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Please join us May 11 when Gilmore Young Artist Award recipient Adam Golka performs in the Vicksburg Performing Arts Center. Please read the article below for ticket information.
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Thank You, Vicksburg Community!
Thank you, Vicksburg Community, for demonstrating your strong support of our schools in the May 6 school election.
Vicksburg’s Non-Homestead Operating Millage was renewed by almost a 2:1 margin, which will allow us to continue to collect the full minimum State Foundation Allowance.
In addition, incumbents Skip Knowles and Carol Lohman were returned to the School Board.
The majority (57%) of Kalamazoo County voters agreed to renew the KRESA County Enhancement Millage for three years. The District will utilize the proceeds for necessary capital expenditure (roofs, parking lots, technology, repairs and renovations, and traffic flow improvements which cannot otherwise be afforded.
Our hats are off to our voters, and our commitment to you is continued excellence and fiscal integrity.
Please Support VHS Athletics!
The Vicksburg High School Athletic Department will host their 5th Annual Bulldog Open Golf Outing and All Sports Silent Auction on Monday, June 16, at Angels Crossing Golf Club. Please click on the following link for all the details and a registration form.
Bulldog Open and All Sports Silent Auction Information
Vicksburg Hosts Gilmore International Keyboard Festival Event
In 2004, Vicksburg Community Schools Department of Fine Arts dreamt of bringing a Steinway & Sons grand piano to our performing arts center. We believed that the opportunities such an instrument offered to significantly impact the musical education of our students. And to attract major performing artists to our district’s concert and artist series would be a lasting legacy toward enhancing the quality of life in our community. You shared this belief because you helped to make the dream an ongoing reality by participating in our Eighty Eight Keys piano campaign.
The dream continues! Because Vicksburg left no doubt, in 2006, that we should be a host site for future Gilmore festivals, Vicksburg has been selected to host two events for the 2008 Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival - the world-class celebration of keyboard music brings the finest international keyboard artists to West Michigan every two years.
Native Kalamazooan and pianist Alpin Hong delighted and and entertained his audience on April 23 with his remarkable talent!
Please click on More for complete details of Adam Golka's May 11 concert performance.
Summer Enrichment Scholarships Available!
Would you like to attend a class this summer? Take a Slice of Summer class? Go to a sport camp? Take advantage of this great opportunity! Please click on the following link for all the details.
Summer Enrichment Scholarship Information
Board Meetings Have Gone Paperless
Vicksburg Community Schools now publishes their Board packets on-line for you to read or print. Not only does this keep more of our community involved, but it also saves the District both time and money. Our next meeting is Monday, May 19, at Vicksburg High School at 8:00 p.m.
Please click on the following link for complete details for the next meeting. This link will be updated May 16 with the May meeting information.
www.boardbook.org
Keeping You Informed!
For a complete listing of events for this school year, please click on Calendar in the top left corner of this home page. Some upcoming dates to take note of include:
May
- 10 21st Annual Vicksburg Hearty Hustle 5K Walk/Run - Vicksburg Stadium - 9 am
- 11 Gilmore Festival - PAC - 3 pm
- 12 Project Graduation Meeting - HS - 7 pm
- 13 Tobey 2nd/3rd Grades Program - PAC - 7 pm
- 14 8th Grade Band Concert - PAC - 7:30 pm
- 15 Parent/Teacher Conferences - MS - 4-8 pm
- 15 Indian Lake 2nd/3rd Grades Program - PAC - 7 pm
Enroll Now for Kindergarten
Please let us know if you have a child who will be eligible for Kindergarten for the 2008-09
school year (must be 5 years of age on or before December 1, 2008.) Your early registration aids us in planning for the next school year. You may register at any elementary building or the Vicksburg Administration Building in the Superintendent’s Office (321-1000).
No Dental Insurance?
Who: Any local Michigan resident who has no dental insurance or who has Medicaid but cannot find a dental provider, can now access a full service dental clinic through the Dental Clinics of Southwest Michigan Three Rivers site. To view/download complete details please click on the following link.
Dental Clinic Information
Self-Funding Project to Improve VCS Learning Environment
As summer comes to a close and the first day of school rapidly approaches, Vicksburg Community Schools is in the midst of a $2.1 million project to make improvements to every building in our district.
Hours for the Vicksburg Stadium
The public is welcome to walk the track and view the facility from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week when there is no school activity.
Reconnect With the Past!
Do you want to find an old classmate or get info on a class reunion? We hope we've made it easier for you by adding a new alumni page to this Web site! Click on the VHS Alumni link to left of this home page and peruse all the useful information found there!
Vicksburg Community Schools Activates Instant Alert® System for Parents
The Vicksburg School District has implemented a system to notify parents within minutes of school closings, early dismissals, emergencies and other important school information. Each family can choose to be notified by home telephone, cell phones, work phones, e-mail, pager or PDAs in any combination. Families can access the system to maintain accurate and updated contact information.
Currently, each family's home phone is in the system. The District is asking everyone to register with the new alert system if you have not already done so. The registration web site is https.instantalert.honeywell.com. Please click on the links below for complete details and registration instructions. You can also contact your school office for assistance.
All school and event cancellations will still be on your local television and radio stations.
Please note that this does not take place of notifying your building office or the Transportation Department if you have any changes in contact, caregiver, or transportation information. All the alert will do is notify you in the event of school closings and other important school information.
Instant Alert® Parent Letter
Instant Alert® Parent Registration Instructions
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