Schools

Published March 9, 2021

Student store at West Bloomfield High achieves ‘gold’

WEST BLOOMFIELD — After winning a Division 1 state championship in football this past season, West Bloomfield High School was recently recognized for another lofty achievement.

Published March 9, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Grant will fund new ADAS equipment at Macomb Community College

MACOMB COUNTY — Students in the Macomb Community College automotive technology program will have the opportunity to further their skills with the use of brand-new equipment.

Published March 9, 2021

Madison - Park News

Virtual gala to support the Hazel Park Promise Zone

HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park Promise Zone ensures that graduates of Hazel Park High who live in the school district will have the opportunity to go to college.

The West Bloomfield School District Board of Education has approved a non-homestead millage restoration proposal for the ballot in May.

Published March 8, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

Non-homestead millage restoration proposal to appear on May ballot

WEST BLOOMFIELD — After rousing general and primary elections in recent months, voters in the West Bloomfield area will have another decision to make in May.

Published March 7, 2021

Rochester Post

RCS fires high school coach after report of racial slur

ROCHESTER — Rochester Community Schools has fired a high school coach after the coach allegedly used a racial slur toward a student athlete.

Published March 7, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

Dad helps start snowboarding program at West Bloomfield High

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Resident Bill Lambert recently said that the snowboarding program at West Bloomfield High “feels like my baby.”

Published March 5, 2021

C&G Newspapers

UCS community working toward safe return to fully in-person learning

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA — The Utica Community Schools district is continuing to work together to smoothly transition students back to in-person learning by taking safety precautions and collecting data from a recent survey sent to staff and families.

Two new commercial-grade solar panel LED streetlamps illuminate a pathway from Hamman Drive to Athens High School. The lights were installed to improve safety for students walking along the path during early morning and nighttime hours.

Published February 27, 2021

Troy Times

Solar lights added to Athens High pathway to promote safety

TROY — After two years of advocating for the city to install lights along a pathway that connects Athens High School to Hamman Drive, a concerned resident and Athens parent, Jessica Shamoon, can finally rest easy.

Parents and students march outside the Wheat Administration Building of Lakeview Public Schools asking for a return to school full-time face-to-face.

Published February 26, 2021

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lakeview parents protest, want students back in classrooms full time

ST. CLAIR SHORES — While some local districts are getting students back into the classroom four and five days per week, parents in Lakeview Public Schools protested the fact that no such change has been made in their district — and that there was no immediate plan to do so.

Published February 25, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Utica Community Schools music teacher receives grant to buy instruments

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Utica Community Schools teacher is putting funds to good use after being chosen among 40 teachers across Michigan to receive a grant to implement their innovative ideas in their classrooms.

Troy High School Courtyard Club students Aleena Malik, Shreya Keeta, Nina Aitas, Amy Liang and Sonnet Xu stand in a snow-capped courtyard they hope to transform into an eco-friendly gathering space for the school community.

Published February 25, 2021

Troy Times

Troy High students tackle environmental sustainability

TROY — Two Troy High School student groups have announced projects to tackle environmental sustainability at their school and throughout the community.

Published February 24, 2021

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lake Shore students head back to the classroom 4 days per week

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Beginning the week of March 8, after press time, students in Lake Shore Public Schools will have the opportunity to attend in-person classes for four days per week.

During a Feb. 9 Southfield Public Schools Board of Education meeting, board members unanimously approved a hybrid model that would allow students to return to half-day in-person learning on most days and half online. Southfield was one of the last districts to begin the phase-in process in Oakland County because, according to Superintendent Jennifer Green, it followed the science and data.

Published February 24, 2021

Southfield Sun

Southfield school board approves return to school using hybrid model

SOUTHFIELD — When Southfield Public Schools started to weigh the options of returning to school, Superintendent Jennifer Green said the decision would be based on science and science alone.

Published February 24, 2021

Metro

MCC tuition rates to increase slightly next year

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College students will see an increase in their tuition next year.

Published February 24, 2021

Rochester Post

Avondale Schools resumes in-person learning with hybrid schedule

ROCHESTER HILLS/AUBURN HILLS/BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — After nearly a year of remote learning due to COVID-19, Avondale Schools has returned to in-person learning.

Published February 24, 2021

C&G Newspapers

WCSPA auditions underway for 2021-2022

STERLING HEIGHTS/WARREN — From “Beauty and the Beast” to “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” Warren Consolidated School of Performing Arts, or WCSPA, students have entertained audiences for 30 years.

Published February 24, 2021

Warren Weekly

Welding students make the right cut

CENTER LINE — On the morning of Feb. 12, sparks flew from the inside of a classroom in Center Line High School’s C-Hallway.

Published February 23, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

GPPSS students return to full-time, face-to-face learning in March

GROSSE POINTES — After attending school in a hybrid format since October, minus a brief period that began in November, Grosse Pointe Public School System children will return to full-time in-person learning next month.

Published February 23, 2021

C&G Newspapers

School district officials discuss return to in-person learning plan

MACOMB TOWNSHIP/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Chippewa Valley Schools recently reconfirmed the extended COVID-19 learning plan, but it wasn’t without discussion on how future learning should look like.

Published February 22, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

Ross resigns from UCS Board of Education after 16 years

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — After 16 years on the Utica Community Schools Board of Education, Trustee Robert Ross recently announced his resignation to focus more on his family.