June 11th, 20200DEARBORN — 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...
March 23rd, 20180TROY — On March 20, The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) announced that its 16th annual ACC Scholarship Program applications are now available for Arab American and Chaldean high school seniors. The announcement was made by ACC President Dr. Haifa Fakhouri.
ACC is a premier nonprofit human service organization serving...
March 23rd, 20180By Farah Harb
The Arab American News
DEARBORN — As part of its high school voter registration project, the League of Women Voters of Dearborn/ Dearborn Heights visited Dearborn and Fordson High Schools the week of March 19-22.
The nonpartisan political organization aims to bring awareness of the importance of informed and...
March 20th, 20180GREAT MILLS, Md. — Several people were shot at a Maryland high school on Tuesday, local news media reported, and school officials confirmed the campus was on lockdown and the incident had been “contained.”
Multiple people were shot and their condition was not yet clear, ABC News reported, citing the St. Mary’s County...
February 14th, 20180PARKLAND, Fla. — A former student at a Florida high school opened fire in the school on Wednesday, causing 16 fatalities and wounding 20 people before he was arrested by police, authorities said.
The attack took place shortly before dismissal at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, about 45 miles north of Miami,...
January 5th, 20180
DALLAS, TEXAS — Waseem Nabulsi, an 18-year-old senior at St. Mark's School of Texas, a private, nonsectarian college-preparatory boys' day school for students in grades 1 through 12, became a published poet and artist this past fall with the release of "Under My Grandmother's Olive Tree: Poems and Artwork about being...
November 25th, 20170High school athletes have high rates of hand and wrist injuries, especially in certain sports, according to a new U.S. study.
Football players have the highest risk by far, but lacrosse, field and ice hockey, wrestling, softball and basketball also carry higher odds of these injuries, which can require costly surgery and keep kids out...
November 23rd, 20170DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Crestwood School District's facilities will look very different for students and faculty going back to school next fall.
Major renovations to buildings across the school district are well underway, following the passing of a $35 million bond last May that's set to thoroughly replace damaged property,...
November 17th, 20170DEARBORN — Since the end of last month, the Dearborn Board of Education has been holding community forums that educate and solicit community feedback on three boundary line change proposals— the possible solution to overcrowding in the district's high schools.
The forums, which are open to all community members, started on Oct. 24...
June 9th, 20170DEARBORN — High school and college students usually tempt each other to act in defiance of safety rules, especially when they're at the driving age of 16 and above.
When on the road, some of them don't recognize the responsibility they carry behind the wheel until a tragic accident happens to themselves or to someone they...
May 19th, 20170DEARBORN — On May 17, The American Association of Yemeni Students and Professionals (AAYSP) awarded scholarships to 25 high school seniors and undergraduate students at its eighth annual scholarship gala.
The event took place at Byblos Banquet Hall and was made possible through community sponsors.
AAYSP Michigan chapter President...
