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Wildcat Willy receives face-lift from one of Novi’s largest graduating classes BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
Wildcat Willy, the Novi High School mascot, received a dramatic face-lift from one of the school’s largest graduating classes — 576 students — during the school’s commencement ceremony May 18 at the George Gervin GameAbove Center at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. The longtime mascot had started to become weathered over the years, so the class of 2025 gave the See GRADUATION on page 17A
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ABOVE: Members of the Novi High School Class of 2025 seal their status as graduates by joyfully tossing their caps in the air at the completion of their commencement ceremony at the George Gervin GameAbove Center at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti May 18. LEFT: Wildcat Willy shows off his new look compliments of the class of 2025.
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“complicated” as Michigan’s economy slows, and national and global policies coming from Washington, D.C., are currently very fluid, according to economist Gabriel Eh-
rlich, of the University of Michigan. Ehrlich co-authored the county’s 2025 economic outlook report with fellow University of Michigan economist Donald Grimes.
“The message in this year’s report is … it’s complicated because Michigan’s economy has been slowing down recently,” said See ECONOMY on page 8A
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