🌱 Patch AM: How Dexter Early Elementary’s student body has changed since before the pandemic

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In today's newsletter:

• How Dexter Early Elementary's student body has changed since before the pandemic
• Meet the Dexter athlete now enshrined in the Frisbee Hall of Fame

Also on today's calendar: Drop-In Lego Club for Grades K-8 and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 49.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dexter Early Elementary Complex: 2 Hawaiian students enrolled in 2024-25 (annarbortimes.com) — Dexter families can see how enrollment at Dexter Early Elementary Complex is changing, including a small rise in Hawaiian students and an overall student count of 734 for 2024-25. The piece also compares ethnic breakdowns over recent years and notes broader statewide enrollment declines since before the pandemic.
   

• Like high-level catch: This 'uniquely Michiganian' sport just inducted 2 hall of famers (mlive.com) — A Dexter resident, Janna Field, has been inducted into the International Frisbee Hall of Fame for her pioneering role in women's Guts Frisbee, alongside Ann Arbor's Stephen DesJardins. Their decades-long careers, advocacy for women's equality in the sport, and international competition highlight a uniquely Michigan-born game with deep local roots and global reach.
   

📸 Around Dexter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dexter

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Monday August 24
• We the People: Quakers and the Birth of the American Anti-Slavery M
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Red Cross Blood Drive
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  10:00 am
Wednesday August 26
• Wild For Woodpeckers - Session 1
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  11:00 am
• Wild For Woodpeckers - Session 2
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  1:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• One-on-One Technology Help
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
• Gentle Restorative Yoga for Stress and Anxiety Relief
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  9:30 am
• Marching Band
  Dexter High School Dexter, MI 48130
  5:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Mill Creek Back-to-School Bash (kids only)
  Mill Creek Middle School Dexter, MI 48130
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Drop-In Lego Club for Grades K-8 →
  Dexter District Library, 3255 Alpine, Dexter
  4:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Chess Club for Kids and Teens →
  Dexter District Library, 3255 Alpine, Dexter
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• KinderConcert for Ages 5 and Under →
  Dexter District Library, 3255 Alpine, Dexter
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• BOE Regular Mtg
  Whitmore Lake Public Schools Whitmore Lake High School, 7430 Whitmore Lake Rd, Whitmore Lake\
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Building PD
  Ann Arbor STEAM Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  8:30 am
• Food Pantry-Whitmore Lake Area Human Services →
  Whitmore Lake Area Human Services, 9075 Brookside Dr, Whitmore Lake
  10:00 am
• Popsicles on the Playground
  Ann Arbor STEAM Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Travel America / Petro - TA Operating, LLC posted a job opening for Porter - PT in Dexter. Apply here.
• Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Dexter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dexter here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chelsea

• City of Chelsea: Notice of Planning Commission Public Hearing 9/15/26 (thesuntimesnews.com)
• Holmes Family Park Opens to the Public (thesuntimesnews.com)
• Enrollment report: American Indian students made up 0.2% of North Creek Elementary's student body in 2024-25 (annarbortimes.com)

Ann Arbor

• Brava Nights Bring Spanish Dining to Downtown Ann Arbor (ecurrent.com)
• Ann Arbor issues warning to University of Michigan students about big parties (mlive.com)
• 9 African American students were enrolled at Ann Arbor Open at Mack School in 2024-25 (annarbortimes.com)

Ok Dexter! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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