A note from from Mayor Brian Turnbull...


** NORTHVILLIANS,
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As we enter our second spring of this pandemic, it reminds us that the school year is winding down and graduations will be on our calendars again. With that, I will highlight some of the schools in the Northville area. Historically, since Northville’s first school was built in 1853, the Ville has always been known as a “center of learning” with private & public-school availability. From one-room schoolhouses to various learning centers, educational development has been a priority and an integral part of the fabric of this community since our beginnings in 1827.
First, here are COVID-19 activities & related information:
* Vaccination Opportunities continue at Meijer (Ford Field Included), Rite Aid, Walgreens, CVS and even Kroger. Northvillians are being encouraged to make appointments online or via phone at these locations:
+ vaccinefinder.org - Wayne County residents can call for appointments @ 866 610 3885
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+ Cvshealth.com
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+ Walgreens.com
+ Kroger.com

* Northville had a rapid testing center at NHS on Easter Day where 850 community folks were tested.
* The average age of those getting COVID presently is 26. For in-hospital, the median age is high 30’s & low 40’s.
* At this point, 56% of Michiganders have had at least one shot of vaccine, the Nation 57%. (Michigan.gov)

COVID-19 CONFIRMED CASES: Northville has had 239 cases/8 fatalities, Township 2006/49, Michigan 831K/18K, Nation 32M/568K, Global 137M/3.0M. (CDC.com)
Now let’s transition to the history of our various schools in the Northville Community. Over the years, School Boards have named schools with historical and geographical significance as well as in honor of community & school leaders.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Amerman was built in 1955 as a modern 10-room schoolhouse on 10 acres. The school bears the name of Russell Amerman, a past Principal and Superintendent who was respected & admired for his tireless community devotion.
Moraine was built in 1966 and was named after a geological formation (collection of earth, stone & sand) deposited by the glaciers. The school is on the moraine or edge of this phenomenon. This topography of hills & gravel depressions gave Northville its historical nicknames of the “Hamlet in the Hills” and “Switzerland of Wayne County.”
Silver Springs was built in 1975 and named for Silver Springs Lake (the only natural lake in the County), which is the natural spring that feeds our historic Northville Well. In 1913, the town began receiving their water from this spring. Then starting in 1928, the Silver Springs bottling company sold this water to department stores like JL Hudson, train lines & fine dining establishments. The sparkling mineral water was also used for bottled pop/soda.
Winchester was named in 1975 for one of the primary avenues within the Northville Commons subdivision, which connected to the Colony housing area.
Ridgewood was built in 2002 and was named in a contest that was open to all school classes. The submitted names had had to reflect the geographical and/or historical significance of the area. With the woods around this ridge of Northville, the name is perfect.
Thornton Creek began construction in 1991 on this property through which the Thornton Creek runs. Sally Thornton was an early pioneer in the Northville area. She homesteaded with her 5 children on the 9 Mile & Novi Road area.

MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Meads Mill school was built in 1975 in a community known as the Meads Mill area. At one time, this area had a large mill (grist & saw) owned by the Mead Brothers. The community of Meads Mill was as large as Northville at one time, and the mill workers sent their children to a one-room school house which sat at the entrance to where Meads Mill is today.
Hillside is one of highest points in Wayne County and as many of you have seen, was recently renovated. In the 1800’s this area was known as Buchner Hill. From the mansion atop the ridge, one could view Detroit to the East and Ann Arbor to the West. To the north was Taft’s gravel pit, and 8 Mile Road didn’t cut through the property until the late 1950’s. The school and athletic fields were also built during this time. Notably, the football field is sculpted into the side of the gravel pit in an amphitheater setting.

HIGH SCHOOL
NHS was built in 2001 on some of the original settler’s farm property dating back 200 years – today, it’s one of the top ten high schools in all categories in the State.

OTHER SCHOOLS
OVS (Old Village School) was the high school of multi-generations until 1959 and later was where all the sixth graders came together from the elementary schools. After that, it housed special education activities. Now it is quarters to the Board of Education. Bob Seger played concerts on Friday nights at the “Cavern” in the lower level of the building.
Cooke School was named in honor of Ida B. Cooke who grew up and taught many years in Northville. After graduating, she taught English and coached basketball, and was loved by her students. Cooke School was the only & first Junior High in town when it was built in 1967. Cooke is now a special education center, servicing 12 local school districts.
St. Paul Lutheran School was founded in 1896 and began a Christian Day School program. The present school facility contains ten classrooms and educates students from pre-school through 8^th grade.
Northville Christian School & Montessori School have also provided educational opportunities for students for decades.

Our Lady of Victory – OLV school was established in the parish building in 1950 and transitioned in 1952 to the original 8-room school building. My eldest brother (Bob) was part of the first 8^th grade class of 1959 (of whom all 13 attended the full eight years). The current facility opened in 2006 with nineteen classrooms. Mrs. Madigan, a teacher at OLV (who taught me in the mid-60s), was a legend in town and at the Church. Mrs. Madigan was the oldest resident of Northville when she passed at 107 in 2020. It was my honor to attend and speak at her 107^th birthday bash. She could be seen into her 100’s singing in the choir, swimming at Schoolcraft and driving her friends around town...she was a treasure of the Northville community.

I hope you can see that like our other Northville institutions, our schools have a great deal of history built into their names and their locations.

I continue to thank you for assisting all in the Northville Community through this pandemic journey. Please take the time to reach out to those in your family, to your friends and those in need within our community. Let’s keep everyone connected. We are SO close to the end of this COVID time, but we must continue to work through this…together. Stay safe by masking up, social distancing and washing up as often as possible. Friends, I ask you to spread hope for the future. Let’s beat this Covid once and for all!

Keep that Northville Faith … & Stay Safe!

Stay #NorthvilleStrong!
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Brian Turnbull
Mayor – Northville
[email protected] / 248.505.6849

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