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January 25, 2018
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Northville superintendent honors board members
Hella moves plant from Plymouth to Northville
Hella, an automotive industry
supply manufacturer, will move
the company U.S. headquarters
from Plymouth to Northville
next year.
During a groundbreaking at
theNorthville Township site last
month, township Supervisor
Robert Nix II praised the
German company, which devel-
ops and builds lighting and elec-
tronic components for auto sup-
pliers.
“We're happy to welcome yet
another high-quality business to
Northville,”Nix said. “These are
real quality companies, first-rate
companies.”
Hella will construct a new
115,000-square-foot office and
technical center on Technology
Drive near Beck Road in the
Northville Technology Park.
Hella will reportedly lease the
site from Redico, a real estate
company which is developing
the site.
The company is expected to
move into the new Northville
Township building in early 2019,
according to statements fromthe
company.
Workforces from two other
existing offices will also be
moved into the new headquar-
ters. Company officials said that
the staff is expected to increase
from 350 to about 400 employees
during the next two years.
Employees in all departments
will reportedly be added at the
new site including design, devel-
opment, engineering and tech-
nology.
The new site will be the hub
for product development, pur-
chasing, sales, information man-
agement and finance, according
to a statement from the compa-
ny.
January is School Board
RecognitionMonth - a time to for-
mally honor the crucial role
board of educationmembers play
in the lives of children, schools
and the community. Public edu-
cation is the backbone of
American society and local
school boards are rooted in this
tradition noted Northville
Community
Schools
Superintendent Mary Kay
Gallagher.
“They (school boards) ensure
that decisions on school program-
ming are made by people elected
to represent our community's val-
ues, culture and circumstances.
They are citizenswhose decisions
affect our children and build our
communities,” she added.
Members of the Northville
Community Schools Board of
Education were officially hon-
ored last week at the regular
meeting.
“Our Board of Education
establishes the district's vision,
mission and goals and develops
policies to achieve them; they
encourage continuous improve-
ment in student learning; and
advocate at the local, state and
national level in support of public
education. This work includes an
endless string of meetings and
school functions to attend; reams
of reports, agendas, proposals
and other documents to read and
study; and a never-ending com-
mitment to thoughtful considera-
tion of the issues, balancing per-
spectives, and making difficult
decisions that are both fiscally
responsible and focused on what
is best for students,” Gallagher
said.
She said that the community
was fortunate to have an “actively
involved, deeply committed”
board of education
Together with district leaders,
educators and staff, the seven
members of the Northville
schools board of education over-
see andmanage an annual gener-
al fund budget of approximately
$78 million, 7,470 students, 850
employees, and 11 buildings.
Members of the Northville
Schools Board of Education who
were honored last week include:
James Mazurek, who has served
on the board for 7 years; Cynthia
L. Jankowski, who has served for
6 years; Matthew Wilk, who has
been on the board of 5 and 1/2
years; Ann Kalass, who has been
on the school board for 4 years;
Roland Hwang, who has been on
the board for 3 years; Sarah
Prescott who has served for 2
years and 4 months and Laurie
Doner, who has been on the
board for 1 year.
‘Wonder’-ful show
Fifth-grade students from Barth, Halecreek, Romulus and Wick elementary schools in Romulus were treated to a special screening of the film Wonder recently. The movie is
based on the bestselling children's novel and promotes a message of kindness toward others. The story surrounds the life of a 10-year old boy named Auggie who has
facial deformities from a birth condition called Craniofacial Difference, which affects 1 in 700 births. “Wonder delivers a message about acceptance of each other's unique
qualities and how to cope with the realities of being different. “People are all unique in their own special way and it is important that we promote kindness, especially to our
children,” said Marjie McAnally, superintendent of Romulus Community Schools. A partnership with Emagine Theaters, JORY Children's Foundation, Durham Transportation
Services, and Chartwells Foodservice made the learning experience possible.
