Schools

Published June 27, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville schools secures grant for electric buses

ROSEVILLE — Roseville Community Schools is going electric with its decision to add two new electric buses to its fleet.

Published June 27, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Ford theater teacher honored by state forensics group

STERLING HEIGHTS — Paige Caldwell remembers the days back when she was a student at Malow Junior High School and Kirstin Carolin was her theater teacher. The experience was so rewarding that years later, Caldwell nominated her former teacher for a statewide theater coach award.

Published June 26, 2019

Troy Times

Avondale teacher found not guilty on two criminal sexual conduct charges

TROY — After deliberating for the equivalent of 2 1/2 days, a jury found Avondale teacher Aaron Donaghy not guilty June 17 of two of three counts of criminal sexual conduct. The jury was unable to decide on the remaining count.

Published June 25, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

School board votes to close Trombly and Poupard

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Families knew it was coming, but there were still tears and hurt feelings. At the June 24 Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education meeting, the school board voted 5-2 to approve a resolution to close Trombly Elementary School and Poupard Elementary School at the end of the 2019-20 school year. The students will be relocated to other schools within the district.

Published June 25, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Mentoring to ease middle school transition

ROSEVILLE — Roseville Middle School is taking extra steps to ensure its incoming students adjust to the challenges of middle school in an exciting new way.

Published June 25, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville superintendent announces retirement

ROSEVILLE — John Kment, the superintendent of Roseville Community Schools, announced his plans to retire after 51 years serving the district.

Published June 25, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville teacher campaigns for therapy dog program in classroom

ROSEVILLE — One Roseville educator is campaigning to reintroduce a therapy dog program at Roseville Middle School to assist students in the special education program.

Published June 24, 2019

Woodward Talk

Berkley High student worked through autism, tough start to graduate

BERKLEY — School isn’t something that comes easy to everybody. Some students have to work twice as hard in order to pass classes and get their grades up just to have a chance to graduate when senior year rolls around. Kailey Egrin never had it easy when it came to school, but that didn’t stop her from working hard in order to graduate from Berkley High School this year.

Published June 21, 2019

Warren Weekly

Warren students, staff recognized at annual luncheon

WARREN — Educators are forever finding creative ways to teach their students, but sometimes supplies are scarce because of budget cuts.

Published June 21, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Construction to begin soon at Orchard Lake Middle School

WEST BLOOMFIELD — As part of a bond issue passed in May 2017, a new $59 million middle school will be built at the rear of the Orchard Lake Middle School property, 6000 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield. That work begins this summer, with a formal groundbreaking planned for August or September.

Published June 19, 2019

Troy Times

Smith Middle School administrator sentenced to probation for robbing student’s home

TROY — Former Smith Middle School Assistant Principal Amy Buchanan, who pleaded no contest to second-degree home invasion, was sentenced June 10 to two years of probation, with credit for two days of jail time served.

Farmington Public Schools’ new superintendent, Robert Herrera, and Board of Education President Pamela Green welcome residents to the meet-and-greet for Herrera at the Maxfield Education Center June 5.

Published June 19, 2019

Farmington Press

FPS selects new superintendent for the district

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — In a unanimous vote June 4, the Farmington Public Schools Board of Education approved a three-year contract for the district’s new superintendent, Robert Herrera.

Chippewa Valley Coalition for Youth and Families’ meeting and year-end celebration June 11 focused on highlights from the past school year.

Published June 19, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Chippewa Valley coalition holds year-end meeting

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Several members of a local coalition group provided community updates and more at a recent meeting.

Published June 19, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Lutheran North science teacher retires after 44 years

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — June 15 marked the last day of school for Macomb Lutheran North chemistry instructor and science department chair Charles Wolf. He retired after 38 years of teaching at North and 44 years overall in the profession.

Students from Wyandot Middle School pose June 12 at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. The students were being honored as part of the third annual Kappy Family Anne Frank Art & Writing Competition. From left in the back row are Abriana Juarez-Ortiz, Florencia Medina, Mary Kunnummyalil and Lauren Sorbie. From left in the front are Carmen Maruri and Alayna Belyue.

Published June 19, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Wyandot students honored after reflections on Holocaust

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — When it comes to advancing humanity, numerous Wyandot Middle School students put their feelings into words — and were recognized for it.

Published June 18, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

MDCR says GPPSS should restart decision-making process on reconfiguration

GROSSE POINTES — After listening to testimony from a reported 30 Grosse Pointe Public School System residents about the district’s reconfiguration plan, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights recommends that school officials restart the decision-making process.

Published June 18, 2019

Woodward Talk

Local graduate receives full-ride scholarship for college

FERNDALE — Grace Rost already thought June 3 was going to be a big day for her, as she was preparing to graduate from Ferndale High School that night. What Rost didn’t know that day was that she would be receiving a life-altering gift: a full-ride scholarship for college.

Published June 18, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Blast from the past: Lincoln Elementary time capsule opened

ROYAL OAK — In May 1965, 34 sixth graders at Lincoln Elementary School embarked on a project to preserve objects and memories from the era in a time capsule.

Published June 17, 2019

Advertiser Times

Chandler Park Middle School students get hands-on about business

HARPER WOODS — Students in Chandler Park Middle School’s Youth Entrepreneur program rolled up their sleeves and got to work starting their own businesses as part of the school’s Market Day program.

Published June 17, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Seaholm grad honored for Birmingham history project

BIRMINGHAM — While many of his classmates steamed their caps and gowns and put the final touches on their graduation parties, Seaholm High School senior Tyler Firestone was shaping himself into a bona fide detective.