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WESTLAND
WESTLAND

On the market

Student-built home now for sale

The City of Westland and the Wayne The Building Trades Program allows for
Westland Community Schools District are the economic stimulation by creating new
celebrating the 10th anniversary of their homeowners and adding to the tax base,
joint initiative, the Building Trades part- officials said. For students, it provides the
nership. Originally launched in 2010, the opportunity to learn a skilled trade. Since
Building Trades program allows for the its approval in 2010, the partnership has
removal of vacant, blighted properties and resulted in the new construction of 11
transforms them into houses in Westland.
new homes. ” “The partnership
Under this part- between the City of
nership, Westland We look forward to Westland and Wayne
provides the building continuing the partnership Westland Community
materials, with funds and growing the Schools has been a
from the HOME longstanding and Students proudly show off their completed home renovation as part of the Building
Partnership Program All American City. beneficial collabora- Trades partnership between the City of Westland and the Wayne Westland Community
Schools district.ome on Beatrice Street is the latest project in the award-winning joint
and the Wayne tion serving both the effort of the City of Westland and the Wayne Westland Community Schools Building
Westland Community students and the com- Trades initiative.
Schools District munity. We look for-
(WWCSD) provides labor through the ward to continuing the partnership and
William D. Ford Career Technical Center growing the All American City,” said Mayor
Construction Technology Program. William R. Wild.
In 2019, the city and school district “This partnership is an amazing oppor-
marked 10th anniversary celebration with tunity for the students in the Construction
the wall raising of a house on Schuman Technology Program to not only learn a
Street. Despite challenges due to COVID, skilled trade that can evolve into a lifelong A home on
students in the Construction Technology career, but also positively impact their com- Beatrice Street is
Program were able to complete the house munity in a way that will give families last- the latest project
during the 2020-21 school year and it sold to ing memories. I am proud of the students in the award-win-
a first-time homebuyer. and our commitment to building a better ning joint effort of
the
of
City
Now, under the partnership, a home community,” said Superintendent of Wayne Westland and the
located at 1612 Beatrice St. is the latest site Westland Schools John Dignan. Wayne Westland
for renovation. The house will be sold to a The partnership received the Community
first-time homebuyer with an asking price Excellence in Practice award from the Schools Building
of more than $200,000. Michigan State Board of Education. Trades initiative.
Acts of Kindness by students rewarded at council meeting

Members of the Westland City Przybyla of Schweitzer everyone and leading by example helping two classmates with their and is inclusive with all of her
Council along with the Elementary, Kadence Lindsey of with her friendly and helpful per- work. She is a polite and helpful peers. She meets all the staff
Compassionate City Committee Taft-Galloway Elementary, sonality. student that loves to encourage members with a big smile and
and Wayne-Westland Community Yuritzi Antonio-Olmos of Walker- Kadence Lindsey was nomi- her peers to do well and is often excitement to learn every single
Schools administrators acknowl- Winter Elementary, and Chloe nated for cleaning up the class- one of the first students to volun- day, her nominator said, and “this
edged the recipients of the April Falis of Stottlemyer Early room when all her peers went teer to help her classroom and year, her kind, sensitive, compas-
Random Acts of Kindness Childhood and Family outside for recess. She is a very Walker as a whole, her teacher sionate and joyous personality
awards. The program recognizes Development Center. polite and sweet young girl and is said. have blossomed and bloomed.”
four of the many students nomi- Tessa Przybyla was nominated very helpful and is always capa- Chloe Falis has “done a fantas- Each of the student received a
nated from the 17 schools in the by her teacher for being caught ble of making others smile, tic job at being the class leader.” $20 gift certificate from a local
district who have demonstrated spreading kindness by being a according to her nomination. According to her nomination, she merchant along with the official
random acts of kindness. leader every day in class, helping Yuritzi Antonio-Olmos was is always willing to help a class- recognition by city and school
The four winners were Tessa others, and being a friend to nominated by her teacher for mate who is having a difficult day officials.
Juneteenth is marked at library

The William Faust Public Library of This artistic and historical presentation
Westland will host a Junteenth celebration will include an introduction to Juneteenth,
from 3 until 3 p.m. June 4. and provide a description of the shackles
Drs. Micala Evans and Imelda Hunt of and obstacles that bonded people as prop-
the Eastern Michigan University erty and upheld a system of racism and
Department of Africology and African negative stereotypes. Register at:
American Studies will share the reason for https://westlandlibrar y .
the recognition of Juneteenth as a federal evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId
holiday, and the importance for people of =16656&backTo=Calendar&startDate=20
every background to celebrate Juneteenth. 22/06/01.
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