West Hills Middle School

The mission of WHMS is to ensure academic excellence, promote an enduring passion for learning, and encourage global citizenship while celebrating the success of each individual learner.
The school motto: "Nothing Less Than Your Best" is indicative of the high academic and personal standards to which West Hills is dedicated. Along with a strong emphasis on the development of academic knowledge, skills, technology and personal development, West Hills is proud of its commitment to performing and fine arts. In addition, West Hills offers over 19 different sports and several enriching co-curricular clubs and activities.

IMPORTANT SUMMER INFORMATION

WHMS AUGUST OFFICE HOURS
August 1 - August 30- Open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
August 31 - Closed until noon for district-wide staff meeting.
Counselors available by appointment

REGISTRATION AND TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS
Open this VERY IMPORTANT ARTICLE with instructions for completing your student's annual registration forms online and options for turning in registration confirmation and receiving your student's teacher assignment for the upcoming school year.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Tuesday, September 5
Classes begin at 8:15 a.m. for all grades
1/2 day for 4th and 5th graders - dismissal at 11:35 a.m.
Full day for 6th, 7th and 8th graders - dismissal at 3:05 p.m.
Buses will run at both dismissal times.

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Suggested Supply Lists for 2017/18

Other Dates for 2017/18
Open the District Calendar for school schedule and breaks for the 2017/18 school year.

News from West Hills

Read more about Important Dates

Spotlight on the IB at WHMS

2018 Media and Me Competition Award Winners

The Muslim families of the Bloomfield Hills Schools are happy to announce the results of the 2018 Media and Me Competition. The winning students will tour the WDET radio station in midtown Detroit with a possible chance to be a part of a live show! Congratulations to the following students:

7th Grade:

Silver Level ($50 Gift Card) - Alexandria Balde (EHMS)
Bronze Level (Honorable Mention) - Zeid Abou Shaar (EHMS)

8th Grade:

Gold Level ($100 Gift Card) - Leah Watson (EHMS) and Isabella Ashtari (WHMS)
Silver Level ($50 Gift Card) - Samantha Cellar (EHMS) and Samuel Curcuru (EHMS)
Bronze Level (Honorable Mention) - Sydney Harker (WHMS)

Thank you to all the teachers who guided and encouraged the students participation!

5th and 8th Grade Recognition Ceremonies - June 14, 2018

5th Grade Exhibition - Video Link

Move Up Day Information for 8th - 3rd Grades (May 25)

Upcoming Family Connections Meeting

Grades 6-8 Band & Orchestra Concert - It's a Masquerade!

Grade Up Math Placement May 23, 2018

Calendar

PTO Council Annual Meeting & Luncheon

Wed/ May 23

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Booth Center - Room A, Booth Center - Room B, Booth Center - Room C

7th/8th Grade Band & Orchestra Spring Concert

Wed/ May 23

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

West Hills Middle School - Gym

4/5 Field Day

Thu/ May 24

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

West Hills Middle School - Baseball Field, West Hills Middle School - Fieldhouse 1, West Hills Middle School - Fieldhouse 2, West Hills Middle School - Gym

LOCATION

West Hills Middle School
2601 Lone Pine Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323

CONTACT

Main: 248.341.6100
Attendance: 248.341.6110

Rob Durecka, Principal
248.341.6105
RDurecka@bloomfield.org

Andy Gignac, Assistant Principal
248.341.6106
AGignac@bloomfield.org

Debbie Steaban, Principal's Secretary
248.341.6100
DSteaban@bloomfield.org

Lisa Jones, Attendance Secretary
248.341.6102
LJones@bloomfield.org

Tony Castellani, Guidance Counselor
(4th (Bialk and Gale), 5th, & 7th)
248.341.6104
ACastellani@bloomfield.org

Anne Westphal, Guidance Counselor
(4th (Castellani and Gordon), 6th & 8th)
248.341.6103
AWestphal@bloomfield.org

Jen Teal, IB Teacher Leader/PYP/MYP Coordinator
248.341.6696
JTeal@bloomfield.org

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BUILDING HOURS

Class	8:15 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Half Days	11:35 a.m. Dismissal
Kidz Zone	7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. 3:05 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Office	7:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

UPDATE: Important Information

May 18, 2018: At this time, the district has elected to push back the Parent Portal password reset to Monday, May 21, 2018, rather than Friday, May 18, 2018. We hope this causes less inconvenience and less downtime and allows families the opportunity to access information this weekend, prior to the reset. In addition, families can now reach our support hotline at 1-833-221-9226 Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EDT. The district is also offering hotline service for one Saturday - Saturday, May 19, from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EDT at the same telephone number.

May 17, 2018: Though we encourage our students to take responsible action, sometimes they make choices that do not reflect our guiding principles. Unfortunately, a couple of our students made some poor choices lately, deciding to hack into our student information system, which houses all of our student and family data, and manipulate their personal grades, attendance, and lunch balance information.

Our highest priority is our students - their safety, their needs, and their overall education. That said, we also have a responsibility to you, the parents and guardians of our students. We take seriously our responsibility to gather and store your information. Therefore, we have partnered with forensic data experts to pour over our student information system to better understand the access the students gained and the information potentially acquired during their time in our data.

As a result, we now know several facts, which can be found at www.bloomfield.org/MISTAR2018. Please visit this website to learn more about this important issue.

As an extra precaution, we will be resetting all Parent Portal passwords on Friday, May 18, 2018, which will then require all parents/guardians to reset their individual password upon returning to the system. Instructions for resetting your password can be found at www.bloomfield.org/MISTAR2018.

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