Had a wonderful time reading to Ms. Albertson’s class.  The students shared their thinking and made excellent inferences.

Students sitting in a group.

What a great day!  Thank you Ms. Kibilko, Miss Peterson and students.

Students holding Dearborn Public Schools sign.

At the Dearborn Recreation Department’s annual awards banquet on Sunday, March 12th, DHS seniors Isabelle Clark and Riad Rababeh were named winners of the “Van Patrick Award” as the top female and male student-athletes in the City of Dearborn.  They were each selected from a group of four nominees (one from DHS, Fordson, Edsel Ford, and Divine Child).

In addition, Riad (Dearborn Track Club) and DHS sophomore Paul Washington (Dearborn Community Tennis Association) were honored for their contributions to the Dearborn Recreation Department’s partnership organizations.  

Thank you Ms. Attia and class for inviting me in to your classroom.

During the school year, 5th grade classrooms and kindergarten classrooms at Duvall facilitate reading buddies.  Mr. David’s and Ms. Grahl’s classes were studying snowflakes.  They watched a video, read an article and book and then created snowflakes with a focus on symmetry and the characteristics of a snowflake.

Gingerbread house design and a sing-along with Santa.  Holiday fun at DuVall.

On Thursday, November 17th, twenty new students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society at Bryant Middle School.  Membership is based on the five pillars of NJHS:

• Scholarship
  Per national guidelines, at a minimum, students must have a cumulative GPA of 85, B, 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent standard of excellence. (Each school chapter is allowed to require a higher cumulative GPA.)
• Service
  This involves voluntary contributions made by a student to the school or community, done without compensation.
• Leadership
  Student leaders are those who are resourceful, good problem solvers, and idea contributors. Leadership experiences can be drawn from school or community activities while working with or for others.
• Character
  The student of good character is cooperative; demonstrates high standards of honesty and reliability; shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others; and generally maintains a clean disciplinary record.
• Citizenship
  The student who demonstrates citizenship understands the importance of civic engagement; has a high regard for freedom and justice; respects the U.S. form of government; respects the law for all citizens at the local, state, and federal levels; and demonstrates mature participation and responsibility in activities such as scouting, community organizations, or school clubs.

Members of the NJHS at Bryant are:  Stella Doverspike, Olivia Sherman, Nora Karoub, Dena Hammoud, Alejandro Quesada, Lucas Blessing, Mohammed Ali Saleh, Fadel Chami, Taylor Berry, Andrew Brown, Charlie Frank, Kaylyn LeVasseur, Kyle Pfeiffer, Allison Quick, Suzanne Sareini, Adriana Viscomi, Matilda Wojtowicz, Rebecca Dear, Amina Ferris, Maryam Hamka, Raya Jaber, Kathleen Majeska, Avery McKelvey, Kathryn Pegouske, Yasmine Rababeh, Natalia Salame, Alexandra Slanec and Jack Wehab.

Thank you to Mrs. Bailey for serving as the faculty sponsor this year.  Also, thank you to Mrs. Mariam Bazzi for being our guest speaker at the ceremony.

In preparation for the state play-off game on November 4th, each Dearborn High School varsity football player selected a teacher who inspires him to wear his jersey to school and at the pep rally.  Teachers were humbled and grateful for this show of appreciation.