For the fifth straight year, Huntington Ford of Rochester Hills has awarded a full-tuition, renewable scholarship to an Oakland University-bound student from the Greater Rochester area. Dealership owners Pat and Christie Scoggin recently presented this year’s award to Rachel Swink, a 2016 graduate of Avondale High School. While at Avondale, Swink excelled academically and devoted herself to several extracurricular activities, including varsity soccer and raising awareness of food allergies. … [Read more...]
Huntington Ford Presents Full-Tuition Scholarship to OU-Bound Avondale Grad
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Huntington Ford helps area youth with a head start in college
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Huntington Ford of Rochester Hills has partnered with Oakland University to establish a scholarship for an incoming freshman from one of four Rochester area high schools – Adams, Stoney Creek, Rochester or Avondale. The scholarship will support an OU student with a four-year renewable award to be applied toward the cost of tuition. In addition to good citizenship, candidates must demonstrate financial need, a passion for a particular subject matter or extracurricular activity and hold … [Read more...]
6 Avondale students Win Scholastic Art Awards
February 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Six Avondale High School art students earned a first place/Gold Key in this year’s Southeastern Michigan Scholastic Art Awards. Their work will continue on to New York City for the National Competition in late March. Rachel Tran, a senior from Rochester Hills, won a Best of Show awards for her art portfolio. She was one of seven portfolio winners from among 300 submissions. She also won a Silver Key (second place) for drawing, three third-place certificates for drawing and one for digital … [Read more...]
School boards to seat new members
November 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Rochester board of education will have two new members next year. In Tuesday's election, incumbent Beth Talbert finished first with 1,148 votes. Jane Pierobon finished second with 960 votes; Pat Piskulich finished third with 819 votes. They defeated newcomers Jeremy Nielson and Tom Malysz. Two incumbents chose not to run. Pierobon is a nurse. Piskulich is on the faculty at Oakland University, as is Talbert. The new members will be sworn in in January. “We’re very pleased,” Piskulich … [Read more...]
Avondale to Revise Deficit Plan
June 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Avondale Board of Education has approved a budget for the 2011-12 school year that meets the terms of a state-approved deficit elimination plan. The board approved the new budget Monday after reaching concession agreements with employee groups, including wage reductions of 1-2 percent plus increases in health-care contributions to at least 20 percent. Superintendent George Heitsch agreed to roll his salary back 3 percent, in addition to the 20-percent health-care contribution. The … [Read more...]
Avondale Brings “Hairspray” to the Stage and Celebrates Music, Dance, Big Hair and Racial Tolerance All at the, Same Time
April 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Avondale Theatre Company, Avondale High School's award-winning drama troupe, continues its bold and experimental season by going to extremes once again and taking on one of the most successful Tony-winning shows in recent history, the musical "Hairspray," for four performances, Fridays and Saturdays, April 29, 30, and May 6, 7. Performances will be at 7:35 p.m. at the Avondale Performing Arts Centre in Auburn Hills. With book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, and music and lyrics … [Read more...]
