Schools

Published November 29, 2019

Warren Civic Theatre celebrates Christmas with ‘Elf the Musical Jr.’

WARREN — Anyone looking to get into the Christmas spirit should head over to the Warren Community Center this weekend for the Warren Civic Theatre’s production of “Elf the Musical Jr.”

West Bloomfield High School Principal Patrick Watson will be the new superintendent of the Bloomfield Hills Schools district.

Published November 27, 2019

C&G Newspapers

West Bloomfield High principal named BHS district superintendent

BLOOMFIELD HILLS/WEST BLOOMFIELD — West Bloomfield High School Principal Patrick Watson was selected by the Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education as the district’s new superintendent Nov. 20.

Published November 22, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Clawson school board OKs invitation to Troy for annexation

CLAWSON — On Nov. 18, the Clawson Board of Education unanimously approved three resolutions put forth by Clawson Public Schools Superintendent Tim Wilson regarding the future of the district.

Published November 22, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Parent Teacher Organizations provide additional help for schools

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — For a school to work, the faculty must have a positive relationship with the parents. Parent Teacher Organizations, such as those at schools in Roseville, often fill that role and provide unseen aid that makes the education of students possible.

Students Tanisha Deshmukh, Jenna Salhab and Dhakshniy Sivakumaran pose after placing second in the community awareness competition at the 2019 HOSA state competition in Grand Rapids. This year, the three Farmington High School juniors are organizing a campaign to raise community awareness about sexual harassment.

Published November 22, 2019

Farmington Press

Students set out to raise community awareness about sexual harassment

FARMINGTON — Three Farmington High School juniors are organizing a campaign to raise community awareness about sexual harassment.

Published November 22, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Kindness for a neighbor: Elementary students pitch in after fire

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Dave Conte has lived in his childhood home in the 21000 block of Evergreen Street, across the street from Violet Elementary School, since 1963, when he was 2 years old.

Published November 22, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Giving children room to promote better learning

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Imagine sitting still as someone speaks for hours on end about subjects that may or may not be interesting to you, but that you’ll be expected to retain and be quizzed on later.

Duncan Elementary School sixth grader Will Ashbreck and fifth grader John Walters compete at ThunderQuest at Henry Ford II High School Nov. 16.

Published November 22, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

UCS teams thrive at ThunderQuest

STERLING HEIGHTS — Young fans of robotics throughout the region took Henry Ford II High School in Sterling Heights by storm when ThunderQuest returned Nov. 16.

Published November 20, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield High celebrates life during U-Matter Week

WEST BLOOMFIELD — West Bloomfield High School recently held its fourth annual U-Matter Week the week of Nov. 11.

Published November 20, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Newly remodeled Edison School features adult transition program

HAZEL PARK/FERNDALE — Edison School, part of Hazel Park Public Schools, recently completed a $12 million remodeling project that expanded its available space by roughly 50%.

Published November 19, 2019

Troy Times

Athens film students’ public service announcements judged a cut above

TROY — Two students — one past, one current — from Athens High School teacher Adam Burns’ writing for broadcasting class, aka Athens TV, created public service announcements that have received acclaim.

Published November 19, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

‘The Sound of Music’ promises to entertain at North

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Rodgers And Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” is a beloved story based on the Von Trapp Family Singers, who fled Austria in the late 1930s on the brink of World War II.

Published November 19, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Bellview Elementary School welcomes new principal

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe’s Bellview Elementary welcomed a new principal Nov. 4. Jason Perrin joined the district and got to work to do his part in educating the community’s children.

Published November 18, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Cheyenne hosts first Veterans Walk of Honor

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — This Veterans Day, Nov. 11, over 20 veterans with family members who attend Cheyenne Elementary School in Macomb Township participated in the school’s first Veterans Walk of Honor.

Published November 18, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Soldier who students wrote letters to visits them on Veterans Day

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A classroom at a school in Shelby Township received a surprise visit from a soldier on Veterans Day.

Published November 15, 2019

Warren Weekly

Students shop until they ‘drop’

WARREN — The Christmas spirit has already arrived in Van Dyke Public Schools this season.

Published November 15, 2019

Warren Weekly

WWTHS teacher receives New Marketing Teacher of the Year award

WARREN — Amy Ghattas’ enthusiasm for teaching at Warren Woods Tower High School is infectious.

Published November 15, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Color guard co-captain raises the flag despite injury

STERLING HEIGHTS — As a co-captain of the Utica High School color guard, Lauren Kerr is used to being a right-hand woman to the coach and the rest of the team. But with an injured left arm, it’s been a little harder this fall.

Published November 15, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Woodworkers make board for billionaire Branson

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Henry Ford II High School senior Hannah Frrokaj was assigned a woodworking class project of making a paddleboard for billionaire Richard Branson, her first task was to find out who he was.

Published November 14, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Students campaign to make monarch butterfly the state insect

WEST BLOOMFIELD — About 125 second grade students at a local elementary school are on a quest to make the monarch butterfly the official state insect.