Students and families from across Dearborn Public Schools are again stepping up to Battle Against Hunger this November. The annual Battle Against Hunger food collection drive will run from Nov. 10 to 14 at several schools in the district. Last year the school...
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Empty Bowls soup fundraiser returns Nov. 17
The Dearborn Public Schools Art Department is hosting its 34th annual Empty Bowls meal on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Park Place Banquet Hall, 23400 Park St., Dearborn. For a minimum suggested $6 donation, guests who attend this family-friendly...
Smith principal and assistant principal named as state principals of the year
Smith Middle School in Dearborn learned on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2025 that it has not one, but two Michigan Principals of the Year! Mark Rummel was named Michigan Middle School Principal of the Year, and Maha Fayad was recognized as Michigan Middle School Assistant...
STEM ranked top middle school in the state
STEM Middle School was recently named the top middle school in the state by U.S. News and World Report. Howard Elementary School in Dearborn placed in the top 5 percent for elementary schools, coming in #72 out of 1,475 public elementary schools included in the...
Retiree a dedicated Salina volunteer
An outing with his senior community led James Martin to a new passion as a volunteer. Now Mr. Jim, as the students know him, is at Salina Elementary school a few days a week helping in a Young 5s classroom where most students cannot even count up to his 85 years of...
Board training session set for Nov. 3
The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education has scheduled a board training session for Monday, Nov. 3 to begin reviewing the process for selecting a new superintendent for the district. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. and include a conversation with a...
Care to the Core Kickoff Event 2025
Three district staff finalists for Michigan principal or assistant principal of the year awards
Three Dearborn Public School Principals are among the finalists for principal of the year from the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP). Hebat Abdelbaki, Stout Middle School Principal, and Mark Rummel, O.L. Smith Middle School Principal, are...
Environmental conference attendees visit Salina
Guests from the Michigan Environmental Justice Conference visited Salina Elementary and Intermediate School campus on Sept. 29, 2025, to learn more about the district’s Green Schoolyards initiative. Approximately 80 visitors from two buses of conference attendees...







