District Update

We hope you'll review this week's District Update filled with news and notes from across the Walled Lake Consolidated School District. Stay up to date with the District by visiting www.wlcsd.org and connecting with the district on social media.

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• December 5-7: WLC presents "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" - Tickets are available now at www.wlcstickets.com
• December 10-11: WLN Collage Concert - Tickets are available now at www.wlcstickets.com
• December 16: WLW Collage Concert - Tickets are available now at www.wlcstickets.com
• December 18: WLC Collage Concert - Tickets are available now at www.wlcstickets.com
• December 18: Board of Education regular meeting; 7pm at ESC
• December 22-January 2: Winter Break - No School for Students or Staff
• January 5: School Resumes

Show Times

• Friday, December 5, at 7 p.m.
• Saturday, December 6, at 7 p.m.
• Sunday, December 7, at 2 p.m.

Get your tickets now at the District Box Office.

Walled Lake Central junior, Bianca Ghiban, took over our Instagram story this past Sunday to bring you behind the curtain for the final preparations of the Vikings' play, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, ahead of tomorrow's opening night.

If you missed it, you can look back at the fun in the highlights section of our Instagram by clicking 'Wonderful Life'.

Walled Lake Western's Donovan Triplett and Lucas Hoffmeyer officially signed their letters of intent to play college football on Wednesday!

Triplett will suit up for Western Michigan and Hoffmeyer is headed to Central Michigan.

When the Shamrocks and DIA come together, the possibilities are endless!

Walled Lake Northern graduate Grey Stone (‘19) and the Detroit Institute of Arts spent two days at Dublin Elementary this week helping students channel their creativity through classroom art projects.

You can watch Shamrock 5th grade artists at work on Instagram and Facebook.

The entire Walled Lake Consolidated Schools community is invited to attend the District's 27th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 19, 2026. This year's celebration will be at Walled Lake Northern High School with a tour of student exhibits starting at 5 p.m. and a formal program starting at 6:15 p.m. This year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration theme is Service.“

"Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is seeking nominations for the 2026 Alec Bender Friend of Diversity Award. This award honors individuals who are true friends of multicultural diversity in our school district and community. This hoor will be bestowed on the recipient(s) at the WLCSD 27th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on January 19, 2026.

Any student, staff, community member, local business, or local organization is eligible to be nominated. Any member of the Walled Lake Schools community may submit a nomination.

Nominations must be submitted through the nomination form by Friday, December 12.

Students of WLCSD are welcomed to submit an Express Yourself project. The theme for this year's project is "Service". Students should create a project that expresses what this theme means to them. Projects can be a speech, an essay, a picture, a poem, a drawing, a video, a musical piece or any other format to express "Service".

The winner(s) of this contest will share their projects, on stage, at the 27th annual WLCSD MLK Day Celebration. This is a great opportunity to recognize students and their creativity. It is, by far, the crowd's favorite part of the MLK Celebration. Check out the project details and entry form. All entries must be submitted to a school office by Friday, December 12.

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.

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.

January 13, 2026 *Virtual Meeting

• 5:45-6:30 PM - Conference with Administrators
• 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM - The ARC: Guardianship, Power of Attorney

March 26, 2026 *Location TBD

• Inclusion Week - Unified Basketball game vs. WL Administrators and Staff

Questions? Email WalledLakePAC@gmail.com

Team Walled Lake (Area 15) Special Olympics Michigan provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults (8 years and older) with intellectual disabilities. We are looking for new athletes this season and participating in Unified Sports alongside Team Walled Lake is possible.

Days: Monday & Friday

Time: 6:30-8:00pm

Location: Sarah Banks Middle School

Address: 1760 Charms Rd, Wixom, MI 48393

There is no cost for athletes to participate.

Please complete this Google Form, if interested. This will be used as the registration for the season.

This year, athletes will be split into two separate groups:

• Athletes that want to compete at tournaments and scrimmages, committing to the entire season.

• Athletes that do not want to participate in tournaments, cannot guarantee attendance, and just want to have fun with their friends.

Both groups are wonderful! The only difference will be is that athletes not competing will not be placed on teams - they will attend practices, but will not 'officially' be on a roster.

Our mission, in partnership with parents and the community, is to become the best educational system in America so all students demonstrate they are caring, responsible, and knowledgeable citizens.

Email: danieldurkin@wlcsd.org
Website: www.wlcsd.org
Location: 850 Ladd Road, Walled Lake, MI, USA
Phone: (248) 956-2000
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wlcsd/
Twitter: @WalledLkSchools