WBSD Weekly Update
2025-2026 School Year
The first day of school for the 2025-2026 school year will be Monday, August 25, 2025.
- Click Transportation for the handbook and Bus Zone App instructions.
- Go to PowerSchool to update your profile, address, or preferred language for communication. This is required by the first day of school! It is critically important that we have updated contact information for you in the event of an emergency. WBSD has the ability to call, text and email - please make sure you're signed up for all options. You can unsubscribe at any time.
- Find the 2025-26 calendar and bell times all in one place. The calendar will be updated the evening of August 11, 2025. It is a negotiated item between the District and the West Bloomfield Education Association (WBEA), the teachers’ union. We anticipate alignment with the Oakland Schools Common Calendar (for Winter and Spring break), as has been the case in previous years. We appreciate your patience and understand how important it is to have this information for planning purposes.
- First Day of School Printable Signs here
It's Quick, Confidential, and Critical for Student Support & District Funding
The Michigan School Aid Budget for this year has not been finalized, so it’s still uncertain whether the state will provide funding to offer free meals for all students.
To ensure your child’s access to meals is not interrupted and to help West Bloomfield School District secure critical state and federal funding, we need ALL families to complete the Education & Nutrition Benefits Application (formerly known as the Free & Reduced Meals Application).
Complete the application today at: https://westbloomfield.familyportal.cloud/
If you need assistance or have questions about completing the form, please contact Andrea Grobe at andrea.grobe@wbsd.org.
Why it matters:
Your application helps ensure we can continue to provide nutritious meals to all students.
Funding tied to our free/reduced rate supports far more than meals; it impacts academic programs, technology, and student services.
Even if you think you may not qualify, completing the form still helps the district.
Preserving WBHS Student Voices Through the Decades!
We’re excited to share that 127 issues of Spectrum — West Bloomfield High School’s student publication — have been digitized and archived, capturing powerful student perspectives from the mid-1970s through 2023!
These historic issues are now available online:
🔗 wbhsmedia.com/category/spectrumarchive
The archive is searchable by decade and school year — a treasure trove of creativity, commentary, and student life!
Do you have an old copy of Spectrum?
We’re still looking to fill in a few missing issues. If you have one tucked away, please consider sharing it so we can preserve even more of our history. Let’s celebrate our student journalists and the stories that shaped our community! Please email jennifer.williamson@wbsd.org to arrange a time to drop off.
Tryouts, practice schedule and Athletic information and updates:
Rockin’ Readers
Thursdays, August 7 at 10 a.m.
Main Library Youth Activity Center
Does your child need help with reading skills such as comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and writing? Join us as we welcome local school teachers to encourage reading and writing skills in a fun interactive way in order to prevent the summer slide. For grades K-5. Registration is required.
YA Saturday Crafternoons
Saturday, August 24 at 2 p.m.
Main Library Community Commons
Have fun doing a variety of craftivities on Saturday afternoons. Join Heather Earnley, a local art instructor, as she leads you through fun crafts. All supplies will be provided. For grades 6-12. Registration is required.
There's still time to register for summer reading! Did you know ALL ages can register for summer reading including adults, teens, youth, infants and toddlers? August 8 is the last day to log reading time and finish activities into Beanstack. August 29 is the last day to pick up rewards from the library (The library has extended this date due to the Main Library closure). See you at the Library!
Ticket To Tuition
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), and the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) celebrated 50 Michigan students who each won up to $50,000 through the Ticket to Tuition giveaway. The program encouraged FAFSA completion and helped remove financial barriers to higher education.
Congratulations to two WBHS seniors Nathan Herbert and Ah’ja McCoy! Nathan won $50,000 and will be studying engineering at North Carolina A&T, and Ah'ja won $10,000 and will be studying engineering at Michigan State University.
Check out the Counselor Connection for opportunities like these and more!
West Bloomfield Educational Foundation News
- Shop at Busch's? Earn money for WBEF when you get groceries! It's easy and free! Link West Bloomfield Education Foundation to your Busch's MyWay card. https://www.buschs.com/myway
