NOVI — A small group of Novi High School students is actively working to educate people on the dangers of distracted driving.

FERNDALE — A bond proposal from the Ferndale Public Schools has been approved to be on the ballot in the May 6 election.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The director of vocal music for Eisenhower High School and Malow Junior High School, Julia Holt, was nominated for a statewide award by former students turned music teachers, and she won.

STERLING HEIGHTS — For yearly 25 years, Jonathan Gillespie brought his love for the theater to students enrolled in the Warren Consolidated Schools Performing Arts Program at Sterling Heights High School.

HAZEL PARK — An investigation is underway at the Hazel Park Public Schools, looking into whether violations of board policy occurred under Amy Kruppe, the superintendent.

EASTPOINTE — Members of the Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education are opening up the lines of communication with the public.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Even on a tight budget, any student will be able to feel like a princess as they pick out dresses from Cinderella’s Closet, hosted by Lakeview and Lake Shore students.

ROSEVILLE — There is something fishy going on inside Christopher Kawiecki’s fifth grade classroom at Green Elementary School in Roseville Community Schools.

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Most kids are happy when there’s a snow day, but do they have to make up the time?

DETROIT/KEEGO HARBOR — Legal arguments to save the former Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor from being demolished were heard by Michigan Court of Appeals judges at a hearing in Detroit Feb. 5.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Residents in the Lamphere Schools will vote on a tax proposal May 6.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Most kids are happy when they get a snow day and don’t have to go to school, but do they have to make up the time?

NOVI — Fourth graders throughout the Novi Community School District have decorated coffee cup sleeves to be handed out with hot drink purchases at the “Read a Latte Cafe” located inside the Novi Public Library Feb. 10-14, or while supplies last.

ROCHESTER HILLS/AUBURN HILLS/BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP/TROY — A high school student was taken into custody after reportedly stabbing another student at Avondale High School.

ROYAL OAK — Communications is a subject that Royal Oak High School thrives in, considering the past two years of students being nominated for the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Student Broadcast Awards.

NOVI — The Novi Community School District has implemented numerous safety measures to protect the children within the district, and the school board received a report on the district’s efforts during a Jan. 23 meeting.

ROCHESTER — Rochester Christian University is introducing a need-based Tuition-Free Scholarship available to students starting in fall 2025.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — The old Annie Lathrup school building, located at 27700 Southfield Road, which is owned by the Surnow Company, has become the talk of the town.

CLAWSON — As the second anniversary of Alexandria Verner’s tragic death approaches, the Clawson community will be holding a memorial to honor and remember her.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Henry Ford II High School Associate Principal Anthony Tocco was recently named in a group of 12 school leaders statewide who will take part in an 18-month program for the next generation of administrators at the secondary level.