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🌱 Patch AM: Can the Ferndale Eagles turn last year’s title into a true dynasty?
Also check out Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag on the Ferndale Patch calendar
Hi Ferndale! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Can the Ferndale Eagles turn last year's title into a true dynasty?
- How Ferndale Lower Elementary's student body has changed over the last decade
- How new school rules will change daily life for Ferndale students
Also on today's calendar: Magic Bag Presents: The Impossibles and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
- Sunday: Some sun with a shower, temps: high: 75, low: 56.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Football preview: 2026 Oakland Activities Association team capsules (theoaklandpress.com) — Ferndale Eagles football is favored to repeat as OAA Gold champions after coach Donovan Jackson's culture shift and a strong senior core led by CMU commit Carl Tramble. The preview also breaks down every OAA division rival, highlighting key returners, strengths, and the pivotal Royal Oak matchup that could decide the Gold race. 
2. Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus enrolled 1 American Indian student in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Families with children at Ferndale Lower Elementary can see how enrollment is changing, including just one American Indian student among 517 kids for 2024–25. The school, part of Ferndale Public Schools, reflects broader state funding increases that support free meals, pre-K, and community college across Michigan.
3. Back to school in Michigan: 5 things parents need to know (bridgedetroit.com) — Ferndale parents face new school-year rules limiting student cellphone use during class, with high schoolers required to stash phones in lock boxes except at lunch or outside school hours. Statewide changes also bring mandatory fitness testing in P.E., removal of the SAT essay requirement, expanded team teaching, and new public reporting on K‑5 literacy training.
4. Deer Camp Coffee Roasting Wins Metro Detroit's Best Coffee Award (wrif.com) — Ferndale's own Balam Coffee & Wine earned a top‑five spot in a Metro Detroit "Vote 4 The Best" coffee contest, putting the city on the regional coffee map. Sterling Heights shops took first and fourth, but more than 163,000 votes showed strong support for independent cafés across the area.
5. Sterling Heights sets Flock vote for second meeting in October (macombdaily.com) — Sterling Heights is fast-tracking a decisive October vote on whether to keep or cancel its Flock license-plate camera system, amid privacy concerns and policing debates. Ferndale is among several nearby communities that have already ended their Flock contracts, signaling a broader regional rethink of this surveillance technology.
📸 Around Ferndale
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ferndale
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★ Featured events ★
- Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag →
Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave, Ferndale
7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- 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 - Board of Education Regular Meeting
Hazel Park High School Hazel Park Schools Administration Building, 1620 E Elza Ave #2358
6:00 pm - 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 - ENTIRE SCHOOL / AUDITORIUM - CURRICULUM NIGHT
Royal Oak Middle School Royal Oak, MI 48067
5:00 pm
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
📣 Ferndale Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2026 Hazel Park Art Fair →
Hazel Park Art Fair, 620 W Woodward Hts, Hazel Park
11:00 am - Big Jay Oakerson →
Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, 310 S Troy St, Royal Oak
7:00 pm - Hotel Royal Oak - Sunday Summer Concert Series
Greater Royal Oak Chamber-Commerce 811 E. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067
4:00 pm - Board of Trustee Work Session →
Waterford Township- Township Calendar Waterford Town Hall3rd Floor External Conference Room (3-1)5200 Civic Center Dr.Waterford, MI 48329 - 5200 CIVIC CENTER DR Waterford MI 48329
4:30 pm
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Airgas, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Plant Manager in Ferndale. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Ferndale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ferndale here.
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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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