The holiday celebration for adult edu-
cation students in Wayne-Westland classes
reallywas an international event.
Students enrolled in the English as a
Second Language (ESL) and General
Educational Development (GED) classes
celebrated the holiday with ethnic dishes
from their native countries they prepared
using vegetables andherbs grown in class.
According to Kerin Stover, a prep
teacher at the program, the vegetables
were cultivated in the classroom healthy
grow station, donated to the program this
year byTarget.
“This semester we embarked on the
exciting adventure of researching the best
herbs and vegetables to grow within the
system. The students voted for the current
seed choices, including cilantro, parsley,
mint, chives, basil, Vietnamese coriander
and thyme,” Stover said. “As the plants
continued to grow, we were able to study
each stage of development, known as mor-
phogenesis. Most plants continually pro-
duce new sets of organs, such as leaves,
flowers, and fruits as they grow, so there
was always a lesson to learn.
“Now that some of the herbs have
matured, the students made an ethnic
dish centered around each one. We have
also shared the ethnic history of eachherb
and have discovered how these dietary
staples have been a part of the human diet
for thousands of years all over the world,”
Stover said.
She said that Wayne-Westland
Superintendent of Schools Michele
Harmala attended the holiday event along
withSt. Nickhimself.
Since the programwas moved from the
Tinkham Center to John Glenn on
Marquette in Westland, Stover said, some
community members may be confused
and think that the program has ended or
not be aware that the free classes are
offered.
She said the Wayne-Westland district
continues to offer the community service
and even offers free transportation by taxi
to and from class, without restrictions on
where studentsmay live.
“We have a variety of tools both in class
and online to assist the adult learners with
reaching their GED and ESL goals,” she
said. We have many interesting activities
going on in class to prepare the students
for employment. We attend career fairs.
We also have local businesses come and
speak to the students regarding opportuni-
ties in the community,” she added.
“Through our program, GED students
can earn their degree for free. We can
reimburse up to $150 required for the
Pearson testing system when the student
passes. We also provide free GED Ready
tests for all four subjects when the stu-
dent's skills have been raised to a passing
level though our diagnostics and teaching
methods,” Sever said.
For more information about the pro-
gram, visit
/
WayneWestlandGEDESL/ or contact
Stover at John Glenn High School,(734)
419-2300.
murder; two counts of assault
with intent to do great bodily
harm less than murder; two
counts of assault with a danger-
ous weapon; two counts of felony
firearm; two counts of being a
felon in possession of a firearm
and a charge for being a habitual
offender-fourthoffense.
Cicerelli set a bond of $750,000
cash and Svenson set a $75,000
cash bond for Wooten. Wooten is
scheduled to appear at the 18th
District Court for his probable
causehearing Jan. 5.
Brown was arraigned before
Svenson on one count of armed
robbery; one count of assault with
intent to do great bodily harmless
thanmurder; one count of assault
with a dangerous weapon, and a
charge of being a habitual offend-
er-fourth offense. Brown was
given a bond of $75,000 cash for
the Dec. 11 armed robbery and is
also scheduled to appear at the
18th District Court for his proba-
ble causehearing Jan. 5.
Lewis was arraigned by
Cicerelli for the Dec. 17 armed
robbery and Svenson for the Dec.
11 armed robbery. In all, Lewis
was arraigned on one count of
armed robbery; one count of
assault with intent to do great
bodily harm less than murder,
and one count of assault with a
dangerous weapon. Cicerelli set
a bond of $500,000 cash and
Svenson set a $75,000 cash bond
for Lewis. Lewis, too, is sched-
uled to appear back at the 18th
District Court for his probable
causehearing on Jan. 5.
“The Westland Police
Department Detective Bureau
realized the danger of these par-
ticular armed robbery suspects
andwent to great lengths to arrest
them as quickly as possible,”
noted a prepared statement from
the department.
Police said that despite having
very little evidence to work with,
they were able to investigate,
identify all suspects, and arrest
all of them within an 11 day peri-
od.
“This was a direct result of the
time and effort that the Westland
Police Detective Bureau con-
tributed in the interest of the
safety of our community,” accord-
ing to a department spokesman.
Westland Police arrested an
armed robbery suspect Christmas
Eve, just hours after a morning
theft at the Family Dollar Store on
VenoyRoad.
Leroy Sloan, 42, of Inkster was
arrested after he led officers on a
vehicle pursuit as he attempted to
leave the scene of the robbery.
Westland Ofc. Jason Soulliere
was on routine patrol Christmas
Eve morning when he noticed a
vehicle that matched the descrip-
tion of cars seen by witnesses at
other Family Dollar Store rob-
beries parked in the lot in front of
the 1918 South Venoy Road loca-
tion of the store.
Soulliere watched the vehicle
for some time until a personmatch-
ing the description of the earlier
armed robber exited the store and
entered the vehicle. Soulliere fol-
lowed the vehicle out of the lot, at
which time Westland Police dis-
patch received a 911 call stating
that the storehad just been robbed.
Sloan did not stop his vehicle
when ordered and led Soulliere on
a vehicle pursuit. The pursuit
ended when Sloan lost control of
his vehicle and crashed into a
garage in the area of Grand
Traverse and Bay Court. Sloan
then exited the vehicle and fled on
foot, but Soulliere caught Sloan
and placed him under arrest with-
out further incident.
In addition to the Family Dollar
robbery on Dec. 24, Sloan is also
accused of committing armed rob-
beries at the Payless Shoe Store
located at 6629 N Wayne Road on
Dec. 5, and at the Family Dollar
located at 1963 S. Wayne Road on
Dec. 23.
Sloan was arraigned Dec. 26 in
front of Judge Vesta Svenson on
three charges of armed robbery,
fleeing a police officer third
degree, felony firearm (pneumatic
gun), and three charges of being a
habitual offender, (fourth notice).
Sloan's bond was set at $225,000
cash or surety for all three inci-
dents, and he was scheduled to
appear at the 18th District Court
for a probable causehearing today.
This arrest is the ninth the
Westland Police Department has
made in the most recent 10 armed
robberies of businesses.
“If you intend on committing a
robbery, you better think long and
hard about whether it's worth com-
mitting that crime in the City of
Westland,” commented Police
Chief Jeff Jedrusik.
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Arrests
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Kyle Wooten
Archie Lewis
Christian Brown
Leroy Sloan
Students at the free English as a Second Language and General Educational
Development classes in Wayne Westland celebrated diversity with their holiday party.
