WARREN — During the 2021-2022 school year, Chatterton Middle School teacher Lyle Dixon started a Video Game Club designed to promote communication skills, sportsmanship and teamwork.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Avondale Schools district will ask voters to consider a $150 million bond issue when they head to the polls Aug. 6.

WARREN/MADISON HEIGHTS — Sixteen high school students from Warren, Sterling Heights, Detroit and Harper Woods who have worked hard academically were recently awarded scholarships from Winning Futures.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A longtime, award-winning leader of Stevenson High School’s instrumental music programming is getting ready to tackle other pursuits.

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Public Schools graduation ceremonies offered students insight and final words of advice June 9.

MADISON HEIGHTS — What began as a small gardening club at John Page Middle School in the Lamphere Public Schools district has grown into something more, with one project receiving acclaim from the country’s largest wildlife conservation group.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A millage renewal proposal for the Madison District Public Schools will be on the ballot Aug. 6, but officials say it will not affect the taxes paid by residents.

KEEGO HARBOR/WEST BLOOMFIELD — The decision about whether or not Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor will be demolished remains at a standstill.

TROY — Students from Athens High School and the International Academy East Campus were among the 22 students to receive wins and honorable mentions in the 2024 Financial Empowerment Arts contest.

TROY — Around 90 members of the Athens High School band program had the opportunity to travel to San Diego for a variety of musical and educational experiences recently.

METRO DETROIT — Nontraditional students, broadly classified as undergraduates 25 and older, may find going back to school daunting. But with the right help, learning can be an enjoyable and enriching experience.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clintondale’s elementary schools are getting some updated playground equipment courtesy of grant funds.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — As the 2023-2024 school year came to a close, it gave school officials the opportunity to recognize students and staff at recent school board meetings.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — In a top the rust orange shade of a fallen autumn tree leaf, Mary Fraser, of Grosse Pointe Park — mother of slain Grosse Pointe Public School System graduate Brian Fraser — addressed the Grosse Pointe Board of Education May 28 on a painful topic she knows personally.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Students at schools in Grosse Pointe Woods showcased their artistic talents and knowledge of the important role played by trees in their entries in the city’s 46th annual Arbor Day poster contest.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Well over 100 teachers — many carrying signs — stood outside Brownell Middle School in Grosse Pointe Farms before the June 12 Grosse Pointe Board of Education meeting in a show of unity as they seek contracts for the next school year.

FERNDALE/BERKLEY — The school years for the Ferndale and Berkley school districts have come to an end, and their respective superintendents are looking back on the year.

STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Antonio Noto always had a dream to have a career in law.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Students from the Gene L. Klida Utica Academy for International Studies joined 319 of the top high school quiz bowl teams at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis for the 2024 High School National Championship Tournament to determine who was the best May 25.

WARREN — We could all use a little help from our friends or, in this case, a PAL.