Student Athletes Sign to Compete at Collegiate Level

The Ferndale High Lady Eagles dream team has qualified states again, in team and individual events. 

• In the 100m Dash Tyra Thompson qualified for the state meet with a season & personal best of 12.90 placing 2nd to automatically qualify. 
• In the 200m Dash Najah Williams qualified for the state meet with a season & personal best as well coming in at 26.63 moving her within 1 second of the school record.
• Najah Williams also qualified for the state meet in the 400m dash for the second time with a seasons best of 1:00.43 placing 1st defending her regional title from last year.

The 4x2 Relay Quartet of

• Najah Williams 
• Danah Pearson
• London Mayfield
• Tyra Thompson

finished 2nd with a blazing time of 1:49.67, dropping a full 3 seconds and placing them in the top 25 in the state. This automatically qualifies them for State Competition, for a 2nd straight year. 

Congratulations Eagles on a great season & continued success. Go get 'em at the State Meet!

Superintendent Goodrum, her cabinet, and several members of the Board of Education surprised select teachers and support staff with gifts this week as part of a Teacher and Support Staff of the Year award presentation. You can view photos of the honorees below. We are so proud of these outstanding educators and team members who make student growth so spectacular at Ferndale Schools.

FECC Teacher of the Year: Shelby Martin

FECC Support Staff of the Year: Jennifer Krycian

Ferndale Lower Elementary Teacher of the Year: Glynis Tyler

Ferndale Lower Elementary Support Staff of the Year: Megan Meloche

Ferndale Upper Elementary Teacher of the Year: Anton Gjonaj

Ferndale Upper Elementary Support Staff of the Year: Raequan Allen

Ferndale Middle School Teacher of the Year: Bridget Guerra

Ferndale Middle School Special Education Teacher of the Year: Brad Tanguay

Ferndale Middle Support Staff of the Year: Geraldine Perry and Katelyn O'Bear

Ferndale High School Teacher of the Year: Michael Hand

Ferndale High School Teacher of the Year: Kandis Pagonas 

Ferndale High School Support Staff of the Year: Sharon Stone

University High School Teacher of the Year: Lauren Thomas

UHS Support Staff of the Year: Flaudia Quaker (unpictured)

TCEC Teacher of the Year: Ellie Kotulis

TCEC Support Staff of the Year: Roger Hunt (unpictured)

Central Office Support Staff of the Year: Tammy Foster

Bus Driver of the Year: Wendy Gambill

Bus Driver of the Year: Erricka Thomas

Bus Driver of the Year: Nikki Anderson

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On Wednesday FHS science teacher Ryan Dunlap took biology students to Ferndale's Garbutt Park to be a part of a tree planting event. With the aid of Ferndale's Department of Public Works, the students learned about the benefits of urban trees and learned the tree planting process. The  students then dug in–literally–as they created large holes and planted 10 tulip trees. The students enjoyed learning to use new tools and taking an active role in the beautification of the city.

The FIRST Robotics season has wrapped up, and all of our students had an amazing year. Two teams featured Ferndale Schools students this year, and BOTH were invited to the World Championship in Houston, Texas and enjoyed the many STEM education opportunities in Houston. You can view an impressive performance from our student engineers here.

Competition Video

The Impi Warriors: Team 1025 — from Ferndale High School

Team 1025 was 32-29-0 in official play in 2023, ranking 60th in the state out of 479 teams. Season Recap and Competition Videos at The Blue Alliance.com/team/1025

Impi Warrior Season Highlights

• Milford District Event – Finalist
• Milford – Quality Award Winner
• Michigan State Championship – DTE Division Finalist
  • World Championship – 65th place Johnson division tournament

Impi Warrior Teammates

• Archer Baxmann
• Chace Dahlhofer
• Skye Dixon
• Ledell Griffin III
• Evan Iverson
• Dominic Juco
• Miles Kempf
• Luke Manning
• Milo Meade
• Izabella Mendoza
• Malina Mobley
• Audry Montgomery
• Lavell Moorer
• Truman Nagy
• Elijah Saunders
• Devon Sears
• Logan Stoll
• Shane Whalen

The CREW: FRC 7769— from Oakland Schools Technical Campus (OSTC) Southeast in Royal Oak

Team 7769 was 46-22-1 in official play in 2023, ranking 8th in the state out of 479 teams. Season Recap and Competition Videos at The Blue Alliance.com/team/7769

The Crew Season Highlights

• Wayne State District – Champion
• Wayne State – Autonomous Award Winner
• Troy – Quality Award Winner
• Michigan State Championship – Aptiv Division Champion
• Michigan State Championship – Aptiv Division Team Spirit Award
• World Championship – 6th place Daly Division tournament

The CREW Teammates

This year, The CREW featured 3 Ferndale Schools students:

• Quinn LaTosch (FHS)
• Gregory Montgomery (FHS)
• Rachel Smith (UHS)