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  <copyright>Copyright 2013, Parchment Schools</copyright>
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  <title>Mlive Article: Parchment High School announces top 10 students in Class of 2013</title>
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  <p><b>May 31, 2013</b></p>
  <p><b>Source:</b> Julie Mack<br />
<b>Job Title:</b> Mlive<br />
<b>Email:</b> <a href="mailto:jmack1@mlive.com">jmack1@mlive.com</a>
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  <p>PARCHMENT, MI -- Parchment High School has announced its top 10 graduates in the Class of 2013.</p>

<p>The class valedictorian is Noah Koch and salutitorian is Kelly Capone.</p>

<p>The other top...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=515</link>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Mlive Story: Class of 2013: Tough childhood turns into a sweet high school career for Parchment's Andrew Chapa</title>
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  <p><b>May 31, 2013</b></p>
  <p><b>Source:</b> Julie Mack<br />
<b>Job Title:</b> Mlive<br />
<b>Email:</b> <a href="mailto:jmack1@mlive.com">jmack1@mlive.com</a>
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  <p>PARCHMENT, MI -- Ten years ago, Lydia Chapa and her partner arrived home from the hospital after Chapa's knee surgery to find a child on their porch.</p>

<p>The boy looked familiar. In fact, he...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=514</link>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Buy Parchment Gear from the Parchment Athletic Boosters Now!!</title>
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  <p><b>May 3, 2013</b></p>
  <p>The Parchment Athletic Boosters are proud to offer a customized apparel store for official Parchment gear.</p>

<p><a href="https://tsprintingplus.tuosystems.com/stores/parchmentboosters" title=...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=513</link>
  <category>News</category>
  <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Reduced School Funding in Michigan Forces School District to Make Tough Decisions</title>
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  <p><b>June 28, 2012</b></p>
  <p>Superintendent's Report - June 25, 2012 School Board Meeting.  To view this presentation, please <a href="http://www.parchmentschools.orgdocs/district/budgetpatterns2000-2013.pdf" title="Reduced...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=494</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Retirement for Pat Hogoboom Looks Much the Same as her Career</title>
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  <p><b>May 11, 2012</b></p>
  <p><b>Source:</b> Dave Person<br />
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  <p>Retirement for Pat Hogoboom looks much the same as her career.</p>

<p>Hogoboom was a fixture at Parchment Central Elementary School from 1964 until her retirement two years ago, primarily working...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=493</link>
  <category>News</category>
  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Kalamazoo County School Board Members Honored Including Parchment Board Member Nancy Lenz</title>
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  <p><b>March 21, 2012</b></p>
  <p><b>Source:</b> Jennifer Rogers<br />
<b>Job Title:</b> MASB<br />
<b>Phone:</b> 517.327.5908<br />
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  <p>Six Kalamazoo County school board members earned awards from the <a href="http://www.masb.org/" title="Michigan Association of School Boards website" >Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB)<...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=490</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Report Shows How Parchment Saved Over $1 Million in Energy Costs</title>
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  <p><b>March 9, 2012</b></p>
  <p>At the January 2012 school board meeting, Parchment Energy Manager Tim Searl presented an analysis of the amount Parchment has saved by instituting an energy program.</p>

<p>The District saved $1...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=488</link>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Parchment schools superintendent says state's K-12 funding policies make for 'very scary' time for traditional public schools</title>
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  <h2>(as featured on Mlive)</h2>
  <p><b>February 28, 2012</b></p>
  <p><b>Source:</b> Julie Mack | Mlive<br />
<b>Email:</b> <a href="mailto:jmack1@mlive.com">jmack1@mlive.com</a>
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  <p>PARCHMENT -- The superintendent of Parchment School District says it's a "very scary" time for traditional public schools, as he listed the ways in which state policies have hurt K-12 funding.</p>
...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=487</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>New Alumni Feature Posted: Judge Anne Blatchford</title>
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  <p><b>February 8, 2012</b></p>
  <p><a href="http://www.parchmentschools.orgpage.php?menu_id=322" title="Parchment Alumni feature" >Read the newest Parchment alumni feature on Judge Anne Blatchford</a>.</p>


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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=485</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>'Music is life' for Parchment Marching Band</title>
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  <h2>(as featured in the Kalamazoo Gazette)</h2>
  <p><b>September 6, 2011</b></p>
  <p><b>Source:</b> Nicole Watkins<br />
<b>Job Title:</b> Kalamazoo Gazette<br />
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  <p><i>The following is an excerpt from this article:</i></p>

<p>PARCHMENT - Pulled away for just a moment during the warm-up for their first performance of the year, Parchment Marching Band drum...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=479</link>
  <category>News</category>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Parchment Featured in WOOD-TV Article</title>
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  <h2>(1,041 fewer employees in W. MI schools article on woodtv.com)</h2>
  <p><b>September 1, 2011</b></p>
  <p>Parchment Superintendent Matt Miller is quoted in the following article: "The superintendent for the Parchment School District in Kalamazoo County told 24 Hour News 8 that district is using fund...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=478</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Parchment Bus Driver Featured on &amp;quot;Good Morning America&amp;quot;!</title>
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  <p><b>January 14, 2011</b></p>
  <p>'GMA' Coat Drive: Bus Driver Goes Extra Mile</p>

<p>Woman saw that kids on her route lacked warm coats, so she took action.</p>

<p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WarmCoats/video/gma-coat...
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  <link>http://www.parchmentschools.org/news.php?article_id=455</link>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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