BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Last year, Bloomfield Hills High School students were inspired to form a debate club. This year, the club has officially become a team that has proven itself time and time again at tournaments.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Many buildings on campus at Oakland University continue to have only partial heat after the university discovered leaks in the high temperature hot water system, modifying university operations in November and December.

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — The Grosse Pointe Public School System is seeking input from district residents and others as they begin work on a strategic plan.

FRASER — On Dec. 9, Fraser Public Schools staff, construction staff and public officials hosted a groundbreaking at Fraser High School to kick off construction for a new addition billed as an all-purpose expansion area.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Each year, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society honors high school students through the Student Visionaries of the Year philanthropic competition.

WARREN — Students and staff in the Warren Woods Public Schools district are having a holly, jolly Christmas this year.

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe High School is currently being known for something sweet and something exemplary.

EASTPOINTE — The Dec. 8 Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education meeting ended on an emotional note when Dan Zander, a crossing guard with the district for 33 years, bid school officials goodbye.

MACOMB COUNTY — Andrew Whited wants to let other people that no matter how tough their situation might be, “Don’t dwell on the past. The future has so much in store for you.”

BERKLEY — Two new principals began their tenures in the Berkley School District this year. Both Angell and Rogers Elementary schools started their school years with new principals, Matt Provost and Katie Lewis, respectively.

UTICA — Three Utica Community Schools translators, who help support communications in Albanian, Arabic and Spanish, recently received their Language Line certifications.

CENTER LINE — The Center Line Public Schools fall staff appreciation ceremony — held during the district’s Nov. 24 Board of Education meeting — brought tears, laughter, words of encouragement and stories from the heart.

EASTPOINTE — Pleasantview Elementary School in the Eastpointe Community Schools district was identified by the state as being in the bottom 5% of academic performance for the 2021-2022 school year. 

EASTPOINTE — A now-former Pleasantview Elementary School teacher was arrested Dec. 3 in Vermont after he allegedly tried to bring in child pornography from across the U.S.-Canadian border. 

MACOMB COUNTY — A national search to find the next president of Macomb Community College has begun.

ROSEVILLE — Roseville Community Schools dealt with two separate incidents last week that left staff and students unsettled.

STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A $43,000 grant from the Margaret Dunning Foundation has been given to Henry Ford II High School’s automotive repair program, which will help update equipment.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Four Jefferson Middle School students will have the chance to present their work to officials in Lansing at the Student Technology Showcase on Dec. 2. 

WARREN — Fitzgerald Public Schools is getting a boost for two of its programs through grant money the district recently received.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — With the cost of food going up and inflation on people’s minds, students at one Chippewa Valley school will soon be able to get food they need regardless of the economic situation at home.