Schools

Published March 27, 2020

Former principal, president returns to De La Salle

WARREN — On March 26, the De La Salle Collegiate’s Board of Trustees announced Brother Joseph Jozwiak has been appointed an executive administrator to work with and provide additional support to the school’s leadership team.

Chippewa Valley Schools administration building

Published March 23, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Chippewa Valley Schools launches online learning resources amidst pandemic

MACOMB TOWNSHIP/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Following Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order of statewide closure of all K-12 school buildings through April 5, Chippewa Valley Schools announced that since the district’s spring break is the following week, school will resume April 13.

Published March 23, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Local school districts working virtually with students and families

FRASER/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On March 12, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the closure of all K-12 school buildings — public, private and boarding — starting March 16 and concluding April 5. At press time, school buildings are scheduled to reopen Monday, April 6.

Published March 20, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights schools still serve meals while class is canceled

STERLING HEIGHTS — Schools may be closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, but stomachs need to be filled — especially those belonging to students who struggle with food insecurity.

Published March 20, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores schools focus on ‘more than just learning’

ST. CLAIR SHORES — School may be closed for weeks on end, but that doesn’t mean students suddenly don’t need the resources and support they get inside those walls.

Published March 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Center Line, Warren and Sterling Heights schools try to adapt to three-week shutdown

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s three-week mandatory shutdown of all Michigan schools from March 16 to April 5, educators, parents and students are doing what they can to adapt.

Published March 19, 2020

Madison - Park News

Schools focus on nutrition, distance learning during health crisis

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — With all public schools across the state closed through April 5 due to the coronavirus pandemic, local school districts have shifted their focus to ensuring children get the meals that they need, while also providing them with enrichment opportunities outside the classroom.

Published March 18, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe, Roseville school districts provide meals for children during closure

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Both Eastpointe Community Schools and Roseville Community Schools announced that families within their respective school districts can pick up grab-and-go meals for their children to ensure that students relying on the schools for meals will still be able to get them during the school closures resulting from the safety precautions related to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Southfield student arrested after alleged assault and battery on a police officer

Published March 18, 2020

Southfield Sun

Southfield student arrested after alleged assault and battery on a police officer

SOUTHFIELD — A local teen was arrested at school recently.

Students and alumni from the Dakota High School design technology program took first place in a couple of competitions at Autorama in February. Pictured are Lucas Costello, left, Noah Zielinski, Sean Chotkowski, Branden Sharrer, Luke Lapansi and Tony Ciranni.

Published March 18, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Dakota design program rides to first place at Autorama

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A local design program did not disappoint at Autorama.

Published March 17, 2020

Troy Times

City of Troy, schools announce COVID-19 response plans

TROY — In compliance with state and county directives, the city of Troy and the Troy School District have instituted measures aimed to keep residents safe in the wake of rising numbers of people contracting the COVID

Published March 17, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Whitmer closes schools statewide, local colleges also shut down

GROSSE POINTES — With state and local officials on high alert during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced March 12 that all K-12 school buildings — including those in the Grosse Pointe Public School System — would be closed in the state from March 16 through April 5.

Published March 17, 2020

Woodward Talk

Berkley Schools plan old community garden site for parking in short-term

BERKLEY — Residents driving down Coolidge Highway in Berkley over the past couple of months might have noticed that the community garden bordering the high school has gone away, with only its signage remaining.

Published March 17, 2020

Woodward Talk

Coronavirus pandemic affects local high school musical productions

FERNDALE/BERKLEY — Students at both Ferndale and Berkley High schools had been hard at work for months preparing for their respective spring musicals.

Published March 16, 2020

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods Schools to provide meals, schoolwork for students during closure

HARPER WOODS — The Harper Woods School District announced that it will be providing free breakfast and lunch meal pickups on weekdays during the statewide mandated school closures.

Published March 15, 2020

Woodward Talk

Berkley, Ferndale school districts react to closings amid coronavirus pandemic

FERNDALE/BERKLEY — After the number of presumed positive cases of COVID-19 reached 12 in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced March 12 that all K-12 school buildings will be closed in the state from March 16 through April 5.

Published March 13, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Parent files lawsuit against WCS

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — The mother of a Sterling Heights High School student who said her son was bullied at school and district officials did nothing about it is seeking justice through the legal system.

Published March 13, 2020

Rochester Post

RCS transitions to remote learning to help mitigate coronavirus

ROCHESTER — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all public and private Michigan schools to close for three weeks starting March 16 in response to the coronavirus outbreak in Michigan.

Published March 11, 2020

Farmington Press

Residents pass Farmington Public Schools’ $98 million bond

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Voters in Farmington, Farmington Hills and part of West Bloomfield cast their ballots and decided March 10 to pass Farmington Public Schools’ $98 million bond proposal.

Published March 11, 2020

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills Youth Centers celebrates 25-year anniversary

FARMINGTON HILLS — Twenty-five years ago, middle school students in the greater Farmington area didn’t have anywhere to go but home after school.

Upcoming Events

The events in our calendar were submitted prior to the coronavirus crisis. As efforts have increased to contain the spread of the coronavirus, many events have been canceled. Read More...

Mar

Farmington Hills

'James and the Giant Peach Jr.'

1 p.m.

Costick Activities Center

Mar

Eastpointe

Meet the hosts of 'Under the Radar Michigan'

2 p.m.

Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum

Mar

Bloomfield Hills