By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WOODHAVEN – Thirty-two teams from Michigan and Ohio competed at Woodhaven High School Sept. 10 for the annual Goonettes Robotics Invitational, a competition designed to encourage teen girl robotic participation and leadership. Event coordinator Brandon Queen, adult volunteer with the Woodhaven High School robotics Goon Squad, said the preseason event is designed to encourage teen girls to try robotic team participation and to step into leadership roles, with girls taking … [Read more...] about Annual Goonettes Robotics Invitational encourages girls to embrace tech challenges
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Henry Ford College’s WHFR radio station hosts 14th Annual Record Show Oct. 21
DEARBORN — The Henry Ford College student-run radio station WHFR-FM 89.3 will host its 14th Annual WHFR Record Show on from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 in the atrium of the John McDonald Student & Culinary Arts Center on the main campus, 5101 Evergreen Road. The WHFR Record Show has become one of the premier shows of its kind in the Midwest, attracting vendors from the tri-state area and Canada. This show will have thousands of rare and mainstream records, CDs, DVDs, video cassettes, and other forms of music and movie … [Read more...] about Henry Ford College’s WHFR radio station hosts 14th Annual Record Show Oct. 21
Henry Ford College recording arts studio renovated for state-of-the-art student experience
DEARBORN — Before the start of the Fall 2023 semester, the Henry Ford College Recording Arts Studio in the MacKenzie Fine Arts Center was renovated with state-of-the-art sound-mixing equipment and technology. “The Recording Arts Studio desperately needed new sound treatment,” said HFC Interim Music Director Anthony Lai. The studio contains diffusers and other devices whose purpose is to balance out the sound – high frequencies and low frequencies – to make it a professional studio. “High and low frequencies … [Read more...] about Henry Ford College recording arts studio renovated for state-of-the-art student experience
Henry Ford College Fifty-One O One Restaurant opens for the Fall 2023 semester
DEARBORN — Fifty-One O One – Henry Ford College’s student-run on-campus restaurant – is open for the Fall 2023 Semester. Located in the John McDonald Student & Culinary Arts Center on the main campus, 5101 Evergreen Road, the restaurant’s hours for Fall 2023 are 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for lunch, and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. for lunch and 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. for dinner. The menu changes frequently because produce is used at the peak of its freshness and is sourced locally wherever … [Read more...] about Henry Ford College Fifty-One O One Restaurant opens for the Fall 2023 semester
Dearborn Schools again accredited by national organization
DEARBORN — After an extensive review process, Dearborn Public Schools has again been accredited by a national organization. Accreditation was awarded by Cognia Global Commission at its meeting on June 28. Cognia is a newer organization incorporating legacy groups the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, the Northwest Accreditation Commission and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. The district was accredited by … [Read more...] about Dearborn Schools again accredited by national organization
Henry Ford College executive assistant wins award from Association of Community College Trustees
DEARBORN — The Association of Community College Trustees announced that Henry Ford College Executive Assistant to the President Kathy Dimitriou will be presented the Professional Board Staff Member Award for the Central Region at its fall meeting. This national award is presented to a board staff member in recognition of exemplary service to a governing board. Dimitriou has provided service to the HFC Board of Trustees for many years. The board oversees not only HFC, but also the Dearborn Public Schools. HFC is the only … [Read more...] about Henry Ford College executive assistant wins award from Association of Community College Trustees
DPS Supt. Maleyko receives ‘highly effective’ evaluation
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education recently gave Supt. Glenn Maleyko his evaluation for his eighth year as superintendent, again ranking his performance as “highly effective.” Trustee Roxanne McDonald chaired the evaluation committee, which received input from all seven board members. “The board has once again rated Dr. Maleyko as highly effective; which has been the case each of the eight years he's been Dearborn's superintendent,” McDonald said. “Although there are always areas of … [Read more...] about DPS Supt. Maleyko receives ‘highly effective’ evaluation
Henry Ford College student and team are creating an app to translate sign language into words
DEARBORN — Henry Ford College student Sabit Islam is one of five students at the Apple Developer Academy in Detroit working on an app called SignScribe, which translates American Sign Language into spoken English in real time. “One of my teammates on this project works at an Apple retail store,” Islam said. “He has encountered customers who are either deaf or hard of hearing and would have to use a third-party interpreter over FaceTime to translate what they are communicating in ASL. “That’s not always feasible. We have the … [Read more...] about Henry Ford College student and team are creating an app to translate sign language into words
Dearborn Schools delaying start of early release days
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools is tweaking its tentative calendar for the 2023-24 school year to delay the start of early release Tuesdays. The early release of students, originally set to begin on Sept. 5, will now be delayed until Oct. 10. This change will allow families and schools more time to make plans regarding the new calendar. The district is also working to develop plans to provide a supervised activity for K-8 students who need a place to be during the 90 minutes on Tuesday afternoons. The district’s … [Read more...] about Dearborn Schools delaying start of early release days
District releases tentative calendar for 2023-24 school year
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools released its tentative 2023-24 school calendar this week with some significant changes for the coming school year. The calendar has not received final approval. It is included in a tentative agreement recently reached between the Dearborn Federation of Teachers and the district. The teachers are voting on the entire contract, including the calendar, on Aug. 10 and 11. The Board of Education could then approve the contract at its next P-12 meeting on Aug. 21. The district does not generally … [Read more...] about District releases tentative calendar for 2023-24 school year