WBSD Weekly Update

• May 13: Donuts with Dania
• May 19: Board Meeting
• May 21: Late Start
• May 26: Memorial Day - No School
• June 4: Half Day - HS only
• June 5: Half Day - All levels
• June 6: Half Day - Students' Last Day
• June 9: Teachers' Last Day - Records Day

Help us feature our WBSD 2025 senior class and their accomplishments with their own "Senior Spotlight" social media post. If you or your senior would like to be highlighted, complete this quick form here.

Congratulations Class of 2025! Please be patient for your submission to appear.

WBSD's new Sheiko Elementary won the national 2025 Unbuilt - Project in Progress Award! Check out the digital magazine here.

Stay tuned for building photos and updates. The project remains on track to open fall of 2026.

Congratulations to Jamie Stottlemyer, Assistant Superintendent of Facilities & Operations at WBSD for receiving the MSBO Meridian Award of Excellence!

The Meridian is a special recognition award acknowledging successful practices in all areas of school management and education.

Mileage Club is a way to keep kids moving! WBSD elementary schools offers Mileage Club at recess to all students who would like to join. We encourage students to walk or run with friends or solo to earn laps which then equal recognition for participation.

In order for the Mileage Club operate we need parent volunteers to take the wagon out to the field, help students get their running tags, use the EZscan app to scan student QR codes and then bring the wagon back inside. It is an easy end enjoyable opportunity to work with our Lakers! We will not run if the fields are too muddy or if it is drizzling.

Days of the Week: Flexible, we try to have Mileage Club two-three days a week. Pick a day!

Time: Sheiko - 10:45 a.m. -1:15 p.m., Doherty, Gretchko and Scotch - 11:45-2:15 p.m.

There are two roles for which you can volunteer:

• Mileage Club Captain - coordinate building volunteers, explain to volunteers how to use the app to track student progress. Please note we already have a captain for Gretchko!
• Volunteer - setting up the course with cones, scanning students' QR code as they run/walk laps, bringing the wagon and cones back inside afterward. Volunteers must complete an iChat form.

Please help us thank our generous Mileage Club sponsors Community Financial Credit Union (CFCU) and Outstanding Orthodontics!

WBSD is happy to share that Representative Noah Arbit is hosting an upcoming Town Hall on Hate Crimes and Extremism Wednesday, May 7th at 7 p.m. This informative, timely event will feature a panel conversation with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and world-renowned scholar Dr. Cynthia Miller Idriss, Founding Director of the Polarization, Extremism, Research and Innovation Lab at American University and bestselling author of Hate in the Homeland.

What is the aim of the event?

The event will focus on educating attendees on how to identify and report hate crimes, how Michigan is working to tackle hate crimes and extremism, including the recent passage of my Michigan Hate Crime Act, other legislation in the works, from a law enforcement perspective through Attorney General Nessel’s Hate Crimes and Domestic Terrorism Unit, at universities, as well as strategies and tools to combat hate, extremism, radicalization that we can implement locally in our community.

It was a fantastic show weekend for the WBHS theatre department. Matilda the Musical was wonderful! Congratulations to the cast, crew, and staff involved in the production!

Tickets are $5 and can be purchased via the following link:

https://cur8.com/40277/project/131903

The Outsiders will be performed at West Bloomfield Middle School on Wednesday, May 14th and Friday, May 16th.

It's been an exciting spring sports season so far!

• Watch our social media for the May 7 Signing Day photos

• Baseball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Track & more highlights here

• Shop Laker spirit gear here.

• All Teams Schedule
  
  

Teams lit up on a custom game field glowing under black lights, bringing a new meaning to high energy competition. From glowing gear to fierce matches, Atomic-GLOW was an unforgettable fusion of tech and fun.

• WBSD Community Education Summer Camp at Doherty Elementary, Info Here
• Camp Invention, Info Here
• Sunset Theatre Camp, Info Here
• Resources for Special Services Camps, Info Here
• Other Camps around Oakland County, Info Here

All Lunch Menus are located on the Nutrition Services page, use this link.

• GWB Historical Society Events
• Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition
• Oakland County Parks
• West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation
• West Bloomfield Township Public Library
• West Bloomfield Youth Assistance

The 2025 Youth Recognition Awards honored outstanding young individuals who have made a positive impact in their communities. WBSD thanks West Bloomfield Youth Assistance for sharing their stories and providing such a beautiful evening of recognition. Thank you to all the families who filled the West Bloomfield Middle School Auditeria and who are raising these impressive and kind leaders.

Book Lists

· Friends in our World – Asian Friends (Youth)

· Friends in our World – Jewish Friends (Youth)

· Exploring Michigan (Family)

Adventures in Art

Saturday, May 10 from 10:30am – 12noon

Main Library Youth Activity Center
A monthly elementary school art class, where creativity knows no bounds! In this vibrant space, young artists embark on an exciting journey through the world of drawing, painting and early color theory. Each lesson is a celebration of creativity and self-expression.

For Grades 2-5. Registration Required

Click here to register: https://westbloomfield.librarycalendar.com/event/adventures-art-8545

Library Closed

The both branches of the library will be closed on Friday, May 16 for a staff professional development and safety training day. The library will reopen on Saturday, May 17 at 9 AM.

The "Be Like Bob" scholarship is endowed in memory of Robert "Bob" Mellen, a longstanding active member of the West Bloomfield Optimist Club. Scholarship funds are awarded to WBHS seniors who demonstrate:

• commitment to community enrichment
• ambitious career goals
• outstanding accomplishments

This year's winners are Summer Boines, Addyson Walker and Samantha Meserve. Summer and Addyson are pictured above with the Optimist President, our School Board President Stacy Brickman, Superintendent Dr. Dania Bazzi and scholarship committee chair Joey Spano. In the center they are shown with Bob's daughters Melissa Michaelson and Cheryl Caplan, second grade teacher at Scotch. Samantha is pictured with Counselor Noelle Essig and Dr. Bazzi. Congratulations to all three winners! The competition was fierce this year and chair Joey Spano said after reading the dozens of applications submitted, "We should feel very good about the students we’re sending into the world. If this is an indication of the leaders of the future, we should all be optimistic."

• Social Studies Teacher (2025-2026)
• Teacher for the Program for Students with Emotional Impairment (2025-2026)
• Grade 2 Teacher (2025-2026)
• Grade 4 Teacher (2025-2026)

• Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Principal (2025-2026)

• High School Attendance Administrative Assistant (2025-2026)

• Administrative Assistant to the High School Principal (2025-2026)

Saturday, May 10 from 8 a.m.–2 p.m. at the WB Parks Recreation Activities Center Parking Lot

Let’s reduce our community’s waste, shop local and repurpose items by shopping at WB Parks Community Garage Sale! Please bring both forms of payment, cash and card.