Another Alumni Handprint wall tonight before Winterfest. Jayhawk Pride!










Winterfest Assembly: Team announcement, dodgeball, winterfest court, musical chairs....Energy and school spirit. Go Jayhawks! See you tonight at the home basketball games. Girls Varsity vs. Homer at 530pm and Boys Varsity vs. Homer at 7:00pm.







Mr. Jacobson's 8th grade science classes are working on building mousetrap cars. Which group can build the most effective and fastest car. Science is fun!



The Vandercook Lake Board of Education Informational meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 8th at 5:30pm in the MS/HS Library. See below for the agenda.

Vandy, Napoleon, Grass Lake, and Addison tonight on the Jayhawks home turf. We're bringing the heat!





FREE HIGH SCHOOL WINTERFEST DANCE THIS SATURDAY!

Our next Listen and Learn with Superintendent, Melissa Bradfield, will be on Monday, January 12th in the HS Library at 6:30pm. We encourage our community to come, share feedback, and hear updates about the district.

📸 MS Athletics Picture Announcement 📸
Middle School Girls Basketball and Middle School Wrestling will have pictures taken Thursday, 1/8/26, after school. Coaches will provide picture forms to student-athletes.
Middle School Girls Basketball and Middle School Wrestling will have pictures taken Thursday, 1/8/26, after school. Coaches will provide picture forms to student-athletes.
Are you passionate about Vandercook Lake? Do you love policy, government, and finances? Apply for the open interim seat on our Board of Education! Click the link for full job description and details on how to apply: https://bit.ly/3NvwDa6
Thank you to our Jayhawk Exchange volunteers-Beth Bildner, Kathy Raymond, and Jim&Paula Stormont! If you're interested in volunteering in either the MS/HS or Townsend Jayhawk Exchanges(clothing closets), please call the school you'd like to volunteer at. We'd love to have you!

Reminder

Congratulations to our 2026 Winterfest Court!!

Volunteers needed

Vandercook Lake High School Blood Drive
Thursday, Jan. 22nd
11:00am - 4:00pm
Sign up using the attached QR code on the flyer.
Thursday, Jan. 22nd
11:00am - 4:00pm
Sign up using the attached QR code on the flyer.





We hope everyone had a great break and is feeling refreshed! Middle School Girls Basketball and Wrestling officially begin tomorrow after school.
📍 Girls Basketball – Meet in the Middle School Gym
📍 Wrestling – Meet in the Middle School Cafeteria
📝 Important Reminder: A current physical must be turned in to the main office in order to participate.
Please read Townsend's January Junior Jayhawk! Welcome back!
Click HERE.
Good morning Jayhawks! Can't wait to see you all on Monday! This week is Winterfest! Did your High School student vote for court yet? The voting form is still open until noon today in their email. We will announce winners later today.
Huge thank you to Tammy Alger and the VCL Lions Club for organizing and hosting an amazing toy giveaway today for some of our Townsend families that needed the extra help for Christmas. We love our community! Thank you!!

Our HVAC units over the HS office and fitness center went out a few weeks ago. We were able to use 2025 Sinking Funds to replace them. The new units are being hooked up today.


