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1st card marking report cards are now accessible through Skyward Family Access.

Picture retakes for students who have already had their picture taken will be on Wednesday, November 12th.

This is an Early Sign-Up for the upcoming season open to all grades and all genders. Everyone is welcome, with no tryouts and no experience necessary. Wrestling is a great way to build strength, confidence, and teamwork while having fun.

A parent handout with more information about the team and season is available, along with a sign-up for the parent WhatsApp group chat to stay connected and informed. Sign up today to secure your spot for an exciting season on the mat!

CHS Wrestling Team Interest Form

CHS Wrestling Parent Handout

CHS Wrestling Whatsapp Group Chat

All items in our Lost and Found area will be donated on Tuesday, November 25th to local charities. Students have been reminded and will continue to be reminded during morning announcements to stop by our Lost and Found area located outside of our Media Center/Learning Commons.

We please need your help with our NJHS and Student Council led fundraiser to benefit veterans. Please note the fundraiser has been extended to November 11th. Below you'll find some additional information:

• Each grade (6th, 7th, 8th) will have a jar. Jars can be found in the cafeteria at lunchtime, and in front of the main office in the mornings.
• POSITIVE points are given based on the value of each penny or silver coin (for example, a quarter is worth 25 points)
• Dollar bills count as NEGATIVE points (for example, if you drop a dollar into another grade’s jar, they will lose 100 points)
• The class with the most points in the end (6th, 7th, or 8th) wins!

Thank you for your support!

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 13th at 6:00 p.m. at Walled Lake Central High School Cafeteria.

Apparel ordering for middle school swim & dive (due Nov. 14):

https://wlmsswim.spiritsale.com/

Swimsuit ordering for middle school swim & dive (due Nov. 25):

https://differentstrokesswimshop.com/collections/walled-lake-ms

Hello Clifford H. Smart Families!

Got a middle schooler who’s always dancing in the kitchen, doodling in their notebook, snapping photos of the family pet, or writing the next great novel in Google Docs? It’s time to turn that creativity into something amazing — the PTSA Reflections Contest deadline is coming up fast! Entries are due this Monday, November 10!

This year’s theme is “I Belong!” — and we can’t wait to see how our Trojans express what belonging means to them through art, music, writing, and creativity.

Students can enter in one (or more!) of these awesome categories:
🎭 Dance Choreography
🎨 Visual Arts
📸 Photography
🎵 Music Composition
✍️ Literature
🎬 Film Production

👉 Submit entries here: https://forms.gle/sTudP3wdfPKbYH586

Remind your Trojan that it’s not about perfection — it’s about creativity and showing the world where they belong! Whether it’s a short film, a song, a poem, or a piece of art, every student’s voice matters.

Got questions or ideas?

Reach out to Jessica Trotter at jrosetrotter82@gmail.com — she’s happy to help!

Let’s fill Clifford Smart with creativity, color, and Trojan pride — because every Trojan belongs!

If you would like to help us, please sign up through by clicking on the tab below. Thanks in advance, we appreciate you!

Hello Clifford H. Smart Families!

We’re so excited to be partnering with Walled Lake Northern High School for their annual gift drive this year for the first time! Our 8th Grade Leadership Class will be sponsoring the Pre-K students at Emma & Ayat Bennett Elementary School in Detroit. We hope to make their holidays a bit brighter by providing them with 3 items they need, and about 3 items they’ve been wishing for. This is a great way for us to spread kindness during the holiday season. Below are news broadcasts of Northern’s 2019, 2021 and 2024 Gift Drives:

Northern’s 2019 Gift Drive Northern’s 2021Gift Drive Northern's 2024 Gift Drive

Northern’s very successful Gift Drive gives students/ families the opportunity to adopt a child. Any Clifford Smart Student/ Family can take part by sponsoring a child at Bennett Elementary. The week is October 30th - November 7th during lunch. Students will come to the Gift Drive table during their lunch and complete the steps to sponsor their student at Bennett. We ask that you consider speaking with your middle schooler about this opportunity and encourage them to take part. We hope you’ll consider participating in the Gift Drive, allowing the Pre-K students from Bennett Elementary to have an extra special holiday season!

If you feel like you are unable to sponsor a student, any gifts for kids, wrapping paper, etc. would be greatly appreciated! In addition to adopting a child there is an Amazon Storefront to provide extra gifts for the Pre-K students at Bennett Elementary. Items that you purchase from this list will be shipped to us. While this is an additional and optional way to contribute, any donations are greatly appreciated. The link is attached below: The Amazon Storefront

If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out to Northern Student’s Dean Babington and Haley Sutherby via email at:

Dean: DeanBabington@icloud.com Haley: haley0808@icloud.com

Thank you for your continuing support and kindness during this holiday season.

Mr. Nathan Bruce and the Clifford H. Smart Leadership Students

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!

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!

Our Music Appreciation Club is back. Please click on the PDF and link below for more information!

You can also click on the QR code to register your child.

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. When the chromebook has been repaired, it will be delivered back to the school for the student to pick up.
5. 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.

Please click on the above tab and join our CHS Middle School Remind 101 text group. You will receive helpful reminders, time sensitive information along with other pertinent texts.

*Reply @LEAVE to the number you are receiving messages from if you'd like to leave the text group at anytime.

Medications are administered at school under the supervision of our office staff. This includes BOTH prescription medications AND over the counter (ibuprofen, pain relievers, etc.) medications. BOTH types of medication require a completed and signed WLCSD medication authorization form by BOTH the parent/ guardian AND the child’s doctor.

For safety and confidentiality reasons, we will not be accepting medications at Smart Start. If you would like to drop off medications and the required documentation prior to the start of the school year, please contact our office secretary, Mrs. Jen Schloegl , directly at 248-956-3512.

As you have questions about this process please contact our main office at 248.956.3500.

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.

Please feel free to call our main office with any questions at 248.956.3500. You can also email us.

Counseling Secretary: JulieSmith@wlcsd.org

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

DROP OFF 8:00 A.M.

SCHOOL STARTS 8:10 A.M.

DISMISSAL 3:00 P.M.

1/2 DAY DISMISSAL 11:40 A.M.

Nayal Maktari, Principal

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