Pinning Ceremony Inspires Ferndale UHS Seniors Towards Success
Principal Julie Patterson, spoke to students about being brave and trying new things, while also having a concrete focus for their future.
White Lake Township Library Welcomes Teens with Wellness Cart
Herlocher wants the cart to be an extension of how the library can help to serve and provide a space where especially teens feel safe.
Students in Ferndale School District Invited to Apply for Pleasant Ridge Woman’s Club Scholarship
Completed applications must be returned, no later than Friday, April 7, 2023
Miss Oakland County Accepting Applicants for 2022 Pageant
Any female 12-18 years of age who resides in Michigan may compete.
High School Girls Can Enter Video PSA Contest to Stand Up to Bullying
“At a time when there is unfortunately so much hate in the world, we need our young people to stand up to threats, intimidation and bullying like never before,” said Amy Cutler, President of NCJW -MI.
Daddys that Care Park Empowerment Day Celebrates Pontiac Families
Daddys that Care Park Empowerment Day Celebrates Pontiac Families (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 31, 2018) Pontiac, MI – “Love. Compassion. Forgiveness. Those three words are of the highest frequency that one can operate in,” said Jerome Gibson as he spoke to the crowd of parents, grandparents and children at the second annual Daddys that Care…
Daddys that Care Park Empowerment Day Celebrates Pontiac Families
Daddys that Care Park Empowerment Day Celebrates Pontiac Families (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 31, 2018) Pontiac, MI – “Love. Compassion. Forgiveness. Those three words are of the highest frequency that one can operate in,” said Jerome Gibson as he spoke to the crowd of parents, grandparents and children at the second annual Daddys that Care…
Ferndale Library Announces Two New Teen Programs
Ferndale Library Announces Two New Teen Programs (Ferndale Area District Library, Aug. 31, 2017) FERNDALE, MI – Encouraging teens to frequent their public library more often has always been an uphill battle, but the Ferndale Area District Library’s determined to turn that around this September. Ferndale’s new teen engagement campaign begins with their new…
Pleasant Ridge to Keep Hoops, Add Time Out Policy
Pleasant Ridge to Keep Hoops, Add Time Out Policy (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 6, 2017) Pleasant Ridge, MI – The Pleasant Ridge Recreation Commission voted Monday to open the basketball court at Gainsboro Park with a new policy to be put in place. “If we have three reported incidents within any rolling 14 day period,…
Pleasant Ridge to Keep Hoops, Add Time Out Policy
Pleasant Ridge to Keep Hoops, Add Time Out Policy (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 6, 2017) Pleasant Ridge, MI – The Pleasant Ridge Recreation Commission voted Monday to open the basketball court at Gainsboro Park with a new policy to be put in place. “If we have three reported incidents within any rolling 14 day period,…
FBI Warns: College Students Targeted for Phone Scams
FBI Warns: College Students Targeted for Phone Scams (FBI Press Release, David P. Gelios, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Division, announced that the FBI is warning consumers to be on alert for a phone scam that primarily targets college students while displaying the FBI’s telephone number on the recipient’s caller ID. The…
Teen Night in Rochester Hills Features Resources and Fun Aug. 6
Teen Night in Rochester Hills Features Resources and Fun Aug. 6 (Event Listing) Calling all teens and families! The 3rd Annual Teen Night featuring a dance showcase is being held on Thursday, August 6th from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Village of Rochester Hills (located on the corner of Adams and University in…
Berkley Girls in Court Over Plotting Assault at Anderson Middle School
Berkley Girls in Court Over Plotting Assault at Anderson Middle School (compiled, June 8, 2015) Two teenagers from Anderson Middle School in Berkley appeared before Judge Cheryl Matthews on Monday, accused of plotting to bring guns to school and murder students and teachers. WDIV reports that the girls, age 13 and 14, have been in…
Divorce and Families pt 3 of 4: How Do Tweens React to Divorce?
Divorce and Families pt 3 of 4: How Do Tweens React to Divorce? (Guest Series Part 1 of 4, Lisa Schmidt, Schmidt Law Services, March 29, 2015) How Do Tweens React to Divorce? Later elementary aged children or “Tweens” pose special problems for parents going through divorce. This third in a four part series will…
Divorce and Families pt 3 of 4: How Do Tweens React to Divorce?
Divorce and Families pt 3 of 4: How Do Tweens React to Divorce? (Guest Series Part 1 of 4, Lisa Schmidt, Schmidt Law Services, March 29, 2015) How Do Tweens React to Divorce? Later elementary aged children or “Tweens” pose special problems for parents going through divorce. This third in a four part series will…
Southfield-Lathrup Optimist Club Honors Success in Students (video)
Southfield-Lathrup Optimist Club Honors Success in Students (video) The teens honored by the Southfield-Lathrup AM Optimist Club as Students of the Month for December and January had good reasons to be proud. “These are our best and brightest, but the best and brightest is not always based on a GPA score. It may be overcoming…
Community Foundation Awards $150,000 to Orgs. Across the Region to Benefit Youth
Community Foundation Awards $150,000 to Orgs. Across the Region to Benefit Youth (CFSEM Press Release, Dec. 27, 2014) The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced the distribution of $150,000 in grants to fund 18 projects through its YOUth Voice Social Justice grant program. Earlier in 2014, the Metropolitan Youth Policy Fellows, a diverse group of youth…
Breakfast Celebrates Student Success
She added that the support she gets in Ferndale is “amazing,” and said “It’s awesome to come back to school after a big weekend and have everybody being proud of you, saying ‘great job’ in the halls and stuff. It feels good.”
Author Lisa McMann meets Young Readers at the Library
On Oct. 15 McMann spoke at the Ferndale Public Library. She read the first chapter of her latest book, The Unwanteds.
Teens don’t tolerate thief
A seventeen year old Royal Oak Township youth was arrested yesterday after he stole an Ipod from another kid’s backpack in Geary Park. School let out early yesterday, and students were playing in the park at about 1:30 when the thief was seen by a 15 year old girl…