TROY — A new scholarship for young music students is being started in honor of a longtime music teacher from Troy.

NOVI — Over 250 people attended the Novi Educational Foundation’s annual Green Gala Fundraiser April 15 at Suburban Collection Showplace. The event, which was presented by Feldman Automotive, netted just over $56,000 for the foundation.

SOUTHFIELD — Back in November of 2022, 22,030 voters in the Southfield Public Schools district said “yes” to a $345 million capital facilities bond proposal on the ballot.

NOVI — The Novi Community School District was represented by four teams at the robotics world  competition this month. The teams included two middle school teams and two high school teams — Frog Force and the new and less-well-known Automated Amphibians.

NOVI — Local children’s author and illustrator Caroline Kerfoot, of West Bloomfield, spoke to students at Orchard Hills Elementary School in Novi March 25 about her book, “Hi, I’m Fox!”

ROSEVILLE — Roseville Community Schools Superintendent Mark Blaszkowski had a message for the middle school students recognized at the April 17 Board of Education meeting.

WARREN — Residents in the Warren Woods Public Schools district are being asked to vote May 2 on a replacement operating millage proposal.

FERNDALE — For the third time since 2018, the Ferndale Winter Guard has taken home another state championship.

ROSEVILLE — Denise Brun had been encouraged many times by others in the community to consider serving on the Roseville Community Schools Board Of Education.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica Community Schools honored an educator at Collins Elementary School in Sterling Heights as its Teacher of the Year April 14.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP —Tiffany Saigh had many teachers throughout her childhood, but none of them stood out like her fourth grade teacher.

WARREN/CENTER LINE — Two Center Line Public Schools proposals will be on the May 2 special school election ballot.

NOVI — The Oakland Schools STEMi Truck made an appearance at Novi Meadows Elementary School April 3-6 to introduce fifth grade students to the many things they can do with science, technology, engineering and math skills.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Seven schools in the Rochester Community Schools district are hoping local recyclers will help them secure a Green Schools grant.

OAKLAND COUNTY — For as valued as higher education is in the United States, the rising cost to attend college has been widely criticized.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Scott Muska, a trustee on the Rochester Community Schools Board of Education, has stepped down from the school board.

EASTPOINTE/FRASER — A group of East Detroit High School graduates have banded together to help carry on the school’s musical legacy.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — For the first time ever, the Dakota High School drumline won the Michigan Alliance for the Performing Arts (MAPA) Scholastic A drumline championship.

BIRMINGHAM — When Wylie E. Groves High School teacher Kara Mason assigned a passion project to her student congress course, students brainstormed how they could benefit their community through their project.

NOVI — For the first time, the annual Novi High School musical will include a matinee performance this year in an effort to attract more children and older people to the show.