In lieu of News and Notes today, head to our Facebook page for a LIVE Alumni Spotlight with 1986 WLHS graduate Michelle Rogers. She is currently the National Manager for the Storytellers Project, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. She is an award-winning journalist, community advocate and provides great insight for our students on how … Continued
Guest Contributor: Melissa Heuker, Director of Student Services April is Autism Awareness month worldwide, but in Whitmore Lake Public Schools, we celebrate differences year round. In 2018, the CDC determined that 1 in 59 children are diagnosed with autism (1 in 37 boys and 1 in 151 girls). About 2% of Whitmore Lake students are … Continued
Guest Contributor: Brad McCormack, Director of Athletics I asked each coach to share some highlights from this past season and what we can expect in the future. I am happy to share those. But, first, let’s honor the following athletes: ALL-CONFERENCE/SCHOLAR-ATHLETE The following student-athletes have been recognized by the TCC: Note: basketball is the … Continued
Guest Contributor: Heidi Roy-Borland It’s March! For many elementary schools that means it’s Reading Month. While that is true at WLES, our focus is on improving literacy all year long. At the state level, Michigan is driving improvements in literacy by providing educators with current research and best practices through a collection of documents called … Continued
Mr. Munz Retires – Welcome, Ms. Messina Last month marked the end of a long, distinguished career of Mr. Jay Munz. Mr. Munz began his career as a high school math teacher in the late 90s. He was the consummate professional. I always admired how he could keep himself calm and address challenges with … Continued
Guest Contributors: Tom DeKeyser & Michelle Heuft, Professional Educator and WLES Parent Kindergarten is the focus this week and next. In fact, be sure to tune in to my “Off the Deep End” Facebook live feature to hear from Kindergartners. I’ve challenged a few a cannonball contest at the WLPS pool!! No cannonballs this week, though. This … Continued
No News and Notes Blog this week due to the half day. However, here are some reminders: The Drama Club is performing this weekend. Students in grades 5-8 will display their collective talents in Night at the Wax Museum. Shows are Saturday at 7:00 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm. No School on Monday. This … Continued
Guest Contributor: Jill Henry, Director of Instruction In the past few years, WLHS has added three Advanced Placement (AP) courses — AP Statistics, AP Language and Composition, and AP Computer Science Principles. This year, following a decade of student success in AP U.S. Government and Politics, the social studies department expanded its offerings to include … Continued
Guest Contributor: Brad McCormack, Athletic Director From a trip to the cross country state finals to big plays and wins in football and volleyball, the fall sports season in Whitmore Lake was an exciting one. Our student-athletes played their tails off to do some amazing things. What I am most proud of is how well … Continued
WLPS Financial Update Last month the WLPS Board of Education was presented with another “clean” audit from our accounting firm. This audit was an affirmation of accurate enrollment predictions, good bookkeeping and consistent decision making relative to maintaining revenues and expenditures. There are many measurements which go into earning a clean audit. One, in … Continued