Dearborn high schools to hold personalized graduation ceremonies in July

June 11th, 20200 DEARBORN — There’s some good news for Dearborn Public Schools’ students and their parents whose graduation ceremony plans were modified by COVID-19. This week, the district announced graduation events for Fordson, Edsel Ford, Magnet and Dearborn High Schools.   The July ceremonies will provide students and their parents a...

Dearborn Public Schools’ classes of 2019 are at an all time high

June 10th, 20190 DEARBORN - This year, Dearborn’s three public high school have a 95 percent graduation rate, an all-time high, with 86 percent of the 1,500 graduates going on to college. Graduating students from Fordson High, Edsel Ford High and Dearborn High together received $16.3 million in scholarships. Dearborn Public Schools’...

Detroit’s Frontier International Academy students improve school’s success

June 18th, 20180 DETROIT — The number of Frontier International Academy (FIA) students applying to universities is increasing every year and the class of 2018 has brought the school to its peak in college and university acceptances. Frontier International Academy has won the grand prize in the Race to the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student...

Fordson High School graduate to attend Harvard this fall

June 16th, 20180 DEARBORN – Fatima Taj, a Fordson High School graduate with a 4.48 GPA and served as class valedictorian, is something of a renaissance woman. The Harvard-bound 18-year-old served as president of Fordson’s book and art club, was a member of the Key Club, the Link Crew, the Teen Grant Making Initiative, the varsity tennis team and...

Dearborn graduates receive $11.4 million in scholarships

June 16th, 20180 DEARBORN - Dearborn Public Schools graduated 1,471 students this June. About 446 graduates were offered a combined total of $11.4 million in scholarships. Most will be taking classes at Henry Ford College, Wayne State University and the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Four students from Dearborn were accepted into ivy league...

Crestwood High School students offered $13.6 million in scholarships

June 30th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In mid June, Crestwood High School sent 312 graduates on a life-altering path that will ultimately result in an even more prosperous new chapter as 178 of them have been offered a combined $13.6 million in scholarships and awards. All the graduates applied to college. Principal John Tafelski expressed his...

Dearborn high school graduates awarded millions of dollars in scholarships

June 23rd, 20170 DEARBORN — Last week, 1,369 students of diverse ethnicities and backgrounds graduated from the Dearborn Public School District on one path— success. Superintendent Glenn Maleyko said he's proud of the overall 93 percent graduation rate. "All of our high schools have been recognized for preparation of students for college and...