May 20, 2025

Harper Creek Middle School STEAM Teacher Grant Recipient

Activity: News Building: Harper Creek Community Schools

Middle School STEAM teacher, Erica Jenkins, received a mini-grant from the Guido A. and Elizabeth Binda Foundation, coordinated by the Calhoun Intermediate School District, allowing her to purchase a Pitsco Structures Testing Instrument.

This school year, 7th-grade STEAM students designed and built balsa wood towers with the goal to build the lightest tower that holds the most weight before it breaks. This new tester, used in High School and College engineering courses and competitions, provides the students with data on where the tower is the weakest, allowing them to improve their designs. The winning tower this quarter held 192 pounds.

Harper Creek Community Schools is grateful to Ms. Jenkins for her time and dedication to creating thoughtful lessons and seeking out new ways to Educate, Empower, and Equip Students for Life.

Student testing balsa wood tower

Seventh-grade STEAM students test their balsa wood towers to see how many pounds they will support.

Balsa wood tower panels

Community Conversations - 2026 Bond Project June 18, 2026

Tuesday, July 7 or Tuesday, July 21, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM

Join Harper Creek Community Schools at the Harper Creek Administration Building to learn about the 2026 Bond Proposal.

The Wall That Heals - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica & Mobile Education Center June 10, 2026

Harper Creek Community Schools is proud to be the venue for the Calhoun County Red, White, and Blue Foundation to host The Wall That Heals Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica & Mobile Education Center, a program of the Vietnam Veterans, on August 20 - 23, 2026, at the Harper Creek High School Soccer Field Complex, 7290 B Drive N, Battle Creek, Michigan.