District Update
A weekly update from Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Walled Lake Consolidated School District Update: May 15, 2025
Upcoming Events 📅
- May 12 - 18: K12 Student Art Exhibition at Commerce Library
- May 20: Half Day for Students | Staff Professional Development
- May 20: Middle School Open House at CHS, SBMS, WCMS
- May 21: WLN Pops Concert
- May 23: Seniors Last Day of School
- May 26: District CLOSED - Memorial Day Observation
- May 30: Adult Transition Program (ATP) Graduation
- June 1: Walled Lake High School Graduation - WLC, WLN, WLW
The Walled Lake Consolidated Schools' K-12 Student Art Exhibition is now on display at the Commerce Township Library!
Come check out our incredible student artists' work now through May 18 during normal library hours. You won't want to miss it!
Walled Lake Western senior, Andrew Jones, had a night to remember on the lacrosse field on Friday in Walled Lake United’s regular season finale win over Novi hitting a pair of big-time career milestones.
In the first quarter, Jones won the face off and ran down the field to score his second goal of the evening and the 100th goal of his high school career. Jones finished the game with four goals and two assists.
Jones went a perfect 17 for 17 at the face off x as well. In the third quarter, he also notched his 500th career faceoff win. This season, Jones has won an incredible 86 percent of his face offs.
Walled Lake United finished the regular season 12-3 overall with the 17-0 shutout of Novi. They’ll host Lakes Valley Conference rival Huron Valley at Walled Lake Northern on Friday night in the first round of regionals. Face off is set for 6 p.m.
PTSA Council awards 2025 Irene Daniels Scholarship
Congratulations to the 2025 Irene Daniels Scholarship winners: Kira Johnson, Cayden Brown and Avery Stallman!
The PTSA Council awards one senior from each high school a $750 scholarship annually for future educational costs in memory of Irene Daniels. The winners are judged on volunteerism, leadership, school activities/honors and recommendations from counselors or teachers.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools was honored by #SocialSchool4Edu in its 2025 Best of Social Media Awards for the second-straight year.
The district won the award of Best Contest for its annual Summer Scavenger Hunt, which was created to engage with families and the local community while providing a fun and free activity during summer break. Each week a clue was posted on social media from one of our 23 buildings and the first person to find us took home a summer themed prize pack filled with WLCSD swag. There were also special prizes for people that arrived at the location after the winner.
The Summer Scavenger Hunt will return this year! Keep an eye out on social media at the end of June for the dates and time of when we will unveil our secret location clue and, of course, happy hunting! 😁
The 53rd Greater West Bloomfield Michigan Week Awards breakfast was held on Friday, May 9 at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. During the event, individuals and groups from across the area were recognized for their efforts to make their communities a better place.
Walled Lake Schools had strong representation at the event with a number of notable recognitions. Congratulations to the winners:
Cayden Brown, WL Central HS, Jack Freed Emerging Leader Award
Angelo George, WL Central HS -Youth Volunteer Leadership Award
WL Schools Energy Management Program - Environmental Steward Award
WL Marching Band - Community Achievement Award
Jacob Ben, Walnut Creek MS student - Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Jesse Berman, WL Northern HS student - Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Noelia Dudt, Pleasant Lake Elementary student- Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Angelo George, WL Central HS student - Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Krystal Hannah, James R. Geisler MS student - Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Arianna Ilnytskyy, Clifford H. Smart MS student - Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Mark Jahn, Keith Elementary teacher - Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Aubrey Kellogg, Keith Elementary student - Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Lia Mamish, WL Western HS - Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Pleasant Lake Elementary was honored on Thursday at the 2025 Michigan Energy Summit for being the Biggest Loser in the Education category in the Michigan Battle of the Buildings for reducing its energy consumption in 2024.
The award, which is presented annually by the Michigan Green Building Collaborative (MiGBC), highlighted Pleasant Lake Elementary for reducing its energy costs by almost 17% in 2024 as a result of upgrades from the 2019 Bond.
The building upgrades took place in the summer of 2023 and included improvements to the building envelope, installation of high efficiency equipment and enhancements to the energy management system.
“It is an honor to accept this award on behalf of Walled Lake Consolidated Schools,” said the district’s energy manager Melinda Miller. “This achievement is a reflection of the unwavering support of our community, whose approval of the 2019 Bond made these projects possible. We are proud to continue building a brighter future together.”
WLCSD Alumni Roundtable 2025
Did your time in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools make a lasting impact on your life? Share your story with our staff as a part of our 2024 Opening Day Celebration!
Submit your Class of 2025 Senior Shout Out today! 🎓
Help us celebrate the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools' Class of 2025!
Click on the picture on the right to complete the form and have your senior recognized for their hard work and achievements! We'll be honoring seniors through June across district social media accounts.
Walled Lake Athletes Committing to Play at the College Level
Year-end presents a great opportunity to celebrate our top senior student athletes and their opportunity to continue their athletic careers in college.
Please provide the following information on SENIOR athletes that have either:
- received a scholarship to play college athletics
- have a spot guaranteed to them on a college roster as a "preferred walk-on."
The information will be used by each school to plan their signing days and will also be printed in the LEARNING newsletter (if approved.)
In an effort to find additional ways to celebrate our staff, the WLCSD Community Relations department requests that families fill out the information below for staff who are rock stars in their classrooms and school communities.
A sample of what these shout outs will look like on social media and in our district newsletters is on the right.
Graduate Spotlight Nomination
Please complete the following form in order to be considered for the Graduate Spotlight section of the WLCSD quarterly Learning newsletter. The nominated student needs to be a 2016 graduate or before. Please contact pamelacole@wlcsd.org with any questions.
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Location: 850 Ladd Road, Walled Lake, MI, USA
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