named Negwegon County, after the name of a well-known Chippewa chief, also known as "Little Wing". He was honored as having been an American ally against the British in the War of 1812. It was renamed to Alcona County on March 8, 1843, after a neologism created by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft from parts of words from Native American languages, plus Arabic, Greek and Latin. These were amalgamated to mean "fine or excellent plain". He was an influential US Indian agent and geographer. Alcona County was initially attached to Mackinac County for purposes of revenue, taxation, and judicial matters. The attachment shifted to Cheboygan County in 1853, to Alpena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Detroit News
''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival ''Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' absorbed the '' Detroit Tribune'' on February 1, 1919, the ''Detroit Journal'' on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960, it bought and closed the faltering ''Detroit Times''. However, it retained the ''Times building, which it used as a printing plant until 1975, when a new facility opened in Sterling Heights. The ''Times'' building was demolished in 1978. The street in downtown Detroit where the Times building once stood is still called "Times Square." The Evening News Association, owner of ''The News'', merged with Gannett in 1985. At the time of its acquisition of ''The News'', Gannett also had other Detroit interests, as its outdoor advertising company, which ultimately became Outfront Media through a series of mergers, operated many billboards across Detroit and the surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln, Michigan
Lincoln is a village in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 305 at the 2020 census. The village is situated on the boundary between Gustin Township on the south and Hawes Township on the north. The Lincoln 48742 ZIP Code covers a much larger area extending into the townships of Alcona, Caledonia, and Haynes. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (20.95%) is water. The village's large water area consists of shorelines along Brownlee Lake and Lincoln Lake. Major highways * is a county-designated highway that runs through the village of Lincoln. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 337 people, 160 households, and 82 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 236 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.2% White and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Districts In Michigan
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory education, compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the ''School#Regional terms, Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
