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Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father figures in our community! 💙

Thank you for the support, guidance, and encouragement you provide every day. Your impact helps shape confident, caring, and successful students both in and out of the classroom.

We appreciate all you do—today and every day!

Attention community members! The Red Cross needs your help! They will be at Candy Ford on June 22nd for a blood drive. We need donors! Get a free gift card just for donating and you also have a chance to win $7500! Click the link below to register! Thank you and see you at the drive!

https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive

Congratulations to our 2026 1st STEP - School to Training and Employment Program graduates! They've successfully completed a semester long career exploration in various departments at BWL and we couldn't be more proud! We wish them all the best on their next adventure!

Congratulations to the 2026 graduates of the Lansing Board of Water & Light 1st Step program. A celebration was held to celebrate the seniors from area high schools on Wednesday, May 13th.

1st Step graduates from Grand Ledge High School are Ben Rottier, Alexander Hoenig and Madison Rosenberg.

1st Step is a School to Training and Employment program that gives area high school students a paid work-based learning experience and an opportunity to obtain the skills to enter the workforce. This opportunity can lead to full-time employment and a career at BWL.

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Eaton, Clinton County students competed in law enforcement training challenges to get a hands-on look at policing careers. More: https://www.wilx.com/2026/05/01/eaton-clinton-county-students-compete-law-enforcement-training-challenge/

Congratulations John Datema!

🎉 Big News from the Eaton RESA CPC! We partnered with Davenport University at the 17th Annual Michigan HR Day. For the second year in a row, our students were the only early college participants invited to join 1,000+ professionals at the Lansing Center to master networking and business etiquette.

⭐ Student Spotlight: Jack Datema
A massive congratulations to Jack Datema (Business Academy), who was encouraged to apply and was officially offered the 2026 Michigan HR Day paid internship! 🏆

🔗 See Jack’s feature here: michiganhr.org/michigan-hr-day-intern-winners/