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MAY 15, 2024 Vol. 22, No. 11
CITY PREPARES FOR THE CELEBRATE BIRMINGHAM HOMETOWN PARADE BY MARY GENSON
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On Sunday, May 19, the Celebrate Birmingham Hometown Parade will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a party in Shain Park at 4 p.m. Residents will line the streets as local businesses, civic groups and organizations march through town. There will also be public safety vehicles, unicyclists from the Redford Township Unicycle Club and more. The parade’s path will begin near Booth Park and will end in Shain Park. They will march south along North Old Woodward Avenue, west along Maple Road and south along Bates Street. The party following the parade is presented by Bloom Pediatrics and Bank of Ann Arbor. There will be face painting, mini train rides, a bounce house, crafts and more entertainment until 4 p.m. at the park. Guests can also purchase food from a hot dog stand and an ice cream truck. Sponsors include Bloom Pediatrics, Bank of Ann Arbor-Birmingham, Birmingham Family YMCA and Next Level Dance Center. More information can be found at bhamgov.org/parade.
Children line the route at a past Celebrate Birmingham Hometown Parade. Photo provided by the city of Birmingham
Birmingham middle schools expand robotics programming BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham Public Schools plans to expand their middle school robotics program and add an all-girls team next year. They are seeking more involvement
ADULT AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT NEEDED, ORGANIZERS SAY from adults in the community to support and supervise the program. Birmingham Public Schools’ robotics programs are part of the FIRST Robotics organization. FIRST stands for For Inspiration
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and Recognition of Science and Technology. At the middle school level, students participate in the FIRST Tech Challenge, which gives students experience in hands-on engineering and also teaches kids soft skills,
such as community outreach. “It is a really cool program that builds on a lot of real-world life skills for students that they don’t get in other programs through their experiences at schools,” Berkshire Middle School science teacher Phillip Goeman said.
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