GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The man in the white chef’s jacket serving the Spanish paella he’d been working on since morning might not have been familiar to students at Grosse Pointe North High School, but his company certainly is.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills High School officials said students have come up with a way to make their big school feel small and supportive to its students.

FERNDALE — Ferndale High School’s homecoming football game came to an abrupt end when the game was postponed due to social media threats and an altercation in the stands.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Utica Community Schools teacher has been recognized for her extensive efforts in inspiring her students and fostering enthusiasm for the future that lies ahead following their graduation.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Utica High School Band Boosters is readying for its 39th annual used instrument sale Nov. 9 and welcomes all who may be in need of an instrument or would like to sell one.

MADISON HEIGHTS — When a written letter threatening violence was discovered last month at Lamphere High School in Madison Heights, school officials immediately began working with Madison Heights police to determine its origin and the suspect behind it.

WALLED LAKE — Following the passage of a $250 million bond proposal in May, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is hoping that voters support another ballot initiative in November.

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe High School briefly went into lockdown the morning of Oct. 3 when a student was found to have a fully loaded weapon in his possession.

TROY — Christopher F. Carpenter, M.D., who was appointed as the third Stephan Sharf dean of Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, was inspired to pursue medicine after his younger brother was experiencing issues with a genetic condition.

NOVI — After years of dreaming and two years of construction, the new Novi Meadows Elementary School in Novi, which houses fifth and sixth grade students, is now complete. To celebrate, the school held a ribbon-cutting followed by an open house for the public Sept. 16.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — After seven months of negotiation, the Rochester Community Schools Board of Education and the district’s teachers union have reached an agreement on a three-year contract.

SOUTHFIELD — Southfield Police Department school resource officers were notified at 10 a.m. Sept. 16 that students had informed school security that a student was in possession of a firearm at Southfield A&T High School, located in the 24000 block of Lahser Road.

EASTPOINTE — While several bond projects are underway in Eastpointe Community Schools, decisions still need to be made on other future construction projects.

ROYAL OAK/CLAWSON — School is in session for Royal Oak and Clawson students, and there have been two celebrations marking the centennial year of Oakland Elementary School in Royal Oak and the Clawson Public Schools district.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Technology that will improve emergency communications is coming to Grosse Pointe North High School.

ROSEVILLE — There’s a new game in town, and the students at Kaiser Elementary in Roseville Community Schools have gone “gaga” over it.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — This November, St. Clair Shores voters in precincts one through six will be asked to decide whether or not to renew the South Lake Schools operating millage.

ROYAL OAK — Shrine Catholic High School had a scare Friday morning when a toy gun was found on the table in the counseling office and a 911 call was made. Nobody was hurt, and police found no threat.

WARREN — Educators in Warren Woods Public Schools started the 2024-2025 school year with a new contract.

CLAWSON — A brand new school year is upon students in Clawson Public Schools, which also marks the opening of a brand-new elementary school building.