Crestwood School District
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Don’t forget to “fall back!” Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1. Before heading to bed Saturday night, remember to turn your clocks back one hour and enjoy that extra hour!
Carl Ray's Biology classroom is proof that when we give students real challenges, they rise to meet them. His multi-day simulation unit didn't just teach natural selection—it showed our 9th graders what it means to think critically, debate evidence, and collaborate authentically. This is the kind of teaching that defines Crestwood: rigorous, student-centered, and deeply connected to the real world.
When students are doing the learning themselves, magic happens. Steven Yancura, a 7th grade science teacher at Riverside Middle School, designed center stations that gave his students real ownership of content exploration. The result? Productive energy, peer-to-peer learning, and the kind of deep understanding that sticks long after the unit ends. This is exactly the kind of innovative teaching we're proud to celebrate across Crestwood.
Get BOOKED for the Weekend!
Crestwood High School's Key Club invites you to Booked for the Weekend, a FREE family literacy festival filled with stories, creativity, and fun for the whole family!
Saturday, November 7, 2026
3:00–5:00 PM
Crestwood High School Circle Drive
Join us for an exciting afternoon featuring:
FREE books to take home!
Interactive reading activities and storytelling
Creative crafts and bookmark making
Fun activities for our youngest readers
Local vendors and community partners
Our CHS Key Club students have been working hard to create a special event that inspires a love of reading and brings our community together! This event is FREE and open to everyone! We encourage all Crestwood families, especially those with elementary-aged children, to join us for an afternoon of literacy, imagination, and community connections.
Help us spread the word by sharing this post with family and friends!
Crestwood High School's Key Club invites you to Booked for the Weekend, a FREE family literacy festival filled with stories, creativity, and fun for the whole family!
Saturday, November 7, 2026
3:00–5:00 PM
Crestwood High School Circle Drive
Join us for an exciting afternoon featuring:
FREE books to take home!
Interactive reading activities and storytelling
Creative crafts and bookmark making
Fun activities for our youngest readers
Local vendors and community partners
Our CHS Key Club students have been working hard to create a special event that inspires a love of reading and brings our community together! This event is FREE and open to everyone! We encourage all Crestwood families, especially those with elementary-aged children, to join us for an afternoon of literacy, imagination, and community connections.
Help us spread the word by sharing this post with family and friends!
When students turn economic concepts into real-world action, that's when the magic happens. Natalee Saad, a 2nd grade teacher at Kinloch Elementary, designed Market Day to help her students experience supply, demand, and entrepreneurship firsthand. Her commitment to hands-on, creative learning creates the kind of joyful classroom moments where students grow and thrive.
When Dave Nelson set out to have every grade level at Hillcrest Elementary sing in Arabic at their spring concert, he didn't just plan a performance. He created a year-long journey toward musical excellence and cultural celebration. As a music teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School, Dave proves that rigor and inclusivity aren't competing values, they're partners in deep learning. His commitment to choosing repertoire that reflects our community gave Arabic-speaking families a moment of pride and gave every student an expanded understanding of the world around them. This is what student-centered education looks like in action.
TOMORROW! Come for the Trunk or Treat and Stay for the Music!
Get your costumes ready! Join us Wednesday, October 28th, for a fun-filled evening at Crestwood High School!
Trunk or Treat | 5:00–6:30 PM | CHS Circle Drive
Bring the family for treats, costumes, and games!
Band Friends & Family Show | 6:00 PM | CHS Athletic Complex
Stay for incredible performances by our high school and middle school bands as we recognize our senior band members!
Two great events, one amazing evening! We can't wait to celebrate with our Crestwood community!
Get your costumes ready! Join us Wednesday, October 28th, for a fun-filled evening at Crestwood High School!
Trunk or Treat | 5:00–6:30 PM | CHS Circle Drive
Bring the family for treats, costumes, and games!
Band Friends & Family Show | 6:00 PM | CHS Athletic Complex
Stay for incredible performances by our high school and middle school bands as we recognize our senior band members!
Two great events, one amazing evening! We can't wait to celebrate with our Crestwood community!
