Expectations for 2012 Prom

Dance Dress Code and Behavior Standards For WHS: 

It has become increasingly evident over the past few years that there exists a wide range of opinions about what is appropriate and not regarding attire and behavior at dances.  This notification is to make students and parents aware of what the clothing and behavior (dancing style) expectations will be at this year's prom and any activities in the future. 

Parents please take a look at your student's attire prior to them leaving for prom or any school activity. Use the below listed dress code to make sure they are appropriately dressed.

Coming to a dance inappropriately dressed will result in a student being turned away at the door and sent home with no refund. Students who were dropped off will be asked to call their parent to come pick them up. If no parent can be contacted, the student(s) will remain in the registration area of the dance and wait for their intended transportation home.

Attire will be assessed at the door by an administrator.

Dress Code:

• Ladies dresses must be no shorter than the middle of the thigh.
• The tops of all dresses must fully cover the breast area. Excessive cleavage is not allowed. V neck dresses must not plunge any deeper than the bottom of the bra line area.
• At no point on the dress should any part of the midriff be exposed. Dress backs must not fall below the waist (not the hip bone).
• Dresses may not have slits that go higher the middle of the thigh.
• At formal and semi formal dances gentlemen are expected to wear jackets and ties.

The style of dance over the past few years has become a concern. Our goal is not to inhibit students' creativity but to bring acceptable decorum back to the dances. Dance appropriateness will be assesed by the staff during the dance.

Dance Behavior:

• Several students dancing nearly on top of one another is not allowed
• Bumping, grinding or any dancing of a sexual nature is not allowed (as determined by the staff).

Beginning with prom, students will be given a wristband. If a staff member encounters inappropriate dancing he/she will speak to the student and remove the wristband.  If a staff member encounters the same student(s) and they have not discontinued the inappropriate dancing they will be asked to leave the dance without refund.

We hope all parents will support our efforts in ensuring a safe and appropriate atmosphere for all students as they attend school activities. When choosing clothing for a dance, if you question whether or not the clothing meets these expectations please error on the side of caution and choose another outfit.

Class of 2015 Curriculum Night

Although the weather outside was frightful, the Curriculum Night was fantastic.  We had a great turnout last night for out Class of 2015 Curriculum Night.

300+ Students and Parents at Class of 2015 Curriculum Night

Christina Mackey presenting Graduation Requirements

The evening began with information presented by the WHS counselors, Christina Mackey and Owen Sanford. Students from Jemtegaard and Canyon Creek had visited WHS earlier in the day and had received  some information about graduation requirements and ARRPPP (Attendance, Respect, Responsibility, Punctuality, Preparedness & Participation) so they were able to answer several questions thrown out to the audience.

English, Fine Arts and CTE teachers sharing information with parents

Parents and students then moved to the commons where WHS teachers and staff were present to answer specific questions regarding their programs, meet next year's 9th graders and hopefully alleviate some concern about the transition from middle school to high school.

We had a breakout session in the auditorium starting at 7:40 to answer questions parents and students had after visiting with the teachers
Students from both middle schools will receive more forecasting information next week at their school, which will include their own curriculum guide and a forecasting sheet. Hopefully, these materials will make it home and be discussed.  Students will be forecasting at their school the last week of March.  If parents are interested in viewing what courses can be forecasted for, please visit: http://www.washougal.k12.wa.us/whs/departments/counseling.htm

Science, Foreign Language and Special Education teachers sharing information

I want to personally thank the students and parents for attending Curriculum Night.  Your enthusiasm, questions and feedback was tremendous.  I also want to thank the teachers and staff who were also there to represent all of the wonderful programs we offer.

WHS Staff Volleyball Prevails!

Washougal’s Joe Brown Gymnasium was the site of the first annual WHS vs CHS Staff Volleyball Match.   The fifth and final game needed to be played to the decide the 2011 Champions…..The Panther Staff.  Congratulations Panthers! 

Although all of the WHS team played extremely well.  It must be noted, that not since Bill Russell’s Player-Coach days for the Celtics (1966-69) have we seen a player-coach have such an impact as Associate Principal, Carol Boyden.  Carol who coached for several years during the early 90's (took teams to state) came out of retirement to not only coach, but play as the Panthers lost one of their players to injury.  Alongside Carol was Gordon Washburn (Yes...infamous Gordon Washburn of the Gordon Washburn Performing Art Center) played amazingly well.  His Kansas-style volleyball was simply too much for the visiting staff from Camas.  Gordon, a crowd favorite, played flawlessly throughout the match.  According witnesses at the game, when Mr. Washburn displayed his "Kansas Karate-kid" pose, the momentum completely shifted.

Craig Grable, Jason Blaesing, Jay Bennett, Owen Sanford, Christina Mackey, Eric Balholm, and Dave Burnham worked incredibly well together and deserve a great deal of credit for the effort and hard work.

