Schools

Published January 9, 2021

Bridging the distance with letters from home

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Signing up for the military is an act of service, but it comes with an immediate sacrifice — having to leave home while having little contact with friends and family for a period of time during training and beyond.

Published January 7, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

Residents object to possible closing of 100-year-old Keego Harbor school

KEEGO HARBOR — According to Keego Harbor resident David Emerling, there was a “huge amount of uproar” when people learned that the West Bloomfield School District was considering closing Roosevelt Elementary School, which at over 100 years old is the longest continuously operating school building in Oakland County.

Troy schools honored by state for keeping up with cardiac preparedness

Published December 23, 2020

Troy Times

Troy schools honored by state for keeping up with cardiac preparedness

TROY — Although school has looked a lot different in 2020 due to virtual or hybrid instruction, state officials say preparation for cardiac emergencies is still important.

Published December 23, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Hills High students create book-themed scavenger hunt for kids

BIRMINGHAM — Have you seen a bear poking around downtown Birmingham?

Parents react to pause of in-person special education services

Published December 22, 2020

Farmington Press

FPS parents react to pause of in-person special education services

FARMINGTON/HILLS — Students across the Farmington Public Schools district haven’t stepped foot inside a classroom since March. Virtual learning has become their new reality.

Published December 22, 2020

Farmington Press

Fox, Blau appointed to fill FPS Board of Education vacancies

FARMINGTON/HILLS — Newly elected Farmington Public Schools Board of Education candidates Cheryl Blau and Mable Fox will begin their terms as trustees in the district a bit earlier than scheduled.

Published December 21, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

North, South provide others with a happier holiday season

GROSSE POINTE FARMS/WOODS — Every Christmas, the Grosse Pointe North and South high school communities make sure others in need have a happier holiday season through the Adopt-A-Family program.

Published December 20, 2020

Advertiser Times

Chandler Park Academy students have experiment taken into space

HARPER WOODS — Students at Chandler Park Academy in Harper Woods have the rare honor of an experiment they designed being blasted into space and performed by astronauts.

Published December 20, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Utica Community Schools student musicians receive All-State honors

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Six Utica Community Schools student musicians have received All-State honors from the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association for the 2020-21 school year.

Published December 20, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

UCS theater students earn more than $1 million in scholarships

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Twenty Utica Community Schools district theater students joined more than 500 other theater students across Michigan at this year’s Michigan Thespian Festival, which was held virtually Dec. 4-6, and eight of the Utica Community students received scholarships from colleges.

Southfield Public Schools Special Education Director Lanissa Laura Freeman was recognized with an award.

Published December 19, 2020

Southfield Sun

Southfield special education director recognized with award

SOUTHFIELD — This past summer, Southfield Public Schools Special Education Director Lanissa Laura Freeman took out her pen and paper after getting a call from a representative from Oakland Schools.

Published December 19, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Hamilton wins Clawson school board write-in race

CLAWSON — Angela Hamilton clinched the third four-year term on the Clawson Public Schools Board of Education as verified by Oakland County elections officials in November.

Published December 18, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education announces grant recipients

GROSSE POINTES — Musical equipment, Chromebooks and math lessons are among the new purchases that will benefit Grosse Pointe Public School System students.

Published December 17, 2020

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Clintondale students write their own novels

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Anyone can write a book. You just need some inspiration. A group of 23 Clintondale High School students recently did just that, at the direction of their teacher, Julie Shier.

Published December 17, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham school board OKs plan to return to in-person learning Jan. 11

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Public Schools Board of Education voted 4-3 to approve a timeline to return students to a hybrid in-person learning format beginning Jan. 11.

Published December 16, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Virtual ceremony highlights MCC’s graduates

MACOMB COUNTY — This past fall was a much different experience for Macomb Community College students.

Published December 16, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Local students, educators give others a merrier Christmas

WARREN/CENTER LINE/STERLING HEIGHTS — As 2020 comes to a close with COVID-19 on everyone’s mind, some aren’t feeling the Christmas spirit.

Key2Finesse members celebrate at last year’s Speak the Difference competition.

Published December 8, 2020

Troy Times

Troy students host virtual fundraiser for Gift of Life Foundation

TROY — Students from the Troy School District are rallying together this month to help youth build important social skills while supporting organ and tissue donation across Michigan.

Published December 8, 2020

Farmington Press

Farmington Public Schools’ Board of Education appoints new president, discusses interim superintendent

FARMINGTON/HILLS — Farmington Public Schools’ Board of Education meeting Nov. 24 began much differently than meetings in the past: without a sitting board president.