Salina Elementary School on June 10, 2025 held a special opening for its new kindergarten playground, another milestone in the effort to extend the Green Schoolyards on the campus. Green Schoolyards is a concept that encourages exposing students to more natural...
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Calendar changes for 2025-26 school year
Dearborn Public Schools is updating its calendar for 2026 - adding an extra day off around both Eid celebrations and pushing back the last day of school. Another day off was added in March and in May. Schools will now be closed March 18 through 20, 2026. ...
State Board of Ed president visits Dearborn Schools
Dr. Pamela Pugh, President of the Michigan State Board of Education, visited Dearborn Public Schools on Monday, June 2, 2025 to learn more about the district’s special education programs. Earlier this spring, Mike Esseily, the district’s Executive Director of Special...
Class combines math and construction skills
Dearborn High is slowly growing a program that makes math practical for students and helps prepare them for carpentry work on their own or as part of a trade career. This is the second year the school has offered a Geometry in Construction class where students put...
Class of 2025 graduations to be livestreamed
Graduations are starting for the Class of 2025, and Dearborn Public Schools is again planning to broadcast all six of our graduation ceremonies live on the district’s YouTube Channel. The ceremonies will also be available for on-demand viewing after the events....
Public invited to high school Memorial Day ceremonies
All three traditional public high schools in Dearborn are planning special events before Memorial Day to remember fallen soldiers from their schools. The ceremonies will take place in the morning of the week before Memorial Day, and all will honor those who made the...
40th Superintendent’s Honors Night recognizes students and educators
Congratulations to all of the students and staff who were recognized at the 40th annual Superintendent’s Honors Night on May 6, 2025! Students about to graduate from the district were invited to attend if they have at least a 4.0 cumulative GPA halfway through their...
Dearborn High film festival returns May 16 and 17
The WDHS Film Festival returns on May 16 and 17 with five award winning student films. The festival starts at 6:30 p.m. each night. Tickets are $10 at the door or $7 in purchased online in advance. Students won Best of Show this year at the Michigan Student Film...
Report shows four district schools in top 15 in state
STEM Middle School was recently recognized as the top school in the state in an April 2025 report by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The magnet middle school was one of four Dearborn Public Schools that ranked in the top 15 in the organization’s Context and...
May 5 study session to hear infrastructure report
The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education has scheduled a special study session on May 5, 2025 to discuss infrastructure needs, as the district moves towards putting another bond question on a ballot. The open meeting is set to start at 6 p.m. that evening at the...
Dearborn Police bringing driver simulator to district high schools
DEARBORN, MI — The Dearborn Police Department has partnered with Dearborn Public Schools, AAA, and the Oakland Community College Police Academy to launch a cutting-edge traffic safety initiative aimed at educating young drivers. Through this collaboration, a...
2025 Teachers of the Year announced
Five teachers were honored on Thursday, April 17, during an event to announce the 2025 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students’ Choice Awards. Those receiving the awards include: Kathleen Laurus from Snow Elementary for preschool to second grade teachers, Deanne...