Congratulations to Ryan Watts, who finished 4th in 140 lb, Division II Wrestling, making him All-State!
Congratulations to Conor O'Meara for making All-State in Division III Boys Swimming for his 8th place finish in the 100 breaststroke!
Congratulations to the Ferndale Winterguard for finishing 2nd in the State and 23 in the Nation!
Congratulations to the Golden Eagle Marching Band for finishing 3rd in the State for 2008 Flight III Competition! The band performed their outstanding show Fire & Ice.
Congratulations to Karianne Sophiea for making All-State for girls swimming for placing 5th in the 100 yd Butterfly event! Kari also finished 15th in the state in the 100 yd Backstroke.
Congratulations to Sederick Dunbar for making All-State for football! Sedrick has also been named All North by the Detroit News, All North by the Free Press, and All Area Dream Team by the Daily Tribune.
UHS IVD Team wins 4 awards at 2008 Convergence Conference
A team of UHS students built an electric car and won four out of seven trophies in the vetran team category at the global Convergence Conference at Cobo Hall.
The first-place awards were for Ambassadorship Program, Performance, Presentation and the Founders Award for best representing the spirit of Convergence. See UHS Photo Galleries for many pictues of the IVD car & trophies!
January 2008 | The Ferndale High School Wind Ensemble performed at the Michigan Music Conference in January 2008 in Grand Rapids! This event is an annual collaborative In-Service conference for all music educators in the State (see www.michiganmusicconference.org). Congrats to our outstanding musicians! Click here to see photos of the event.
Roosevelt Primary School received a 2007 National Schools of Character Promising Practices Award! The Character Education Partnership selected Roosevelt's practice, "Brain Smart Start" to serve as a model for others to replicate and integrate into their character education initiatives. Roosevelt Principal Dina Krause developed and guided the implementation of the Brain Smart Start which also received a 2007 Education Excellence Award from the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB). Krause has been invited to the Character Education Partnership National Forum on Character Education in November in Washington, DC, to accept the award, and make a presentation. Roosevelt's Brain Smart Start will also be featured on CEP's website, www.character.org, and in the 2007 National Schools of Character publication.
Roosevelt Primary School is a winner of the 2007 Education Excellence Award presented by the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB). Visit the Roosevelt Principal's page to view a picture of Mrs. Krause with the sign that will be installed at Roosevelt as well as the trophy Roosevelt received.
