Author: Mark Rummel

Greetings Viking Families and Smith Community, On Tuesday May 20th, we are planning a school wide building evacuation drill.  We will also be practicing with Dearborn Police and Dearborn Fire. The objective is to give students, staff and emergency response teams a low-pressure attempt at practicing in the event of a building emergency. Staff is…

Greetings Vikings, Here we are already, the last full week in May! It feels the school year is really flying by, however there is still much to get accomplished before June 6th! We sure have had a HUGE response to our “No ODR PBIS Raffle Challenge”. The number of disciplinary referrals were down this week,…

Crossing US-24, Telegraph Road, is a serious task. Assuring motorists and students alike obey traffic laws keeps everyone safe. We are so grateful to our crossing guard, Ms. Connie, for year 32 of her service to the OL Smith Community! Thank you Ms. Connie for keeping our Vikings safe, and giving families peace of mind…

Congratulations to our Alumni Vikings making one last victory lap before they officially walk as Edsel Ford Graduates 🎓! Congratulations class of 2025

Shark Tank Bake Off: Smith Edition 2025 is in full swing! Students in the Life Skills class are making thematic cupcakes and stands as teams to enter in competition to be evaluated by peers and staff alike. Judging sounds like a tasty and “sweet” gig. The creativity, marketing, and functionality of this lesson is very…

Parents: A wonderful speaker will be joining us before the PTSA Meeting on Monday , from 6 – 6:30; PTSA Meeting will follow immediately after in the media center. Our speaker is Mr. Moheeb Murray. Mohheb received his J.D.from the University of Michigan Law school where he graduated cum laude.  At the University of Michigan’s Ross…

The sun wasn’t up, but the Vikings are! 8th graders got a head start to the day to make the most of their trip to our nation’s capital. VikingsLead.VikingsDo!

Soccer Tournament Action: Girls Advance, Boys are out; Viking boys were handed a tough loss on the road against Strong and are out-congrats on a good season boys. The Lady Vikkngs topped Unis at home and are onto round 2! Good Luck Girls!

Any student “caught” making the safe, respectful, and responsible choices this week 5/13-5/16 leading to no office referrals will be entered into the drawing for great prizes! Winners will be announced Monday 5/19/2025 for our first of several giveaways in the month of May! Keep practicing those Viking Virtues! Let’s finish this year STRONG! Check…

Greetings Vikings, It’s hard to believe that May is already a third of the way through the final Quarter, Quarter 4.   Progress reports were inputted this week, and should be viewable in Parent Connect by the end of the week.   It was an exciting week of recognizing our teachers’ investment in our students as…