🌱 Patch AM: How Dexter Early Elementary’s student body has quietly changed in six years

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In today's newsletter:

• How Dexter Early Elementary's student body has quietly changed in six years
• How will Dexter's new CFO shape school funding and programs?

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

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
• Friday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 27 multiracial students enrolled at Dexter Early Elementary Complex in 2024-25 (annarbortimes.com) — Dexter families can see how student demographics are shifting at Dexter Early Elementary Complex, where multiracial enrollment rose to 27 students, or 3.7% of the school, for 2024–25. The school, part of Dexter Community Schools, has steadily increased multiracial enrollment over six years while overall Michigan K–12 numbers have declined slightly.
   

• Dexter Community Schools Hires New CFO (thesuntimesnews.com) — Dexter Community Schools has hired veteran school finance leader Jill Minnick as its new chief financial officer, with her tenure beginning September 21. With decades of experience in Michigan districts, she's expected to guide long‑range financial planning and capital projects that shape Dexter's classrooms, staffing, and programs. District leaders emphasize her focus on responsible stewardship for the entire Dexter community.
   

📸 Around Dexter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dexter

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4
• Monroe Varsity Football @ Dexter →
  Dexter High School, 2200 N Parker Rd, Dexter
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

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
• Annual Budget Hearing
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  6:30 pm
• Library Board Meeting
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  7:00 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
Thursday September 10
• Dexter Varsity Football @ Huron →
  Huron High School, 2727 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor
  7:00 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

Wednesday August 26
• District PD - Welcome Week
  Ann Arbor STEAM Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  8:30 am
Thursday August 27
• Harper Woods Varsity Football @ Chelsea →
  Chelsea High School, 740 N Freer Rd, Chelsea
  4:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Golf Like A Girl Women's Golf Clinic - Pinckney, MI →
  Timber Trace Golf Club, 1 Champions Cir, Pinckney
  2:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Plant Bingo at Zukey Lake Tavern in Pinckney/ 80+ houseplants won! →
  Zukey Lake Tavern, 5011 Girard Dr, Pinckney
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Here are the adult goldfinches eating seeds from the Mexican primrose bushes.
  Some are feeding the newly fledged babies. Keep those feeders up! (Nextdoor Westridge of Dexter)
• Here are adult goldfinches pulling seeds from Mexican primrose to feed the newly fledged babies fledglings.
  Keep those feeders going as there will be plant die back with these cooler nights! (Nextdoor Westridge of Dexter)

• Graco, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembler in Dexter. Apply here.
• Travel America / Petro - TA Operating, LLC posted a job opening for Store Cashier I in Dexter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dexter here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chelsea

• Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center: A Must-Visit Nature Spot for Families in Chelsea, Michigan (littleguidedetroit.com)
• ALI announces September classes (themanchestermirror.com)
• New four-way stop coming to I-94 interchange west of Ann Arbor (mlive.com)

Ann Arbor

• House back on market in Ann Arbor after Treeline trail deal with city falls through (mlive.com)
• Why the Moon has a University of Michigan club (clickondetroit.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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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