Friday, May 18, 2012
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…
42.5451
-83.21948
Birmingham Public Schools — Administrative Offices
550 W Merrill St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/breaking-down-the-numbers-school-board-considers-6-million-deficit-for-2012-13
1714361
/locations/7040841
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…
42.537471
-83.244579
Seaholm High School
2436 W Lincoln St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/seaholm-seniors-honored-for-achievements-in-scholarship-arts-community-service
711636
/locations/7048562
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.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Troy-based Weber Olcese to pay $2.05 million for the site at West Merrill and Southfield.
Administrators at Birmingham Public Schools will soon be moving out of the administration building at 550 W. Merrill St. after negotiating to sell the building to Troy law firm Weber Olclese. The Birmingham Board of Education made the sale official at its Tuesday night meeting, voting to turn the building over to the law firm's newly created entity, Five-Fifty West Merrill LLC for $2.05 million. The attorneys leading the firm are Birmingham residents and parents in the school district, according to Debbie Piesz, assistant superintendent for Business Services. "They're very excited to be located in the city of Birmingham," she said. Included in the sale is the 0.89-acre parcel at the corner of West Merrill and Southfield Road, near the …
42.5451
-83.21948
Birmingham Public Schools — Administrative Offices
550 W Merrill St, Birmingham, MI
/articles/birmingham-schools-sell-administration-building-to-law-firm
1714361
/locations/7029084
The Michigan Interscholastic Press Association awarded the Groves Scriptor staff with 21 awards in 2012.
Student staff members of the Groves High School Scriptor magazine earned 21 awards from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) this spring, with dozens of students honored for their work in writing, photography and art. The Scriptor is advised by Groves teacher Laura Redman. Those students who earned first-place awards during the annual competition may be featured in next year's edition of MIPA's A Cut Above the Rest, a magazine for journalism advisers and Michigan journalists. Scriptor staff members earning awards were: News Analysis: Sports: News Stories: Opinion: In-Depth Feature: Informative Feature: Personal Narrative: Sports Features: Editorial Cartoon: News Feature Photograph: Sports Action Photo: Environmental …
42.51644
-83.24814
Groves High School
20500 W 13 Mile Rd, Beverly Hills, MI
/articles/groves-scriptor-magazine-wins-state-awards-for-writing-photography-artwork
1472760
/locations/7005145
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Students and staff at the Roeper Middle and Upper School campus remember Annemarie Roeper at morning tribute.
The legacy of the late Roeper School co-founder Annemarie Roeper weighed heavily on everyone’s minds at the school’s middle and upper school campus Tuesday morning. “We are the safeguards of (Roeper’s) philosophy,” senior Gavin Buckley said. “We’re here now to make the world a better place.” Middle and upper school teachers, administrators and students gathered at the Birmingham campus Tuesday morning to honor Roeper, who passed away Friday in California at the age of 93. Even more importantly, Tuesday was a time for the Roeper community to remember and reaffirm Roeper’s educational philosophy and how it continues to shape the lives of Roeper students. Durning the 45 minute tribute to Roeper, students, staff and Roeper’s friends stood up …
42.54967
-83.2071
Roeper School - Middle/Upper School Campus
1051 Oakland Ave, Birmingham, MI
/articles/roeper-tribute-story
1631418
/locations/7032938
We know parents take hundreds of photos, so send us a shot of your child dressed to the nines and we'll feature it on Patch.
It’s that time of year when girls try on dozens of dresses, boys rent tuxedos and high school juniors and seniors prepare for one of the last parties of the school year: prom. For Groves High School, the big event is at 7 p.m. this Friday at the St. Nicholas Cultural Center in Troy. So much of prom is about who you’re with and the memories you make, but it’s also about what you’re wearing. So Birmingham Patch is asking for your prom photos. We know parents and students out there will be taking plenty, so send us a shot of your high school students dressed for prom and we’ll compile a prom photo album. What better way to browse through your child’s classmates’ outfits short of hacking into their Facebook. While we're excited to see photos …
42.51644
-83.24814
Groves High School
20500 W 13 Mile Rd, Beverly Hills, MI
/articles/calling-all-teens-and-parents-patch-wants-to-see-your-prom-pictures-9cdb6184
1472760
/locations/7005224
Monday, May 14, 2012
Annemarie Roeper's legacy of embracing diversity, individuality, and respect lives on in even the youngest students.
Annemarie Roeper is gone, but her spirit and commitment to the ideals that spurred the creation of The Roeper School will remain strong, according to students who assembled Monday morning to pay tribute to the late school founder. During an emotional 30-minute program at the lower school campus in Bloomfield Hills, roughly 200 children ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade shared memories and impressions of the 93-year-old who died on Friday. Notions of respect, inclusion, peace and learning were repeated by many of the dozens of all ages that grabbed the microphone to express what they thought of Roeper, who is regarded as a pioneer in the field of gifted education. "We are all going to miss her," said Sean Moss who is a Stage IV …
42.59161
-83.252279
The Roeper School
41190 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, MI
/articles/roeper-students-pay-tribute-to-late-school-founder
1540274
/locations/7008352
Alumni, teachers, students and friends remembered Annemarie Roeper, who founded The Roeper School with husband, George. Roeper died Friday at age 93.
The co-founder of Birmingham and Bloomfield's Roeper School passed away Friday at 93 at her home in Oakland, CA.
Clint S
12:23 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Thank you very much for a very accurate and appropriate story. I was able, as a Roeper School parent, to attend the assembly on Tuesday at the school, so can verify 'this is what happened.' As someone who has appreciated the school for a long time (my amazing daughter graduated from Roeper last spring) I thank you for this story. I, and others in the Roeper Community, will continue working to … more ›