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Scott Schuitema

Dean of Students, Orchard Hills Elementary School

Scott was a classroom teacher for 13 years. He taught fourth grade the past two years at Orchard Hills and also served as the 4th Grade Content Area Leader. Outside of school, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, and getting out on the golf course when he can.

"Orchard Hills is a special place, and I’m so grateful for the amazing staff, students, and families," Scott said. "I’m excited to continue supporting our school community in this new role."

Congratulations to fourth grader Colin Mutch, who was honored with an Above & Beyond Award by SEPAC, the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee.

The Above & Beyond Award recognizes students and staff for their outstanding efforts, positive attitude and for the impact they make on our students with disabilities. 

Colin was one of two students to earn the awards. 

SEPAC had over 100 nominations for students and staff to be recognized.

The Novi Rotary is proud to once again provide lunches for children in the Novi community who face challenges accessing consistent meals during the summer months.

Formerly known as Feed the Need, the program has been renamed Novi Rotary Cares, reflecting a continued commitment to supporting families and nurturing the community.

Novi Rotary Cares will provide bagged lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. four days a week (Monday-Thursday) at Village Oaks Elementary, starting June 9, 2025. The program runs through August 7, 2025 and is free to students in need up to the age of 17. For more information, email novirotarycares@gmail.com. Bagged lunches will also be at satellite locations – Highland Hills Estates, Novi Meadows Homes, Old Dutch Farms, Oakland Glens, and Pavilion Court Apartments.

Thanks to our families from Orchard Hills for attending the 3rd Annual State of the District on Feb. 25, 2025. 

Special thanks to the some of our S.A.L.T Shakers for joining Principal Danforth at a table showcasing our school. 

The MI HEARTSafe Schools Award Program was developed to help schools prepare for a cardiac emergency. We have created Medical Emergency Response Teams and Cardiac Emergency Response teams in each building.

We have CPR/AED certified personnel on staff in our district and a large amount of readily available AEDs in all of our buildings.

We run AED drills yearly to promote early response times and have taken many steps to ensure we are prepared for any medical emergency in our buildings.
 

For the first time, all 10 of our buildings have been recognized as being MI HeartSafe buildings. It is an honor and privilege to be awarded this for all of our buildings. It recognizes how our staff, students and families go above and beyond to ensure our students, our community and schools are safe. There is a lot of time that goes into preparing these teams and we couldn’t do it without the support of our Cabinet, Administration team and School board for promoting the health and well being of our school community.