Connections Digital Newsletter

Greetings Wayne-Westland Families,

We are halfway through the school year. Our middle and high school students began their second semester this week and our elementary students will soon celebrate the 100th day of school. We have many exciting events and activities coming up for our students. Please stay tuned to this newsletter, our social media and website https://www.wwcsd.net/.

I would like to thank all of you for your continued support. The strong partnership within the Wayne-Westland School Community makes is possible for us to work together on behalf of the 9,500 students who depend on us for their future success. Thank you for your commitment to our schools.

Sincerely,

John Dignan, Ed.D.

Superintendent

There's an app for that! Wayne-Westland Community Schools has a new mobile app that enables subscribers to quickly access information from our district website. You can view lunch menus, access parent and student connect, save events to your phone from our school calendars and much more. There are also quick links to our district Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube channels.

On your device, connect to the Android Play store or the iOS App Store and search for Wayne-Westland Schools, then upload the app.

Get the app TODAY!

Stevenson Middle School students visited two classrooms at Stottlemyer Early Childhood Center. The middle school students designed and built four busy boards and two sensory tables for the preschool students. The preschool students enjoyed the different tactile touches on the board, including the lights and door stoppers.

Before their visit to Stottlemyer, the middle school students spent the day at Eastern Michigan University working with engineering students who helped them build their projects. Thank you to EMU, who funded this project.

Calling all current eighth-grade students. John Glenn and Wayne Memorial High School will both host a Future Freshman Parent Night from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, February, 2, 2023.

Topics covered will include: scheduling, graduation requirements, elective options for ninth-grade students, testing out requirements, AP courses, Early College, dual enrollment, extra-curricular activities, and much more. All are welcome to attend and questions are encouraged. Students do not have to be currently attending a Wayne-Westland Community School to attend.

For more information on the events, please call

John Glenn High School- 36105 Marquette, Westland

734-419-2332

Wayne Memorial High School- 3001 Fourth Street, Wayne

734-419-2215

We look forward to seeing you there!

Wayne-Westland Community Schools is hosting a series of informational sessions to share resources for families of students with special needs. This event is open to the entire community. Please join us from 6:30- 7:30 p.m. at Dyer Senior Center, 36745 Marquette, Westland, Mi 48185 on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 for a session on Alternatives to Guardianship.

People with disabilities have many options beyond the traditional guardianship route. This session is designed to help families to make important decisions. Join us in person or virtually at

https://meet.google.com/nvo-imkq-gpq

Thanks to the Wayne Rotary Club, our community will benefit from the Little Free Library Project. Libraries have been installed or replaced at the following locations in the City of Wayne

• Wayne Memorial High School
• Roosevelt-McGrath Elementary School
• Rotary Park II
• Civitan Park
• Glenwood Heights Subdivision (New location)

In addition, the Wayne Rotary Club will purchase books to stock the little libraries.

Wayne-Westland Early College Now Accepting Applications (middle and high school) Wayne-Westland Early College provides high school students an opportunity to simultaneously complete the high school diploma and an associate degree at no cost to families. The application window closes on February 14, 2023. Learn more here.

Wayne Memorial High School alums participated in the “Been There…Done That" event last month. They shared their experiences with current Wayne Memorial students. Alums who are attending Grand Valley, Williams , Duke, Brown , Florida State, EMU , Michigan, Harvard, MSU, and Wayne State were delighted to come home, mix and mingle with students and give back to the Wayne community.

The Unified Basketball team had practice and their first game last week. The team is made up of students from John Glenn, Wayne Memorial, and the Innovative Academy High Schools. The Unified program is part of Special Olympics. Their next game is at 4 p.m. on Jan. 25 at Wayne Memorial High School. Games are free. Come and cheer on our student athletes.

Wayne-Westland Community Schools is hiring! Come join our team. We are currently looking for the following positions:

• Bus Drivers
• Paraprofessionals
• Food Service

Wayne-Westland Community Schools offers competitive wages. Apply today at https://www.wwcsd.net/departments/human-resources/employment/