MADISON HEIGHTS — In November 2021, voters in the Madison District Public Schools approved a bond issue that will fund renovations at buildings including the Early Childhood Center and Madison High School, modernizing their systems for improved comfort, efficiency and security.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Four County Community Foundation’s Return to Earn internship program has returned to help local businesses and students connect in 2023.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — The Utica Community Schools Board of Education recently unanimously voted to ask residents to consider a $550 million bond proposal and a non-homestead millage proposal in the May 2 election.

TROY — A local charity can continue its mission, thanks to a donation of $115,184.24 raised through Athens High School’s annual Charity Week fundraising.

NOVI — Two students enrolled in the Novi Adult Transition Center, which teaches post-secondary life skills and employment skills to Novi residents ages 18-26 who have disabilities, have translated their success in the program into jobs with Novi High School.

NOVI — A Novi High School senior is striving to make prom dresses available to all young women through the Promject — a prom dress clothing drive.

CLAWSON — Alexandria Verner was a loving daughter, a dedicated student, a competitive athlete and, from everyone who met her, a caring friend.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Three years into the pandemic, school officials in St. Clair Shores can reflect on school life before, during and after the COVID-19 lockdown.

HAZEL PARK — For the third time in three months, a threat has caused a panic at Hazel Park Schools, and authorities believe a teacher is behind the latest scare.

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College students will see a 4.7% tuition increase next year.

EAST LANSING — A mass shooting the night of Feb. 13 on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing has tragically claimed the lives of two recent graduates of the Grosse Pointe Public School System.

NOVI — Fifth grade is a very memorable year for students in the Novi Community School District.

NOVI — The Novi High School Student Council teamed up with the Northville High School Student Congress this year for a competitive series of spirit week events leading up to the big Novi-Northville rivalry basketball games Feb. 3.

SOUTHFIELD — The United Way for Southeast Michigan’s Tech United team, a group of local CEOs and IT professionals committed to closing the digital divide and providing STEM opportunities for students, unveiled a new makerspace to Adlai Stevenson Elementary School Feb. 2.

FRASER — The Fraser School District will be asking residents to approve a bond measure this spring.

ROSEVILLE — For the past year, local filmmaker Keith Famie and his film crew have traveled to various locations to interview classic car owners for Famie’s documentary, “Detroit: The City of Hot Rods & Muscle Cars.”

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Various schools in the Rochester Community Schools district have once again been awarded the MI HeartSafe School designation, signaling its schools are prepared to respond to cardiac emergencies.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Utica Community Schools plans to open an academy at Utica High School next year that will put students on paths toward careers in the medical field.

MACOMB COUNTY — Several local school districts are receiving grants from the state to assist in the hiring of more school resource officers.

METRO DETROIT — Students from the Warren Consolidated School of Performing Arts were center stage when they attended the Michigan Thespian Festival Dec. 8-9 at the Lansing Center & Radisson Hotel.