Lansing School District

10/20/2026

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan is pleased to announce the 2027 James W. Butler III & Mark S. McDaniel Legacy Scholarship Contest and the 2027 Essay Contest.

Lansing School District students in grades 6 - 12 that meet contest criteria are encouraged to apply.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Commission of Mid-Michigan is pleased to announce our 2027 High School Scholarship/Essay Contest! All Greater Lansing Area 6th-8th and 9th-11th graders are welcome to enter. Please download the permission slip and guidelines found at the bottom of this page. The Dr. Martin...

10/19/2026

Just letting staff know at Everett High School they are knocking it out of the park - that's kind! What act of kindness can you share with our school community? Let us know - leave a comment and a photo. It's the 517K Kindness Challenge!

10/19/2026

Big crunches, new flavors and lunchtime fun!

Chartwells, the Lansing School District’s meal provider, helped students celebrate National School Lunch Week and Apple Crunch Day with circus music, festive glasses, apple-scented bookmarks and delicious apple samples.

Students tasted, voted and picked their favorites: Granny Smith apples and the cinnamon apple parfait!

Thank you, Chartwells, for creating a joyful lunch experience that encouraged our students to explore new flavors!

10/18/2026

Here is this week's Lansing School District update from Superintendent Benavides.
https://app.smore.com/n/rt61a

Superintendent Newsletter

10/17/2026

The positive vibes continue at Gardner International Magnet School and folks are taking notice.
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Gardner Elementary School held three kindness lesson classes Thursday as Lansing School District’s 517k Kindness Challenge enters its second week.

10/16/2026

Free pancakes are kind! This tasty act of kindness comes from the Cavanaugh PTO - over 200 families enjoyed dinner straight from the griddle. A big shout-out to the volunteers that cooked and served.

10/16/2026

Officer Frazier goes above and beyond when it comes to our students. Taking a little extra time with kids is definitely an act of kindness worth celebrating.
Join the 517K Kindness Challenge and submit your act of kindness: https://www.lansingschools.net/parents/kindness-challenge/

10/15/2026

A reminder that Friday, October 16, is a professional development day in the Lansing School District - no school for students.

10/15/2026

This Kindness thing must be catching on.

Superintendent Jessica Benavides joins Studio 10 to share how students are leading a community-wide push for kindness ahead of World Kindness Day on Nov. 13.

10/15/2026

Kindness starts with us! As part of the 517K Kindness Challenge, students at Dwight Rich share ways they've made a difference.

Every act counts as we work together to reach 517,000 acts of kindness across Lansing School District! Don't forget to track acts of kindness you see at www.lansingschools.net/kindnesschallenge