Van Dyke Public Schools

The weekend is a great time to think about financial freedom, with the biggest question being "How?" Thank you to State Representative Donavan McKinney for bringing this to our district. Come to this FREE workshop on Saturday, and let's all get our money right together!

Thank you to Lt. Callow and Officer Manning of the Warren Police Department for holding a firearm safety session. Some of their advice: Remember to treat every firearm as if it is loaded and lock your personal devices. You can get a free lock at any police station in Michigan, or at our next session on May 29 at Carlson.

Last evening, Mayor Stone honored our State Champion Varsity Basketball Team at the Warren City Hall. Our players and coaches received certificates, and we were gifted beautiful roadside signs that you'll see very soon in the community!

This weekend, we celebrate Mother's Day. Moms can come in all different forms, and we love them all with all our hearts. To our moms, mother figures, moms we miss, and all the rest , we say Happy Mother's Day and we love you! You make our world go 'round.

Good afternoon, Van Dyke Families! We are partnering with the Warren Police Department to help keep you and your loved ones safe. Join us next Tuesday, May 14 at 5:00 at the Lincoln High School CTE Building. You will receive information regarding safe storage of firearms and FREE storage locks. Don't miss this potentially lifesaving event.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day to the best of the best! We love our amazing Van Dyke Public Schools staff every day, but we've gotta say it even louder today. Be sure to tell your teachers, current or past, how much they mean to you.

This week, our Dental Assisting students learned CPR and were able to practice their new lifesaving skills while being certified. Way to go, lifesavers!

Once again, Ms. Dutton's Visual Artists wowed and amazed for the 23rd Annual Celebration of Student Art. There are some sneak peeks here, but you'll have to get over to Extra Credit Union at 6611 Chicago Rd. in Warren to see the rest. This year's winners are: David Mosby - First Place Honorable Mention for his Acrylic Painting Javaire Malone - First Place Honorable Mention for his ceramic project Makayla Budry - First Place Honorable Mention for her glass project Elizabella Lor - 2 Honorable Mentions - one for her painting and one for her oil Pastel project Delilah Lor - Honorable Mention for her painting Amber Keen - Honorable Mention for her mixed media project Deshanti Rivers - Honorable Mention for her ceramic project Rashad Clements - Honorable Mention for his digital project Javelle Franklin - Honorable Mention for his glass project Olivia Cantinella - Honorable Mention for her ceramic project Other students with work in the show are: Jarail McKinstry Jamie Chavies Savonnah Seid Amea Evans Makayla Jordan Shantel Knight Tabatha Schilling Amir White and Autumn McKinstry Congratulations, Abes, on the beautiful artwork!

Our Van Dyke Board of Education is always stylish, especially when they're showing their support for the Abes!

Lincoln Middle School students and Meijer Store team up together on Earth 🌍 Day today to clean up school grounds. Thank you Meijer staff & LMS students!

Today is National AI Literacy Day! AI is moving seemingly at the speed of light. There are many intricacies that we're all still learning together. It can be a helpful tool in so many ways if we take the time to learn about it. Are you ready to investigate? Have you tried it? It's ok either way! Check out some resources here: https://www.ailiteracyday.org/

Thank you, Warren PD Officer Henke for doing a traffic study at Nine Mile and Federal - it's a tricky corner! We now have a new and wonderful crossing guard, and will be looking more into dismissal light timing. Our LHS Advisory Student Team brought the issue to light and got things rolling.

Take the time today to show extra love and compassion, just because.

Head over to Woodside to be a part of their service and resources! They are a wonderful group of people who are eager to serve the community. See the attached flyer for more details - you can still make it today or schedule for next time.

While a solar eclipse is set to captivate the skies, Van Dyke Public Schools will be business as usual on Monday. You may receive additional information from individual schools about specific activities. Curious about safety during this time? Here are some links to help guide family conversations. NASA's Eclipse Safety Guide https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/safety2.html American Astronomical Society's Eclipse Safety Tips https://tinyurl.com/2fsywfwb Space dot com https://www.space.com/sun-observing-safety-guide

Good morning, and welcome back to the home stretch of the school year! It's always so difficult to believe that April is upon us. There will be many, many things keeping us busy from now until June, so be on the lookout for notices from your child's school and teachers. Also, our new increased safety measures go into place today. Be sure you have picture ID at the doors and that each child's emergency contacts are updated.

We sure hope you're enjoying the Spring Break! Enjoy some pictures from Thursday, when our Dental Assisting students were able to hear about Macomb Community College's Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene programs at their dental clinic. They also saw Ms. Lipiec's former student who is a second year hygiene student at MCC and were able to talk with her.

Signing Day took on a new meaning as our State Champion Lincoln Abes took the time to sign autographs and take pictures with our elementary students after today's parade. Their faces say it all - we think the players were in a bit of shock, but everyone loved the friendship and mutual support. What a great afternoon! This is what Van Dyke is all about.

Our celebratory parade went off without a hitch! We had visitors from our Mayor Ms. Stone; Senator Wojno's office; Representative McKinney's office, and City Hall to name a few. Check out the happy faces as everyone took a short route around the Lincoln Abes area and got ready for a meet and greet with the players. Go, ABES!

It's a great day for a parade! Let's rephrase that: We will MAKE IT a great day for a parade! We'll be celebrating our State Champion Lincoln Abes at 1:30, along our regular Homecoming route. We'll see you there - bundle up be ready to make some NOI-OISSSSE!