WBHS Update

Hello Laker Nation,

It's Homecoming Week!!!

Please join us for our spirit week, evening events, pep assembly, parade, football game, and dance!!! It's a wonderful time to get involved and swept up in the spirit of Laker Nation! Please read the detailed 2023 Guide to Homecoming and check out the daily events listed below.

Monday, 9/18

• Dress Up Day: Laker Pride
• Morning Giveaway: Green Necklaces
• Special Event: PowderPuff Football Game - This is a flag football game between the junior and senior girls with junior and senior male cheerleaders. The event starts at 7:00 pm on the WBHS football field. The admission is $5.00.

Tuesday, 9/19

• Dress Up Day: 2000s Day
• Morning Giveaway: Slap Bracelets

Wednesday, 9/20

• Dress Up Day: Country Day
• Morning Giveaway: Country stickers
• Special Event: Mr. WB- This is a pageant for senior boys! It includes the following categories: formalwear, future occupation, question and answer session, and lip sync battle. The event runs from 7-8:30 pm in the WBHS auditorium. The admission is $5.00.

Thursday, 9/21

• Dress Up Day: Tropical Day
• Morning Giveaway: Leis
• Special Event: Movie Night -- Join in the homecoming fun by attending movie night in the iCenter at 5:30 pm. Make sure to bring extra cash for concessions. The admission is $5.00.

Friday, 9/22

• Dress Up Day: Class Color Day
• 9th grade: Wear yellow
• 10th grade: Wear red
• 11th grade: Wear blue
• 12th grade: Wear black
• Staff: Wear your provided shirt (white shirt)
• Morning Giveaway: Class color stickers
• Special Event: Pep Assembly is at 12:30 pm in the gym
• Special Event: The Homecoming Parade starts at Prince of Peace Church at 5:30 pm and travels along Green Road to WBHS. If you are walking in the parade, please check with your club, sport, or class sponsor because you will need to arrive early!
• Special Event: Football Game starts at 7:00 pm. Make sure to wear your Homecoming game-day shirt for free admission into the game. SWAMP THEME IS WHITE OUT!

Saturday, 9/23

• Special Event: Homecoming Dance is from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm. The doors close promptly at 8:30 pm.
• This year in addition to the dance we will have games, a photo booth, a movie, food trucks, and more! Bring extra money for food trucks!
• Tickets are on sale in the ticket box office (next to the auditorium) during all lunches.

Proud to be a Laker,

Eric Pace - Principal

The West Bloomfield School District has moved to an all-online enrollment process. Starting July 19 families need to login to PowerSchool and complete the Back to School Update Packet. This process needs to be completed ASAP. Please click here.

Families are required to do this for each child enrolled with WBSD. If you do not know your login and/or password for PowerSchool, please contact your school for assistance, or visit https://www.wbsd.org/parents/powerschool for more information.

ALLERGIES/ASTHMA/MEDICAL CONDITIONS – Students are not allowed to carry medication. The office must have a complete, signed West Bloomfield School District Medical Action Plan to be able to carry out any medication distribution. Each medication requires a separate form. Each year we need an updated plan for students needing medication. If your child requires medication the first day of school you must contact the office before school to verify paperwork and deliver the medication to the office. Further questions, please contact the school office at 248-865-6720.

ATTENDANCE – West Bloomfield School District expects students to be in school and on time for school on a daily basis. Absent and tardy students will be recorded daily and parents will be notified.

If your child will not be in school or will be late to school, you must call the 24-hour answering machine at 248-865-6522. Leave your student’s name, teacher’s name and reason for absence. For the safety of our students, please do your best to remember to call before the start of school (even if you are only going to be “a little” late).

• PROMPT 1 - Excuse an Absence - Absences must be called in within 24 hours of the student missing school, or the absence will be marked as unexcused.
• PROMPT 2 - Excuse a Tardy (only if a student is late to school, not to a class after they've arrived)
• PROMPT 3 - Early Dismissal (Outpass) - These must be submitted prior to the dismissal time if possible. Those trying for an early dismissal at the time that it is needed may experience a delay while the information is processed and the student is retrieved from class.

In an effort to support student safety and proper accountability, all absences should be excused by a parent. If the absent in unexcused, this tells us that the school and the family do not know where the student is, if not in school. Please make sure to excuse all absences. Teachers may not accept work for unexcused absences in an effort to discourage skipping.

Students who accumulate too many tardies may be subject to disciplinary actions such as after school detentions or suspension of school parking.

Students who accumulate too many absences will be referred to Oakland County Youth Assistance for support and may be referred to Oakland County Truancy is absences become excessive.

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS - Students are expected to be safe, respectful, and responsible at all times. Specific expectations can be found in the student handbook or the student code of conduct, and key items are listed below.

