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Catch Up on the News You Missed

Check out lighthearted fare and breaking news from Berkley and Huntington Woods.

It was busy this week in Berkley and Huntington Woods, so we'd like to catch you up on what's new in the neighborhood. Here are some of the highlights.

  • On Monday, we wrote about . Within the course of one school year, Gruppen has been promoted to the varsity coach for the girls basketball and baseball teams. His latest career move has him taking over the boys baseball program from Jim Ellis, who left Berkley to become the head baseball coach at Troy High School. Gruppen, 28, will be looking to help the Bears baseball team defend its conference title in 2011.
  • On Tuesday, we wrote about  senior Allison Soboleski, who has has been diligently working on the accuracy and selection of her pitches for the 2011 campaign. “She’s been taking lessons and working all offseason, working hard at it and not just starting March the 14th,” Berkley head coach Ken DePerro said of Soboleski’s pitching. Soboleski’s efforts also are appreciated by her lone senior teammate. “I love her,” Ashley Bujarski said. “She’s been working so hard."
  • In our weekly Moms Talk feature Wednesday, we asked whether residential use of toxic pesticides should be banned to keep children safe and healthy. to weigh in on the debate.
  • released Thursday show that a majority of students in the met or exceeded state expectations. "We are especially proud of the growth in the area of reading ... in grades K-2," wrote Mary Beth Fitzpatrick, director of curriculum, technology, assessment and grants, in an email to Patch. "We also have seen growth by our eighth-grade math scores, which again speaks to a consistent analysis and alignment of our core curriculum, resources, supports and professional development." Math and reading scores improved statewide as well, according to a Michigan Department of Education news release.
  • On Friday, we offered , including camp, nature walks and games such as Sardines, a reverse Hide-and-Seek: One child hides while the others count. The children separate, searching for the hidden child. One by one, as the other children find the hidden child, they cram into the hiding spot, too. The last child to find the hiding spot is "it."

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