🌱 Patch AM: How Ferndale High’s student body has shifted over the last decade

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In today's newsletter:

• How Ferndale High's student body has shifted over the last decade
• Can Ferndale's Eagles repeat as OAA Gold champs this fall?
• Why Ferndale's walkability investments matter as Michigan pedestrian deaths rise

Also on today's calendar: Magic Bag Presents: The Impossibles and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• White students made up 26.3% of Ferndale High School enrollment in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Ferndale families can see exactly how enrollment at Ferndale High School is changing this year, with white students now making up 26.3% of the 744-student body and African American students remaining the largest group. The piece also tracks a decade of demographic shifts and notes Michigan's increased per-pupil funding and continued support for free school meals, pre-K, and community college.
   

• Football preview: 2026 Oakland Activities Association team capsules (theoaklandpress.com) — Ferndale football fans can look ahead to another big year, with coach Donovan Jackson's Eagles favored to repeat as OAA Gold champs behind standout senior Carl Tramble and a talented underclass. The preview also sizes up Berkley, Royal Oak, Avondale, Kettering, Pontiac, and other OAA teams Ferndale will face this fall, highlighting key players, strengths, and storylines across each division.
   

• Michigan Fatal Crashes Increase Despite National Improvement (natlawreview.com) — Michigan's pedestrian deaths climbed sharply in 2025, even as national numbers fell, underscoring ongoing safety risks on state roads. Ferndale is highlighted alongside Royal Oak and East Lansing for investing in sidewalks, crosswalks, and slower streets, improvements credited with helping walkable communities buck dangerous trends. The article also outlines state responses and safety tips for drivers and pedestrians.
   

📸 Around Ferndale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ferndale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag →
  Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave, Ferndale
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Farmers Market →
  City of Royal Oak - Community Events Royal Oak Farmers Market - 316 E 11 Mile Road Royal Oak MI 48067
  7:00 am
Sunday August 23
• Antiques & Collectibles Market →
  City of Royal Oak - Community Events Royal Oak Farmers Market - 316 E 11 Mile Road Royal Oak MI 48067
  8:00 am
• Hotel Royal Oak - Sunday Summer Concert Series
  Greater Royal Oak Chamber-Commerce 811 E. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067
  4:00 pm
• Magic Bag Presents: The Impossibles →
  Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave, Ferndale
  7:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Board of Education Regular Meeting
  Hazel Park High School Hazel Park Schools Administration Building, 1620 E Elza Ave #2358
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Ambassador Committee Meeting
  Greater Royal Oak Chamber-Commerce Virtual
  8:00 am
• ENTIRE BUILDING - DK/DKG Meet & Greet and Curriculum Night (see not
  Keller Elementary Royal Oak, MI 48067
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• HPHS Viking Day
  Hazel Park High School , 23400 Hughes Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030\
  8:00 am
• HPJH Patriot Day
  Hazel Park High School Hazel Park Junior High School, 22770 Highland Ave #1803, Hazel P
  8:00 am
• Member Appreciation Night at SCS
  Greater Royal Oak Chamber-Commerce Centennial Commons 204 S Troy St Royal Oak, MI 48067 (behind Henry Ford Health)
  5:30 pm
• Summer Concert Series Presented by Henry Ford Health
  Greater Royal Oak Chamber-Commerce Centennial Commons Park 204 S. Troy C.C Park Royal Oak, MI 48067
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost cat last night.
  He is a long haired black cat. Please let me know if you've seen him. He goes by onyx but he is very shy and timid. Doesn't like most other people. (Nextdoor East Ferndale)

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Executive Chef in Ferndale. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Ferndale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ferndale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hazel Park

• White students made up 42.9% of Hazel Park High School enrollment in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com)
• Amazon expanding drone delivery to 500 cities: What can be ordered, what cities made the list? (pennlive.com)

Oak Park

• Former Oak Park clerk sues city, alleging religious discrimination and privacy breach (mlive.com)
• Don Was' Pan-Detroit Ensemble joins Willie Nelson's summer Outlaw Tour (theoaklandpress.com)
• Forward Engineering Box TRA Testing Evaluates Battery Enclosure Fire Protection (compositesworld.com)

Dearborn

• Demonstrators Clash In Dearborn Amid Anti-Islam Protest Ahead Of City Council Meeting (patch.com)
• 22 Arrested As Protesters Clash During Anti-Islam Demonstration In Dearborn: Police (patch.com)

Ok Ferndale! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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