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Wexford and Missaukee students test career skills at Mock Interview Fair
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (587+ words) Cadillac Area Public Schools student Amara Hoover practices tying a necktie during the Career Technical Center's Mock Interview Fair on Feb. 6, 2026. Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center Career Skills Educator Evie Kamphouse shows students how to tie a necktie during a mock…...
CCHR: Millions of U.S. Children Funneled into Dangerous Drug Polypharmacy
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (440+ words) In the comprehensive breakdown of Medicaid child beneficiaries, more than 1.4 million were prescribed stimulants, 920,411 were given antidepressants, 605,746 received antianxiety drugs, 465,599 were put on antipsychotics, and 384,299 were prescribed mood stabilizers. The Wall Street Journal reports that, according to 2021 federal data, 7.1 million…...
CTC students unite for kindness, inclusion on Unity Day
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (639+ words) The Wexford-Missaukee Career Tech Center has been participating in the Unity Day event for at least the past decade and did so again on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center's Unity Day is the signature event of National Bullying…...
Students find common ground with administrators, boards
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (960+ words) From left, Cadillac seniors Maxwell Baumgartner and Elise Koenig talk with fellow student Rylee Laroche about their experiences advising school officials at the local and state levels. Giving students voices at all levels is something that Cadillac Area Public Schools…...
A learning experience bigger than the classroom
4+ mon, 9+ hour ago (1734+ words) Lake City High School juniors Jaylen Hamilton (left) and Carter Root (right) visited Missaukee Mountain has participants and counselors. The pair joined their classmates in different activities at the resort, before returning a second time to connect with and assist…...
Manufacturing Day connects students with local industries, career opportunities
4+ mon, 11+ hour ago (646+ words) Wayne Crawford, RexAir Injection Molding supervisor, shows students from Lake City the final assembly line for Rainbow vacuums during Manufacturing Day on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. Lake City ninth-grade students took a tour of RexAir's Cadillac facility during the annual Manufacturing Day…...
WMISD launches blended preschool program to foster inclusive learning
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (889+ words) Ciara Richardson watches as a preschool student shows her something in a new classroom at the Wexford-Missaukee ISD, bringing preschoolers of all abilities together under one roof, blending general and special education instruction to create a more inclusive early learning…...
Cadillac seniors share Grandparents' Day advice
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (613+ words) Cadillac residents Maureen and Mark Vanderberg pose for a portrait outside their home on Sept. 4, 2025. Maureen's advice to new parents is to always stay calm for their children. CADILLAC " Jo Jepson and Maureen Vanderberg's lessons of acceptance for Grandparents' Day…...
Lutheran Family and Children’s Services Backs New AAP Report Urging Annual Youth Mental Health Screenings
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (175+ words) Missouri faces particularly urgent challenges. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth ages 10 to 19, and the state's suicide rate is 48% higher than the national average. This alarming data reinforces the importance of proactive mental health support in…...
Cadillac sleep center hits milestone, stresses routines for kids heading back to school
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1137+ words) Ashley Peterson, with Cadillac Sleep Disorders Center, helps fit a CPAP mask recently at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital. For 15 years the center has helped people in northern Michigan find something many take for granted " a good night's sleep. These are…...