Van Dyke Public Schools

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!

Today was baby/toddler day for spirit week at LMS. These adorable little ones (Toddler Dressig, Toddler Bisbikis, and Toddler Ea'Lyn) were captured being extra cute between classes by Brother Grishaj. Then they were off to the next for a day of learning with the rest of the Abes!

Last night, the LMS Robotics crew, led by Mr. Lonsway and Ms. Gillespie, were able to show a small sampling of their accomplishments for the Board of Education. Here are just a few pics of Battlebots and the human transport robot that keeps on improving. Their work is amazing, and preparing them for the ever-changing fields of robotics and STEM!

Good morning from State Champion Central! Our Boys' Varsity Basketball team made history Saturday night at the Breslin Center by become Division 2 Champions. What a phenomenal group of young men and coaches they are. Our students fans and players received so many compliments from Breslin staff and other attendees - This is the Van Dyke way! Here are just a few pictures that capture the excitement. We'll have an announcement about Friday's parade and some other celebrations soon.

Today was so inspiring and positive. Our students at LMS and Lincoln Elementary were excited to support and send off our Varsity Boys' Basketball team as they got ready to head to Breslin for the state finals. These young scholar athletes have worked hard in school and on the court to make us proud. If you can't attend, you can find the game on MHSAA to cheer them on from home. GO, ABES!