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If you know a high school students interested in Cross Country please pass this information on and like our fb page Vassar Cross Country!
Conditioning will start this week for any 9-12 grade student interested in Cross Country. Students will meet Monday through Thursday evenings at the Vassar Fairgrounds on Cass Ave begining at 6:00. No experience necessary! Just show up with a pair of athletic shoes, and some water. If you're interested but can't make it, let us know we can work something out. Feel free to contact Coach Stacy Esterline or Coach Chelsea Mata if you have any questions. Watch for conditioning updates for other grade levels, those dates will be avalible soon!
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Join us in saying goodbye to the old windows and the glass blocks and hello to our new beautiful windows! Crews are working hard to make sure our school is ready to welcome students back on August 30. Thank you Vassar Community! Much needed updates like this are being done because you voted yes.
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If you have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination do not miss out on your chance to win from the Michigan vaccine lottery. Vaccinated individuals who enter have the chance to win a portion of $5 million in cash prizes. Prizes include nine $55,000 scholarships for 12-17 year old's ! Don't miss your chance to enter by clicking the following link: https://www.mishottowin.com/
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As a reminder there will be no summer food distribution this week. Our food service program looks forward to seeing you next Monday, July 12 at Townsend North from 3:30-5:50 to obtain 7 days of breakfast and lunch for your student.
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The summer feeding program for children 0-18 and all special needs children 0-26 has returned! Join us today from 3:30-5:30 at Townsend North to obtain 14 days of breakfast and lunch. Please note there will be no food distribution next week, it will resume on Monday, July 12.
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The summer feeding program for children 0-18 and all special needs children 0-26 has returned. Join us every Monday from 3:30-5:30 at Townsend North to obtain 7 days of breakfast and lunch. If a holiday falls on Monday we will move meal pick up that week to Tuesday.
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School of Choice Applications will be accepted from June 21- September 3 for students in grades K-12. If you know a student that lives outside of the Vassar district who would like to attend one of our great schools for the 2021-2022 school year please contact Stacy in the Superintendent’s office at 989-823-8535.
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The MS/HS Food Pantry is fully stocked and still helping our families through the summer! If you are in need of food at any point through the summer, please contact Jamie Kasper by email jkasper@vassar.k12.mi.us or by calling 989-823-8535.
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The summer feeding program for children 0-18 and all special needs children 0-26 has returned. Join us every Monday from 3:30-5:30 at Townsend North to obtain 7 days of breakfast and lunch. If a holiday falls on Monday we will move meal pick up that week to Tuesday.
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Reminder: Parents of next year's 5th and 6th grade students, please return your Camp Hartley permission form and $35.00 deposit by Wednesday, June 16th to the Central School office between 7:30-3:00. We need to have 50 students registered in order to reserve our date of September 8th through the 10th. If we do not, the trip will be cancelled and all deposits returned.
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Have unwanted scrap metal laying around? Why not donate it! Central Elementary has a dumpster set up in their parking lot to collect your unwanted scrap metal. The dumpster will be picked up on Monday, June 14. See the flier below for more information.
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Vassar High School selected as a GOLD winner in the Michigan School Wellness Award program! Please use the URL below for the full press release from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.
https://5il.co/tvex
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Congratulations Vassar High School on your GOLD award from the Michigan School Wellness Award program! See the press release below for more information on this amazing honor!
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Vassar Public Schools is proud to announce that the summer feeding program for children 0-18 and all special needs children 0-26 is returning.
Join us every Monday beginning June 7 from 3:30-5:30 at Townsend North to obtain 7 days of breakfast and lunch. If a holiday falls on Monday we will move meal pick up that week to Tuesday.
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Congratulations Junior Kendal Roberts! Kendal placed 6th in the long jump, earning an All State Title for the Vulcan's with her jump of 16' 2 1/2".
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Good luck to the 8 vasity track athletes that are competing at the MHSAA Division 3 State Track meet in Jenison today.
Good Luck also to the Varsity Softball team as they compete in the Distict finals game at home this afternoon.
It truly is a great day to be a Vulcan!
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Class of 2021 students and parents: Attached is a link to a Google Photos album from graduation. Follow the link and enjoy all of the pictures from the commencement ceremony last Thursday! If you have any questions, please email kcurrie@vassar.k12.mi.us
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xUEjGGaNjxarmgth8
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Kyle M. Currie
Vassar High School
ELA & Special Education
kcurrie@vassar.k12.mi.us
(989) 823-8534 ext. 4375
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Vassar Public Schools is proud to announce that School of Choice Applications will be accepted from June 21- September 3 for students in grades K-12. If you know a student that lives outside of the Vassar district who would like to attend one of our great schools for the 2021-2022 school year please contact Stacy in the Superintendent’s office at 989-823-8535.
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Vulcan Families!
Tomorrow Thursday, June 3 will be the last day of school for students. Students will have a half day with an early dismissal.
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Attention all virtual and face-to-face students! It is time for Chromebooks and charging cables to be returned to the district so proper inventory and updates can be performed. Chromebooks should be returned to your student's school office tomorrow, June 3.