GMS Weekly Newsletter

Happy Friday Wolf Pack Families!

We had such a nice week at Geisler. On Tuesday evening, our qualifying students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. Thank you Mrs. Keating for sponsoring this amazing group of students. On Thursday, we had a Variety Show that showcased so many of the talents that our Middle School students have. We even had our teachers perform a choreographed dance routine and Mrs. Rose sang/rapped with some students to the delight of everyone! Thank you to Mr. Yu and Mrs. Helm for all the time they gave to make this fun end of the year assembly go so well.

This morning we celebrated the 30th annual Flag Raising Ceremony at GMS. It was perfect weather and we were joined by the Wixom American Legion to help us lower the flag and raise a new flag that they donated to us. Our vocal music and band students both performed beautifully. Thank you to Mr. Danner and Mr. York for having our students so well prepared. The Flag Raising Ceremony truly was an event that inspired everyone to think about how lucky we are to live in such a great country as we head into the Memorial Day Weekend.

Wishing you all a great long weekend!

Sincerely,

Stuart Riley

Principal, Geisler Middle School

5/27-Memorial Day-No School

5/28-6th Grade Choir Concert @ WLW-7 pm

5/29-6/7/8 Orchestra Concert @ GMS-6:30 pm

6/3-6/7/8 Band Concert @ GMS-6:30 pm

6/6-8th Grade Celebration-9:00-10:30 am

6/6-8th Grade Dance 6:30-8:00 pm

For the second year in a row, the Geisler Chronicles has been awared the 2023-2024 "Most Outstanding Middle School Newspaper" by the American Scholastic Press Association. Congratulations to our students who participated in our Newspaper Club this year. Thank you to Mr. Yu and Ms. Bacon for their leadership and guidance as sponsors of the club. Please click on the link to see the last and latest newspaper edition of the school year. This issue continues our annual tradition of being printed on the real newsprint, courtesy of the Foundation for Excellence who for the third year provided a grant to help fund the printing. Hard copies can be found in front of the attendance office tomorrow morning.

http://bit.ly/GeislerChronicles

Our Track season is winding down! All of our track athletes have worked hard this season. Next week especially, will be an opportunity for some of our top student athletes to showcase all of their hard work by competing in one final culminating track meet. The Oakland County meet will take place at Clarkston High School on May 30th. Let us wish all of our athletes participating luck. Come out and support them in this final track meet if you can.

Go Wolves!

Incoming WLW Freshmen! Please use the link below to purchase your $20 yard sign. Every effort will be made to distribute signs at the 8th Grade Celebration at your current middle school on June 6th.

https://wlw.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true

Deadline to purchase is May 31, 2024.

If you have any questions please contact Sarah Piggott, WLW PTSA President at spigs3535@gmail.com

Walled Lake Western Soccer Info

· Summer practices start Monday, June 10th, 4-6pm @WLW stadium

· Tryouts: August 12th - 14th

· 8th grade boys attending WLW can register and find out more about the program, please click on the link or contact us at wlwesternsoccer@gmail.com

Google Form showing our pre-season events with all dates, times, & locations of dates below: https://forms.gle/3ANv6GXcGbi7mpj29

-July 8th-12th: WLW Two-A-Day Camp @Geisler MS @8am-1:30pm

-July 16th, 18th, 23rd, 25th & 30th: Tuesdays & Thursdays - Strength Training and Conditioning @WLW for lifting first @8am-10am

-August 7th: Parent Player Meeting at Geisler MS @6:30pm-8:30pm

-August 12th, 13th, & 14th: Tryouts @Geisler MS @2:30pm-4:30pm (MUST HAVE A NEW PHYSICAL TO TRYOUT)

Contact: Coach Mackenzie @mackenziemzook@gmail.com with any questions.

Congratulations to our Students of the Month! These students have been nominated by one of their teachers for being an outstanding student in their classroom. We are very proud of your accomplishment!

Liam Payne 6

Hailey Pitsch 6

Lillianna Squire 6

Molina Ly 7

Mehrod Nasr 7

Lynn Martin 8

Robert Thompson 8

Dear GMS Families,

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools will once again offer an optional Summer Chromebook Retention Program for students with district-provided Chromebooks. Signing up for the Summer Chromebook Retention Program allows students to keep their district-provided Chromebook over the summer and into next school year.

The Summer Chromebook Retention Program is open to students currently in grades 6 through 11 who participated in the district 1 to 1 Chromebook program, and who are returning to WLCSD for the 2024/25 school year. This program IS NOT available to elementary school students, students who are not currently participating in the district Chromebook 1 to 1 program, or students who will not be returning to WLCSD next school year.

