Schools

Published June 9, 2020

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Whenever students return to in-person schooling, a familiar face won’t return, for good reason. Gary Faszholz’s last day on the job at Macomb Lutheran North was May 29. He is retiring from teaching after 44 years working in Lutheran schools, 39 of which were at the Macomb Township school as the art teacher.

Published June 9, 2020

Woodward Talk

Berkley, Ferndale school districts hold virtual graduation ceremonies

FERNDALE/BERKLEY — The high school seniors in the Ferndale and Berkley school districts weren’t able to have a traditional graduation ceremony this year, but they still got to celebrate one last week.

Published June 8, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

2020 graduates complete their high school experience despite quarantine

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — The class of 2020 will have a graduation experience possibly unique for any graduating class in history: finishing their high school careers from home.

St. Clair Shores-area seniors say graduating in 2020 gave them memorable moments

Published June 5, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores-area seniors say graduating in 2020 gave them memorable moments

ST. CLAIR SHORES — First came the shock, then the disappointment. But now local graduates say they have a new outlook on what it means to be part of the Class of 2020.

Schools say flexibility, hardworking teachers and staff key to success

Published June 5, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Schools say flexibility, hardworking teachers and staff key to success

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The classrooms likely look frozen in time, decorated for St. Patrick’s Day in the middle of June.

Published June 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Districts make the most of high school graduations amid pandemic

WARREN/CENTER LINE/STERLING HEIGHTS — Annual high school graduation ceremonies with educators, family and friends cheering on the seniors have been a standard in local communities for decades.

On a social media post, Warren Consolidated Schools art teachers remind the students of the importance of art while school is not in session.

Published June 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Teachers, families try to adapt to online learning

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — March 13 was the last day many local children attended school for the 2019-2020 school year.

Published June 5, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Schools, teachers weigh all outcomes for fall

STERLING HEIGHTS — High school graduations are over, and the last official day of the school year is approaching, June 11. But officials at Utica Community Schools and throughout the state have their own summer studies cut out for them: namely, how to reopen in the fall.

Schools begin plans to partially reopen in fall

Published June 4, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

Schools begin plans to partially reopen in fall

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all schools closed to students March 16. Since March 17, anxious parents have waited for any kind of update as to when their kids can get back into the classroom.

Published June 3, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe Woods man arraigned on embezzlement charges

WOODS — A 43-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods man was arraigned June 3 in two separate embezzlement cases before Judge Theodore A. Metry in Grosse Pointe Woods Municipal Court.

Published June 1, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Arraignment scheduled for Grosse Pointe Woods man charged with PTO embezzlement

WOODS — A 43-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods man is expected to be in court this week after Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged him June 1 in two embezzlement cases.

Published June 1, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastland teacher named Macomb Middle School Teacher of the Year

ROSEVILLE — Roseville Community Schools are celebrating Eastland Middle School teacher Michelle Bissell after she was named the Macomb County Outstanding Middle School Teacher of the Year.

St. Clair Shores resident Ben Henri is participating in the “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament. He taped the tournament in February, when he met host Alex Trebek.

Published May 29, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Local music teacher headed to ‘Jeopardy!’ semifinals

ST. CLAIR SHORES/GROSSE POINTES — Kicking off the game with “Choir Practice” for $200, a local vocal music teacher ended his first stint on “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament quarterfinals May 28 with winnings totaling $23,678 and a spot in the June 3 semifinals.

Published May 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Virtual babysitting, food and book drives — students get creative to give back

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — Even a global pandemic the likes of which most generations today have never seen — one that has pumped the brakes on final exams, proms and graduation ceremonies — can’t stop Birmingham Public Schools and Bloomfield Hills Schools students from using their talents to help the community.

Published May 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Schools in Birmingham, West Bloomfield begin plans to partially reopen in fall

BIRMINGHAM/WEST BLOOMFIELD — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all schools closed to students March 16. Since March 17, anxious parents have waited for any kind of update as to when their kids can get back into the classroom.

Published May 26, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores schools honor the class of 2020

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Prom and other end-of-the-year festivities went by the wayside as COVID-19 shut down schools, but local districts are working hard to make graduation something to remember.

Utica Education Association teachers union supporters hold signs during a Utica Community Schools board meeting in 2019, back when the teachers and the district had no contract agreement in place. On May 11, the school board approved a three-year contract between the parties.

Published May 20, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

UCS, teachers union reach 3-year-deal

STERLING HEIGHTS — After more than a year of negotiations, Utica Community Schools and the Utica Education Association teachers union have finally approved a three-year contract, after not having one since last June.

Published May 14, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education announces spring grant recipients

GROSSE POINTES — Although school is not in session, with students and teachers currently conducting online learning in the Grosse Pointe Public School System, the mission of the Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education, or GPFPE, continues.

Published May 13, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Buses deliver graduation garb to Class of 2020

STERLING HEIGHTS — The events and experiences that high school seniors typically take for granted will never happen the traditional way for the Class of 2020.