Monday, June 9th @ 6 PM, IAW welcomes incoming freshman/students and their families to come visit us in the Lakeland Atrium. We look forward to seeing you and starting off the upcoming 2025/26 year with some familiar faces :-) You will be able to meet administration, teachers, current students, parents and families. #IArocks
We have a start date for the 2025/26 school year! Please follow our socials and school website for the full calendar soon. https://www.hvs.org/o/iawc #IArocks
There are extra yearbooks in the office They are first come first serve. Bring $85 cash or check payable to International Academy West to the IAW main office before June 10th.
Put it in the books! IA class of 2025 has officially commenced. Go forth and continue to make us proud in all that you do! #IArocks
Today's the day!!! IA Graduation starts promptly at 4PM in the Pine Knob Amphitheater in Clarkston. Graduates, be sure to be there early and meet your IAW class on the boardwalk to be ready for the processional. Congratulations for this major accomplishment! #classof2025🧑🎓👨🎓🎓🎉#IArocks
Today, the Class of 2025 prepared for Graduation this Sunday, June 1st. They are certainly ready for the final step in their time at IAW. #IArocks
All of IAW sophomores have been learning for 2 years to be ready for working as a team, challenging themselves and others at the ropes course at Bower's Farm in BH. 3 groups spent time on ladders, in trees and ropes/lines. They fully supported one another by forming belay teams, using appropriate verbal commands and cheering everyone on! Great work to all. Special thanks to Mr. Brueck for preparing them, providing training and direction in his Adventure Challenge classes! Also, thank you to all the teachers that took time out of their schedules to help out! #IArocks
The IA rock has found a new home at the front of the building thanks to Clark Construction Company! We are thankful for their support of the whole school community. #IArock #IArocks #whosgonnamarkit? #ThanksClassof2012
Friday, May 23rd, the Boys Track team had a number of athletes compete in the Oakland County Championships. The Eagles placed 6th as a team. IAW Senior, Brock Vinter set a new PR in the pole vault of 13'3", good for 2nd place.
Congrats Brock!!!
Full results: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/589402/results
#weareHVS #HVSproud #IArocks
What a night!?! The Class of 2025 took another step towards their physical exit from IAW... Dressed to the nines, in their best black, blue, gray, yellow, purple, green, pink, red, jean, they ate like royalty and danced the night away on the Infinity Yacht out of St. Clair Shores. They cruised the Detroit River, seeing the beautiful waterway between the US and Canada, circling the historic Belle Isle. #IAWprom2025 #IArocks
IB exams have concluded at IAW. Over the last 4 weeks, students have taken approximately 23 hours of exams in 6 subjects! Kudos to them, but...
Let's send a special thanks to Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Gilmore and Mrs. Anderson for setting everything up ahead of time, ensuring that everything went smoothly and proctoring over 25 different exams for our 78 seniors! We appreciate all that you have done to make sure everyone had what they needed, felt as comfortable as they could be.
#IArocks
Thank you to our IA Alumni panelists from last weeks meeting. We truly appreciate your time and honestly when sharing about your experiences and pathways.
One of the most powerful moments of this year's IA Alumni Panel came when our panelists shared advice we feel everyone — whether they attended or not — should hear. These “soft skills” are essential not only for career success but for life:
1. Remember that there are no true failures, only opportunities.
2. Have no ego: if you need to throw out something you worked hard on, so be it. Be humble enough to create something better.
3. Your fundamental skills, grit, and mindset will sustain you when raw talent isn’t enough.
4. Make more mistakes — it's the fastest way to improve.
5. Never betray the values that led you to your success.
6. Want an extraordinary career? Be extraordinary. Do what’s been done before — better. Do what’s never been done — first.
7. A great career is wonderful, but it doesn’t have to fulfill your whole life. A meaningful life is built with people worth sharing it with.
#IArocks #IAalumni #careerchoices
IA-West is delighted to announce that 2 students are being recognized by the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) and InnerView in the eighth annual Community Service Impact Awards. This program, open to all U.S. students, has been designed to connect student community service activities, skill development, and commitment to the Global Goals to transform our world.
The UN Sustainable Global Goals provide a framework for addressing the world’s most pressing challenges. They present a unique opportunity to work together to create a better future for everyone. Congratulations to this year’s awardees, Siddharth Saravanakumar and Elena Amirhasani for their dedication and inspired action! #IArocks #studentleaders
*Sidd also received the Michigan Governor Youth Changemaker Award for completing at least 400 hours of service!
Mr. Green, HVS Band Director received an email from Western Michigan University Director of Bands, Scott Boerma. Mr. Green submitted audition recordings, for our Milford and Lakeland/IA Wind Ensembles to perform as the Huron Valley Wind Ensemble at the 2026 WMU Spring Conference on Wind and Percussion Music on April 23, 2026. The band was selected!!! There are only 2 bands picked each year to perform! This is an incredible opportunity for our bands.
We will get to work with the featured composer (they have not announced who yet) and perform at the Conference, attend other concerts, and see the finale concert that night.
Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble students at Lakeland/IA and Milford!!! Way to go!!!
Mr. Jones’ DP 1 Biology class is practicing biotechnology techniques and protocols involving CRISPR Cas-9 genetic engineering. They will analyze their results next week. #biotech🧬🧫🧪
Reminder! Visit this link: https://shorturl.at/HpLHe to attend our meeting TONIGHT (5/15) from 7 - 8 PM.
Former IA students with careers in law, education, illustration, medicine, business, and engineering will be ready to talk about their paths, experiences and how IA prepared them for life. #IArocks
Former IAW graduate (2014), Katherine Richards (Carlson) was just awarded one of the Tomorrow's Twenty by Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce. The Tomorrow's Twenty recognizes 20 professionals in the Auburn Hills Chamber that demonstrate one of the following: Influence in the community through volunteer and/or non-profit work.
“Katherine plays a key role in helping businesses understand and leverage innovative communication tools such as Business SMS, AI call analysis, and e-fax systems. She is actively involved in the Innovator’s Alliance, a group dedicated to staying ahead of the telecommunications technological curve. As an Auburn Hills Chamber Ambassador, Katherine volunteers at numerous events. She is known for her ability to foster collaboration, encourage growth, and cultivate a supportive work environment within her team.”
Katherine is the head of training, customer service, and research and deployment of new technologies and products at Unicom Solutions, a telecommunications company.
Congrats Katherine! We are so proud of you! #IArocks
It was a very exciting day yesterday for the first ever IA/Lakeland Invitational Debate.
More than 20 students from both schools participated in the bracket-style debate, with IA's Mark Kena running away with the win without a partner! Lakeland junior Jake Heykoop and freshman Anthony Bebawy snagged second place.
It couldn't have been done without the help from the following staff who generously donated their time for judging: Mr. Trice, Mr. Head, Sr. Buente, Ms. Smith, Mr. McGuire, Mrs. Whitehead, Ms. Ails and Ms. Kuechle who helped judge the decisive final rounds. Thank you to everyone who helped and participated! #WeAreHVS #HVSproud #IArocks
Thank you to PTIA for a week of appreciation. We love what we do and our students and their families! Cheers to nearing the end of 2025! #IArocks
Mr. Brueck and his Red Cross Club helped package vegetables at Gleaners yesterday. They had lots of fun and put in some serious work! Great job and example of our IAW staff and students making a difference in our community! #IArocks #gleaners
