HIGH SCHOOL

On Wednesday, increased security was present at Marygrove High School after a troubling video surfaced online.

Local 4′s Kim DeGiulio takes you to Franklin High School where they have a lot of 4Frenzy winners and runners up.

The recent rise in COVID-19 numbers could be the start of another spike. Many schools in Metro Detroit are taking action and going back to requiring masks.

Fordson High School and DuVall Elementary School in Dearborn are both celebrating their 100th anniversaries this month.

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May is Teacher Appreciation Month.

For those who still haven’t reserved a ride to prom, Oscar Meyer is offering an opportunity to REALLY stand out upon arrival to the big event.

We listened to thousands of minutes of student podcasts and curated a list of episodes that will make you laugh, smile, or stop to think for a minute.

There are thousands of eighth grade students in the Detroit school district, and officials want just as many to attend high school in Detroit.

Good news for families. All Ann Arbor Public Schools bus routes will be restored on Monday.

This is a story that seems too good to be true. But it's very much true.

High school students in Michigan may be able to earn college credits at no cost to them through programs offered by the state.

The Michigan high school winter season is coming to a close, with the basketball seasons heading into the final weeks. The top high school players in the Saginaw area have risen to the challenge, putting up some big numbers in some of the biggest games of the season.

This week 4Frenzy is highlighting a swim team. And they’ve made a big splash in our Winter Fan Choice Awards -- receiving nominations in every category!

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Congrats to all of the winners and everyone else who participated in 4Frenzy this season!

WDIV’s 4Frenzy isn’t just about highlighting sports, we also focus on clubs, academics and performing arts.

Tens of thousands of you voted for your favorite students and teachers in our 2022 4Frenzy Winter Fan Choice Awards.

Make that two recruits Michigan State added for the next cycle in one day. Andrew Depaepe, a 2023 four-star defensive lineman from Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, Iowa, announced his commitment to the Spartans via Twitter on Wednesday afternoon. That came after 2023 three-star offensive lineman Johnathan Slack from Detroit Martin Luther King Jr. High School committed Wednesday morning. His other offers include Michigan, Iowa, Iowa State, Washington and Minnesota. Related Michigan State football stories:Michigan State LB Ma’a Gaoteote removes name from transfer portalTransfer additions create crowded Michigan State backfieldIllinois tight end transfer Daniel Barker commits to Michigan StateColorado running back transfer Jarek Broussard commits to Michigan StateMichigan State football’s midyear additions and their outlook for 2022 season

As we celebrate Black History Month this February, dozens of Michigan high school seniors are being recognized for their ability to uplift their peers or their community through academic achievement and positive behavior. Meet the students who won the Black History Makers of Today Scholarship.

Local 4′s Kim DeGiulio joined the Northville Varsity High School Ski Team this week to witness exactly how they shred the slopes!

The temporary memorial that was created by the Oxford community played a magnificent role in honoring and remembering the Wildcats who lost their lives while also providing a place for the community to grieve.

The suspected Oxford High School shooter and his parents appeared in court for two separate hearings on Friday.

Jennifer and James Crumbley appeared for court Friday via video conference as they attempted to get their bonds reduced.

Jennifer and James Crumbley are scheduled to return to court Friday as they attempt to get their bond reduced.

BAY CITY, MI -- A look at players from the MLive Bay City coverage area who are competing at the collegiate level in men’s basketball and women’s basketball for the 2021-22 season. Player, Year (High School) -- CollegeDrew Hess, fr. (Clare)…LansingWOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2021-22Division IJohn Glenn graduate Kalle Martinez is in her senior year with the Central Michigan University women's basketball team. (John Glenn) -- Ferris State UniversityMcKenna Walker, jr. (Bay City Western) -- Northwood UniversityDivision III/NAIA/NCCAATrine's Natalee Kunse, Hope's Abi Tarrant and Adrian's Bailey Taylor. (Bay City Central) -- Delta CollegeRELATED READINGAn Early Signing Day look at where Bay City area athletes are heading to collegeOgemaw grad Jere Getzinger joins EMU in Lending Tree BowlBay City area football players competing at the college level in 2021

Each year, more than 100 members of the Andrews High School band participate in a Christmas parade during the holiday season.

