Local Events and Opportunities
Community activities and events are listed below. All items listed have been approved by the district office for posting. In most cases, paper copies of these postings can be found in the designated school building's office. By clicking on the headings below, more information regarding the events can be viewed.
City of East Lansing
East Lansing Educational Foundation Events
East Lansing Educational Foundation Membership & Donation Opportunities
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EAST LANSING EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION |
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Board Members |
November 2023 Dear East Lansing Educational Foundation Family, The impact of the East Lansing Educational Foundation is evident in every classroom across the district, affecting every student from kindergarten through graduation. As we enter this season of “thanks-giving,” the ELEF would like to say THANK YOU for your generosity and support. Because of you, ELEF continues to enrich the lives of students in our district by providing grants which supplement and augment the excellence of their education. Our accomplishments in the last year include;
Another impactful way to support ELEF is volunteering for one of our many committees or joining the Board. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, business owner, graduate, or other ELPS supporter, your input and effort is appreciated and welcomed, and it’s a great way to give back. Contact Michele Huisgen at michele.huisgen@elps.us for more information. Blessings, Julie Thomas-Beckett |
East Lansing Educational Foundation Presents Sarah Tarpoff Creative Writing Award Winning Stories
History of the Sarah Tarpoff Creative Writing Award
The Sarah Tarpoff Creative Writing Award began in the spring of 1985 as a memorial to a young East Lansing girl named Sarah Beth Tarpoff. She was a student at the now closed Bailey School when she died in a horse-back riding accident. This accident occurred at the same time the school was closing. As a result, the school’s Parent Teacher Organization decided to combine the remaining PTO assets with monies given to the Tarpoff family in Sarah’s memory to begin a writing award and a new education foundation that has become the East Lansing Educational Foundation!
An accomplished rider, Sarah loved horses more than anything. She also loved to write and draw, so this award program was created in her name to foster and encourage other children to express themselves through writing and drawing.
For over thirty years the Sarah Tarpoff Creative Writing Project has been open to all students in East Lansing Public Schools, from kindergarten to high school seniors, who submit an original poem, story or essay no longer than 1,000 words. Each manuscript is read and evaluated by high school students in Honors English, under the direction of their teacher, to evaluate and judge submissions. Everyone who enters receives a ribbon honoring their participation. In addition, all students, Kindergarten through grade 12, may also receive first, second, third, or honorable mention ribbons.
For many years the Creative Writing Award was organized and run by Sarah’s family, with the help of many others dedicated to encouraging the language arts. It then transitioned into an East Lansing Educational Foundation sponsored program, retaining the core mission of encouraging creative writing within the East Lansing community and school district. First place entries are published, with parental permission, on the East Lansing Educational Foundation website and linked to the East Lansing Public Schools website.
The 2022-23 school year 1st Prize Award-winning entries will be showcased and published on the East Lansing Educational Foundation (www.elef.us) and the East Lansing Public Schools websites starting July 2023.
Stories By School
Community Events
2024 East Lansing Youth Football
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!!
Football is back for grades 4th – 6th!!!
For additional information and to register, please visit
our website: https://littlefoxmedia.wixsite.com/elyfc
EveryoneOn
EveryoneOn is a national nonprofit working to eliminate the digital divide by making high-speed, low-cost Internet service and computers, and free digital literacy courses accessible to all unconnected Americans. Through partnerships with local Internet service providers, EveryoneOn is able to offer free or $9.95 home Internet service in 48 states and the District of Columbia. We work with device refurbishers, so individuals and their families can purchase discounted devices, including $150 tablets and $199 laptops.
Middle School Coed Water Polo
Mid-Michigan Raptor
Middle School Coed Water Polo
Grades 6-8
No experience necessary
Open to all Area Middle Schools
Register Now!
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