Surprise!

Teachers at Way Elementary got a BIG surprise from the parent community on Monday, May 20th. As a “thank you” to the teachers, the PTO partnered with 3:00am Design, Sherwin Williams, and Studio Painting to completely transform the staff lounge.

It's not easy bein' green

Congratulations to each of our Bloomfield Hills Green Schools! These schools have applied and met the requirements set forth by the Michigan State Legislature in Public Act 301 (2010) to achieve Official Michigan Green School status for the 2012 - 2013 academic year.

Bloomfield Hills Schools Named one of the Best Communities for Music Education!

Congressman Sander Levin sent a letter of congratulations to Bloomfield Hills Schools for being named one of the Best Communities for Music Education in the country!

Click here to read Congressman Levin's letter.

MSGCU Awards Rudolph Heino Scholarships to Local High School Seniors

Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union (MSGCU) recently awarded its Rudolph Heino Scholarship to 12 local high schools seniors at a reception on May 9. This one-time $1,000 scholarship is bestowed to members based on academic performance, community involvement and embodiment of the credit union philosophy of “people helping people.”

The Bloomfield Hills School's recipients of the Rudolph Heino Scholarship are: Marisa Tucci-Berube from Andover and John Fortuna Jr. from Lahser.

Ready for Kindergarten?

It’s that time of year again. Parents of high school seniors start picturing empty bedrooms, middle school students anticipate the high school halls, and preschool parents wonder, “is my child ready for kindergarten?”

The definitions of “ready” seem to be all over the map when it comes to kindergarten. So, we decided to ask the experts, the teachers. We sat down with a group of kindergarten teachers from Bloomfield Hills Schools and asked them what they’d like parents to know and do.

50th Annual Birmingham Village Fair - Shain Park

Join us May 30 through June 2 for the 50th Annual Birmingham Village Fair held at Shain Park!

The four-day event includes entertainment, carnival rides, games, prizes and food. The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber, Birmingham Bloomfield Credit Union and Bank of Birmingham are offering a $5 savings on fair wristbands, selling them for $15 each until May 29th. Wristbands can also be purchased at the fair for $20.

For more information visit www.bbcc.com or call 248.430.7688.

A new way to stay connected!

Android users, rejoice! Now you too can get the Bloomfield Hills Schools App! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.schoolsuite.bloomfieldhills The iPhone version is also available now, FREE of charge, in the Apple App Store.

The CHOICE is Clear: Comprehensive K-12 Schools Are More Important Now Than Ever!

"Lots of things are being marketed to us under the label of choice and there is nothing wrong with choice, but when it comes to schooling for children the choices had better be high quality. Recent partisan platforms would have us think that educational choice was nothing more than charters, cyber schools and voucher-like programs. Actually there are many more choices in education than just those things. We need to recognize the choices that comprehensive K-12 school districts already bring to their communities." - Dr. Vickie Markovitch, Superintendent of Oakland Schools.

Read Dr. Vickie Markovitch's full podcast here.