After the school bell rang, we officially launched the Empowering Her Success Academy, an after-school program of the Rhonda Walker Foundation in partnership with automaker Stellantis for girls in grades three through seven.

MacDowell Preparatory Academy in Detroit will also close for the first half of next week for enhanced cleaning as the school experiences heightened COVID-19 spread.

MacDowell Preparatory Academy in Detroit will be closed through Wednesday (Nov. 17) after a staff member tested positive for COVID on Friday.