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Archives for March 2014

Neumann/Smith to Design new Dearborn Animal Shelter

March 4, 2014 By News Release

Architectural Rendering of the proposed new Dearborn Animal Shelter

DEARBORN, Michigan — Neumann/Smith, one of Southeast Michigan’s most respected architectural firms, has been selected to design the new state-of-the-art Animal Adoption and Education Center (AAEC) for the Friends of the Dearborn Animal Shelter (FFDAS). The engineering partner on the project will be Ghafari Associates, headquartered in Dearborn. (See video … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Featured Tagged With: FFDAS

Dearborn Rotary Awards $5,000 Scholarship to DHS Senior

March 2, 2014 By News Release

Rasha Khanafer, Dearborn High School senior and 2014 recipient of the Harry A. Sisson Memorial Scholarship, receives the award presented by Dearborn Rotarian Bob Ziolkowski.

DEARBORN, Michigan – Rasha Khanafer, a senior at Dearborn High School, was awarded the $5,000 Harry A. Sisson Memorial Scholarship during the Rotary Club of Dearborn’s annual Youth Month.  Criteria for winning the Sisson Scholarship include exemplifying the Rotary service ideals, along with high academic achievement, leadership among peers and demonstration … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Featured Tagged With: Dearborn Rotary, scholarship

Pockets of Perception Team Visits Intermodal Rail Station

March 2, 2014 By News Release

High school students from Dearborn’s Pockets of Perception (POP) student design team recently visited the Dearborn Intermodal Passenger Rail Station construction site where the mosaic mural they designed will be installed this spring. The POP team includes10 students who represent all three of Dearborn's public high schools. Since September 2012, the students have worked together, under the guidance of instructors Wendy Sample and Mohamad Bazzi, to design the mosaic mural that will be a focal point in the new station. From left: Mohamad Bazzi, POP instructor; Mike Kirk, Rail Station Architect from Neumann/Smith Architecture; Claire Young, Edsel Ford High School; Siham Saleh and Aleen Bazzi, Fordson High School; and Jack Davis, Dearborn High School.

DEARBORN, MI – High school students from Dearborn’s Pockets of Perception (POP) student design team recently visited the construction site of Dearborn’s new Intermodal Passenger Rail Station where the mosaic mural they designed will be installed. The station is scheduled for completion in mid 2014. The POP team includes 10 students from Edsel Ford High … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community Tagged With: Amtrak, DCF, Greenfield Village, Mohamad Bazzi, POP, rail line, The Henry Ford, travel

Dearborn School Graduation Rates Continue to Increase

March 1, 2014 By News Release

Dearborn Schools - Data Driven

DEARBORN, Michigan - For the second year in a row overall graduation rates have increased in the Dearborn Public Schools and continue to outpace state averages.  All three traditional high schools saw an increase in four year rates with Dearborn High at 89.9%, Fordson at 89.4% and Edsel Ford at 83.7%. “We’re very proud of our students and applaud the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Featured Tagged With: data driven, data table, schools

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