Vandercook Lake Public Schools

Vandercook Lake Public Schools are hiring athletic coaches for the 2026-2027 school year. See flier below or view the full job descriptions on our website at VandySchools.org. If interested, please send a resume to Nick.Spagnol@vandyschools.org

We can't wait to see all the next years 6th graders and parents at our Middle School Open House next week. Monday, May 18th from 6 to 7:15PM. All next year 6th graders welcome!

Come on out to Concord High School to support the Track team at Regionals. Track meet starts at 2:00PM with Girls Pole Vault, All other field events and Boys Pole Vault start at 3:00PM. Running events start at 4:00PM. All tickets must be purchased on GoFan. No cash sales at the gate.
https://gofan.co/event/6559844?schoolId=MHSAA

On JTV today: https://youtu.be/fe56AtfoDzQ

We're working on a special project for our two retiring teachers at Townsend Elementary and we'd love some help from our alumni. If you have a fond memory of Mrs. Karen Kidder-Barret or Mrs. Lisa Weber, please email it to chris.sexton@vandyschools.org by Wednesday, May 20th. Thank you!

The 8th grade class will be visiting the Jackson Area Career Center on Monday, May 18th, in the morning. This is a great opportunity for students to think about their future career options!

Congrats to our seniors graduating from the career center. Marley Trowbridge -Law Enforcement Autumn Minix- Health Technician II Claire McKinney-Health Technician II

Way to go, Justin Barnes! Justin just pitched his 100th strike out! #JayhawkPride

Townsend ended Staff Appreciation Week with a 90s dance party!

Free books!

🎉PBIS End-of-Year Celebration! 🎉 We’re wrapping up the school year the Jayhawk way — celebrating all of the hard work, positive choices, and growth our students showed throughout the year! 💙💛 Students enjoyed: 🎯 Fun games 🎟️ Gift card raffles 🍨 Ice cream treats 👏 A school-wide PBIS celebration to recognize an amazing year! Thank you to our students and staff for helping make our school a positive, respectful, and supportive place. Let’s finish the year strong!

Our Envirothon team is attending the Michigan Student Sustainability Conference at Michigan State University. The morning session starts with the team presenting their community outreach project, then they will attend a nature based water solution tour, a microplastics workshop, a session on following your food from garden to table, and finally an Eco career exhibit tour. What a day!

Congrats to our student athletes for being honored at tonight's Cascade Conference Scholar Athlete Award ceremony. Dahlia Arbogast Todd Atkins Dallas Swaenepoel Allison Watkins Alyssa Jones Proud of our Jayhawks!

Half-Time celebration on Thursday for staff appreciation week. Proud of our staff and the work they put into making a difference at our school.

A message from the Superintendent:

All Star Wednesday for our staff appreciation week. The staff also celebrated with a lunch put on by HS student council. Thank you!

🚨 Game Update 🚨

Unfortunately, today’s softball games vs. Hanover-Horton have been canceled due to not having enough players available.

Baseball is still on! First pitch is set for 4:00 PM.

Stay up to date with all things athletics! 📅

Fans can view the most current game schedules anytime using the link below:

🔗 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W0A4cTPvkog5QllmtDJmOe5mqTMuJ346XkQAMcWAcKc/edit?usp=sharing

Be sure to check back as schedules may change due to weather or other factors.

Tuesday Fuel Up- Thank you to our All-Star staff that help our Vancercook students learn, grow, and reach their goals.