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Bloomfield Hills Schools is explaining how it coordinates safety messages with township police during Safety Week, Oct. 19–23. Planned activities include drills, student lessons and communication checks.
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Bloomfield Hills Schools named 49 School Recognition Award recipients and five First Generation Recognition Award recipients. One senior earned both, bringing the announcement’s total to 53 distinct students.
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Bloomfield Hills Schools released individual state assessment results for students in grades 3 through 11 through the MISTAR Parent Connection portal on Monday, Oct. 5, covering M-STEP, PSAT, SAT and WIN scores.
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Bloomfield Hills Schools is urging families to have students attend class on Wednesday, Oct. 7, one of two Count Days that determine the district's state funding for the year.
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Four Detroit Country Day School seniors in Beverly Hills earned National Merit Semifinalist status and 12 classmates were named Commended Students in the 72nd annual scholarship program.
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Microsoft's legally binding agreement with the American Federation of Teachers bans student data use for AI training starting Nov. 1, but Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills schools rely heavily on Google-ecosystem AI tools the agreement does not cover.
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Bloomfield Hills High School's homecoming dance is Saturday, Oct. 10, with $25 tickets on sale online starting Sept. 25 and no day-of purchases allowed.
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Ten students from Roeper, Seaholm, Groves and Bloomfield Hills high schools are among Michigan's 535 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for 2027, competing for a share of $24 million in scholarships.
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Bloomfield Hills Schools opened the 2026-27 school year with a district-wide Welcome Back Day built around Destination Bloomfield 2030, the five-year strategic plan shaped by more than 2,200 community survey responses and 11 focus groups.
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Bloomfield Hills Schools detailed summer 2026 construction at six buildings funded by Bond 2020 and Sinking Fund 2025, including a secure vestibule at BHHS, parking lot rebuilds at Eastover and Conant, and district-wide tech upgrades.
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Cranbrook Schools, The Roeper School and Academy of the Sacred Heart all earned top-seven spots in Niche's 2026 ranking of Michigan's best private high schools, while the Furniture Flip Bash fundraiser featuring HGTV's Hilary Farr returns to the Village Club on Sept. 10.
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Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills announced its most successful fundraising year ever, anchored by a record $15 million gift from alumnus Essel W. Bailey Jr. and Menakka Bailey to rename and renovate the performing arts center.
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