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January 28, 2016
W
AYNE
City hires former Westland development director
Alumni sought for honor
It didn't take Lori Fodale long
to find a new position when her
contract as the Economic
Development Director in
Westland was not renewed Jan.
31.
Last week, Fodale, who
worked in Westland for eight
years, was hired for the same job
in theCity ofWayne.
Fodale was introduced to the
members of the Wayne City
Council at their regular meeting
by City Manager Lisa Nocerini
who said that while there had
been interest from businesses
about moving to Wayne, there
had been no one for them to talk
to about the process. She said
Fodale's experience will bring a
newperspective to the city.
Fodale was the director of the
Wayne Chamber of Commerce
for 13 years prior to taking the
job inWestland.
Her $70,000 annual salary will
be split between the city and the
Downtown
Development
Authority (DDA) as she will also
serve as a staff person for that
group.
Nocerini said that Fodale
would help with economic devel-
opment planning for the future,
which is a key to bringing addi-
tional revenue into the city.
“Lori has the background that
we need and knows Wayne - her
family lived here,” said Nocerini.
“We have vacant buildings - that's
one of the biggest complaints we
hear. The city is in a financial sit-
uation where it needs to bring in
revenue.”
Nocerini said that employing
Fodalewould not impact the sup-
port the city has for the Wayne
Main Street project and Fodale
said that she is supportive of that
effort.
Currently, the City of Wayne
faces a $2.25 million budget
shortfall and auditors predict the
city could be out of money in
early 2017.
This year's commencement ceremony
forWayneMemorial High School will con-
tinue the tradition of awarding a
“Distinguished Alumni” medal to a gradu-
ate ofWayneMemorial HighSchool.
“We have hadmany outstanding people
graduate from Wayne Memorial,” said
Kevin Weber, Wayne principal. “Many
have contributed significantly to the bet-
terment of society on a local, state, nation-
al or international level. The
Distinguished Alumni Award is our way of
honoring an outstanding graduate on an
annual basis.”
Each winner is awarded a medal
inscribedwith the official school seal.
“This is an opportunity for our current
graduating class to hear first hand from a
former alumnus who has made his/her
mark on society,”Weber said.
The most difficult task is to locate the
many alumni who have distinguished
themselves since their graduation. For
that reason, Wayne Memorial officials are
asking the community to help in the
search. If any member of the community
wishes to nominate a Wayne Memorial
graduate, contact the principal's office at
Wayne Memorial High School, (734) 419-
2206. The school is located at 3001 Fourth
St.Wayne, Michigan 48184.
A “Distinguished Alumni” committee
has been established at Wayne Memorial
to decide on the recipient for 2016. An
announcement of thewinnerwill bemade
in mid-May, and the recipient will then be
honored at commencement, June 4.
Nominations are due byFeb. 26.
Wayne Memorial High School will be
hosting an 8th grade parent night for
those with students transitioning to 9th
grade or those interested in gettingmore
information about Wayne Memorial
High School for the 2016-2017 school
year.
Students do not have to be currently
attending a Wayne-Westland Community
School to attend. The event will take
place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Wayne
Memorial High School Stockmeyer
Auditorium. Topics coveredwill include:
scheduling, graduation requirements,
testing out requirements, direct college
courses, AP courses, extra-curricular
activities, and more. All are welcome to
attend andquestions are encouraged.
Parking is available in the Glenwood
Street parking lot and guests should
enter through the front of the auditori-
um. Any additional questions should be
directed to the Counseling Department
at (734)419-2215.
Parents meeting is planned
St. Mary sets open house
In conjunction with Catholic Schools
Week, St. Mary Catholic School will be
hosting an Open House from 11 a.m. until
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31.
The event is open to anyone who may
be interested in school for grades
Preschool 3, Preschool 4, and
Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Visitors will have an opportunity to
meet teachers and administration, aswell
as view classrooms and work done by stu-
dents. St. Mary is a diverse school that
offers many extracurricular activities to
meet each individual student's interests.
The school Learning Specialist will be
available to discuss extra help that is
available to students during the school
day as well as after school small group
tutoring. Students from the middle
school will also be demonstrating a dis-
section in the science lab.
Registration and tuition information
for the 2016-2017 school year will be avail-
able. Families may also inquire about
TuitionAssistancePrograms.
More information regarding St. Mary
School is available at stmaryschool-
wayne.org or feel free to call the School
Office at (734) 721-1240 or email schoolof-
.
The school is located at 34516 West
MichiganAve. inWayne.
