🌱 Patch AM: What new enrollment data reveals about diversity in Howell schools

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In today's newsletter:

• What new enrollment data reveals about diversity in Howell schools
• How is a Howell favorite tied to a 50-year celebration?

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 58.
• Saturday: Warm with sunny spells, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hawaiian students made up 0.2% of Livingston County districts' student body in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com) — Howell Public Schools has the highest number of Hawaiian students in Livingston County, with 24 enrolled in 2024–25, representing 0.3% of its student body. Countywide, just 40 Hawaiian students attend public schools, making them one of the least represented ethnic groups, while overall Michigan enrollment has dipped since before the pandemic.
   

• Highland House Restaurant Celebrates 50 Years (whmi.com) — A longtime restaurant family that operates Gus's Carry Out in Howell is celebrating 50 years of their flagship Highland House location, marked with 1976 throwback prices and even a visit from the Stanley Cup. Owner Elia Nicholas was honored for employing thousands and supporting workers with disabilities, while local officials praised the family's deep community impact across Howell, Brighton, Milford and beyond.
   

📸 Around Howell

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Thursday August 27
• Football (H) v Oxford - HAYAA
  Hartland High School Howell, MI 48843
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Family Book Fair Night
  Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek Howell, MI 48843
  4:00 pm
• HMS Open House
  Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek Howell, MI 48843
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Hartland Business Builders
  Hartland Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Office 9525 E. Highland Road Hartland, MI 48843
  11:30 am
Thursday September 3
• LES PTO mtg (virtual)
  Lakes Elementary School Howell, MI 48843
  6:30 pm
• Football (H) v John Glenn
  Hartland High School Howell, MI 48843
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Picture Make Ups
  Hartland High School Howell, MI 48843
  8:30 am
• FIS: Instrument Rental Night
  Hartland Farms Intermediate School Farms Intermediate School, 581 Taylor Rd, Brighton, MI 48114
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Tennis (B-V) vs Charlotte Senior High School →
  Fowlerville Community Schools Tennis Courts (FCS Grounds)
  4:00 pm
• intenSati - Movement Mantras Meditation to Manifest Your Best Life!
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Brighton Lighthouse 142 Brighton Lake Road Brighton, MI, 48116 United States
  6:00 pm
• Toastmasters
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce The Brighton Chamber of Commerce
  6:30 pm
• Trivia at South Lyon Aubree's
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce 218 E Grand River Ave, Brighton, MI 48116
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have at least one skunk that has taken up residence under my deck.
  Makes it very difficult to come and go after dusk. Any suggestions of a reliable pest control company? (Nextdoor Downtown Howell)
• How are current or former parents finding babysitters nowadays?
  What an absolute pain. I remember when I was younger, slightly older neighborhood kids were always all about earning some money...seems non existent… (Nextdoor Willow Creek and Lakes)

• Kinetico CGC Water posted a job opening for Inventory Associate in Howell. Apply here.
• Forte Opening Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator II in Howell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Howell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brighton

• Recovery Month in September features host of free activities (thelivingstonpost.com)
• Bountiful Harvest Among 50 Recipients of Food Pantry Grant Program (whmi.com)
• Cleary University is establishing a nursing school with Trinity Health (livingstondaily.com)

Hartland

• Hartland Senior Activity Center hosting fall open house on Sept. 3 (thelivingstonpost.com)
• Hartland Virtual Academy enrollment: 19 white students in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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