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🌱 Patch AM: How diverse is Pleasant Ridge and Saline High this year?

And check out Xfinity Student Hour on the Saline Patch calendar

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Good morning to you Saline! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How diverse is Pleasant Ridge and Saline High this year?
  • How Saline principals say you should handle back-to-school nerves
  • How a Saline-rooted nonprofit is reshaping dementia support across our region.

Also on today's calendar: Xfinity Student Hour and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 58.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 35 multiracial students enrolled at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School in 2024-25 (annarbortimes.com) — Pleasant Ridge Elementary, part of Saline Area Schools, enrolled 35 multiracial students in 2024–25, making them 7.4% of the student body. District data also show Saline High School has the highest multiracial enrollment, offering Saline residents a snapshot of changing local demographics alongside statewide achievement trends.
   

2. From Kindergarten to High School, Helping Students Head Back (thesuntimesnews.com) — Saline families hear directly from Saline Middle School's principal and neighboring districts about what back-to-school jitters look like from kindergarten through high school and how to respond. Local principals share age-specific signs of stress, practical routines to try at home, and a consistent message: don't hesitate to contact the school early and often for support.
   

3. Dementia Friendly Services receives 5HF grant to expand in our area (themanchestermirror.com) — A nonprofit that began as Dementia Friendly Saline has received a $10,000 5 Healthy Towns Foundation grant to expand dementia-friendly efforts across western Washtenaw County. The group already runs programs like Dementia Friendly Movies at Saline's Emagine Theatre and Memory Cafes, aiming to help residents with dementia and their caregivers stay engaged in community life with dignity.
   

4. What to Do With a Data Center Pause — and Unpacking the 'Censorship-Industrial' Complex Narrative (techpolicy.press) — A brief dateline from Saline highlights local opposition to a proposed $7 billion data center over concerns about electricity rates and water, before the newsletter pivots to national and global tech-policy debates. The rest covers data-center moratoriums, online censorship narratives, AI governance, surveillance, and children's online safety, offering context but little Saline-specific detail.
   

📸 Around Saline

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Saline

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 25
  • Freighthouse Closed for Maintenence →
    Ypsilanti, MI Calendar, 100 Market Place, Ypsilanti
    8:00 am
  • Building PD
    Ann Arbor STEAM Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    8:30 am
  • Popsicles on the Playground
    Ann Arbor STEAM Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    2:30 pm
  • High School Open House
    Milan High School Milan, MI 48160
    5:00 pm
  • Welcome Back Meet and Greet
    Logan Elementary Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    6:30 pm
  • Teacher Meet & Greet: Popsicles on the Playground
    Bach Elementary Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    6:30 pm
  • Popsicles on the Playground (Meet & Greet and New Family Tours)
    Angell Elementary Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    6:30 pm
  • MMS Special Education & 504 Plans Open House
    Milan Middle School Milan, MI 48160
    8:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • District PD - Welcome Week
    Ann Arbor STEAM Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    8:30 am
  • Food Pantry-Aid in Milan →
    Aid In Milan, 89 W Main St, Milan
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found 495 w.
    Bemis. If it's yours please come get it my dog would love a snack chase (Nextdoor Brecon Park)
  • Does anyone know what's going on with the Weisenreder Farm Stand on the corner of Bennett and Ann Arbor Saline Rd?
    They run out of corn by 1:00pm, they aren't there at all on some days. I don't think they had these issues last year? I love their corn and I want… (Nextdoor Bishop Rd)
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Assistant Manager in Saline. Apply here.
  • Busch's, Inc. posted a job opening for Kitchen Production Associate (Multi-Location, Full Time) in Saline. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saline here.

Ok Saline! 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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