Katie Hetrick

College volunteers bring crafts to special needs students

College volunteers bring crafts to special needs students

About once a month, half a dozen or so students from the University of Michigan-Dearborn visit Howe bearing crafts, smiles, and patience as they visit special ed classrooms. Calling themselves the Creative Needs Project, the group includes a lot of students who are...

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Career cards show Stout students future selves

Career cards show Stout students future selves

Stout Middle School students and parents attending parent-teacher conferences in November 2025 received a special surprise. Staff took each child's photo and put it through AI to create an image of the student as their future self in their chosen career. Each card had...

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Transfer window open for Dearborn Virtual K-12

Transfer window open for Dearborn Virtual K-12

The transfer window is now open for district parents interested in transferring their child into or out of Dearborn Schools Virtual K-12 for the second semester. Transfer requests must be received by Dec. 1, 2025. Students in Virtual K-12 attend school entirely...

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Wellness committee meetings planned

Wellness committee meetings planned

Dearborn Public Schools will hold two committee meetings this school year as the district looks to assess and update its wellness policy. The public is welcome to attend. The Wellness Committee will meet on Dec. 18, 2025 and March 25, 2026 at 2 p.m. in the...

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Lamis Srour named interim superintendent

Lamis Srour named interim superintendent

Lamis Srour was appointed interim superintendent for Dearborn Public Schools at the regular November Board of Education meeting on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Ms. Srour has served as the Executive Director of Student Achievement over the Edsel Ford High School track since...

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Battle Against Hunger food drive returns Nov. 10 to 14

Battle Against Hunger food drive returns Nov. 10 to 14

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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