Dear Families,
We have consistently heard from parents and guardians in our district that they love to be informed about what’s going on in our schools. But keeping up with that communication can be overwhelming. For a parent of one student, they need to keep abreast of Facebook, texts, emails, Class Dojo or Remind, and the website. If their kid is in sports, that usually adds in a few more streams of information. If they have multiple kids across different schools, it only gets worse.
We know that there is a need to simplify this process and condense the streams of information coming in to parents and guardians, and that is why we are implementing a new service called ParentSquare. ParentSquare will take the place of multiple ways of communicating to parents, and put them all into one place, instead of needing to remember which stream a piece of information came from.
ParentSquare provides a safe way for district administrators, school principals, teachers, staff, coaches, and parents to:
Send and receive school and class information
Share pictures and files
See calendar items
Sign up to volunteer
and much more . . . all in one centralized place!
Parents—Getting Started Video is here: https://parentsquare.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203414049-For-Parents-Getting-Started-
All district, school, grade level, and classroom information will now be sent to your computer or phone via email and/or text. For even more convenience, download the ParentSquare app (available for free for iOS and Android devices). Once you’ve logged in, you can set your preferences for how you’re notified in a variety of ways, to best suit your needs. The experience on the web-based and app experience is very similar, so how you access it is up to you.
Have questions? You can email Jason Strzalkowski, jstrzalk@vanburenschools.net. (BHS / McBride / ECC) or Staci Russell, srussell1@vanburenschools.net, (Owen, Elementary Schools) for more information.
We look forward to helping you be more connected to Van Buren Public Schools!
Get ready to come out and support the BHS
women's swim team. See the attached image for all of our events!
Girls Golf starts August 7!
If you are interested or have any questions, please reach out to Coach Harding at pharding@vanburenschools.net!
BHS Sideline football cheer tryouts! Go Tigers! Use QR Code to get direct link to team Instagram link. 🐅📣
VBPS is hosting a Summer Lunch program starting July 24th through
August 17th. It will be open Monday - Thursday from 11:30a - 12:30p at Tyler Elementary School.
VBPS staff will be ready to serve all VBPS students lunch for FREE. Additionally, parents can eat for $2 each.
No matter which school you attend, stop in starting July 24th to grab a meal at Tyler Elementary!
Buy your 2023 Spring Yearbook today! This book features all Spring Sports and the Top Ten from the graduating class of 2023. Prom, Senior Awards and Commencements can be found on the BHS Yearbook YouTube Channel.
To buy a book click the following link
https://bit.ly/3Jjy06T
To visit and subscribe to the BHS YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@bhsyearbook5609
Lots of great things coming up at LakeFest this year. Check out the two posters for more information.
If you're interested in knowing more about BHS Cheer, they're holding an informational meeting this Tuesday June 13th in the BHS Mini-Auditorium at 5pm.
Questions? Reach out to Coach Elgas at jelgas@washtenawisd.org for more information.
The Belleville Area District Library is hosting a Comic Fest on August 5th, as well as a series of workshops this summer to help kids create their own comics.
Want to know more? Click through here: https://fs12.formsite.com/6PBQZv/jgvwwikudl/index
The 2023 senior awards are happening now at Belleville High School. Honoring the top 10 academic students as well as high achievers in every content area, it is a day to celebrate the hard work of students across the building.
We’re extremely proud of Dylan Jaszcz who accepted a scholarship for eSports at Lawrence Tech University! He’s the first eSports scholarship recipient from Belleville High School and we wish him the best!
#esports #bellevillehighschool #bellevillehsesports
Varsity Girls Soccer wins first round against Lincoln 9 - 0. Rachel Riley scored 3 goals and had an assist, Molly Cote had two goals and one assist, Chloe Abney with 2 goals, Vanessa Slone and Molly Parsons each netted a goal. Other assists came from Makenzie Simpson, Megan Mihaly, Aubrie Adcock, and Claire Davis with one a piece. Olivia McCluskey finished with 2 assists. Our next game is 7pm Tuesday at Lincoln High School
Brooklynn Jones threw a shutout to lead the Tigers past Wyandotte Roosevelt 8 - 0 yesterday. The Tigers secured the victory thanks to five runs in the third inning. The Tigers offense was led by Brooklynn Jones, Patience Frederick, Alyssa Engle, Kendall Volk and Tavia George, who each had RBIs in the inning.
Our Varsity Girls Soccer Team won their final league game yesterday 10-0 vs Wayne. Scoring highlights were from Rachel Riley with 3 goals, Molly Cote with 2 goals and Chelsea Powell, Chloe Abney, Olivia McCluskey, Aubrie Adcock and Cara Wilkerson with 1 goal a piece. Assists from Evie Lopez with 2, Olivia McCluskey, Claire Davis, Kenzie Simpson, Kaylee Rupnow, Payton Mathis, Aubrie Adcock and Vanessa Slone with 1 each. MacKenzie Bailey had another shutout.
Varsity Boys Lacrosse defeated Allen Park in the last regular season game 5-2 on Wednesday. Goals were scored by Tanner Bailey, Blade Wallman, and Broderick Yensch.
Varsity softball shut out Wayne Memorial on Wednesday. Chloe Solomon threw a no-hitter to lead the Tigers past the Zebras 16-0 in game one. Big bats in the second inning were led by walks by Brooklynn Jones, Shelby Yeoman, and Savanna Barone, a single by Alyssa Engle, and an error on a ball put in play by Solomon.
In game two, Veronica Morrison and Kendall Volk worked together and didn't allow a single hit, as the Tigers defeated Wayne Memorial 17-0. Chloe Solomon had a homer in the third inning. Chloe Solomon, Brooklynn Jones, Amber Spicer & Veronica Morrison each collected multiple hits.
Last night our Varsity Girls Soccer Team beat Dearborn 3-2 which sets our record at 15-1. More importantly is we won the KLAA East league title. First time for our Team. Goals scored by Makenzie Simpson, Chelsea Powell and Claire Davis. Assists by Molly Cote, Kaylee Rupnow and Claire Davis. Congrats to our League Champs!
Thursday we have our final league game vs Wayne Memorial at home 530pm
Great work Ladies.
JV girls soccer defeated Dearborn with a solid 5-0 score. Molly Parsons scored two goals, and Izzy Beatty, Maggie Keech, and Chloe Abney all with one. Assists came from Brooke Hickman, JJ Sterly, Molly Parsons, and Avery Batchelder. Great job ladies!!
Congratulations to the boys golf team with their victory over Wayne Memorial yesterday
The Belleville Area District Library is hosting a Summer Reading Challenge. Want to know more?
Go here: https://bellevillemi.beanstack.org/reader365
