West Middle School e-Bulletin

5/17 - P-CCS K-12 Art Show @ Salem HS

5/20 - Track Meet vs. Liberty @ Liberty MS @ 4 pm

5/21 - Choir Concert @ 7 pm

5/22 - Kona Ice @ West MS

5/22 - Track Meet vs. Discovery @ Liberty MS

5/28 - Band Concert @ 7 pm

5/29 - 6th Grade Field Trip to Penn Theater

6/6 - 7th Grade Bowling Trip & 8th Grade Cedar Point Trip

6/10 - PBIS 4th Quarter Reward (1/2 day with 11:30 am dismissal)

6/11 - 8th grade recognition ceremony (8th graders leave after ceremony). Grades 6 & 7 have an 11:30 am dismissal

Congratulations to all our Bulldogs of the Week

Joshua Abel

Ruth Davis

Landaon Haddad

Lily Hughes

Kathryn Kachadourian

Jack Korona

Ashleigh Murphy

Claire Pritula

Joshua Retterer

Sarah Sneyd

Landon Soldan

Audrey Sullivan

Jonah Sweet

Teresa Van

Daphine Zielinski

Mr. Foley

Ms. Brooks

Please be sure to stop by the office for your treat and certificate.

We are in the home stretch with just under one month of school left. We had PBIS class meetings to discuss behavioral expectations as the weather gets warmer and students get more excited. We reminded students that phones are powered off and in their locker (earbuds, too), to leave their space in classrooms, lunchroom, and hallways as clean as they found it, and to dress within the dress code. We want to finish the year strong and enjoy the whole class field trips that are planned in the last few weeks of school.

Please take a few minutes to reinforce to your student the importance of following these expectations. It is really impactful when students hear the same message from home and school. We appreciate your support!

Get ready to smile because we're keeping the wonderful tradition alive of having a photo slideshow at the 8th-grade celebration! To make this happen, we'd love for you to share a few photos with us. Think of it as a little trip down memory lane! 😊

Here's what we're looking for:

1. Blast from the Past! We'd love a photo of your amazing 8th grader from their 6th-grade year. If you don't have one from 6th grade handy, any photo from when they were a bit younger will work perfectly!

2. Right Here, Right Now! Please send us a current photo of your 8th grader. Let their personality shine! ✨

3. Bonus Fun! (Totally Optional) If you have a special photo you'd like to share, we'd be happy to include it! This could be from a school sports event, a school dance, the awesome Washington DC trip, or even just a great picture with a group of friends. It's all about capturing those memorable moments! 📸

When you save the photo files, please make sure to name them using your student's first and last name. This will help us keep everything organized. For example, if your student's name is Alex Johnson, the files should be named "AlexJohnson1.jpg", "AlexJohnson2.png", and so on.

We're so excited to see all the fantastic photos and make this year's celebration video extra special! Thanks so much for your help! 😊

Please mark your calendars. Only three after-school tutoring dates remain. Tutoring is run by a P-CEP club - Students Empowering Students, and is run from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Students must have something to work on and be in need of help. It is not intended as a space to hang out. Thank you!

Information on how to access PSAT scores:

• Students “own” their data and results. The College Board provides all students with the opportunity to set up an online account to access their scores in the reporting portal. Student scores will be available individually in the reporting portal long before the school will be provided with scores for the cohort, as a whole. For various technical reasons, we have found that creating this account at home makes for a much more successful experience. For instructions on how to set up a College Board account click here. To see a video demonstration, click here.

• Once students have created College Board accounts they can choose to create a Khan Academy account and to link the accounts for access to FREE online official SAT practice. For information on how to link College Board and Khan Academy accounts click here; or watch a video here

Please read the message below, which was sent to 8th grade Students & Families on Monday, May 12, 2025.

Good morning, 8th-grade Students and Families,

We want to start with a heartfelt apology for not fully considering all those impacted by changing the date for the 8th-grade Recognition Ceremony. There are scheduling conflicts that cannot be resolved if it remains on Tuesday.

For this reason, the 8th-grade Recognition Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 11, at 9 a.m., the last day of school.

Again, we sincerely apologize for the multiple changes to this event’s date. We understand this may have caused confusion or inconvenience, and we truly appreciate your patience and flexibility as we worked through scheduling challenges.

We’re excited to end the school year celebrating our 8th-grade class on June 11, 2025!

During the month of May, West Middle School will be holding a fundraiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). LLS's work is focused in three areas: research toward treatments and cures, patient education, and support and advocacy for families fighting these diseases. Sure! The last day for collection is May 30th.

At the moment the standing are:

Hayes $350

Majszak $290

Windes $148

Thank you to everyone who has contributed!

