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Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 36 multiracial students attended Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Families with kids at Ferndale Upper Elementary can see how student demographics are shifting, with 36 multiracial students enrolled in 2024-25, about 7.2% of the school. The piece tracks 10 years of enrollment trends in Ferndale Public Schools and compares them with statewide Michigan declines since before the pandemic.
2. Football preview: 2026 Oakland Activities Association team capsules (theoaklandpress.com) — Ferndale football fans get encouraging news as coach Donovan Jackson's Ferndale Eagles are favored to repeat as OAA Gold champions after last year's title run. With Central Michigan commit Carl Tramble and a highly touted young class, Ferndale again faces a demanding schedule featuring Lamphere, Harper Woods, Groves, and a potentially pivotal Week 7 clash at Royal Oak.
3. Ferndale students gain real-life experience through Drone Apprenticeship Program (cbsnews.com) — Ferndale families can celebrate that more than 30 middle and high school students just completed the district's Drone Apprenticeship Program, earning certifications, race experience, and even wages. Students built drones, worked on filming crews and event management, and a few advanced to national competition, which district leaders say is building real-world skills and career confidence.
4. McMorrow on her exit and Michigan's closed clinics (wdet.org) — Ferndale residents should know their local Planned Parenthood clinic will stay open through 2028, thanks to up to $1.5 million approved by Oakland County commissioners. State Sen. Mallory McMorrow discusses the closures of other Michigan clinics, what state leaders did to respond, and why she ended her U.S. Senate campaign.
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