Walled Lake Consolidated School District Update: November 22, 2023
Important Reminders for Families
- Dec. 7: Board of Education Regular Meeting
- Dec. 8-10: WLC presents "Fools" - Tickets at www.wlcstickets.com
- Dec. 12 - 13: Collage Concert, Northern, 7 p.m.. Tickets available at www.wlcstickets.com
- Dec. 15: Collage Concert, Central, 7 p.m.. Tickets available at www.wlcstickets.com
- Dec. 19: Collage Concert, Western, 7 p.m.. Tickets available at www.wlcstickets.com
Visit www.wlcsd.org/calendar for a complete list of events with details.
When Jane Fox walked across the stage at Walled Lake Northern’s graduation in June of 2008, she never would’ve imagined becoming an author. However, this coming July, her debut book, Rise, is set to hit the shelves.
Rise takes place at Chicago’s famous Ravenswood Medieval Faire and is about the youngest member in a family of Valkyries, Bryn Martel. When Byrn’s mother goes missing on a mission from Odin and a half-giant crash lands on her doorstep claiming Ragnarok is coming, it’s up to her to stop it, with or without the help of her sisters.
“It’s basically my love letter to adventure movies, so people who are fans of The Mummy or Pirates of the Caribbean might really like it,” said Fox, who goes by the pen name of Freya Finch. “It’s more of a fast, actiony beach read, and hopefully it makes people have fun while they are reading it.”
Fox partnered with Disney to make her young adult fantasy inspired by Norse mythology a reality. When Disney put out a call for a book about Valkyries, Fox jumped at the opportunity to pitch her idea. She then put pen to paper and completed the entire book in November of 2022 as part of National Noval Writing Month. Roughly six months later, the edits were complete, setting up a summer 2024 release of her book.
“It’s a dream come true, honestly,” said Fox with a big smile. “Even seeing the cover for the first time, it was like getting punched in the face.”
The Walled Lake Consolidated Schools athletic department held its annual student-athlete Leadership Summit on Thursday, November 16, at the Outdoor Education Center.
Student-athletes representing each of our high schools were selected to partake in a day of learning and team challenges that focused on leadership, trust, team building and team bonding.
Former NFL and Michigan State University football players Tony Lippett and Jeremy Langford also participated in a panel discuss and answered questions about their journeys from high school to the NFL.
Walled Lake Northern senior Kate Carter capped her high school diving career with a bang on Saturday at the MHSAA Division 2 State Finals.
Carter put together her best performance of tournament when she needed it most. After finishing 12th in the state finals preliminary round, Carter climbed to 7th in the finals with a score of 331.45 closing her high school career on the podium and with All-State honors.
Thirty-seven elementary and middle school students from across Walled Lake Consolidated Schools were honored Wednesday night at Walled Lake Northern at the annual Girls Scouts High Award Recognition Ceremony.
Twenty-nine girls in three different scout levels received Summit Award Pins, which are earned by completing three or more National Leadership Journeys.
Addison Macy (Dublin), Amelia Durham (Dublin), Brooklyn Bonnell (Dublin), Elizabeth Wolfe (Dublin), Hailey Malmquist (Dublin), Luna Sadorus (Dublin), Navy Cole (Dublin), Olivia Pettyplace (Loon Lake), and Tess Chenoweth (Dublin) were honored as Daisy’s. Dublin Elementary’s Adalyn Martin, Florence Nicholls, Jasper Goldfarb, Leah DelCampo, Marilyn Rickens, Rylee Medrano and Samantha Negoshian received their pins at the Brownie level. Junior Summit Awards were earned by Addison Witherspoon (Sarah G. Banks), Allison Baldwin (Loon Lake), Alyssandra Borghi (Sarah G. Banks), Annabelle Siero (Loon Lake), Ava Mallet (Sarah G. Banks), Charlotte Mendenhall (Clifford H. Smart), Danica Harmsworth (Clifford H. Smart), Kensington Jezak (Clifford H. Smart), Laya Rae (Loon Lake), Mackenzie Rajdl (Sarah G. Banks), Sadie Goldman (Clifford H. Smart), Sammi Spears (Sarah G. Banks), and Shaylee King (Clifford H. Smart).
Five girls from Clifford H. Smart Middle School received their Service to Scouting leadership bar: Aveah Harper, Ellison Brandon, Lyla Ranger, Sadie Weber and Zoey Crynick.
District announces Annual MLK Celebration - Jan. 15, 2024
The entire Walled Lake Consolidated Schools community is invited to attend the District's 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 15, 2024. This year's celebration will at Walled Lake Northern High School with a tour of student exhibits starting at 5 p.m. and a formal program starting at 6:15 p.m.
This year’s theme is “You Belong” with the focus on inclusivity. Our keynote speaker is Kevin Szawala, aka “Mr. Peace”. Kevin is a National Youth Speaker and Michigan native who travels the county speaking to students and schools on the topics of bullying prevention, diversity and inclusion, teen mental health, and suicide awareness.
Students encouraged to participate in Annual Express Yourself Contest
Students of WLCSD are welcomed to submit an Express Yourself project. The theme for this year’s project is “You Belong”. Students should create a project that expresses what this theme means to them. Projects can be a speech, an essay, a picture, a poem, a drawing, a video, a musical piece or any other format to express “You Belong".
The winner(s) of this contest will share their projects, on stage, at the 25th annual WLCSD MLK Day Celebration. This is a great opportunity to recognize students and their creativity. It is by far the crowd’s favorite part of the MLK Celebration. Check out the project details and entry form.
All entries must be submitted to a school office by Wednesday, December 13.
Nominations now being accepted for Annual Friend of Diversity Award
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is seeking nominations for the 2024 Alec Bender Friend of Diversity Award. This award honors individuals who are true friends of multicultural diversity in our school district and community. This honor will be bestowed on the recipient(s) WLCSD 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on January 15, 2024.
Any student, staff, community member, local business, or local organization is eligible to be nominated. Any member of the Walled Lake Schools community may submit a nomination.
Nominations must be submitted through the nomination form by Friday, December 8.
Staff Shout Out Nomination
In an effort to celebrate our staff, the WLCSD Community Relations department requests that families fill out the form below to nominate staff who are rock stars in their classrooms and school communities.
A sample of what these shout outs will look like on social media and in our district newsletters is on the right.
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