Teens Busted for Car Break-Ins, Spraying People With Super Soakers

The following information was supplied by the Birmingham Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is a roundup of recent Birmingham Police reports: Two 17-year-old boys from Birmingham were arrested early Sunday morning for breaking into several cars on the 300 block of Fairfax. According to police reports, a resident on that block watched a young man enter his vehicle around 1:25 a.m. Sunday. The man appeared to remove items while another young man waited near the sidewalk, the resident reported. The resident then watched the first young man go across the street and enter another vehicle. The responding officers apprehended both boys while one was in the process of taking items from a vehicle. Both were taken into custody and charged with larceny from auto, then turned over to their parents with a court appearance date. …

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On the Schedule: Track Teams Head to Regional Meets

We've got your full lineup of games and tournaments for Birmingham-area schools.

Check out what's on the schedule for these Birmingham high school athletes for the weekend of May 18-20: Boys Baseball Girls Softball Girls Water Polo Girls Lacrosse Co-ed Track   Boys Baseball Girls Softball Girls Soccer Girls Lacrosse Co-ed Track   Boys Baseball Girls Soccer Co-ed Track   Boys Baseball Boys Golf Boys Lacrosse Girls Softball Girls Soccer Girls Lacrosse Co-ed Track Information is provided by HighSchoolSports.Net and the MHSAA. Come back every day this week to check out a lineup of the big games that day. Is your student athlete playing in one of today's games? Do you have a camera? Send us a snapshot of the game and the final score, and we'll post it on Patch! Email your pictures to Laura.Houser@patch.com.

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Breaking Down the Numbers: School Board Considers $6 Million Deficit for 2012-13

To make up for the deficit, school board members are deciding whether to dip into the district's rainy day fund or take cash from the major project fund. The board will vote on the budget on June 5.

Though the search for Birmingham Public Schools’ next superintendent has been top of mind for the members of the Birmingham Board of Education lately, approval of the district’s 2012-13 budget isn’t far away. Members of the public will be able to comment on the budget beginning at 7 p.m. June 5 at the district’s administrative offices. At that meeting, school board trustees also plan to adopt the budget, as well as authorize any operating and debt retirement millages for the upcoming years. Here’s what you need to know going forward: The school board must complete a budget by June 30, the end of its fiscal year. In the months leading up to that date, the district takes a look at projected expenditures and projected revenue. If expenditures…

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Seaholm Seniors Honored for Achievements in Scholarship, Arts, Community Service

More than 125 seniors from the Seaholm class of 2012 received departmental, community and school awards Thursday night.

More than 125 seniors from Seaholm High School were honored Thursday night at the school's annual awards assembly. "As parents, I'm sure it felt like just a few moments ago, you dropped your child off for kindergarten, and waited anxiously for them to come home and tell you how their first day of school went," Principal Dee Lancaster said. "Right now, you must be very proud of your child over the last 13 years and this evening is meant to celebrate their successes," she said. Marc Joslyn Awards: Nick Resnick and Rebecca Rosen Community Service Scholarship: Jamie Hinz National Honor Society Awards: Alexandra Arnold, Reid Davison, Savannah Dupin, Daynna Myers George W. Forester Awards: Kelly Frazier and Jack Howard Rotary Club STRIVE Awards…

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Don't Forget Moms, Dads and Teens: Show Us Your Prom Pictures

Groves' prom is tonight in Troy, so send us a picture of yourself, or your teen, decked out to the nines. Simply email Laura.Houser@patch.com.

On the Silver Screen

On the Silver Screen: 'Battleship,' 'What to Expect When You're Expecting'

We've got your movie times for the Palladium 12 and Birmingham 8 for May 18-20.

Looking to take in a movie this weekend? Battleship opens at the Palladium 12 while What to Expect When You're Expecting opens at the Birmingham 8. Friday Film Rating Showtime (p.m. unless otherwise noted) Battleship PG-13 11 a.m.; 12:30; 2; 3:45; 5:15; 7; 8:30; 10:15; 11:45 Dark Shadows PG-13 11:30 a.m.; 12:15; 1:30; 2:30; 3:15; 4:15; 5:30; 6:15; 8:10; 9; 10; 11; 11:55 Marvel’s The Avengers PG-13 Noon; 1:15; 3:20; 4:30; 6:45; 8; 10:10; 11:15 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D PG-13 11 a.m.; 2:20; 5:45; 9:15 The Dictator R 11:45 a.m.; 1; 2:15; 3:30; 4:45; 6; 7:15; 8:15; 9:30; 10:45; 11:55 The Hunger Games PG-13 11:15 a.m.; 3; 6:30; 9:45 Think Like a Man PG-13 11 a.m.; 1:45; 5; 7:45; 10:30 Saturday Film Rating Showtime (p.m. unless otherwise noted) …

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Weekend Planner: Parade, Birmingham Ice Show and More

Also headlining this weekend: a golf tournament and an open house at Mills Pharmacy.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Birmingham Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Correction: The Sunday evening concert of the Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra has been cancelled.

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Need To Know: Celebrate Birmingham Parade is Coming to Town

Here's everything you need to know about this weekend's parade if you're watching, participating or just trying to avoid the crowds.

Birmingham will be celebrating the good ol' days this weekend, with the return of the Celebrate Birmingham Parade. The parade returns after heavy rains canceled the annual event last spring. This year's parade ushers in the start of the summer season in Birmingham, featuring marching bands, a whiskers and waggles pet parade and plenty of loud trucks for the little ones. Heading downtown to watch the parade this weekend, or maybe you're marching in it? Here's what you need to know before you go: Parade route: The Celebrate Birmingham Parade will follow a new route this year, beginning on South Old Woodward at Brown Street. The parade then travels north on Old Woodward, turns west on Maple and south on Bates Street. The parade will end in …

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