RediscoverWayne-Westland Community Schools

Wayne-Westland Community School District hopes everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It is an exciting time in our school community.

The challenges experienced over the past two years have only strengthened our school district. This strength was evident three months ago as we began the year in an environment that felt like a true back-to-school experience. The energy and pace have only increased and placed us in a great position to continue focusing on academic excellence while we look to the future. It is an honor to report that after fifteen months of candid, honest reflection, intense focus, respectful discussion, inspiring enthusiasm, and steadfast commitment by our administration, faculty, staff, and Board of Education, a comprehensive strategic plan was completed this past August. The process included many alumni, parents, students, benefactors, and staff. Wayne-Westland is deeply grateful to all participants and survey respondents devoted to the mission of our great institution.

As you know, safety is a top priority in our District. We continuously evaluate the safety measures we have in place to ensure we do everything we can to protect our students and staff from harm. Through this lens, I want to share a message with you about an upsetting trend affecting our state and country. Over the last few weeks, several school threats across Wayne County have been made in and out of school and on social media.

November has been a very exciting month for many of our students. Our Wayne Memorial High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team is in the National Preseason Top 40 for the first time. We are proud of all the hard work and energy put into the program. 

Students from our elementary and middle schools had the opportunity to visit Michigan State University, where they toured the campus and got to watch a women's basketball game. Another group of middle school students visited Lawrence Technological University and participated in STEM day. HYPE Athletics made a $10,000 donation to our PBIS program, which provides students with positive behavior with a one-day pass to the facility. We continue to work with our community partners to offer our students the most hands-on and comprehensive opportunities.