By Darren Weiss
Old Town Lansing Times
Lansing—Should Lansing build a new high school – or update one or more f the existing high schools? Lansing Eastern High School was built in 1928 and Lansing Everett in 1958, many school officials beileive it is time to upgrade or re-build not only the high schools, but also other schools in the district. “As a principal in the district, I have been to a lot of the buildings and understand some of them have bigger glaring needs than others,” said Connie Nickson, principal of Gardner Leadership, Law and Government Academy that educates students from kindergarten through eigth grade. “With that being said, what I would be most interested in is starting with the oldest school, East Lansing high school, and going from there.”
Nickson added that building new schools could raise enrollment, which has been on a steady decrease over the last five years. “If re-building a high school pulls more people in, I think that is better for all,” she said.