What happens when you bring families, students, and teachers together for an evening of games and learning? Jennifer Kibbey, a teacher at Highview Elementary School, helped create a Family Game Night that filled the room with laughter and sent families home excited to continue learning together. Her insight reminds us that the most powerful education happens when school and home work hand in hand.
Congratulations to our October 2026 APPLE Award recipients!
Crestwood School District is proud to recognize six outstanding staff members who exemplify Achievement, Passion, Positivity, Leadership, and Excellence!
These individuals consistently go above and beyond to support our students, colleagues, families, and school communities. Their dedication, compassion, and commitment to excellence make a lasting difference throughout our district.
Please join us in congratulating our APPLE Award recipients, who were recognized at the October 26th Board of Education meeting!
Abir Berri – Crestwood High School
Faten Reda – Crestwood High School
Dachia Butler – Riverside Middle School
Lindsay McParlane – Highview Elementary
Angela Carlton – Hillcrest Elementary
Jen Deprez – Kinloch Elementary
Thank you for your hard work, positive attitudes, and unwavering dedication to making Crestwood School District a wonderful place for our students to learn and grow. We are fortunate to have you as part of our Crestwood family!
Know a Crestwood staff member who goes above and beyond? Help us recognize the incredible people who make a difference every day! Nominate a deserving staff member for a future APPLE Award by completing our nomination form: https://forms.gle/2jUWLYMz7WX3ZjpL7
Congratulations to all of our APPLE Award recipients!
TOMORROW IS THE NIGHT!
Get those Halloween costumes ready, Crestwood families! Our FREE Halloween Family Game Night is happening TOMORROW, and you're invited!
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
5:30–7:00 PM
Crestwood Board Office
1045 N. Gulley Rd., Dearborn Heights
Join us for pizza, games, Halloween fun, and quality family time with our Crestwood community!
Grab your costumes, bring the family, and join us for a spooktacular evening! We can't wait to see you!
Get those Halloween costumes ready, Crestwood families! Our FREE Halloween Family Game Night is happening TOMORROW, and you're invited!
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
5:30–7:00 PM
Crestwood Board Office
1045 N. Gulley Rd., Dearborn Heights
Join us for pizza, games, Halloween fun, and quality family time with our Crestwood community!
Grab your costumes, bring the family, and join us for a spooktacular evening! We can't wait to see you!
Jonathon Tockstein, one of our dedicated music teachers, reminds us why arts education matters so deeply. His vision for Friends and Family Night created space for students to build confidence, honor commitment, and experience true belonging. This is what happens when educators invest in the whole student.
Come see the RMS and CHS bands this Wednesday at 6:00 PM on the CHS Athletic Field for this year's Friends and Family Show!
Come see the RMS and CHS bands this Wednesday at 6:00 PM on the CHS Athletic Field for this year's Friends and Family Show!
We’re proud to showcase the impactful work and meaningful moments happening across Crestwood School District! Through collaboration, shared planning, and continued support, our educators are strengthening math instruction and creating meaningful learning experiences that help students succeed. When our educators learn and grow together, our students benefit—and that teamwork continues to make Crestwood stronger every day.
When Jason Moitozo invited his AP Calculus students to design their own equation-based shapes and calculate the areas using integral calculus, something beautiful happened: math became a canvas. Jason, a teacher at Crestwood High School, showed us that rigor and creativity aren't opposing forces, they're partners in learning. His insight reminds us that when we trust students with creative ownership within challenging subjects, they rise to meet both the work and the moment.
When Mackenzie Lane set out to engage every single student in her 8th grade math class, she didn't just aim for participation. She designed for equity. By intentionally varying question difficulty and using movement-based learning strategies, Mackenzie transformed passive observers into confident, active learners. Her approach proves that equity isn't just a value we talk about — it's something we can build into every lesson, every day.
Meet Shauna Lewkowicz, a first grade teacher at Kinloch Elementary who's turning young learners into young scientists. When students stop just naming what they see and start teaching each other the why behind it, that's the kind of deep learning we're building across Crestwood. Shauna's approach reminds us that when we combine strong curriculum with genuine curiosity and hands-on discovery, every classroom becomes a place where understanding takes root.
