Wayland Union High School
May 2024: FINAL EDITION
Upcoming Dates
May
May 2: Choir Spring Showcase, 6:30pm FAC
May 3: NHS Breakfast, 7:30am FAC Cafeteria
May 9: Wildcat Dance Theatre Spring Dance Concert, 7pm FAC
May 9-10: Freshman Vision Screening, Catz Den, all day
May 6 - 17: AP Testing
May 14: 6th - 12th Grade Band Spring Concert, 6:30pm FAC
May 15: 6th - 12th Grade Orchestra Concert, 6:30pm FAC
May 16 - 17: Senior Final Exams
May 16: CCA Senior Awards Night, 5:30pm HS Catz Den
May 21: Senior Academic and Athletic Awards Night, 6:30pm FAC
May 22: Senior Farewell Assembly, 1:40pm FAC
May 23: Senior Graduation Practice, 9am Main Gym
May 23: Graduation 7pm
May 24: Final Exams for Freshman - Juniors
May 27: Memorial Day, No School
May 28: Final Exams for Freshman - Juniors
May 29 - 31: FUTURES
May 31: Last day of school, half day. Dismissal 10:35am
ENJOY YOUR SUMMER VACATION!
From the Guidance Office
Upcoming Dates and Happenings
May 2024
May 1: Decision Day: We will be celebrating seniors and their future endeavors! We will be raffling off prizes to seniors during both lunches. Attendance is required to win! May 6 - 17: AP exams are occurring during the school day for students who registered. Check our Guidance Office website to determine when and where your child is testing. May 8: The NCAA is hosting an evening webinar for prospective college student-athletes and families. View the flyer to register!
Capturing Kids' Hearts
INTEGRITY
Choose to do
the right thing, no matter who is watching.
Attendance
If your student is going to be absent from school, a parent or guardian must contact the office (269-792-2254) to inform staff of their absence. Students are not allowed to call themselves in. This includes any student that is 18 years of age.
CLASS OF 2024 Graduation
All About Seniors
iPad/Book Return
- ipad return will be from May 15-17. Seniors can drop off their iPad at the Technology window across from the Media Center.
- Books may be returned to the Media Center.
- Any unpaid fines will result in holding your diploma, so don't delay!
Senior Cookout
- May 15: Let's celebrate the graduating class with a Senior Cookout for lunch!
Final Exams
- Senior Final Exams will be May 16-17. We will run a normal schedule these days.
CCA Senior Awards Night:
- Thursday, May 16, 5:30pm in the HS Catz Den
Senior Sunset
- Calling all Seniors! You started the school year with the Senior Sunrise, so please join us to end the year with the Senior Sunset!
- This will be held at the football stadium Thursday, May 16, starting at 8pm. Drinks and snacks will be provided by StuCo. Firepit will be set up in the parking lot.
Senior Academic and Athletic Awards Night:
- May 21, 6:30pm in the FAC. Students will be notified by invitation.
District Tour
- The district tour is optional for seniors, held Wednesday, May 22.
- Seniors wear your cap and gown on a parade through the elementary buildings for our future Wildcats.
- Buses leave the High School main entrance at 11:30am, and return at 1:20pm. Once students return, they will report to the FAC for the Farewell Assembly, beginning at 1:45pm.
Farewell Assembly
- All seniors will attend the Farewell Assembly on Wednesday, May 22, at 1:45pm in the FAC.
- Wear your cap and gown.
- Parents are welcome to attend the Farewell Assembly. Please sign in at the Main Office.
GRADUATION:
- Practice: All Seniors MUST attend Graduation practice at 9am Thursday, May 23.
- Meet in the Main Gym, plan to arrive 8:45am.
- THIS IS MANDATORY.
- Grad Bash Committee will be set up in the Catz Den for bag check. Seniors can check in their bags before or after practice.
- Graduation: Ceremony begins at 7pm, Thursday, May 23.
- All Seniors meet at the Fine Arts Center cafeteria no later than 6:00 p.m. dressed and ready to go. Students will be lined up in walking order.
- Weather permitting, Graduation will be held in the Football Stadium.
- In the event of inclement weather, Graduation will be moved indoors to the Main Gym.
- Graduation will be live streamed.
Senior Sunrise: August 21, 2023
Career Connections Academy Senior Awards Night
FUTURES
FUTURES: Facilitating Understanding Through Unique Real-life ExperienceS
FUTURES will be held May 29-31 and is a requirement.
- All 9-11th grade students have signed up for a FUTURES course.
- Each group will have their first FUTURES meeting during PRIDE on Thursday, May 9. Students will report to their FUTRES teacher instead of their regular PRIDE teacher this day.
Wellness Week
Choir
State Solo and Ensemble was held Saturday, Apr 20, 2024, at Allendale High School.
Both Choirs, Honors and Select Choirs, did very well. Select Choir received a rating of a one, and Honors Choir received a rating of a high two, only two points away from a one.