In order to retain the district-provided Chromebook, families must prepay the non-refundable Technology Protection Plan insurance premium for the 2024-2025 school year no later than Wednesday, May 29 at 11:59PM Eastern Time. The cost for the 2024-2025 non-refundable Technology Protection Plan insurance premium is $20. Payments should be made through eFunds. You can access the eFunds program through the district website or through Family Access. Once logged on to eFunds, find the Technology Protection Plan insurance premium in Optional Fees for each student in the family with a Chromebook.

Families that do not prepay the non-refundable insurance premium will not be eligible to participate in the Summer Chromebook Retention Program.

Please note the Chromebook deposit of $50 is a ONE TIME FEE and was paid prior to pickup of the device. This fee IS NOT required to be paid annually. It will be refunded upon graduation or when the Chromebook is permanently returned. In addition, families who prepay next school year’s non-refundable Technology Protection Plan insurance premium DO NOT need to pay this insurance premium again during the 2024/25 school year. Premiums cover damage July 1-June 30 of each school year

Summer Chromebook Retention Program Details

Students participating in the Summer Chromebook Retention Program will be allowed to keep their district-provided Chromebook for the remainder of the 2023/24 school year, over the summer, and into the 2024/25 school year. Families that prepay the non-refundable insurance premium will retain their Technology Protection Plan insurance coverage during the summer and throughout the 2024/25 school year as follows:

1st repair: Free

2nd repair: $20

3rd repair: $40

Additional repair deductibles will be increased in accordance with the Handbook.

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is only able to provide limited support services over the summer. If a Chromebook has issues or is in need of repairs over the summer, please complete a repair form for the technology support team https://forms.gle/og9WMTYaHJzHKwte8 for assistance.

By prepaying and retaining the device for the summer, you are agreeing to the terms in the WLCSD Chromebook Policy Handbook Agreement https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ivuL4JB6cdtPdXbeHqQMKUzUG2Vowlvi/view

If families leave the district prior to the end of the summer, they must return their district-provided Chromebook and all accessories to the WLCSD Technology Department, located at 850 Ladd Rd Bldg. D, Walled Lake, Michigan 48390. NO DEVICES will be accepted at a school building.

The Summer Chromebook Retention Program is an optional program. Only families that prepay the 24/25 non-refundable insurance premium will be permitted to keep their Chromebook over the summer. Students that choose not to participate in the program must return their technology equipment on one of their school’s assigned days, which will be communicated to students and families at a later date. We strongly encourage any family that MAY have need for the Chromebook over the summer (Summer Tutoring, Summer School, etc) choose to retain their Chromebook. The WLCSD IT Department will NOT be distributing Chromebooks this summer.

All devices not a part of the Summer Retention Program along with any that have outstanding deposit balances will be disabled by June 7. We will not accept any payments after May 29 at 11:59pm to unlock devices for summer use.

Payment Due Date / DEADLINE

Families that wish to participate must pay $20 no later than Wednesday, May 29 at 11:59PM.

If you have any questions, please contact your school's Computer Resource Teacher.

Thank you.

WLCSD Technology Department

Below is the athletic newsletter link. It includes pertinent fall athletic information for current 8th graders who will be incoming 9th graders @ WL Western. If you could find a way to communicate the information enclosed that is relative to them, I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks so much!

https://secure.smore.com/n/uqtwp

Congratulations to Arya Godase and Medha Vuyyuru who competed in the Mathematics Pentathlete Competition on May 11. Both students won "honorable mention." Arya was also awarded the “Augusta Louise McAnulty seven year mathematics Pentathlete 2024 Award “ and Medha Vuyyuru was awarded the “Augusta Louise McAnulty eight year mathematics Pentathlete 2024 Award”. We are so proud of you Thank you for representing the Wolf Pack and Walled Lake Schools!

If you’re a female hockey player who will be attending Walled Lake Central, Northern or Western this fall, we’d like to meet you! The Walled Lake Wild United Girls Hockey team is hosting a Family Ice Cream Social on Thursday, June 6 at 7pm at Clara Miller Park off Benstein Road in Commerce. We’ll have a brief meeting to answer players’ and parents’ questions, as well as get to know each other. Please RSVP to Jody via email JodyRauhut@gmail.com or text her at 248-425-9516 and let us know how many people from your family will be attending so we can bring enough ice cream for everyone! See you on June 6!