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School trustees fill vacancy on board
Heroes on Hines fundraiser set for Oct. 3
Sarah Prescott has been
appointed by the Northville
Board of Education to serve the
remaining 16-months of the term
vacated by Scott Craig at the end
of lastmonth.
Prescott was selected from
among 10 Northville school dis-
trict residents who submitted
applications indicating their
interest in being considered for
appointment to the board. Board
members conducted interviews
with all of the candidates Sept. 8
and a second round of interviews
with the top two candidates took
place Sept. 15 during which
Prescott was selected.
Prescott will assume her
duties at the regular meeting of
the board members Sept. 29 and
will serve through Dec. 31, 2016.
She will be eligible to seek elec-
tion to the open four-year term -
beginning in January 2017 - in
the school election set for Nov. 8,
2016.
“On behalf of my fellow board
members, I want to welcome
Sarah Prescott and let her know
that we look forward to working
with her,” said Northville Board
of Education President Cyndy
Jankowski. “It is heartening to
see somany qualified individuals
willing to step up and serve the
school district and the communi-
ty. I encourage each of them - as
well as all members of the
Northville school community - to
look for opportunities to give of
their time and talents to ensure
the best possible learning experi-
ence for all Northville Public
Schools students.”
For the past nine years,
Prescott has served as an attor-
ney specializing in employment
litigation at Gordon, Laughbaum
& Prescott, in Bloomfield Hills,
where she is a partner.
Previously, Prescott worked for a
law firm inWashington, D.C., spe-
cializing in tax and employee
benefits. She also served as a
judicial law clerk in California,
workingwitha federal judge.
Prescott currently sits on the
Michigan Advisory Committee
for the U.S. Civil Rights
Commission, which is responsi-
ble for investigating and report-
ing to the commission on current
civil rights issues. She also serves
on the State Planning Committee
for the State Bar of Michigan,
which coordinates efforts across
specialized fields to make legal
services more readily available
to the poor. Prescott has under-
graduate degrees in biology and
psychology from Northwestern
University, where she graduated
magna cum laude. She has her
law degree from Harvard Law
School, graduating cum laude,
and was editor of the Harvard
LawReview.
“This is a real thrill for me,”
Prescott said. “It started with a
process in which I was genuinely
impressed at the quality of the
other candidates. It made so
clear how lucky we are to live in
a community with such strong
parents and families.
“Now, I'm just looking forward
to digging in and doingmy best to
contribute,” Prescott added.
“Scott Craig made a unique con-
tribution as an educator himself,
and I'm particularly interested in
filling those shoes the best I can.
My husband is a professor at the
University of Michigan, and I'm
very keen to support our teach-
ers as they support our learners.”
Prescott and her husband, J.J.,
have three children, Annelise, a
first grader at Silver Springs
Elementary School; Alex, a pre-
schooler in the district's Early
Childhood Education and
Extended Day Program, and 1-
year-oldWill.
Wayne County Parks, in part-
nership with Running Fit, is host-
ing the 3rd Annual Heroes on
Hines Half Marathon and 5KRun
on Saturday, Oct. 3. Proceeds from
the annual race will support and
maintain the First Responders
Memorial in Hines Park located
at the corner of Hines Drive and
Haggerty Road in Plymouth
Township.
Built in 2013, the First
Responders Memorial contains
the names of the police, fire and
EMS personnel from Wayne
County communities who have
lost their lives in the line of duty.
The memorial includes monu-
ments, seat walls, concrete walk-
ways, a paver plaza, site furnish-
ings, and special lighting. The
Heroes on Hines Half Marathon
and 5K Run will start and finish
at thememorial site.
"I know what a place like the
First Responders Memorial
means to the families who have
lost loved ones in the line of duty,"
said Wayne County Executive
Warren C. Evans. "The men and
women represented on the wall
were true heroes who made great
sacrifices and encountered great
risks to ensure all of our safety. To
honor them in this way is not
enough, but this memorial shows
that we are grateful for their brav-
ery in service and most impor-
tantly it shows that they have not
been forgotten. The Heroes on
Hines Half Marathon and 5KRun
is an opportunity for us to support
themin remembrance."
Last year, the Heroes on Hines
HalfMarathon and 5KRun raised
$10,000 for the First Responders
Memorial. Improvements to the
memorial included a video secu-
rity system and new American,
Wayne County, and State of
Michigan flags.
Participants can register
online
at
or in
person at the Nankin Mills
Interpretive Center, located at
33175 Ann Arbor Trail in
Westland. The center is open
from8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday and from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. Saturdays. Online reg-
istration for the Half Marathon
and the 5K Run will be accepted
until noon on Oct. 1. After noon
Oct. 1, participants must register
inperson.
Entry fees include a technical
race shirt, drawstring backpack,
post race food and finisher's
medal for all participants.
The Half Marathon begins at 8
a.m. onOct. 3. The registration fee
is $59 through Oct. 1 and $70 after
that date.
The 5K Run" begins at 8:45
a.m. onOct. 3. The registration fee
is $34 until noon Oct. 1. After than
time, registrationwill be $40.
Participants can also compete
for the chance to win the
Community Spirit Award. This
award is awarded to the largest
group that registers to participate
together in either the Heroes on
Hines Half Marathon or the 5K
Run. Last year, the Sumpter
Township Police Department
took home the Community Spirit
Award.
Sponsors for the 2015 Heroes
on Hines event include Running
Fit Events, Observer & Eccentric
Media, Lou LaRiche Chevrolet,
Burroughs Inc., Aunt Millie's
Bakeries,
Huron
Valley
Ambulance, Durr and Friends of
WayneCountyParks.
For more information about
the event, visit
hines.com.
Sarah Prescott
