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Published January 3, 2020

WARREN — According to Warren Woods Public Schools Superintendent Stacey Denewith-Fici, the genuine passion that Warren Woods Tower High School Assistant Principal Colleen Gruben has for the district’s students and families is “unmatched.”

Published December 27, 2019

Farmington Press

FPS Board of Education discusses school choice options

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — School choice was once again the topic of discussion at the Dec. 17 Farmington Public Schools Board of Education meeting.

Hillside Elementary student Ian Wenklert, 9, works on building a robot during a special education class put on by The Robot Garage of Birmingham Dec. 7 at Farmington High School.

Published December 27, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington students strive for special needs inclusion, representation in robotics

FARMINGTON — Not every child’s gifts shine in their school’s sports or academic teams.Some students, including those with special needs, may find various challenges in being a part of those teams or clubs.

Published December 26, 2019

Warren Weekly

Students ‘flip’ for military veterans

WARREN — When serving in Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War, there were many missions for Marc Cammon and his U.S. Army comrades.

Published December 23, 2019

Rochester Post

Consumers Energy responds to natural gas odor near Musson Elementary

ROCHESTER HILLS — Some say it’s been months, others years, but nearly everyone who lives around Musson Elementary School has noticed a strong natural gas-like odor in the air at one time or another.

Published December 23, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Game on for the Wounded Warrior Project

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The basketball players were excited to wear camouflage for their game, but there was a bigger reason behind the fashionable look.

Jeannette Junior High School eighth grader Yousif Salim, 13, and Principal Antionette Hamilton pose with some toys that they collected for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.

Published December 20, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

UCS students get into the spirit of giving

STERLING HEIGHTS — Utica Community Schools students are getting their turn to play Santa to charities that aid the poor, combat disease and more.

Published December 20, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Family donates books to Eastpointe Early Learning Center

EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe Community Schools Early Learning Center received an early Christmas present this year with the donation of more than 50 books from a local family.

Published December 20, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe and Roseville schools kick off Christmas break with holiday spirit

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — The elementary school students in Eastpointe Community Schools and Roseville Community Schools began their holiday breaks with some Christmas fun.

Published December 20, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

District comes together to aid mother and child

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The need for help is real this holiday season. Chippewa Valley Schools and Macomb County Habitat for Humanity are working together to try and get Taylor Matt and her daughter, Sophia, home for Christmas.

Published December 20, 2019

Warren Weekly

Senator visits CLHS

CENTER LINE — For anyone thinking about going into the accounting field, Lansing just might be the place to start. “Every department is always looking for accountants,” state Sen. Paul Wojno, D-Warren, said when visiting Center Line High School Dec. 6.

Published December 19, 2019

Warren Weekly

Lawsuit filed amid De La Salle hazing investigation

WARREN — De La Salle Collegiate and its Board of Trustees have been named in a lawsuit filed Dec. 16 on behalf of three student-athletes who were suspended amid an investigation into alleged hazing within the high school’s football program.

Published December 19, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Hills High School evacuated for active shooter false alarm

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — According to Shira Good, the director of communications and service standards for the Bloomfield Hills Schools district, the high school’s BluePoint alert system — an alarm physically accessible inside the school, like a fire alarm — was activated around noon, prompting an emergency response from first responders.

Published December 18, 2019

Rochester Post

Student surprises teacher with color-correcting glasses

ROCHESTER — What most people see as a pair of rose-colored glasses instantly reveals a whole new world for Rochester High School teacher Jeff Haney.

Published December 17, 2019

Farmington Press

Warner robotics team hosts FIRST qualifying competition

FARMINGTON — On Dec. 7, the Warner Middle School FIRST robotics team, the Bionic Dragons, hosted a FIRST Tech Challenge qualifying tournament and a FIRST Lego League program at Farmington High School.

On Dec. 5, a contract was approved between Macomb Township and Chippewa Valley Schools, renewing the positions of two school resource officers at Dakota High School.

Published December 17, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Contract renewed for resource officers

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — What’s not new is school resource officers within Chippewa Valley Schools.

Teachers in support of the Utica Education Association picket outside an October Utica Community Schools Board of Education meeting to rally for a contract.

Published December 17, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Mediation expected for ongoing teacher union talks

STERLING HEIGHTS — Seven out of eight of Utica Community Schools’ staffing groups now have contract agreements with the Board of Education, but the last remaining one — the teachers union — is heading into contract mediation, school and labor officials said.

Published December 17, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

School grant recipients recognized

GROSSE POINTES — The Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education, or GPFPE, continues its mission of supporting staff and students.

Published December 17, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

UCS schedule change prolongs holiday break

STERLING HEIGHTS — Utica Community Schools students and staff may spend a few more days practicing their New Year’s resolutions before heading back to class, thanks to a sudden alteration to the school year calendar.

Published December 17, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Investigation into Mason teacher continues

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — An investigation into the actions of a Mason Elementary School teacher continues after a student’s mother filed a police report over an incident that she deemed “inappropriate.”

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