🌱 How are student demographics shifting at Douglas Elementary in Garden City?

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In today's newsletter:

• How are student demographics shifting at Douglas Elementary in Garden City?

Also on today's calendar: Sports Venue – Garden City and 4 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Enrollment: Multiracial students made up 5.6% of Douglas Elementary 3-4 Campus in 2024-25 (westernwaynetoday.com) — Douglas Elementary 3-4 Campus in Garden City Public Schools enrolled 23 multiracial students in 2024-25, making up 5.6% of its 412 students. The piece tracks a decade of changing demographics at the school and notes Garden City High School leads the district in multiracial enrollment, while also outlining Michigan's latest per-pupil funding levels.
   

📸 Around Garden City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Garden City

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Sports Venue – Garden City →
  Sports Venue Bar & Grill, 6327 Middlebelt Rd, Garden City
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Open Skate →
  Garden City, MI Calendar, 200 Log Cabin Road, Garden City
  1:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• ME-Meet the Principal-Library
  Memorial 1-2 School Garden City, MI 48135
  4:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection - August →
  Garden City, MI Calendar, 35000 W. Warren Rd, Westland
  8:00 am
• Open Skate →
  Garden City, MI Calendar, 200 Log Cabin Road, Garden City
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Drop In Hockey →
  Garden City, MI Calendar, 200 Log Cabin Road, Garden City
  11:00 am
Sunday September 6
• Sports Venue – Garden City →
  Sports Venue Bar & Grill, 6327 Middlebelt Rd, Garden City
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• J&T's Kitchen Detroit
  Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency Mission Cafe, 7310 Woodward Ave Suite 113, Detroit, MI, United States
  12:00 pm
• Westland Farmers & Artisans Market →
  Westland, MI Calendar, 1901 N Carlson St, Westland
  3:00 pm
• Back to School Kickoff
  Crestwood School District Crestwood High School 1501 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, M
  5:00 pm
• Robotics Bake Sale at Back to School Bash
  Crestwood High School , 1501 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights
  5:00 pm
• Crestwood School District Back to School Kickoff
  Crestwood High School 1501 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, M
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Garden City. Apply here.
• Driven Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Oil Change Team Member - Shop#820 - 6505 N. Newburgh Rd in Westland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Garden City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westland

• U.S. Defeats Czechia in Shootout, 5-4, to Win U17 Four Nations Tournament (usahockey.com)

Dearborn Heights

• Book Child Care Services in Dearborn Heights, MI with Soukayna B. from $23/hr (care.com)
• KKK flyers found in Dearborn Heights and Melvindale after anti-Muslim protest (wxyz.com)
• Here's the new Michigan stickers to collect at the poll in November (ourmidland.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)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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