Clark County ASL Competition

WHS hosted the 2011 Clark County ASL Competition Wednesday, March 3, 2011 in the Gordon Washburn Performing Art Center.  This was an outstanding event and we want to thank all of the schools that participated as well as all of supporters in the audience. 


Washougal ASL students did an awesome job at the competition.  Congratulations to the following students:

Anthony Valdez 1st place ASL I

Lauren Fialdini 1st place ASL II

Michael Waterman  2nd place ASL III

Austin Lindsey 1st place ASL IV

Emma Haynes and Michael Waterman 3rd place Duet/Trio

Emily Carroll, Breanna Barlow, Hayley Murray, Karlee Peake, Ashley Hobbs 2nd place Large Group

HSPE 2011 Information

The HSPE (which replaced the WASL last year) will take place on the following dates:

Writing: March 15, 16 (Tuesday & Wednesday)
Reading: March 17 (Thursday)
Science: April 12 (Tuesday)

Testing Time: 7:55 - 10:35 

Please reserve these dates if you have a 10th- grader, or your 11th- or 12th-grader needs to make up one of the tests. Avoid making appointments or travel plans that will cause your student to miss the HSPE. There will be NO make-ups during the school year for high school students. The only make-up opportunities are in August or the spring of 2012.

The math assessments will be given as end-of-course exams during the last three weeks of the school year. We'll provide more details on this as soon as we have them.

Graduation Requirements: Classes of 2011 and 2012 must meet standard in reading and writing, and either meet standard in math or earn a math credit in both their junior and senior years. Classes of 2013 and beyond must meet standard - including science.

Career Day was a Success!

On Wednesday, February 23^rd during Panther time, WHS hosted thirty-four professionals to talk about their jobs with WHS students.  Prior to the Career Day, students chose a profession they were interested in and could hopefully relate to and possibly model their career and educational goals around.  The goal was to provide our students with a 30 minute "snapshot" of a possible career choice.  

Career Day was possible because of the hard work and organization of  Marsha Spencer and Lisa Leonard!

Additionally, several WHS students attended Technical Professional Day at Clark College on Thursday, February 24.  

Also, Monday, February 28, sophomores who were interested toured the  Clark County Skills Center.  Students may apply to attend the Skills Center for the 2011-12 school year by completing an application.  Applications may  be picked up in the Career Center. Deadline will be Friday, March 4. 

We want to thank the following speakers who attended Career Day-2011:

Randy Kepple	Photographer	Randy Kepple Photographs
Kathy Brock	Esthetician	Hairworks
Michael Allen Harrison	Composer/Pianist	Michael Allen Harrison Studios
John Standefer	Musician	John Standefer Music
Erica Stupdel	Graphic Design	e*design Creative
JD Thomas	Chef	NW Culinary Institute
Kelly Sills	Economic Development	Clark County
Dan Cox	Credit Administrator	Riverview Bank
Blaine Peterson	Financial Planner	Riverview Investment Services
Todd Moravitz	Restaurant Owner	Mesa
Dan Shafar	Project Engineer	Wallis Engineering
Andrew Christensen	Electrical Engineer	BPA
Tim Caire	Engineer – Waste Water	Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Ken Alexandar		Gray & Osborne
Kimber Miller	Civil Engineer
Mike Carnes	Fire Fighter	East County Fire
Bailey Martin	Phlebotomy	VA/OHSU Hospital
Scott Jonason	Physician’s Assistant	Lacamas Medical Group
Willie Bose	Law enforcement	Washington County
Jerry Moss	Principal- Elementary School Teacher	Retired Elementary Principal
Renee Sale	CRNA	SW WA. Medical Center
Kris Babendererde	Massage Therapist	Active Performance Therapeutic & Sports Massage
Angie Watts	KIDSPACE	Childcare provider
Kevin McClure	City Prosecutor	Clark County
Kathy Partin	Personal Trainer
Nicolle Pratt	Scuba Professional	7 Seas Scuba
Eric Brockman	IT Management/Investment Consulting	IT Professionals NW
Shawn Lenczowski	Mason	OR & SWWA Mason
Daniel LeSieur	Construction	DK LeSieur, Inc.
Harry Fishel	Welder
Kyle D. Eakins		Ventures NW
Dave Palenshus	Technical Management	IMS Electronic Recycling
Todd Mobley	Professional Traffic Operations Engineer	Lancaster Engineering
Terry Reigle	Electrician	IBEW 48

WHS Choir Students Shine!

Several WHS Choir students were selected for the Washington Music Educators All Northwest  and All State Honor Choirs.  Seniors Emma Haynes and Grant Keirnan joined over 200 other students from Washington State for the All State Symphonic Honor Choir, and juniors Taylor Merritt and Ellie Aiton were part of the All Northwest Treble Honor Choir.  Both ensembles rehearsed in Bellevue WA on Feb. 17-19 and held concerts there on Sunday Feb. 20.  Students submitted audition recordings and were selected from thousands of entries for this honor.