C.H.S CHRONICLES
Week of October 27, 2025
Keep in mind that students can submit multiple entries, but only 1 entry per art category. You will need to submit an additional entry form per additional entry.
Lakes Area Youth Assistance (LAYA), in partnership with Huron Valley Hospital and generous community volunteers, is once again offering its beloved Holiday Adopt-a-Child program. Each year, hospital departments and community members "adopt" children by purchasing gifts from their personalized wish lists—bringing a little extra holiday cheer to families who could use it. Parents also receive gift wrapping supplies so they can wrap the presents themselves and enjoy the joy of giving.
To apply, visit https://www.wlcsd.org/community/lakes-area-youth-assistance to download the fillable application. Submit one application per family and one wish list per child, along with the required financial documentation, via email to LAYA@wlcsd.org by Friday, November 7, 2025.
✨ Coming Soon: Shop With a Hero! ✨
From Nov. 10–21, kids will have the chance to shop for holiday gifts alongside local heroes—Commerce Firefighters/Paramedics and Oakland County Sheriff's Officers—at Meijer stores in Wixom and Commerce. Applications for this exciting event will be available starting Nov. 10.
October 31st is a half day of school at CHS with dismissal at 11:40 a.m. Students are permitted to wear costumes to school on this day if they choose.
To help you at home, below are our costume guidelines and requirements. These are in place for safety and student comfort while at school.
- If students choose to dress up, they should come fully "costumed" when they come to school (changing at home, putting on makeup at home, hair at home, etc. Please leave all extra make up, hair spray, etc. at home.
- Costumes should follow dress code expectations.
- No masks of any kind worn during regular school time (may bring in a bag to wear for contest only).
- No weapons of any kind, fake or look alike at any time.
- No oversize/ blow up costumes.
- Face make up may be worn, but in moderation so as to still be able to identify the student. All makeup must be applied prior to coming to school. Students should not bring makeup to apply or share.
- No excessive gore
Students may see Mr. Maktari, Mr. Hess or Mr. Spickard with costume questions. In addition, there will be an optional Halloween costume contest run by our counseling department during 1st hour.
Michigan will unfortunately soon be turning cold and dreary. Last year, thanks to the wonderful support of our PTSA and families we were able to offer a game room for the students during inside recess. This was filled with cornhole, foos ball, ping pong and air hockey. We had chess and cards and variety of things for kids to do. We need more stuff like that. Believe it or not middle school kids are hard on stuff even when they are not trying to be. We are welcoming any donations, Facebook Marketplace purchases, etc. This is a great opportunity to get rid of that old ping pong table that is taking up space in your basement.
Please reach out to Mr. Spickard stevenspickard@wlcsd.org if you would like to help. He will even come pick it up.
Thank you!
Please complete the form below if your child is interested in signing up to participate in boys basketball tryouts beginning the week of October 27th.
Physicals are required in order to tryout. Please complete the physical form linked in the sign up below prior to Monday, October 27th.
Please contact our coaches directly with any questions you may have.
6th and 7th Grade Coach- Mr. Logan Meyer LoganMeyer@wlcsd.org
8th Grade Coach-Mr. Steve Spickard StevenSpickard@wlcsd.org
As our district transitions from four middle schools to three, we’ve carefully reviewed how to best structure our middle school swim & dive program. In past years, we offered two separate teams, but this change has made it difficult to maintain an even and effective split. Moving forward, we will have one combined middle school swim & dive team representing all three schools. This approach aligns with other districts that also combine multiple middle schools into a single team, helping us create a stronger, more unified program. To ensure that all swimmers and divers receive quality instruction and support, we will also be adding additional coaches to meet the diverse needs of our athletes.
We will have a pre-season meeting on Thursday November 13 at 6:00pm at WL Central HS Cafeteria.
Congratulations to CHS Student Tyler Medrano for taking the top spot in the Kids Marathon!
Six hundred kids between ages 6 and 13 participated in the Kids Marathon, presented by Priority Health. The event was part of the 48th annual Detroit Free Press Marathon.
Great job Tyler!
Our Annual Scholastic Book Fair is November 10th-14th and we are in need of volunteers. If you would like to help us, please sign up through by clicking on the tab below.
Thanks in advance, we appreciate you!
If you haven't already, we encourage you to join the Clifford H. Smart PTSA for the 2025-26 school year!
Simply scan the QR code below to visit our website, discover some ways our PTSA enriches our school community, and sign up.
As an added perk, members will receive a digital copy of the school directory.
Thank you for your support!
You can also click on the QR code to register your child.
Picture retakes for students who have already had their picture taken will be on Wednesday, November 12th.
We need your help. Please make every effort to avoid picking up your child during their lunch hours. It often takes quite a bit of time to locate a student during lunch/recess and pulls staff from their lunchroom supervisory responsibilities.
Excluding emergencies, please avoid picking up your child at the times below for any prescheduled appointments and plans.
6th Grade Lunch 11:18 a.m.-11:48 a.m.
7th Grade Lunch 12: 25 p.m.-12:55 p.m.
8th Grade Lunch 11:53 a.m.-12:23 p.m.
Thank you for your support and help!
Process for requesting service for district issued chromebooks if needed:
- If a student needs support, he/she should fill out a Student Chromebook Support Form linked on all of the Google Classrooms and on the school website under Students. Being logged on to the school google account is required to access the form.
- The information in the form will be sent to Mrs. Stasak, our Middle School Computer Resource Teacher. She will reply to the student at his/her school gmail account. She will offer suggestions to fix the issue or, if it needs service, she will tell the student to take the chromebook to the office and give it to Mrs. Wilseck in the main office.
- The chromebook in the case will be sent through inner office and the student will be allowed to use a loaner chromebook AT SCHOOL. It will be the student’s responsibility to pick it up each morning from the office and return it at the end of the day.
- When the chromebook has been repaired, it will be delivered back to the school for the student to pick up.
- If the family purchased insurance, the first repair is free and all additional repairs carry a deductible. Deductible invoices or repair invoices, for those that did not choose insurance, must be paid before the repaired chromebook is returned.
If a student with a personal chromebook has a network issue, the same form can be used. We are not able to fix physical problems with personal devices and loaner chromebooks will not be provided.
*Reply @LEAVE to the number you are receiving messages from if you'd like to leave the text group at anytime.
Transportation Information
Please remember to please call 248.956.3090 for ALL bussing questions. Please click on the link below to visit our transportation website for more information. A reminder that bus passes are not allowed.
MAIN OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION
Please feel free to call our main office with any questions at 248.956.3500. You can also email us.
Principal's Secretary: MelissaWilseck@wlcsd.org
Building/Attendance Secretary: JenniferSchloegl@wlcsd.org
6th Grade Counselor: KathleenHoover@wlcsd.org
7th Grade Counselor: MaureenBratke@wlcsd.org
8th Grade Counselor: JulieBraley@wlcsd.org
SCHOOL BELL TIMES
SCHOOL STARTS 8:10 A.M.
DISMISSAL 3:00 P.M.
1/2 DAY DISMISSAL 11:40 A.M.
Smart Administrative Team
Jake Hess, Assistant Principal
Steve Spickard, Dean of Students
Please contact us with positive or constructive feedback, questions, and/or concerns.
Website: www.wlcsd.org/smart
Location: 8500 Commerce Road, Commerce Charter Township, MI, United States
Phone: 248-956-3500
Twitter: @CliffordSmart