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🌱 Board of Education - Finance Committee and 11 more events
Also check out Board of Education Meeting on the Leonard Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Board of Education - Finance Committee at Leonard Elementary
- Board of Education Meeting at Leonard Elementary
- Meet the Teacher Night Y5's, 1st-5th at Hamilton-Parsons Elementary
... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 61.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leonard
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- Board of Education - Finance Committee
Leonard Elementary 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
8:45 am - Board of Education Meeting
Leonard Elementary Oxford Elementary School, 109 Pontiac St, Oxford, MI 48371, US
6:30 pm - Meet the Teacher Night Y5's, 1st-5th
Hamilton-Parsons Elementary Leonard, MI 48367
5:30 pm - Board of Education - Finance Committee
Leonard Elementary 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
8:45 am - Board of Education - Workshop
Leonard Elementary 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
9:00 am - Board of Education - Policy Committee
Leonard Elementary 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
12:00 pm
Friday August 21
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Tuesday September 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Varsity Football @ Mayville (Scrimmage)
Dryden Community Schools Bus departs at 4:30PM
6:00 pm - Board of Education - Finance Committee
Oxford Middle School 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
8:45 am - Oxford Knitting Club →
Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St, Oxford
10:30 am - 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 - Romeo Girls JV Volleyball @ Lake Orion →
Lake Orion High School, 495 E Scripps Rd, Orion Township
5:00 pm - RMS Open House
Romeo Middle School Romeo, MI 48065
5:30 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- General Motors posted a job opening for Manufacturing Group Leader - Production - Orion in Lake Orion. Apply here.
- TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Early Morning Cleaning Associate in Lake Orion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leonard here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oxford
- Will Furniss Gets One More Ride with the Rebels, Announces Return to Ole Miss (therebelwalk.com)
- Asian students made up 10.2% of Oakland County districts' student body in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com)
Lake Orion
- OU's Lowry Center partners with Oakland Schools to offer Great Start Readiness Program (oakland.edu)
- Rochester native Aiden Kelly key to Team USA winning U-17 Four Nations Tournament (theoaklandpress.com)
- This was just voted the best rooftop bar in Metro Detroit (arcpublishing.com)
Rochester
- I saw something awesome with Kirk Gibson, Alan Trammell and Tom Izzo (lansingstatejournal.com)
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