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Monday, June 10, 2013  End-of-year goodbyes will signal a season of change for hundreds of Saginaw students forced to move schools come this fall.  Three schools will be shutting down after Tuesday, in a move similar to the one Flint schools approved this year to close a budget gap.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Flint Northern High School sent off 121 seniors, the last graduating class before the school becomes a 7-12 alternative education center as part of the district’s restructuring plan the board approved earlier this year.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Graduation is a momentous occasion for any high school senior, but at Flint Northern, it’s a little bit more sentimental. The Class of 2013 is the last graduating class of the Vikings.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The Michigan Department of Education has accepted the Flint school board's deficit elimination plan that oulines how the district plans to get rid of $16 million in debt by 2016.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Flint school leaders need to tell the state how they plan to get rid of nearly $16 million in debt by 2016 and the deadline is fast approaching.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Saginaw Public Schools will close Arthur Eddy Academy, Jerome and Longfellow for the 2013-2014 school year.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Saginaw students and parents will adjust to some changes before the 2013-2014 school year. The board approved a consolidation plan recommended by Superintendent Carlton Jenkins Wednesday night after hours of questions and comments from the public.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Next year, Bryant Elementary school will close for good. It’s tough to hear for mother Summer Snead, who moved her kids there after Bunche Elementary School closed at the end of last school year.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The Flint school board decided Wednesday night to close four school buildings and repurpose three others.

Friday, June 08, 2012  Bunche is one of four Flint schools board members voted last month to close as part of their move to avoid a $19 million deficit.

Monday, January 09, 2012  The district must come up with a plan to try and balance the budget deficit

Thursday, October 20, 2011  The Columbus Zoo had reportedly been attempting to tranquilize the animals, but the sheriff ordered law enforcement to shoot-to-kill.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  Lions, Tigers, and Bears. No, it is not a Wizard of Oz song, it is a scary reality for some Ohio residents as the exotic animals are on the loose.