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Also on today's calendar: RedCross Blood Drive and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 2 Teens Injured In E Bike Crash With Pickup Truck In Oakland County: Police (patch.com) — Residents near Bloomfield Hills are being urged to contact Bloomfield Township police if they witnessed a serious midday crash at Telegraph and Hickory Grove, where two 13-year-old boys on e-bikes were critically injured by a pickup truck. Investigators say the Rochester Hills driver remained at the scene and early witness accounts suggest he may have had a green light, but the case remains under active investigation.
2. Multiracial students made up 5.8% of Eastover Elementary School enrollment in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Eastover Elementary in the Bloomfield Hills Schools district enrolled 34 multiracial students in 2024-25, about 5.8% of its 589 students, a slight decline from last year. With the district office and Bloomfield Hills High School both highlighted, the data offer a clear snapshot of changing local demographics and persistent statewide achievement gaps.
3. Michigan's Best Private High Schools Ranked for 2026 (wbxxfm.com) — Several Bloomfield Hills private schools rank among Michigan's best for 2026, with Cranbrook Schools taking the top statewide spot and Academy of the Sacred Heart and Roeper also in the top 10. If you're weighing school options, the rankings highlight tuition ranges, academic strengths, and college-prep performance across leading private high schools around the state.
4. These 535 Michigan high school students are National Merit Scholarship semifinalists (mlive.com) — Bloomfield Hills students from Cranbrook Kingswood, International Academy, Brother Rice, and nearby Bloomfield Hills High School are among 535 Michigan semifinalists for the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. Local juniors now move on to compete for prestigious scholarships, highlighting strong academic performance in and around Bloomfield Hills compared with schools statewide.
5. Give Kosmo just one more second to figure out his Week 3 pigskin picks (theoaklandpress.com) — Two Bloomfield Hills programs are in the spotlight as Kosmo predicts Cranbrook-Kingswood will stay hot against Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes and expects Brother Rice's young talent to upset Warren De La Salle. The column also breaks down several other key Oakland and Macomb County matchups, framing how Week 3 could reshape league races.
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