A16-year-old student stabbed an 18-year-old student in the back at Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte on Thursday, according to police.

NEWAYGO COUNTY, MI – School and police officials say that threats Wednesday, Dec. 8, at Newaygo High School and Middle School have been deemed not credible. The reports led Newaygo Public Schools to go into “secure mode,” with school doors locked and students remaining in classrooms. “After what happened Monday, and then today, I’m ready to pull my kids out of public schools,” she said. Andres said that the threats, coming on the heels of the Nov. 30 shooting at Oxford High School, have to stop. “We want our students of the Newaygo Public Schools District to be safe and to have a wonderful educational career, one which they deserve,” Wright said at the press conference.

The U.S. Marshals joined the search for the parents who are charged in connection with the deadly attack on Oxford High School that their teen son is accused of committing.

FLINT, MI -- The Westwood Heights school district is seeking input from the community this weekend on how to spend about $5 million in COVID-19 relief fundsA town hall meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at Hamady Middle/High School, 3223 W. Carpenter Road, in Mt. Morris Township to discuss the use of the ESSER funds. The input from community members will be used to develop a strategic plan to improve facilities and address learning loss from the pandemic. For additional information on the town hall, contact the school’s front office at 810-591-0890. Read more on MLive:Oxford High School shooting has Genesee County districts urging safety measuresFlint elementary students discover new careers via STEMLETICS partnership$50K grant for Miracle League of Greater Flint to help build county’s first fully accessible baseball fieldFour dead, terrorism charges, video evidence: The latest on the Oxford High School shooting

The state has reported 93 new school outbreaks across Metro Detroit Tuesday.

The Oxford Community Schools district sent alerts to parents on Tuesday after a shooting at Oxford High School.

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The lawsuit was filed against the school district, the superintendent and the Bloomfield Hills High School principal last week.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District said it will switch to online learning on Fridays in December in response to rising COVID-19 cases and the need for mental health relief.

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Woodhaven High School in Brownstown Township was sent into lockdown after a mother told a bus driver that she would shoot someone if her daughter was harmed.

A mother was arrested after telling a Woodhaven bus driver that she would go to her daughter’s high school and shoot someone if her daughter was harmed or threatened, police said.

OTISVILLE, MI -- LakeVille Middle School and High School went into a soft lockdown Monday morning after a student, who has since been found safe, exited the building and left campus on foot. As of 11:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 25, the student was found according to an announcement on the LakeVille Community Schools Facebook page. The district worked with local law enforcement and the student’s family to search for the missing student. The lockdown was put into effect to allow for a search to take place as a precautionary measure. Both the middle school and high school are out of lockdown.

A Stoney Creek High School senior who was hit by a car last week has died.

C.J. Carr is only a sophomore at Saline High School, but it’s clear he’s getting very comfortable in his role as starting quarterback for the Hornets.

One of the most exciting rites of passage for teens is getting a driver’s license. It can also be one of the most troubling for parents who have concerns about safety. This happens to be National Teen Driver Safety Week, and there is a program called “Strive 4 a Safer Drive” that is dedicated to helping teens make safer driving choices.

East English Village Preparatory Academy was on lockdown after multiple fights took place in the cafeteria during lunch.

Mount Clemens Middle/High School is closed on Friday, Oct. 8 after a handwritten threat that indicated there would be a school shooting on Friday was located on a desk.

School educators and administrators are becoming more troubled by students attempting TikTok challenges.

The annual FastTrack Awards honors fast-growing "gazelle" companies headquartered in Washtenaw and Livingston counties.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Now that the school year is well underway and students are off to the races for another year of learning and studying, we thought we’d ask: Can we see your pictures?

Here’s a few things that might make going back to school a little easier

Book a field trip at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.

