Monday, May 13, 2013
Currently, students in the Berkley School District are required to take at least two years of foreign language classes.
The House Education Committee, hoping to free up more options for students when it comes to high school electives, approved two bills last week in Lansing that would eliminate the foreign language requirement for graduation. The proposal aims to give students not headed to college more vocational options in school by eliminating the two-year foreign language requirement, but the Michigan Department of Education opposes the bill, according to The Detroit News. [What do you think of the possible elimination of a foreign language requirement in Michigan schools? Leave a comment!] "Students, regardless of post-secondary plans, will benefit tremendously with at least one additional language to be competitive in the global marketplace," …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The proposals asked voters to renew the general operating fund and sinking fund millages, which will not increase residents' tax rate.
Turnout was light Tuesday but voters who went to the polls in Berkley and Huntington Woods overwhelmingly approved two Berkley School District millage renewal requests. The proposals asked voters to renew the general operating fund and sinking fund millages, which will not increase residents' tax rate. Following are the results, with 13 out of 13 precincts reporting, according to the Oakland County Clerk's website. [Read: 2013 Berkley School District Millage Renewal Quick Facts] "Turnout was pretty low," Berkley City Clerk Cheryl Printz said. "It was just very slow all day long. Things seemed to go pretty smooth." Huntington Woods City Clerk Joy Solanskey also said things went smoothly in her community, whose election officials …
Berkley High School orchestra and a cappella choir students receive a standing ovation Tuesday evening for their world premiere performance of the cantata.
A thunderous standing ovation rewarded Berkley High School orchestra and a cappella choir students Tuesday evening for their world premiere performance of "My Name is Anne Frank: A Cantata." Composer Volker Blumenthaler and lyricist Alexander Gruber, both from Germany, joined Holocaust survivors, parents and officials representing Berkley and Huntington Woods in the audience at Berkley High School's packed auditorium. The cantata kicked off a series of events the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills will hold to celebrate its acquisition of one of 11 saplings from the chestnut tree that stood outside Anne Frank's window in Amsterdam and gave her hope as she hid during World War II. BHS Orchestra Director …
Find out what's on the ballot, when and where to vote, and more. Stay tuned to Patch for updates and results!
Voters in Berkley and Huntington Woods go to the polls Tuesday, May 7, to decide two Berkley School District millage renewal requests. [Click here to view a sample ballot.] The proposals ask voters to renew the general operating fund and sinking fund millages, which would not increase residents' tax rate. Here are the key facts: [Read: 2013 Berkley School District Millage Renewal Quick Facts] Here's the rest of the information you need to know before you go to the polls. All polls are open 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. There are seven precincts (map) in Berkley and five precincts (see attached PDF) in Huntington Woods. If you are unsure of your precinct number, call Berkley City Clerk Cheryl Printz at 248-658-3310 or Huntington Woods City Clerk Joy …
Monday, May 6, 2013
A vote on the General Operating Fund and Sinking Fund millages will be held Tuesday, May 7.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Find out how to watch the world premier of "My Name is Anne Frank" performed in its entirety for the first time Tuesday, May 7, at Berkley High School.
Community members who did not snag a ticket to the Berkley High School orchestra and choir performance of "My Name is Anne Frank" on Tuesday can watch the event live online. [Read: Berkley Students to Perform World Premiere of Cantata Based Anne Frank's Life] Bookmark this link and click here at 7 p.m. May 7 to watch the cantata's world premiere, presented by the Berkley School District and the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills. "The HMC is out of tickets," according to a comment on Huntington Woods-Berkley Patch by the Berkley School District. "If any parents of students who are in the Symphony Orchestra or A Cappella Choir need additional tickets, a limited amount is available from Jessica Stilger, …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Composer Volker Blumenthaler and lyricist Alexander Gruber will visit from Germany to speak about their inspiration and hear "My Name is Anne Frank" performed in its entirety for the first time May 7 at Berkley High School.
The Berkley School District and Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills are proud to announce that the Berkley High School orchestra and choir will perform the American premiere of My Name is Anne Frank, a cantata written in commemoration of the life of Anne Frank, on May 7. Starting at 7 p.m. at the BHS Auditorium located at 2325 Catalpa, the performance is the world premiere of the composer Volker Blumenthaler's complete and original orchestration. The program features solos by Hazzan Daniel Gross (of Adat Shalom Synagogue) and Cantor Penny Steyer (of Temple Shir Shalom). [Read: BHS to Present U.S. Premiere of Cantata Based Anne Frank's Life] This is a big moment for music education in the state of Michigan. …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Destination Imagination team from Pattengill Elementary was recognized for its “reBoot Detroit" project.
Pattengill Elementary School's Destination Imagination team recently took sixth place at the Destination Imagination State Finals competition. The team qualified for the state tournament - which took place on April 20 - after placing first in their regional tournament, according to the school district's most recent newsletter. Destination Imagination is an extracurricular activity in which students work in teams to develop creative solutions to complex challenges, according to the Michigan Creativity Association. Teams present solutions at sanctioned tournaments, where they display creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork skills that they have developed as a team. Pattengill team members include: Through their "reBoot Detroit" project, …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Find out which buildings were recognized Wednesday morning during a ceremony at the Oakland Schools campus in Waterford.
Five schools in the Berkley School District were among 173 throughout Oakland County recognized Wednesday for earning the Michigan Green School designation. Representatives from the schools gathered Wednesday morning at Oakland Schools in Waterford to receive an official Michigan Green School flag and a certificate signed by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Oakland Schools Superintendent Vickie L. Markavitch. Schools must complete at least 10 of 20 "green" activities to earn the designation. Activities range from paper recycling to garden projects to the use of renewable energy. Schools that complete more than 10 activities may be eligible for "Emerald" or "Evergreen" status. The top Michigan Green Schools in Oakland County…
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The school came in at No. 9 in Michigan on The Washington Post's 2013 list.
The Washington Post recently ranked Berkley High School at No. 9 in Michigan on its 2013 America's Most Challenging High Schools list. The school's state ranking was up from No. 21 in 2012 and No. 13 in 2011. Nationally, Berkley High School ranked at No. 954, up from 1,448 in 2012 and 1,072 in 2011. "America's Most Challenging High Schools ranks schools through an index formula that's a simple ratio: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year," The Washington Post says. The ranking included the following statistics about Berkley High School. "We're pleased to be ranked among the …
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