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🌱 How Hazel Park Junior High’s student makeup has changed over 10 years
You won't want to miss Lamphere Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Hazel Park on the Hazel Park Patch calendar
Morning Hazel Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hazel Park Junior High's student makeup has changed over 10 years
- Hazel Park man gets decades in prison for deadly Detroit shooting
Also on today's calendar: Samantha Archual LIVE @ Eastern Palace Club | The Smoke Show Comedy Show and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 64.
- Thursday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 179 white students enrolled at Hazel Park Junior High in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Hazel Park families can see how enrollment is shifting at Hazel Park Junior High, where 179 white students now make up 43.3% of the 413-student body, while African American students are the largest group. The report, based on state data, also notes long-term demographic trends in the school and highlights that the district office remains based in Hazel Park. 
• Man sentenced to 22+ years for double murder at Detroit Marathon station (clickondetroit.com) — A Hazel Park man has been sentenced to at least 22½ years in state prison for his role in a 2025 double fatal shooting at a Detroit Marathon gas station. The case, which left two people dead and two others injured, concluded with his guilty plea to two murder charges and a lengthy term in the Michigan Department of Corrections.
📸 Around Hazel Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hazel Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Lamphere Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Hazel Park →
Hazel Park High School, 23400 Hughes Ave, Hazel Park
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
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Other local events
- Class of 2027 Senior Sunrise
Hazel Park High School , 23400 Hughes Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030\
6:45 am - Hometown Huddle
Hazel Park High School , 23400 Hughes Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030\
5:00 pm - Board Meeting
Hazel Park Memorial Library (5th-12th Grade) Hazel Park, MI 48030
7:00 pm - Samantha Archual LIVE @ Eastern Palace Club | The Smoke Show Comedy Show →
Eastern Palace Club, 21509 John R Rd, Hazel Park
8:30 pm - Greg Nagy Band →
T.I.T.P, 23305 Dequindre Rd, Hazel Park
8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Monday August 31
Thursday September 10
Thursday September 17
📣 Hazel Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ambassador Committee Meeting
Greater Royal Oak Chamber-Commerce Virtual
8:00 am - Back to School Picnic
Roose Elementary School Warren, MI 48091
5:00 pm - ENTIRE BUILDING - DK/DKG Meet & Greet and Curriculum Night (see not
Keller Elementary Royal Oak, MI 48067
5:00 pm - NORTH PLAY GROUND- Kindergarden playdate
Northwood Elementary Royal Oak, MI 48073
5:00 pm - JV/VArsity Volleyball @ South Lake HS
Fitzgerald Public Schools Away Games HS
5:00 pm - Community Picnic
Peck Elementary School Center Line High School, 26300 Arsenal St, Center Line, MI 4801
5:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Hazel Park. Apply here.
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Tool Room Attendant in Madison Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hazel Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ferndale
- Multiracial students made up 7% of Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus enrollment in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com)
- Ferndale Students Complete Drone Training Program, Earn Certifications and Prize Money (wrif.com)
- Grammy-winning dance music veteran launches new live performance collective (theoaklandpress.com)
Madison Heights
- Red Oaks Park nears completion in Madison Heights (candgnews.com)
- Pho Lucky Detroit Named Best Pho in Metro Detroit's Vote 4 The Best Awards (wrif.com)
Detroit
- 2 Bodies, Human Remains Found Inside Detroit Home: Police (patch.com)
Ok Hazel Park! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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