• Closed campus for lunch - Students MAY NOT receive an outpass to go to lunch or to pick up food for any reason.
• No food deliveries during school hours. This includes Door Dash, Grubhub, etc.
• No inappropriate or revealing clothing for any students
• No clothing with alcohol, drug, sexual, or inappropriate language or images
• No inappropriate language or gestures to be used by students at any time
• No hoods to be worn in school at any time
• No ski masks to be worn in school at any time
• No sunglasses to be worn in school at any time
• Phone use should only occur during passing time or during lunch. During class, it is up to the teacher's discretion as to how students may or may not use phones. If a student violates a teacher's phone policy/expectations, the teacher may confiscate the phone and return it to the student at the end of the period, or turn it in to the Student Relations office.
• Students must be in the cafeteria, Laker Commons, or the courtyard during lunch times. Students may not wander the halls or be in any unauthorized areas during lunches.

AFTER SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS - School dismisses at 2:23 PM. ALL STUDENTS need to be in a supervised activity or out of the building by 2:45 PM. We do not have the ability to safely supervise students after this time. There will be a late stay location for students who are in athletics or activities that begin AFTER 2:45. This supervised location will be in Laker Commons, across from the cafeteria. This supervision is ONLY for students who are in an activity. Students who are staying later than 2:45 who are not in a sport/activity must exit the building at or before this time. Students will be required to sign in with their ID and the activity they belong to.

LATE STARTS – throughout the school year we will participate in professional development that delays the start of the school day. On these days, school will start at 8:30 a.m., and the doors will be open for students beginning at 8:00 a.m.

IMMUNIZATIONS – All students that attend West Bloomfield School District must have accurate shot record information on file. Please be sure records are up to date. New students that do not have a shot record or a waiver on file are not allowed to attend school.

For all interested WBHS families and students- an introductory meeting for all interested in joining the WBHS debate there will be an introductory meeting in room 600 immediately after school Wednesday Sept. 20 in room 600 Mr. Thursam's room. The meeting will last approximately 30 minutes.

Intro Meeting to the Law & Politics Club/Teen Court

Thursday, Sept. 21st Rm. 206 2:30-3:30pm

Everyone is welcome! Come find out what this club and program are all about to see if it is the right fit for your interests. We will also be discussing leadership roles at this meeting.

Teen Court Training

Thursday, Sept. 28th Rm. 206 2:30-3:30pm

This one time mandatory training prepares you to be a real juror or attorney for real juvenile misdemeanor cases in Oakland County. Don't miss this opportunity to get trained and find out more. Join us even if you are not sure. It's an awesome opportunity!

Lions, Colts and Alligators? As the Detroit Lions kick off their first game so did West Bloomfield with its first division home meet against Troy High School.

Both Teams swam great going point for point in every event. West bloomfield would win an event and then Troy would come right back winning the next event. The meet was very exciting with many best times by the girls from both teams.

In the end both competitors came out victorious in a tying score of 93-93!

If your child is a student (3 to 26 years of age) in the West Bloomfield Schools, s/he can also participate in the 2023-24 Blessings in a Backpack program.

This program sends six non-perishable meals home each Friday of the school year. Its goal is to make sure that no child goes hungry on the weekend. Run by volunteers, there is NO cost to you.

To enroll in this program, please fill out this form and return it to your school office or email it to katherinesheiko@hotmail.com. This registers your child/ren in the Blessings program and alerts us to any allergies they might have. The first backpack of food will be distributed to your child at his/her local school the first week of October.

• September 4: Labor Day

• September 6: Arbaeen

• September 11: National Day of Service and Remembrance

• September 15 – 17: Rosh Hashanah

• September 16: Mexican Independence Day

• September 17: Constitution Day

• September 22: American Indian Day

• September 24 – 25: Yom Kippur

• September 26 – 27: Mawlid al-Nabi

• September 29 – October 6: Sukkot

• September 29 – October 14: Pitru Paksha

• Talk with your child about the importance of showing up to school every day, on time.
  
• Help your child maintain daily routines, such as finishing homework and getting a good night’s sleep.
• Try not to schedule dental and medical appointments during the school day.
• If your child attends an unavoidable appointment during the school day, please ask the dentist, doctor, etc. for a note to excuse them from school. This should be turned in to the main office.
• Communicate with us if your child is sick. Please always call the SAFELINE if your child will be absent.
• Help your child stay engaged--remind them that you are excited to hear about their day when they come home.
  
• Ask for help from us if you’re having trouble getting your child to school. We are here to partner with you for your child's success!

WBSD has partnered with Parent Guidance.org to give parents free access to resources and helpful information. We have shared this information with our families. We hope that it will be useful for some of you as well!

ParentGuidance.org is an online service by licensed therapists that provides trusted and specialized courses, professional support, and a safe community for parents to learn how to support their children and get answers to mental health questions.

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