🌱 Patch AM: Howell Public Schools now leads the county in multiracial enrollment.

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In today's newsletter:

• Howell Public Schools now leads the county in multiracial enrollment.
• How is Howell High's student body changing this school year?
• How many Howell homes are still without power after last week's storms?

Also on today's calendar: Bounce Open House and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
• Thursday: Less humid with some sun, with a high of 75 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How many multiracial students were enrolled in Livingston County districts in 2024-25? (livingstontoday.com) — Howell Public Schools leads Livingston County with 193 multiracial students enrolled in 2024-25, the highest total among the county's 10 districts. Countywide, multiracial students now make up 2.5% of enrollment, while statewide figures show overall student numbers slipping since before the pandemic, especially among white students.
   

• 102 Hispanic students enrolled at Howell High School in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com) — Howell families get a detailed look at how Hispanic enrollment at Howell High School has grown to 102 students, or 5.2% of the student body, for 2024-25. The piece tracks a decade of demographic change and explains how rising state per-pupil funding and free school meals may shape the district's resources and classroom experience.
   

• Almost 6,000 DTE customers remain without power 4 days after severe storms hit Metro Detroit (fox2detroit.com) — Hundreds of Howell-area residents are still without power days after last week's severe storms, with DTE's outage map showing about 1,100 customers out across Howell, Brighton, and Pinckney. Crews from across the region are working to restore service as officials detail tornado damage elsewhere in Metro Detroit and urge residents to keep checking the outage map for updates.
   

📸 Around Howell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Howell

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Wednesday September 9
• HMS Cross Country @ Highlander Way
  Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek Howell, MI 48843
  4:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Homecoming Parade
  Downtown Howell
  5:00 pm
• Homecoming Football Game
  HHS Football Stadium
  7:00 pm
Monday September 14
• HMS Volleyball @ Highlander Way
  Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek Howell, MI 48843
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Hartland Business Builders
  Chamber Office, 9525 E. Highland Road, Howell
  11:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Bounce Open House →
  Bounce, 2755 Arena Dr, Hartland
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• New Member Orientation
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce All Heart Garage 1101 Rickett Rd. Brighton, MI 48116
  9:00 am
• Referral Group - Midday Connect
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce 218 E. Grand River Brighton, MI 48116 Conference Room on the first floor
  11:30 am
• Book Club - Finer Things
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Northfield Township Area Library 125 Barker Rd. Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
  1:00 pm
• CareGivers Connection
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Community Bible Church 7372 Grand River Rd. Brighton, MI 48114 We meet in the Hive classroom.
  6:00 pm
• Recovery in the Spirit
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Community Bible Church 7372 Grand River Rd. Brighton, MI 48114 We meet in the Big Room classroom.
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• NTAL Wednesday Story Time
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Northfield Township Area Library 125 Barker Rd. Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Power is back on!
  Want to thank the many men and women lines people for all their hard work and sacrifice especially on a holiday weekend! Everyone should be thankful… (Nextdoor Willow Creek and Lakes)
• Thank you to everyone responding to my last post needing help with storm damage.
  I appreciate those who help us elderly persons who can no longer do heavy work. Thank you again for all the responses. (Nextdoor West Coon Lake)

• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Howell. Apply here.
• Howell Public Schools posted a job opening for Special Education Paraprofessionals - Three Fires Elementary in Howell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Howell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brighton

• Bond Information (whmi.com)
• Man ejected during I-96 crash suffers critical injuries (thelivingstonpost.com)
• Middle Tennessee baton twirler to represent Team USA at international competition in Italy (wsmv.com)

Hartland

• Ranking Super 25 Michigan high school football teams after Week 2 (livingstondaily.com)
• American Indian students made up 0.3% of Hartland Farms Intermediate enrollment in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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