Keeping in the spirit of giving, Voice of Ville’s journalism team sponsored a successful canned goods drive at the school. All food products were donated to Bethany Lutheran Church to help feed the homeless this Christmas.
Detroit has many beautiful, exciting and unique things going on during this holiday season. The annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was a great lead to the many festivities in Detroit.
On Dec. 6, the Southwest Detroit community gathered near Detroit Cristo Rey High School for the second annual Miracle on Vernor.
On Oct. 30 at the Boy & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan, three out of four Communication & Media Arts teams competed in the Shark Tank. All competitors had to pitch their business ideas to win a $1,000 starting check provided by Forbes.
On Nov. 6, some Cass Tech students went to the TEDxDetroit event at the Masonic Temple.
Cass Tech students Quinell May Jr., Anjel Mantel, and B'nathaniel Orlu were awarded a full sponsorship in the fall to perform in Spain and Portugal as integral members of the Community Chorus of Detroit (CCD).
Benjamin Carson High School became the first Detroit public school to adopt a certified nurse’s assistant program in addition to its various existing medical-focused programs.
Mumford High School was one of five Detroit schools that won a music grant from Vans.
Larry Gray is the new principal at East English Village.
Western junior Victor Meza is an artist who likes to draw humans as cartoons or in his style, which is mostly cartoonish but does have a tad of realism.
Southeastern's back-to-school bash was like no other. That’s because this year’s host was Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), an automaker that is expanding its facilities on the eastside.
Four Southeastern athletes finished their seasons earning All-City honors.
SE was one of five Detroit schools to receive Vans Gives a Band grant. The school received $10,000 worth of instruments and an additional $10,000 to use to build the program.
On the morning of Oct. 23, students attending Communication & Media Arts High School were the first students in the city to learn about a life-changing opportunity for Detroit youth. The president of Wayne State University, M. Roy Wilson, announced that the college would guarantee free tuition for any graduating senior from Detroit.
During the second week of September, hundreds of volunteers from General Motors, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV), Ideal Group, and Detroit Cristo Rey gathered for what is known as teamGM Cares Week to improve areas of the city through community service projects.
At midnight Sept. 16, more than 46,000 UAW members walked off the job in a national strike against General Motors. The effects of the 40-day walkout rippled through the industry and community, including Detroit Cristo Rey High School.
Sen. Bernie Sanders made a special appearance at Cass Technical High School on Oct. 27.
Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti and Chief of Police Ralph Godbee are working to ensure students and staff in all Detroit schools and buildings are safe.
In the days leading up to National Coming Out Day last October, the student body at Renaissance High School submitted 225 anonymous posts to a box dealing with mental health, sexuality, and other teen angsts. It filled a hallway that became known as the “Coming Out Wall. This project is now an exhibit at Affirmations, one of the country’s largest LGTBQ community centers.
On Jan. 14, Marshall Bullock was sworn in as state senator for the fourth district in the Mumford auditorium before an audience of friends, family, supporters and students.
