NOVI — Novi esports’ Valorant team was in the mode of the 2007 New England Patriots all season, eyeing perfection and dismantling any team that was in their way.

TROY — Contract negotiations continue for Troy School District teachers, who have been working without a contract since Feb. 1. While the Troy Education Association has been bargaining since November, TEA members say they are concerned about the delay.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Lakeview Public Schools Board of Education listened to a budget presentation at its meeting May 21.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — To put everything on the line and perform on stage is an immense task. To be recognized for it is an immense feeling.

FRASER — The Fraser Class of 2024 made its way through the hallways of the high school to an upbeat soundtrack from the marching band on May 24.

ROSEVILLE — Darth Vader and the stormtroopers better watch out. There is a group of local students who know how to use a lightsaber. The force was with them May 17 when they knocked down statues of the movie antagonists, one at a time, during a “Star Wars” event in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program housed in Roseville Community Schools.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — After 40 years with the district, Rochester High School Theater Director Frank Gollon is retiring.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Three Utica Community Schools students were awarded grants after they made winning pitches at the inaugural Kiwanis Pitch competition in March.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clintondale class of 2024 made their way through the hallways of the district’s middle school, elementary schools and high school to a round of applause on May 24.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Bloomfield Hills High School Class of 2024 is graduating a record number of twins and triplets this year.

WARREN — On May 24, state Rep. Mai Xiong, D-Warren presented an automated external defibrillator to Warren Woods Tower High School.

CENTER LINE — When Wolfe Middle School student Landon Cobb was in sixth grade, he could be argumentative and didn’t want to take responsibility for his actions.

CENTER LINE — An investigation into a cyberattack that occurred May 25, over Memorial Day weekend, in the Center Line Public Schools district continues.

TROY — Classrooms from four Troy School District  schools participated in a project that allowed students to assist in taking care of a batch of Chinook salmon before releasing them into the Clinton River at River Bends Park in Shelby Township May 9.

EASTPOINTE — The long hours of practice for this year’s Eastpointe High School varsity basketball team paid off.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — A passion for teaching runs in the family of Rochester High School teacher Kelley Cusmano, who was recently named the 2024-25 Michigan Teacher of the Year.

BERKLEY — A church building in Berkley has been sold to the school district to help create a space for district programs.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Students at schools in Grosse Pointe Park once again demonstrated their ability to be thoughtful and creative through entries in the Grosse Pointe Park Beautification Commission’s 2024 Arbor Day poster contest.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Eisenhower High School senior Melanija Ilijevski loves computer science and found a strong interest in making a career out of it.

UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica Community Schools is beginning work using the dollars from the largest bond issue in its history.