Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
IRONWOOD SENIORS Maggie Meyer, left, and Kathleen Mieloszyk prepare their group's trebuchet in an effort to catapult a basketball through a hoop. Meyer and Mieloszyk, along with Eric Tervonen, were one of the groups from the district's physics class demonstrating their machines during the district's Parent Academy Wednesday evening.
By RICHARD JENKINS
IRONWOOD - It was the parents who went to school Wednesday as the Ironwood Area Schools held its inaugural Parents Academy.
The event featured district staff presenting on a range of topics, including Advanced Placement classes, how to help young students read, ACT/SAT prep and the scholarships available for college. In the gym, students in some of the district's science classes also presented on the work they were doing in class.
There were also representatives from the Ironwood Public Safety Department and Ironwood Carnegie Library on hand to di...
