The Ovid-Elsie School District was recently awarded a grant by The Story Continues: The Cortney Nowak Literacy Foundation to help the district kick off March is Reading Month.  The grant will assist Leonard Elementary in Ovid and E.E. Knight Elementary in Elsie as they team up with the Detroit Pistons to conduct a fun and energetic assembly around literacy for all of the students at both schools.  The partnership will also include tickets for some families in the District to

The Story Continues: The Cortney Nowak Literacy Foundation recently awarded a grant to St. Johns Middle School (SJMS) to assist them in purchasing books in Spanish to support their multilingual learners.  Attending the check presentation were (from left to right) Jim Nowak, Foundation founder and treasurer; Liane Matson, teacher and languages department chair at SJMS; and Andrea Hallead, principal at SJMS.

The Cortney Nowak Literacy Foundation presented its first scholarship to 2025 DeWitt High School graduating senior Alanna Bennett.  Alanna was chosen as the scholarship recipient based on the application and essay that she submitted.  The scholarship was presented by Foundation Board President Emily Palmatier and Board Treasurer Jim Nowak, during the DeWitt Senior Awards Night.