West Hills Middle School

Please be sure to read the District News, below, and also check the BH High School website for time-sensitive try-outs and other opportunities for 8th graders who will be going to BH High School. Additionally, now is a good time to sign up for the weekly BHHS newsletter. Follow the directions for "How to Subscribe to Weekly Newsletters" on the lower right-hand section of the page at this link. Then add the "BHHS Black Hawk Update: Families, Staff and Subscribers" to your subscription list.

In response, we would like to send a heartfelt farewell to a great group of students and amazing families. Additionally, we would like to provide some insight on how to access the PSAT 8 scores as your children begin a journey towards college, military, or workforce preparedness in the upcoming years at Bloomfield High School. The college board requires for families to complete the following process (click here) to access PSAT results.

What a fabulous year it has been!  Monday's Carnival for 4th-7th grade was certainly a highlight of this week.  Thank you to Loren Schwartzenfeld and Rachel Matzkin-Bridger for all of your organizational talents in making this event happen!  On Thursday afternoon, we celebrated our fifth graders' completion of their elementary careers. It was so nice to have so many loved ones join us to honor our newest middle schoolers!  A special thank you to our eighth graders and their families for making this a memorable year!  Thursday’s 8th Grade End-of-the-Year Party at Bowers Farm was such a fun celebration for our students!  A huge thank you to Julie Yaker and Stephanie Langwell, along with a great team of volunteers, for organizing a fantastic party that truly sent our students off in style.  Our eighth grade also did a tremendous job yesterday at their recognition ceremony. We are so proud of all of their efforts while at West Hills. They are a talented group, who have left an important legacy, and we look forward to following them as they go on to do so many great things!

The semester report cards for both elementary and middle school students will be shared with families electronically by the middle of next week (Wednesday, June 22).  To access, your child's report card, select the parent portal at https://webconnect.bloomfield.org/Zangle/ParentPortal/ and click on the Marks tab.  For detailed directions, please click HERE.

BHHS Girls Soccer Shuts Out Portage Northern and Heads to State Finals!, BHHS Boys Varsity Baseball Grabs League Title, BHAC Releases Full Athletic Tryouts and Summer Practice Schedules for High School Athletes

Please view this NEWSLETTER that was created by Mrs. Amatulli (BHS Middle Schools Media Specialist) and Mrs. Beattie (EHMS IB Coordinator).  There are many links to some amazing websites that will support your child's learning throughout the summer. 

Thanks to the diverse community in which we live, the seventh grade students in all three middle schools experienced two full-day field trips. Understanding key concepts in major religions of the world helps our student body to become more broadly developed citizens and helps them foster multiple IB learner profile traits, including being open-minded, reflective, balanced, and principled thinkers. 

Bloomfield Hills Schools families may receive an encrypted email from Virtru. This is a legitimate email provider used by Bloomfield Hills Schools to improve data protection and privacy.

This year, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, also known as #WearOrange Day, is being observed on June 3, 2022.

The Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education is committed to gun safety and taking the necessary steps to keep students and the community safe from the tragic consequences of gun violence.

All BHS 2021-2022 retirees and their colleagues, supporters, and loved ones are invited to the Retirement Celebration Ice Cream Social!

Wed, June 8, 2022, 4:30-6 p.m.
Farm Activity Building at Bowers School Farm (1219 E Square Lake Rd)

RSVP online at www.bloomfield.org/retireersvp.

Bloomfield Hills Schools fosters public speaking skills through Forensics Teams, existing in all three middle schools and at Bloomfield Hills High School. Middle School teams prepare students for the more rigorous high school level competitions.

Bloomfield Hills Schools celebrates the diversity of families within the school community with an annual Multicultural Celebration. Now in its fourth year of being a district-wide event, the Parent Teacher Organization Council, composed of volunteer family members from across Bloomfield Hills Schools, hosted this educational celebration of culture in the Bloomfield Hills High School Main Commons.

Bloomfield Hills Schools hosted the Oakland Schools’ STEMi mobile innovation station. Bloomfield Hills 7th grade students participated in STEM activities utilizing the latest interactive, high-tech, industry level equipment.

The Bloomfield Hills Schools Foundation announced the recipients of the Spring 2022 BHSF Grants. This year’s grant projects include technology tools, student manipulatives, diverse literature, guest speakers, STEM tools, musical instruments, learning games, field trips, outdoor/experiential learning equipment, social/emotional learning resources, and other unique learning opportunities.

On August 2, 2022, voters in Bloomfield Hills Schools will be asked to consider a proposal to restore the Non-homestead Operating Millage. 

• Required for Bloomfield Hills Schools to receive full revenue per pupil.

• The majority of families in Bloomfield Hills Schools qualify for the Principal Residence Exemption and will not be affected by the restoration of 2 mills.

• The tax rate for Non Principal Residence Exemption properties (like business and rental property owners) will not increase. For a business with a taxable value of property established at $200,000, the tax cost would be $3,600 ($200,000 x 18 mills ÷ 1,000), the same tax rate applied today.  

• No levy increase, current tax rate (18 mills) since 2000.