NOVI — After a lengthy interview process, the Novi Community School District Board of Education voted unanimously to select Benjamin Mainka as its next superintendent during a meeting June 30.

TROY — Troy Public Schools Board of Education Trustee Steve Gottlieb has been elected to the Oakland County Board of Education by the boards of Oakland County’s 28 school districts. Gottlieb will serve for a six-year term that began July 1.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The National Park Service might bring to mind rustic, wild places like Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, but would you believe there’s also a connection to places like historical museums and automotive plants?

FERNDALE — The new superintendent of Ferndale Public Schools is ready and excited to get to work.

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTES — A future Frida Kahlo or Claude Monet could be showing their early work at the Detroit Institute of Arts right now.

SOUTHFIELD — A month on from the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, officials at school districts and police departments nationwide continue to process the event and look at their own preparedness for the worst-case scenario.

WARREN — The Fitzgerald Public Schools Board of Education recently got a closer view of two programs in the district.

WARREN — Since 1986, Warren Woods Public Schools alumni have teed up on the golf course for the annual Ralph Weibel Alumni Golf Outing.

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — This past month, a celebratory mood was felt throughout communities as local high school students graduated and received their diplomas.

KEEGO HARBOR — Shortly before the end of the school year, parents of Roosevelt Elementary School students were informed that their children would have to learn remotely for the remainder of the school term.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Utica Community Schools will be continuing its Meet Up and Eat Up food program this summer.

EASTPOINTE — Teachers in Eastpointe Community Schools will have another tool with which to instruct students, thanks to a recent donation from the Eastpointe Federation of Educators scholarship committee.

FRASER — A Fraser High School student and his history teacher will be heading to Hawaii in July as part of an exploration into World War II history through the Sacrifice for Freedom program.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clintondale Community Schools is embarking on a $5.2 million project to upgrade facilities around the district, including improvements and new field turf at Clintondale High School’s Don Seiferlein Stadium.

ROYAL OAK — Two Royal Oak High School students recently received accolades for their documentaries from the 54th annual Michigan Student Film Festival, the country’s longest-running film festival presented by Digital Arts, Film and Television.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Carol McGorisk, a kindergarten teacher at Longview Elementary School, was presented with the Judy White-Ora Teaching with Heart and Soul Award during the Farmington Public Schools Board of Education meeting June 7.

NOVI — Lisa Chai, who recently graduated from Novi High School, placed third in the annual Oakland County Treasurer’s Financial Literacy Arts Contest.

NOVI — The Detroit Catholic Central High School academic team took home the High School National Championship Tournament title from National Academic Quiz Tournaments in Atlanta May 27-29.

NOVI — The Novi Community School District Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of Michael Giromini as the assistant superintendent of academics during its regular meeting June 9.

WARREN — Quick: What were the original school colors of Warren Woods High School before the building became Warren Woods Middle School.