BAY CITY, MI -- Nearly 30 players produced by the MLive Bay City area’s 25 high school football teams are competing at the collegiate level in 2021. Brayden Swartout of Central Michigan, Ben VanSumeren of Michigan State and Devell Washington of West Virginia are Bay City area products. Virginia - LBDivision IIBruin French of Ferris State, Johnathan Hardy of Michigan Tech and J.T. Warren of Davenport are Bay City area alums. Brett Beyer, jr. (BC Central)…Olivet - DLDavid Coffey, sr. (BC Western)…Olivet - QBBrenden Coulter, so.

Check out the highlights of the 4Frenzy Game of the Week that aired on Local 4

Detroit Catholic Central vs Chippewa Valley High School to start the season

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Hundreds of excited students, parents and community members recently attended a ribbon cutting for Grand Rapids Public Schools’ new $20 million Southwest Middle/High School - Academia Bilingüe. Related: ‘Transformational’ housing, new school brings hope to Grand Rapids neighborhood“The school is not just a building,’’ said Southwest Elementary Principal Carlos de la Barrera. And we all have contributed to this amazing program.”Southwest Middle High is an expansion of Southwest Community Campus, a Spanish-English immersion theme school that was a PreK-8 program. Parents pushed for a neighborhood high school, so kids didn’t have to be bused miles away or attend a nearby district. “They said yes to the future of our young people in Grand Rapids Public Schools,” Roby said.

More and more students are taking advantage of the opportunity to graduate high school early, mostly a semester early in December or January.

Starting high school can understandably create nervousness among parents and kids.

The term actually is listed in dictionaries, and it’s one that every parent of a high school senior will hear plenty from counselors, teachers and principals.

It’s hard to say this is the revival of something that was dead, because higher-ups in the Pontiac School District don’t even know if it was alive in the first place.

The Wisconsin high school will offer a class on drones starting next fall.

The Wisconsin high school will offer a class on drones starting next fall.

The Wisconsin high school will offer a class on drones starting next fall.

Former Michigan volleyball player Molly Lillard died Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Arizona Republic reported. The Arizona Republic reported Lillard’s husband, Royce Lillard III, was suspected of the shooting and barricaded himself in his home before being found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Molly Lillard, 28, a graduate of Middleton (Wis.) High School, was a four-year letter-winner for the Wolverines and earned honorable mention All-American honors as a senior in 2013. “We are extremely heartbroken and at a loss for words at this moment,” Michigan volleyball’s official Twitter account posted Tuesday morning. “The Michigan Volleyball family is sending all of our love to Molly Toon and her family.

The Grosse Pointe South boys basketball team’s playoff run was cut short in Thursday’s district semifinals when they took on Martin Luther King Jr. High School. The Blue Devils managed to cut King’s lead down to single digits in the fourth quarter, but the Crusaders hung on to a 56-40 victory. Things picked up for the Blue Devils in the second half, but they could not quite dig themselves out of the hole created by their slow start. “We had our best week of practice in preparation for the game.”The season may have come to an end sooner than they would have liked, but 2021 was still a successful year for the Blue Devils in many ways. After his second year at the helm of this Blue Devils team, Benard has seen his program take significant strides.

“It was just too much.”Whitney was quick to add she didn’t like online school either. When the opportunity to go back to school for in-person learning this week, the Adams sisters knew they wanted to return. About 40 percent of middle and high school students returned to in-person learning at the Westwood Heights Schools on Monday, March 1 in Mt. Related: Westwood Heights students to return to the classroom for first time since onset of pandemicHamady Middle/High School Principal Dionna Ross said currently 99 middle school students are attending in-person classes, while 144 are still learning virtually from home. Ross hopes that students, like Jones and the Adams sisters, find a sense of belonging and comfort while rediscovering school pride together through in-person learning.

Along with building new classrooms, the bond would help the district install air conditioning in the building. “When there are quality schools and school facilities, that also increases property values and pride in the community. Godfrey-Lee is the only Kent County school district with a tax proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot. Public schools must levy the 18 mills to receive their full per-pupil funding from the state. If approved, Tri County schools would levy approximately $2,317,000 in 2021 for its students.