Schools

Published January 7, 2020

‘Market Day’ spotlights business owners in the making at St. Paul

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Anyone looking to start a business could learn plenty from the seventh and eighth grade students who attend St. Paul on the Lake Catholic School.

Worn-out pieces of playground equipment at the district’s eight elementary schools, including Beechview Elementary shown here, would be replaced using funds allocated for infrastructure needs, if the bond proposal passes.

Published January 6, 2020

Farmington Press

Farmington Public Schools pursues $98M bond proposal

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Public Schools administrators say a $98 million bond proposal is about needs, not wants, as the district looks forward to the next 10 years of operations.

Published January 6, 2020

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Fraser Public Schools program looks beyond academics

FRASER — A lot goes into the career of a high school student, from their first day of freshman year to walking across the stage on graduation day.

Published January 3, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

UCS students show off tech acumen to legislators

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Dresden Elementary fifth-grader Georgia DiFalco went to Lansing recently to show lawmakers how she used an app to program an image onto a Micro:bit computer, it was both a teaching and a learning experience.

Published January 3, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Summerfield steps down from Grosse Pointe school board

GROSSE POINTES — After seven years on the Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education, Brian Summerfield has decided to step down from his elected position.

Published January 3, 2020

Warren Weekly

Reset Room opens at Warren Woods Tower High School

WARREN — On Dec. 16, a grand opening unveiled the Pure Michigan-themed Reset Room at Warren Woods Tower High School.

Published January 3, 2020

Warren Weekly

WWTHS administrator receives top honors

WARREN — According to Warren Woods Public Schools Superintendent Stacey Denewith-Fici, the genuine passion that Warren Woods Tower High School Assistant Principal Colleen Gruben has for the district’s students and families is “unmatched.”

Published December 27, 2019

Farmington Press

FPS Board of Education discusses school choice options

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — School choice was once again the topic of discussion at the Dec. 17 Farmington Public Schools Board of Education meeting.

Hillside Elementary student Ian Wenklert, 9, works on building a robot during a special education class put on by The Robot Garage of Birmingham Dec. 7 at Farmington High School.

Published December 27, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington students strive for special needs inclusion, representation in robotics

FARMINGTON — Not every child’s gifts shine in their school’s sports or academic teams.Some students, including those with special needs, may find various challenges in being a part of those teams or clubs.

Published December 26, 2019

Warren Weekly

Students ‘flip’ for military veterans

WARREN — When serving in Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War, there were many missions for Marc Cammon and his U.S. Army comrades.

Published December 23, 2019

Rochester Post

Consumers Energy responds to natural gas odor near Musson Elementary

ROCHESTER HILLS — Some say it’s been months, others years, but nearly everyone who lives around Musson Elementary School has noticed a strong natural gas-like odor in the air at one time or another.

Published December 23, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Game on for the Wounded Warrior Project

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The basketball players were excited to wear camouflage for their game, but there was a bigger reason behind the fashionable look.

Jeannette Junior High School eighth grader Yousif Salim, 13, and Principal Antionette Hamilton pose with some toys that they collected for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.

Published December 20, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

UCS students get into the spirit of giving

STERLING HEIGHTS — Utica Community Schools students are getting their turn to play Santa to charities that aid the poor, combat disease and more.

Published December 20, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Family donates books to Eastpointe Early Learning Center

EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe Community Schools Early Learning Center received an early Christmas present this year with the donation of more than 50 books from a local family.

Published December 20, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe and Roseville schools kick off Christmas break with holiday spirit

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — The elementary school students in Eastpointe Community Schools and Roseville Community Schools began their holiday breaks with some Christmas fun.

Published December 20, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

District comes together to aid mother and child

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The need for help is real this holiday season. Chippewa Valley Schools and Macomb County Habitat for Humanity are working together to try and get Taylor Matt and her daughter, Sophia, home for Christmas.

Published December 20, 2019

Warren Weekly

Senator visits CLHS

CENTER LINE — For anyone thinking about going into the accounting field, Lansing just might be the place to start. “Every department is always looking for accountants,” state Sen. Paul Wojno, D-Warren, said when visiting Center Line High School Dec. 6.

Published December 19, 2019

Warren Weekly

Lawsuit filed amid De La Salle hazing investigation

WARREN — De La Salle Collegiate and its Board of Trustees have been named in a lawsuit filed Dec. 16 on behalf of three student-athletes who were suspended amid an investigation into alleged hazing within the high school’s football program.

Published December 19, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Hills High School evacuated for active shooter false alarm

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — According to Shira Good, the director of communications and service standards for the Bloomfield Hills Schools district, the high school’s BluePoint alert system — an alarm physically accessible inside the school, like a fire alarm — was activated around noon, prompting an emergency response from first responders.