Washougal High School: Panther Updated and Information-Week Ten

WHS Panther Update and Information-Week Ten

Conference Week Recap

For the entire week, we released WHS students early so we could meet with students and parents. There were several multiple-teacher conferences, mostly facilitated by Ms. Boyden, Mr. Washburn and Mr. Sanford. We had single teacher conferences occurring throughout the afternoons and Thursday evening. In addition to the parent conferences, the WHS staff provided additional support, I have attempted to list what else happened:

Ms. Mackey, Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Watts met with seniors in the career center. They looked at current progress (graduation requirements, grades, etc) and discussed future plans (5^th year and beyond).
Ms. Buchanan, Ms. Nickolas and Mr. Carver took turns providing support in a computer lab for any student who wanted or needed access to a computer. This was mainly provided for seniors to work on their senior paper.
Mr. Anderson, Mr. Fitts and I worked with approximately seniors needing to complete a collection of evidence in math.
Mr. Blaesing and Mr. Jenkins provided information about how parents can access the amazing resources provided by our new math curriculum. This occurred in the library on Thursday.
I also noticed throughout the week students working either with teachers in classrooms or sitting in the senior lounge studying.

I applaud the individual students who were at school working throughout the week. I appreciate the parents and guardians who attended conferences. I was very impressed with the level of support I witnessed from teachers in the conferences I attended. I am pleased with the resources (math, teacher websites & blogs, etc) that are available for students and parents. All in all, it was a good use of valuable time.

Panther Success

X-Country State-Congratulations to our Girls and Boys who competed at state on Saturday, November 3 in the Tri-Cities. Congratuations to Sean Eustis, Isaac Stinchfiled and Thomas Normandeau for the boys and Karina Miller, Paige Roberts, Merrideth Collins, Hannah Wright, Yaneli Martinez, Megan Anderson, Brooke Croeni and Serene Dunn for the girls. We are very proud of you for a great season!

WHS Interact hosts Halloween Carnival-Washougal elementary kids were tricked and treated at the first-ever Washougal High School Interact Club “Monster Mash” carnival last Halloween night at the Washougal High School. The Interact Club is the student version of Rotary and is committed to service to their community. The idea for the event came from WHS senior and Interact member, Justice Rosales. If you have questions about Interact Club, contact Mr. Isaacson.

Week Ten Information

End of 1^st Quarter-Friday, November 2 marked the end of 1^st Quarter. Teachers will be submitting grades next week. We will be sending home progress reports no later than Tuesday November 11. Students will be given two progress reports. The signed copy should be returned to the 2^nd period teacher. 1^st quarter graders are not put on transcript. Semester grades are put on the transcript. Our semester ends February 1.

Winter Sports-Winter Sports practices begin on Monday, November 12, 2012. Please get paperwork turned in and make sure that sports fees are paid before that day because there will be no school and no one to provide clearances! Student-athletes do not want to miss the first practice because the paperwork was not completed. If you have questions about winter sports contact Doug Cox, Athletic Director at 954-3104.

WHS Booster Club-We are having our next meeting Monday, November 5 from 6:00-7:00 in the WHS commons. If you are interested in supporting WHS students or want to know more about the WHS Boosters please attend. Whether your student wants you to help or not, WE NEED YOUR HELP! This is your chance to get involved with what is happening at WHS. Let’s make WHS great together!

Stuff the Bus 2012- Stuff the Bus has officially started and will run through December 7. Community members are invited to drop off non-perishable canned or boxed foods, household supplies and unwrapped toys at any Washougal school. If you have any questions about this event please contact Jim Reed at 954-3133.

WHS Holiday Marketplace Bazaar – The Holiday Bazaar will be held at WHS on Saturday, November 17. If you haven’t attended, please consider it. The bazaar offers 200 booths of handcrafted and commercial products. The longtime participants consider the WHS Holiday Bazaar to be both a holiday tradition and a great resource for shopping for the holidays.

Online Math Help-If you are not sure how to help your student, please call your student’s teacher and/or visit the following websites:

Holt Online Help - http://my.hrw.com/

Khan Academy- http://www.khanacademy.org/

MathFLIX- mathflix.luc.edu/

After School Help and Computer Availability-All teachers are available from 2:30-2:55 after school. It is best if students communicate with their teacher to schedule after school assistance. The WGIL (Whole Group Instruction Lab) is available after school from 2:30-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. The Career Center (7 computers) is available from 2:30-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. The library is available from 2:30-3:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Family Access-If you are not aware of Family Access, please contact Ann Jendro at 954-3169. Mrs. Jendro can provide you with your username and password so you can access your student’s academic progress. It is very important that you are familiar with your student’s progress.

Weekly Events

Monday, November 5, 2012