We are proud to announce that Crestwood School District has been awarded FIVE competitive Career and Technical Education (CTE) Expansion Grants from the State of Michigan, totaling $1,999,750—nearly $2 million!
Each grant provides $399,950 to support the expansion of high-quality CTE programs, creating exciting new opportunities for our students to explore career pathways, develop hands-on skills, and prepare for success beyond high school.
The five awarded program areas include:
Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology
Computer Programming
Specialized Merchandising, Sales & Marketing
Aeronautics, Aviation & Aerospace Technology
Mechatronics
This is an incredible investment in the future of our Crestwood students! We are excited about the opportunities these programs will bring and look forward to expanding the pathways available to help every student discover their passions and prepare for a successful future.
Great things are happening at Crestwood School District!
Each grant provides $399,950 to support the expansion of high-quality CTE programs, creating exciting new opportunities for our students to explore career pathways, develop hands-on skills, and prepare for success beyond high school.
The five awarded program areas include:
Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology
Computer Programming
Specialized Merchandising, Sales & Marketing
Aeronautics, Aviation & Aerospace Technology
Mechatronics
This is an incredible investment in the future of our Crestwood students! We are excited about the opportunities these programs will bring and look forward to expanding the pathways available to help every student discover their passions and prepare for a successful future.
Great things are happening at Crestwood School District!
ONE WEEK AWAY! Come for the Trunk or Treat and Stay for the Music!
Join us on Wednesday, October 28th, for two great events at Crestwood High School!
Trunk or Treat | 5:00–6:30 PM | CHS Circle Drive
Enjoy treats, costumes, and games hosted by the CHS Key Club!
Band Friends & Family Show | 6:00 PM | CHS Athletic Complex
Enjoy performances by the Crestwood Marching Band and Riverside Middle School Band as we celebrate our senior band members!
Mark your calendars for an evening of Halloween fun, amazing music, and Charger pride!
Join us on Wednesday, October 28th, for two great events at Crestwood High School!
Trunk or Treat | 5:00–6:30 PM | CHS Circle Drive
Enjoy treats, costumes, and games hosted by the CHS Key Club!
Band Friends & Family Show | 6:00 PM | CHS Athletic Complex
Enjoy performances by the Crestwood Marching Band and Riverside Middle School Band as we celebrate our senior band members!
Mark your calendars for an evening of Halloween fun, amazing music, and Charger pride!
When we build awareness and compassion from the very beginning, we create school communities where every student feels seen, heard, and supported. Theresa Petty, a teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School, led an incredible Autism Awareness activity with our Young 5s and Kindergarten students last year, and the results were beautiful. Our youngest learners didn't just understand differences—they became powerful advocates for their peers, showing unprompted empathy and kindness when classmates needed it most. This is the heart of what we do at Crestwood.
ONE WEEK UNTIL OUR SPOOKTACULAR FAMILY FUN NIGHT!
Crestwood families, get ready for a FREE evening of Halloween fun! Join us for our Crestwood Community Parent Session: Halloween Family Game Night!
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
5:30–7:00 PM
Crestwood Board Office
1045 N. Gulley Rd., Dearborn Heights
Enjoy pizza, games, family activities, and Halloween fun! Bring the whole family, wear your favorite costumes, and enjoy an evening connecting with our Crestwood community!
We can't wait to see you there!
Crestwood families, get ready for a FREE evening of Halloween fun! Join us for our Crestwood Community Parent Session: Halloween Family Game Night!
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
5:30–7:00 PM
Crestwood Board Office
1045 N. Gulley Rd., Dearborn Heights
Enjoy pizza, games, family activities, and Halloween fun! Bring the whole family, wear your favorite costumes, and enjoy an evening connecting with our Crestwood community!
We can't wait to see you there!
When Denna Siniarski, Librarian Paraprofessional at Highview Elementary, added Arabic and Spanish books to the library collection, she did more than expand reading options. She showed students they belong. Weekly library checkout became something students looked forward to, and families could continue the reading experience at home in their native language. This is what it looks like when inclusion and learning happen side by side.
