🌱 Patch AM: How are student demographics shifting in Ferndale’s neighboring Hazel Park schools?

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In today's newsletter:

• How are student demographics shifting in Ferndale's neighboring Hazel Park schools?
• Why Ferndale riders may soon face new e-bike safety rules

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 60.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jardon Vocational School had 1 Asian student enrolled in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Jardon Vocational School, part of the Hazel Park district whose central office is based in Ferndale, enrolled 57 students in 2024-25, including one Asian student. The report breaks down the school's changing demographics over the past decade and places them in the context of Michigan's broader post-pandemic academic challenges and persistent achievement gaps between ethnic groups.
   

• Legislators work to beef up regulations as e-bikes surge in metro Detroit (wxyz.com) — E-bikes are booming across metro Detroit, and a Ferndale bike shop owner says his e-bike sales now rival traditional bikes, even as local ERs report more serious crashes. Police, doctors, and lawmakers are pushing new safety rules, including speed limits, helmet requirements, and written tests for younger riders. Ferndale cyclists and parents should pay attention as Lansing considers statewide regulations.
   

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Wednesday September 9
• American Aquarium →
  Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave, Ferndale
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 6
• 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
Monday September 7
• Boys Varsity Soccer (H) vs Ferndale
  Hazel Park High School, 23400 Hughes Ave, Hazel Park
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Meet the Teacher Night
  Hazel Park High School Hazel Park Junior High School, 22770 Highland Ave #1803, Hazel P
  6:00 pm
• UHS Girl's Volleyball vs Pontiac HS (Home Game)
  University High School 1051 Arlene Ave, Pontiac, MI 48340, USA
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Varsity Boys Soccer (H) vs Roseville
  Hazel Park High School, 23400 Hughes Ave, Hazel Park
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Joint Chamber Lunch Club @the Rind →
  The Rind/Mongers' Provisions, 3125 12 Mile Rd., Berkley
  11:00 am
• Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Century 21 Curran & Oberski →
  Century 21 Curran & Oberski, 28478 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak
  4:00 pm
• UHS Girl's Volleyball vs Oak Park HS ( Home Game)
  University High School, 2521 Bermuda St, Ferndale
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Coffee Connection @Rightsize Facility
  Rightsize Facility, 25925 Telegraph Rd. Ste. 145, Southfield
  8:00 am
• MS Taste of Generosity
  Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E. Eleven Mile Road, Royal Oak
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Ferndale. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Oak Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ferndale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hazel Park

• Michigan's unusual Hazel Park bottle house gets $100K price cut (freep.com)
• Dreamfields Brand Inc Quality Control Technician - MI (1st Shift) in Hazel Park, MI (syracuse.com)
• California man scams Michigan senior out of $270K pension, police say (cbsnews.com)

Oak Park

• Book Senior Care Services in Oak Park, MI with Karlzella T. from $25/hr (care.com)
• Carolynne P. Littman (thejewishnews.com)

Royal Oak

• Beloved Detroit Zoo Gray Wolf, Kaska, Compassionately Euthanized (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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