Schools

Published March 22, 2021

Berkley students open up on attending classes in-person, virtually

BERKLEY — Throughout the month of February, students in the Berkley School District were given the option to return to in-person instruction at their respective school buildings.

Published March 22, 2021

Woodward Talk

Berkley Schools starts to offer full-time, in-person instruction

BERKLEY — For a little more than a month, students in the Berkley School District have had the option to return to in-person instruction.

Published March 18, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Avondale School District moves bond projects forward this summer

ROCHESTER/TROY/BLOOMFIELD — The Avondale School District will begin construction projects at its middle and high school this summer.

Published March 17, 2021

Troy Times

Troy Board of Ed approves resolution for in-person meetings

TROY — As staff and students across Michigan’s many school districts, including the Troy School District, return to in-person learning after a year-long hiatus, one group of school stakeholders was among the last to receive the green light to resume meeting together.

Published March 17, 2021

Rochester Post

Augmented reality center to open at OU

ROCHESTER — A new augmented reality center will soon open at Oakland University, introducing students to careers involving cutting-edge technology.

Published March 16, 2021

Troy Times

Hackers post hate speech on Troy Schools website

TROY — Hate speech and graffiti. Those were the words and images Troy School District administrators found strewn across the district’s website, which had been hacked, around 2 p.m. March 15.

Published March 16, 2021

Warren Weekly

Butterfly garden will spread its wings at Carlson Elementary

WARREN — Two Carlson Elementary School educators planted the idea for an outdoor butterfly garden at the school, and it’s ready to bloom.

Published March 16, 2021

Warren Weekly

District booked for Kids Read Now program

WARREN — Lower elementary students who attend Warren Woods Public Schools, or WWPS, are getting the real story.

Nicolina Buccilli picked up Macomb Intermediate School District STEM consultant Mark Muzzin in a TG-7A motor glider, flying from Detroit City Airport to Romeo State Airport in October 2020.

Published March 15, 2021

Metro

IAM junior one of fewer than 700 teen female pilots in United States

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Nicolina Buccilli, a 16-year-old International Academy of Macomb junior from New Baltimore, is part of a select group of people: she is one of 691 female pilots in the 16-19 age range in the country.

Published March 13, 2021

Troy Times

Troy students create organization to close COVID-19 educational disparity gaps

TROY — Troy High School junior Meera Manek and International Academy East junior Megha Chaudhari began the virtual school year last fall like many of their peers: frustrated and ready to return to the classroom, but a moment of frustration quickly turned into a moment of clarity for the duo.

Published March 12, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

UCS continues safety patrol program to keep students safe

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — For 100 years, safety patrollers around the world have provided school-aged children an extra sense of safety and security when going to and from school. This task continues each year at Utica Community Schools, though the last year has been disrupted due to the pandemic.

Waltonwood Royal Oak resident Julia Weeks, left, and marketing manager Andrea Batten, right, participate in Read Across America Day March 2. Weeks donned elephant ears and filmed herself reading Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears A Who!” for Shrine Catholic Grade School students.

Published March 11, 2021

Royal Oak Review

Seniors virtually celebrate Read Across America Day with Shrine students

ROYAL OAK — March 2 was Read Across America Day, and to celebrate, seniors from Waltonwood Royal Oak senior living community videotaped themselves reading their favorite Dr. Seuss books for students from Shrine Catholic Grade School.

Published March 11, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

UCS theater teacher receives director of the year award

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — A Utica Community Schools theater teacher recently was honored for innovation and leadership by a state association of peers.

Published March 10, 2021

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lakeview school board votes to return full-time to in-person learning March 22

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Following impassioned pleas from parents both in support of and against returning students back to school buildings full-time, the Lakeview Public Schools Board of Education voted March 9 to return students back to in-person learning March 22.

Published March 10, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

BPS superintendent resigns after medical leave

BIRMINGHAM — It’s been about five months since Birmingham Public Schools Superintendent Mark Dziatczak said he would step away from his role for an extended medical leave but didn’t share many more details than that.

Published March 10, 2021

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Fraser school board reshuffles after president’s retirement

FRASER — The Fraser Public Schools Board of Education has filled a vacant position following the retirement of its former president.

Chippewa Valley Schools increase in-person learning

Published March 10, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Chippewa Valley Schools increase in-person learning

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — For the rest of this school year, Chippewa Valley Schools plans to increase in-person learning in two phases.

Published March 9, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

‘Mamma Mia!’ is a musical journey with ABBA

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The soundtrack of ’70s supergroup ABBA will set the tone when the University Liggett School Players performs the Broadway musical “Mamma Mia” in person March 11-14 inside the school auditorium, 1045 Cook Road.