Barbizon Announces Annual College Scholarship Recipient

Coral Springs, FL, May 05, 2011 –(PR.com)– Barbizon International, Inc. is pleased to announce Meghan Terry of Allen Park, MI is the recipient of the annual Barbizon College Scholarship. The scholarship, which covers up to $100,000 in college tuition costs, will be formally presented to Meghan this week.

Barbizon International, the industry leader in modeling [...]

High school students join fight against unemployment

High school leaders from across metro Detroit are taking a pledge to help fight unemployment through a new program from Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit.

The program, called the Goodwill Pass It Forward “Dollars for Jobs” High School Challenge is formally being kicked off today and is sponsored by the nonprofit along with Huntington National [...]

VFW awards contest winners

First-place winners in the Allen Park Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary’s “Voice of Democracy” contest were awarded recently, and their speeches were professionally recorded.

The students — Joshua Truchan and Diana Ferraiuolo, seniors at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic High School; Reebehl El-Hage, a sophomore at Allen Park High School; and Vlad Smolyanov, a senior at [...]

ALLEN PARK: High school principal earns advanced endorsement

ALLEN PARK — Janet Wasko believes it is never too early to gain real-world experience.

It is that kind of thinking that has earned the Allen Park High School principal an advanced endorsement toward her school administrator certification from the Michigan Association of School Administrators.

Wasko has successfully completed “Courageous Journey,” an intensive, two-year program [...]

Monroe Jefferson Girls’ Cross Country Invitational

Division 1

Woodhaven placed seventh to lead all local teams in the Jefferson Invitational’s Division 1 race.

The Warriors scored 156 points, followed by Roosevelt eighth (200), Anderson 11 th (318) and Allen Park 12 th (332).

Brighton was first, scoring 65 points.

Woodhaven’s top three runners were Brooke Austin 15th (20:37), Ashley Dingess 22nd [...]

Downriver Fanfare Tonight

The News Herald: Breaking news coverage for Southgate, MI.

WYANDOTTE — Some high school bands are extremely competitive, while others focus on performing and entertaining crowds.

Downriver Fanfare is an event that brings both types of bands together, giving budding musicians an opportunity to compete and to perform before a large [...]

Jags lose close one to Carlson 7-6

The News Herald: Breaking news coverage for Southgate, MI.

By Jon Machota

After back-to-back losses, Carlson Coach Kent Sikora said teams were probably wondering if his Marauders would show up in the second half.

Carlson proved that they could Friday night.

The Marauders fell behind visiting Allen Park 6-0 early in the second quarter, but [...]