Schools

Published November 12, 2019

Teachers union files labor charge against Utica Community Schools

UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS — The Utica Education Association, a union representing teachers in the Utica Community Schools district, recently appealed to a state labor commission amid ongoing collective bargaining talks.

Published November 12, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Action sports stars give anti-bullying message to Eastpointe High students

EASTPOINTE — The students at Eastpointe High School got an extreme lesson in bullying prevention thanks to a presentation performed by Action Sports Alliance Entertainment Nov. 6.

Published November 12, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville Scholarship Foundation receives $10,000 donation

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Community Schools Scholarship Foundation, a nonprofit group within Roseville Community Schools that helps students pay for college, received a $10,000 donation from the AT&T Foundation Nov. 1.

Students in Renee Atkins’ class at Rodgers Elementary School in Lake Shore Public Schools make pancakes to connect with the book “If You Give a Pig a Pancake.” Atkins received a grant to help fund her “literature and lunch” program for moderately cognitively impaired students.

Published November 8, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Local teachers get classroom cash grants

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Books, cooking supplies, puppets and more will hit classrooms in St. Clair Shores thanks to cash grants from Michigan Schools & Government Credit Union.

Published November 7, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Site of former Eagle Elementary to be developed into condos

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees recently approved zoning changes at the site of the former Eagle Elementary School that pave the way for the development of a 52-unit condominium complex, tentatively titled Gramercy Ridge.

Published November 6, 2019

Rochester Post

RCS implements students’ social-emotional wellness initiatives

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Mental health conditions, which affect 1 in 5 Americans, can affect anyone, regardless of gender, race, background or age.

Published November 5, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Workshop focuses on talking to children about tragedy

GROSSE POINTE PARK — As the community learned of last week’s devastating fire that killed Briggs Connolly, 11, and Logan Connolly, 9, the Family Center of Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods put together a program to help parents talk about the event with their children.

Published November 5, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale marching band comes in 2nd at state championships

FERNDALE — Piper DeNoyer walked into Ford Field on Saturday, Nov. 2, feeling good. DeNoyer and the other members of the Ferndale High School marching band had a terrific season, and they knew they had a chance to take first place at the Michigan Competing Band Association State Championships.

Published November 5, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale High’s fall play leads audiences into ‘Sleepy Hollow’

FERNDALE — The students of Ferndale High School will take on a nearly 200-year-old story for the school’s fall play.

Published November 5, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville Community Schools to host presentation on vaping

ROSEVILLE — Roseville Community Schools will host a program on vaping and vape products to help educate families on what school officials are calling a growing problem.

Published November 4, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Macomb Reads Festival to broaden county literacy campaign

MACOMB COUNTY — In an effort to raise reading awareness, the Macomb Intermediate School District will host its first-ever Macomb Reads Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the MISD, 44001 Garfield Road in Clinton Township.

Teachers affiliated with the Utica Education Association union gather outside the site of a Utica Community Schools Board of Education meeting to rally for a contract Oct. 28.

Published November 4, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Teachers union seeks recovery of salary steps in Sterling Heights

STERLING HEIGHTS — The union representing Utica Community Schools’ teachers is seeking a labor agreement that guarantees them a path to restore salary steps after years of no raises.

Published November 4, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Students in St. Clair Shores to give back as part of Positivity Project

ST. CLAIR SHORES — As the leaves pile up this fall, yardwork can seem insurmountable, but hundreds of local middle school students are ready to help those who need it.

Published November 1, 2019

Warren Weekly

CLPS partners with Ford NGL to expand high school academies

WARREN/CENTER LINE — Center Line Public Schools officials are working to take the Center Line High School education to the next level. The district is partnering with Ford Next Generation Learning, or NGL, to enhance the academies and further prepare high school graduates for 21st-century jobs.

Published October 31, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield schools up security following gun store break-in

WEST BLOOMFIELD —Two suspects are on the run and local schools are amping up their security following a recent theft from a gun store.

Published October 30, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Lutheran North group promotes drug- and alcohol-free experience

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — It’s a clear message — students can enjoy the high school experience without partaking in alcohol and drugs.

Published October 29, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale educators learn proactive responses to active shooters

FERNDALE — Teachers and administrators from Ferndale Public Schools last week trained at Ferndale High School to use kits to treat life-threatening injuries and learned new techniques to respond to active shooters or other dangerous situations.

Published October 29, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale marching band readies ASL-infused performance for state championships

FERNDALE — On Nov. 2, the Ferndale High School marching band will perform at the Michigan Competing Band Association State Championships at Ford Field.

Published October 28, 2019

C&G Newspapers

German students engage in American culture, education

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — For the past few years, German and American students have not only traveled abroad, enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes of another country, but have also experienced a different country’s educational system.

Published October 25, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Parenting education fair promotes emotional resilience with ‘Raise Them Strong’

OAKLAND COUNTY — Officials in the Walled Lake Consolidated School District, alongside several other Oakland County school districts, plan to host their biannual Western Oakland County Parenting Education Fair 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Walled Lake Northern High School, 6000 Bogie Lake Road in Commerce Township.