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools K-12 Art Show is at Salem High School. All entrants will receive a certificate of recognition, and local celebrity judges, professional jurors, and district art teachers will be on hand to select pieces for special recognition. Please make plans to attend this celebration of the arts in P-CCS!

Saturday, May 17, 2025 11:30 – 3:30 p.m. at Salem High School

Award show for juried works will be at 3:30 p.m.

Yearbook printing has started! you can still purchase a yearbook at www.yearbookforever.com Deadline to purchase a yearbook is next week, so please reserve your student's copy today! Can't remember if you ordered a yearbook?

Please note that on June 2nd - June 4th, Chromebooks not being retained over summer will be collected at West Middle School during student’s Social Studies classes. The complete schedule is as follows:

• 6th grade Chromebooks will be collected on Monday, June 2nd.

• 7th Grade Chromebooks will be collected on Tuesday, June 3rd.

• 8th grade Chromebooks will be collected on Wednesday, June 4th.

Students must return all of the following technology equipment on their assigned day:

• District-issued Chromebook

• Chromebook's protective shell

• Issued Dell power adapter/charger

Each of these items will be reviewed and a financial assessment will be made if any are damaged or not returned.

To ensure the Chromebook is returned in good condition so it can be reissued to another student next year:

• Return the device in the condition you would expect to receive it in

• Students should remove all stickers and papers, as well as clean any writing or removable marks

• Parents/guardians, please also take the time to verify the Chromebook and accessories are in good/re-issuable condition

Summer Chromebook Retention Program - Letter to Families (2025)

Below are important highlights from the link above.

• The Summer Chromebook Retention Program is open to only students in grades 6 through 11 currently participating in the Chromebook take-home program who are returning to P-CCS for the 2025/26 school year.
• Families interested in the program must register their student(s) no later than Friday, May 23 at 11:59PM Eastern Time.
• Families who prepay next school year’s non-refundable insurance premium DO NOT need to pay this insurance premium again during the 2025/26 school year.
  
• The program is highly encouraged for students who may be participating in summer school or students who simply want to keep their Chromebook into the next school year.
• Families can register for the Summer Chromebook Retention Program at http://links.pccsk12.com/summercbsignup.

The 2025 Michigan State Champion P-CEP Culinary Team added another in the program's long list of well-deserved accomplishments recently when the group's student chefs finished in second place at the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore, MD.

Under the direction of P-CEP culinary program lead instructor Diana Woodward, team members Brandon Knight, Mia Maiolatesi, Justin Anhauser, Kobe Chen, and Ophelia Andrade battled teams from 48 states, and bested over 20 programs whose culinary teams are corporately sponsored.

The team’s winning dishes included an appetizer of soy-glazed pork belly with matcha pea enoki and carrot, an entree of duck prepared two ways with sweet potato vegetables and blackberry, and a dessert of mango and hibiscus with white chocolate coconut and tropical fruit. The students crafted the dishes within a one hour time limit with no running water or electricity, using a camp stove to prepare the meal.

Team members received a variety of prizes for their accomplishments, including professional knife sets, and over $100,000 in scholarships.

Starkweather Academy teacher Jena Scott was named the 2025 Michigan Adult Educator of the Year. Scott was recognized for her passion, creativity, and unwavering dedication to adult education and her students. She received her award at the Michigan Adult Education and Training Conference Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 7 in Mt. Pleasant. Congratulations to Ms. Scott!

The Michigan Department of Education recently notified P-CCS that several of its teachers have been selected to help celebrate MDE’s Teacher Appreciation - May 2025. The videos, which were submitted by P-CCS students, will be featured on MDE’s Teacher Appreciation Month webpage and the MDE YouTube channel. Additionally, the Office of Educator Excellence’s Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) accounts will promote the videos throughout the month of May. Check it out at: Teacher Appreciation Month webpage

The educator videos will be featured on the following dates:

• Teresa Azarovitz, Math Teacher at Pioneer Middle School - May 14

• Jason Slaughter – Social Studies Teacher at Pioneer Middle School - May 27

• Bethany Caswell Teacher at Hulsing Elementary School – May 30

West Middle School

Principal: Mrs. Cheri Steckel

Assistant Principal: Mr. Patrick Calzone

Dean of Student Support: Ms. Jennifer Haynes

Counselor A-K: Mr. Josh Bechtel Counselor L-Z: Mrs. Stacy Brooks

General Office: Mrs. Tracy Visnaw, Mrs. Lisa McGee, Mrs. Lisa Campbell

Staff Directory: CLICK HERE

Website: https://www.pccsk12.com/our-schools/middle-schools/west

Location: 44401 West Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth 48170

Phone: 734-416-7550