🌱 Patch AM: How has Dexter High School’s student makeup changed over the last decade?

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In today's newsletter:

• How has Dexter High School's student makeup changed over the last decade?
• Dexter's Sarah Scaling helps power Purdue Northwest's 4–0 road win

Also on today's calendar: Drop-In Lego Club for Grades K-8 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid with a shower in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A stray t-storm; very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 67.
• Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 93 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dexter High School had 8 Asian students in 2024-25 (annarbortimes.com) — Dexter families can see how Dexter High School's enrollment and diversity are shifting, with 1,053 students and eight Asian students in 2024–25, matching last year's count. The piece also tracks a decade of demographic change and notes state funding levels that shape local school resources.
   

• PNW women's soccer blanks Truman State 4-0 on road (nwitimes.com) — Dexter's own Sarah Scaling scored her first goal of the season as Purdue Northwest women's soccer rolled past Truman State 4–0 on the road. The team spread scoring across four players and secured its first shutout of the 2026 campaign.
   

📸 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

Monday August 31
• 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 2
• Wylie Open House
  Wylie Elemetary School Dexter, MI 48130
  4:45 pm
• Creekside Open House
  Creekside Elemetary School Dexter, MI 48130
  6:00 pm
• We the People: Michigan War Dog Memorial
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Gentle Restorative Yoga for Stress and Anxiety Relief
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  9:30 am
Friday September 4
• Marching Band
  Dexter High School Dexter, MI 48130
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Library Closed
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
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
Saturday September 19
• Fall Fun Festival →
  Scio Community Church, 1293 N Zeeb Rd, Ann Arbor
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Part time Cleaning Associate in Dexter. Apply here.
• Busch's, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli/Bakery Associate in Dexter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dexter here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chelsea

• Chelsea Library Celebrates Library Card Sign-Up Month (thesuntimesnews.com)
• North Lake United Methodist Church in Chelsea celebrates 190 years (stockbridgecommunitynews.com)
• Prep football notes: Edison gets ultimate measuring stick in opener (lansingstatejournal.com)

Ann Arbor

• Ann Arbor Actress Lands Storm Role In Marvel's X-Men (wearebattlecreek.com)
• Why Are So Many People Listening to a Podcast About Living in a Convent? (theatlantic.com)
• Sonic Lunch draws hundreds to Liberty Street (michigandaily.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: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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