SOUTHFIELD — With a heavy heart, the Southfield-Lathrup Falcons have decided to cancel their first game of the season to mourn the tragic loss of Monea Pace. They dedicated the remainder of their football season to her memory.

MADISON HEIGHTS — An armed school resource officer will provide an extra level of security at the Lamphere Schools, starting this month.   

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — The passions and interests of students in the Farmington Public School District are diverse, as was showcased at the third annual Summer Student Innovation Expo at East Middle School June 29.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — South Lake Schools is asking voters to approve a bond proposal in the amount of $49,750,000 on Aug. 8.

WARREN — Due to the generosity of one De La Salle Collegiate High School graduate, a brand-new STEM Center will be built on the school’s campus.

EASTPOINTE — During the primary election Aug. 8, Eastpointe Community Schools residents will decide whether to support a bond proposal.

FARMINGTON — Ten graduates of the Farmington Public Schools Visions program walked across the stage at the Hawk Center June 13 — a vision for the parents and teachers for these special needs students that was 26 years in the making.

METRO DETROIT — Michigan is well on its way to becoming the fifth state in the nation to provide free breakfast and lunch to all public school students this school year.

TROY — Ryan Werenka, a teacher at Troy High School, has been selected as one of six educators in C-SPAN’s 2023 Teacher Fellowship program.

TROY — On June 23, 90 students from the Detroit-based Developing KIDS program spent the day at Kelly Services’ headquarters in Troy to learn about the workplace, how they work, and how to land and maintain a career.

ROYAL OAK — In the midst of summer break, school districts often will take time to make changes to improve buildings and curricula.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Damitre Johnson started playing a video game because of the characters in it. This fall, Johnson will be going to college because of it.

EASTPOINTE — At the June 26 Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education meeting, the school board approved both the 2022-23 final amended budget and the 2023-24 original budget.

EASTPOINTE — Although school is out for summer vacation, the Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education has been busy.

FERNDALE — Ever since its closure in 2020, the use of the Kulick Community Center has been up in the air.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Local information technology professionals are being invited to take part in a partnership between Microsoft and Utica Community Schools.

FARMINGTON — An art teacher who has devoted her entire career to the Farmington Public School District was recently surprised to be named the Judy-White Ora teacher of the year.

WARREN — When he was a kindergarten student attending Briarwood Elementary School in Warren Woods Public Schools, Ian Fredlund already had a career plan.

FARMINGTON HILLS — They may be young, but a group of fifth grade students at Beechview Elementary School in Farmington Hills can already lay claim to being authors.

NOVI — After 12 years as principal of Novi Woods Elementary School and 28 years with the Novi Community School District, David Ascher officially entered retirement, or as he prefers to think of it, “repurposement,”  June 28.