By Melanie D. Scott, Detroit Free Press Sep. 9--As 9-year-old Ryan Pinkston enters the fifth grade this school year, he is looking forward to taking music and art classes. But Ryan will also face a few changes. He is going to a new school: Schoenhals Elementary in Southfield.

By Richard Salit; Journal Staff Writer Schools Supt. John Ambrogi says it makes no sense for Thompson Middle School's superior facilities to lie fallow while the fifth graders occupy outdated facilities.