On behalf of the Board of Education, thank you to the dedicated staff members who made 2020 successful despite the most unusual of tragedies befalling our country. And, thank you to our partners at home who assisted in navigating the content gaps, technology hurdles, and who lent a few shoulders to hold the head of … Continued
Writing in Publications: TroJournal Blog The Prom That May Never Be Written by Jena Bacock, Junior April 17, 2020 Prom is always one of the biggest events in high school, going out with your friends or a date, and getting dressed up to make memories to last a lifetime. It’s a night that will be … Continued
Writing in Publications: TroJournal Blog A Busy World Plunged Into Silence Written by: Aidan Chamberlain, Junior April 23, 2020 Your local McDonald’s is empty during lunch hour. The always packed highway has maybe two or three cars making their way back home. The playground by your house, which is usually full of laughter and playful … Continued
Writing in Publications: TroJournal Blog Written by Madison Clay, Junior 4/17/20 All of the Lights The Whitmore Lake High School held an event that will stick with the class of 2020 seniors for a lifetime. As a gift from the high school to the seniors, they lit the football field lights for 20 minutes and … Continued
It isn’t lost on me that our theme for this year was #BestYearEver. When we chose that theme, it wasn’t a declaration of this being the best year there ever was. It was more of a challenge for all of us to be intentional with our time, to try new things, to push ourselves to … Continued
Welcome to Day 3 of our COVID-19 Continuity of Learning Plan (COL). What is a Continuity of Learning Plan? From March 16 to April 10, school districts in Michigan could only provide enrichment and review activity. The latest executive order from our governor allows WLPS to advance its curriculum. With this new COL plan in … Continued
Good morning, In response to Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order (2020-35) suspending face-to-face learning for the remainder of the school year, Whitmore Lake Middle/High School is preparing to embark on distance learning for the remainder of the school year. Our “first day of school” will be Monday, April 13. Middle and High School classes will move … Continued
Dear WLES Families, We hope this message finds you healthy and well. This week, WLES will start the transition from enrichment & engagement into the instruction phase (Continuity of Learning Plan). With that said, there are still a lot of pieces to fit together. We are working hard to finalize our Continuity of Learning Plan. … Continued
Good Morning, The collective staff at each building in our district is working to start preparing the WLPS community for a transition to our Continuity of Learning Plan. This plan is in response to the executive order which maintains the closure of our buildings. Be on the lookout for those communications today and tomorrow. Also, … Continued
Today, Governor Whitmer issued an executive order suspending face-to-face instruction for the 2019-2020 school year. In response, WLPS will begin transitioning from optional enrichment activity to non-optional instruction in all grade levels. The buildings might be closed, but school is still in session! Over the past three weeks, teachers and administrators have been working to … Continued