WBSD Weekly Update

Helping students do their best in school requires a team effort. Parents, students and school staff all play important roles in this process. To help all of us learn how to make your child's schooling experience as positive and beneficial as possible, please give us your honest, thoughtful responses to the questions below.

Survey Link

The survey will be open through midnight on Friday, April 25.

Thank you!

• May 5: Board Study Session
• May 7: Late Start
• May 19: Board Meeting
• May 21: Late Start
• May 26: Memorial Day - No School

The West Bloomfield Township Parks & Recreation Commission, in partnership with the West Bloomfield Township Public Library, is excited to announce the opening of applications for the 2025-26 Junior Leadership Commission (WB-JLC). This unique opportunity is designed for rising 7th and 8th grade leaders at West Bloomfield Middle School who are passionate about community engagement and environmental stewardship.

Application Process: Interested candidates are invited to complete an online application by April 25. Application link is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRtKguw8cy9PALFuJjY4_anHz-dXeiJB0Y9NDdP2DbRmgXEA/viewform

Term Dates

May 1, 2025-April 30, 2026

Participants in the Junior Leadership Commission will have the opportunity to:

• Build resume points

• Collaborate on environmental projects and initiatives

• Attend public meetings and events

• Gain valuable insights into local government and community service
• Get recognized at the 2026 Michigan Week Awards Breakfast
• Develop leadership and teamwork skills

For more information contact Sally Wenczel at swenczel@wbparks.org

• 3 year-old preschool is tuition-based, and we offer half-day options. Openings are available at Gretchko Elementary. To register and enroll, please visit here and follow the steps.
  

• Registration for FREE 4 year-old preschool for 4 and 5 days is open at Doherty Elementary. and we o register and enroll, please visit here and follow the steps.
  

WBSD is happy to share that Representative Noah Arbit is hosting an upcoming Town Hall on Hate Crimes and Extremism Wednesday, May 7th at 7 p.m. This informative, timely event will feature a panel conversation with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and world-renowned scholar Dr. Cynthia Miller Idriss, Founding Director of the Polarization, Extremism, Research and Innovation Lab at American University and bestselling author of Hate in the Homeland.

What is the aim of the event?

The event will focus on educating attendees on how to identify and report hate crimes, how Michigan is working to tackle hate crimes and extremism, including the recent passage of my Michigan Hate Crime Act, other legislation in the works, from a law enforcement perspective through Attorney General Nessel’s Hate Crimes and Domestic Terrorism Unit, at universities, as well as strategies and tools to combat hate, extremism, radicalization that we can implement locally in our community.

Save the date (7 p.m., May 7) and watch for more details soon!

West Bloomfield High School’s Honors Convocation will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 22, in the high school auditorium. This senior assembly is held in honor of seniors who have earned recognition for their accomplishments during their high school career. The program is held in the evening so the achievements of our seniors can be shared with their classmates and families. The program will include recognition for scholastic achievement, athletics and organizational awards. Parents are invited to attend this special ceremony.

Seniors can purchase their prom tickets for $90 during lunch. Questions: email Kevin.Reed@wbsd.org or Jenifer.Rosenwasser@wbsd.org.

Congratulations to 27 WBMS Band Students who performed at the MSBOA District 4 Solo and Ensemble Festival, hosted at Novi Middle School. Similar to the great success at the Winter Solo and Ensemble Festival, 21 students earned top division (Superior) ratings! Congratulations and Go Lakers!

• Girls Varsity Tennis beats Oxford 7 – 1

• Shop Laker spirit gear here.
  

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• WBSD Community Education Summer Camp at Doherty Elementary, Info Here
• Camp Invention, Info Here
• Sunset Theatre Camp, Info Here
• Resources for Special Services Camps, Info Here
• Other Camps around Oakland County, Info Here

Bus Tracker has been deactivated, so please join the 1,372 families already enjoying the advanced features of BusZone. More families have downloaded the app but not finished the set up process so they are not getting notifications.

To sign up you'll need to:

• download the app
• use our district code 4079WBSD
• know your student ID number from PowerSchool
• for elementary routes you need to know the route number and school name
• be sure to set up both AM and PM routes
• take advantage of the push notification feature.

Need help? Contact: Tanja Thomas, General Manager, Phone: (248) 865-3682 or email tathomas@durhamschoolservices.com. We use your feedback to improve the sign up materials and services available. For example, based on feedback we added information on the midday routes after spring break!

All Lunch Menus are located on the Nutrition Services page, use this link.

• GWB Historical Society Events
• Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition
• Oakland County Parks
• West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation
• West Bloomfield Township Public Library
• West Bloomfield Youth Assistance

Book Lists

· National Poetry Month (Youth)

· Autism Acceptance Awareness Month (Youth)

· Earth Day (Youth)

Creating Caricatures Workshop

Wednesday, April 30 from 6pm-8pm

Main Library Youth Activity Center
Join Andrew Sigman of Sigman's Caricatures for this hands-on workshop. Every attendee will learn how to draw caricatures and will get their OWN caricature drawn by Mr. Sigman to keep. Whether you have art experience or not, this will be a fun and engaging time where everyone will get a chance to make quick and quirky art.

For Grades 3-6. Registration Required

Click here to register: https://westbloomfield.librarycalendar.com/event/creating-caricatures-workshop-11484

Free Comic Book Day

Saturday, May 3 from 2:30-4pm

Main Library – Youth Area
Celebrate Free Comic Book Day at the Library! Take some comics and make some comic-themed crafts. There will be a limit of two comics per person, and they will be available while supplies last.

For ages 5 years and up. No registration required

This semester WB Teachers Jennifer Graham and Kelli Mattson teamed up to connect 2nd and 9th grade Advisory classes. From writing heartfelt letters to exchanging personalized videos, students bonded in such thoughtful ways. And this week, they finally got to meet face-to-face over video! WB is proud of the kindness, creativity, and connection these students shared.