Ten soloists attended this event and nine soloists received one ratings.
Every student worked very hard on their own and as a group. This event takes countless hours of preparation and individual work. We could not be prouder!
From the Tech Department
- We will be collecting the devices on the last day of school from their last hour teacher.
- If the student will not be in school the last day or week, please turn them in to the media center early or let the tech department know. Helpdesk@waylandunion.org
Seniors emails will be shut down on 08/01/2024
- The seniors will receive an email when their emails will be turned off, and how to transfer their data to a personal email.
Elective 6th - 11th summer iPad turn-in
- Parents can request that their student not have their iPads for the summer. We will collect the device and hold it over the summer.
Dance
May 9th : Wildcat Dance Theatre presents 'Get Right' a Spring Dance Concert 7:00 pm in the FAC Auditorium. Admission is free.
May 18th: Wildcat Dance Theatre will participate in the Michigan Youth Dance Festival at the University of Michigan. These students attended state-wide adjudications in October and were selected to attend and perform at this prestigious event.
improv.anonymous
improv.anonymous will have their last show of the year downtown in Aqua In Vino's Parking lot. Show is May 8th at 6pm. Please bring your own chair.
Community Event: Guest Speaker
On Sundays, when the television screen filled up with big men playing football and appearing to be true heroes, Devin Wyman made a commitment to himself that he would be in their place someday. Many adolescent males do the same, but Wyman’s promise had weight, literally, behind it. He came into the world exceptionally large, 10 pounds of baby destined to boost his mother’s grocery-store bills for years. In his teens, he devoured opponents in football and wrestling. He reached 6 feet 7 inches and drove scale needles in circles beyond 300 pounds. He felt confident when he made the promise that he would soon appear on television.
While Wyman’s body grew in the right direction, his mind was irresponsible and reckless. Aimlessness took him in the wrong direction and he spent more than a year in a rough crowd before accountability arrived. On an August morning, the evening news ran footage of Wyman in handcuffs. Unfortunately, Devin made his television debut not as a hero but as a display of dishonor to his family and community. It wasn’t until four years later that Wyman made his second TV appearance, this time as Devin Wyman, No. 72, for the New England Patriots. Shoulder pads didn’t transform Wyman into a hero. He was a work-in-progress, his successes partly hard-earned and partly owing to the care and persistence of intentional educators. Devin’s first half of life may have been full of struggles, but his second half has been packed with opportunities that have transformed him into the positive role model he is today.
Prom Highlights
This year's Prom was held Friday, April 19th at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and was a fun-filled evening. Students took over the first two floors, and enjoyed the planetarium shows.
Here are a few snapshots from the evening.
Yearbook
2024 Yearbooks can be picked up at open house in August date tbd. The deadline for online orders has passed, but a limited number will be sold during open house. 2024 Yearbooks are $60 and checks can be made payable to Wayland Union Schools.
Tech Center News
Click the button below for end of year news from the Tech Center.
ESports
Wayland High School is wrapping up it's third season of esports success. Students competed in Epic Game’s Rocket League, Nintendo’s Mario Kart, and Nintendo’s Super Smash Brothers. The three month long Spring season will culminate with a Michigan champion at Oakland University, April 27th.
Ten WUHS students competed in our third esports season. High school student Devin Miller anchored the team as captain and helped organize competition and practice.
Parent Portal
Please make sure that your contact information is up to date in your parent portal. It's a good idea to log in and confirm your info.!
Wayland Carpenter and Millwright Training Center
iPAD Info.
Parents, please use this as a reminder to get your student's devices repaired, make sure they are charged, and bring them to school. If your student does not use their iPad for school, please return the device to the Media Center.
Lifeguards Needed
We are still looking for lifeguards! If interested in, please reach out to our Fitness Center Coordinator, Amy Gulch.
Student Handbook
Student Handbook Changes
Deliveries: No food or drink is to be delivered during school hours.
The only acceptable items are school related items and items needed for school sponsored extracurricular activities. These may be dropped off by parent/guardian as an exception to the policy.
Dress and Grooming: No hoods are allowed. Hats are acceptable as long as they adhere to the dress code. Blankets are not allowed during the school day.
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Please review the student handbook. You can find the link here:
Mr. Santino Di Cesare
Principal
Email: dicesares@waylandunion.org
Location: 870 East Superior Street, Wayland, MI, USA
Phone: 269-792-2254
Mrs. Karri Bailey
Assistant Principal
Email: baileyk@waylandunion.org
Location: 870 East Superior Street, Wayland, MI, USA
Phone: 269-792-2254
Mr. Justin Hudson
Assistant Principal
Email: hudsonjustin@waylandunion.org
Location: 870 East Superior Street, Wayland, MI, USA
Phone: 269-792-2254
Mr. Adam Valk
Athletic Director
Email: valka@waylandunion.org
Location: 870 East Superior Street, Wayland, MI, USA
Phone: 269-792-2254