🌱 Patch AM: Which Bloomfield Hills private schools made Michigan’s 2026 top rankings?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Bloomfield Hills private schools made Michigan's 2026 top rankings?
• What hidden recordings from Aretha's Bloomfield Hills home mean for her legacy
• Why Anna Sui's big museum "homecoming" lands in Bloomfield Hills

Also on today's calendar: OLHSA Golf Fore Change 2026 and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 78, low: 60.
• Sunday: Some sun with a brief shower, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Michigan's Best Private High Schools Ranked for 2026 (banana1015.com) — Bloomfield Hills families will be pleased to see Cranbrook Schools ranked #1 and The Roeper School and Academy of the Sacred Heart also landing in Michigan's top private high schools for 2026. Using Niche data, the list highlights tuition, academics, college prep, and activities at leading schools statewide, with Bloomfield Hills standing out as a major hub for top-tier private education.
   

• Eight years after Aretha Franklin's death, estate saga quietly drags on (bluewaterhealthyliving.com) — Eight years after Aretha Franklin's death, her estate fight is still unfolding in Oakland County courts, with some of the most intriguing assets tied to her Bloomfield Hills home. Dozens of unreleased music and video reels once stored under tables and in a bathroom there are now at the center of disputes over preservation, ownership, and future control of her legacy.
   

• Iconic American Duos: Anna Sui & Chase Sui Wonders (townandcountrymag.com) — Fashion icon Anna Sui's traveling retrospective will arrive at Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills this October, offering locals a close-up look at her decades of designs. The story also profiles Sui and her actress niece Chase Sui Wonders, exploring their careers, family ties, and personal quirks in a light, Q&A-style format.
   

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Friday September 11
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Monday August 24
• Board of Trustee Work Session →
  Waterford Township- Township Calendar Waterford Town Hall3rd Floor External Conference Room (3-1)5200 Civic Center Dr.Waterford, MI  48329 - 5200 CIVIC CENTER DR Waterford MI 48329
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Friday August 28
• OLHSA Golf Fore Change 2026 →
  Westwynd Golf Course, 4161 Adams Rd
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• ESL Conversation Group
  Farmington Community Library 23500 Liberty Street, Farmington , MI, 48335, US
  10:30 am
• E-Community Outreach Services 5th Annual Family Appreciation Day
  Auburn Hills Chamber-Commerce 888 Enterprise Dr Pontiac, MI
  11:30 am
• Public Drop-In Hours & Tours at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm →
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm 1005 Van Hoosen Rd Rochester Hills 48306
  12:00 pm
• Technology One-on-One
  Farmington Community Library 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI, 48334, US
  1:00 pm
• Reserved →
  Rochester Calendar Rochester, MI 48307
  3:00 pm
• Virtual Cheese and Wine Tasting visiting Spain →
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Online
  6:00 pm
• Birmingham Family Swim →
  Goldfish Swim School - Birmingham, 2388 Cole St, Birmingham
  6:30 pm
• Auburn Hills Free Summer Concerts →
  Riverside Park, 3311 Parkways Blvd, Auburn Hills
  7:00 pm

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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