🌱🌚 Shout out to our Intro to STEM class who competed this semester in the plant the moon challenge (https://plantthemoon.com/). The team, The Wirt Astro Tigers, won the state level competition for evaluation of results! This activity required students to participate in an eight week project that focused on growing plants in lunar regolith. Students had to perform background research, create and implement an experimental design, collect data on plant growth and environmental factors, and then analyze the results.
📢 Community partner shout out! We want to thank the Elizabeth Care Center residents for donating these beautiful, hand-crafted blankets to our Communities in Schools closet.
Prom info for Saturday, April 20th!
Geri Olympics is tomorrow, 4/18, and we are excited to welcome our families and the Elizabeth Care Center to our school!
Parents/Guardians - If you plan to attend, you can begin signing in at 2:10 p.m. at the WCHS main office. The event will start at 2:30 p.m.
Students/Staff - Wear your Tiger gear tomorrow!
🎉CIS State Spotlight🎉
County Contact/Principal/Site Coordinator Collaboration
Henry Ford once said, "If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself," and that is exactly what is happening at Wirt County High School in Elizabeth, West Virginia. This is the county's first year for Communities In Schools, and everyone has jumped in with both feet.
Wirt County High School is reaping the benefits of having a small school where the staff is invested and works closely together. CIS Coordinator Amanda Moore, Principal Elizabeth Smith, and CIS County Contact Jeff Smith have spent this school year focusing on integrating PBIS Tier II services for students who could benefit from that extra support and also on improving school-wide attendance.
The implementation of the Tier II services has included assessing areas of need, determining the appropriate services, creating a referral process, accurately identifying students, and evaluating the effectiveness of these programs. The Tier II Team created Meeks Monday, named after the staff member Kelli Meeks, who is running the group. Meeks Monday provides bi-weekly groups focusing on social and emotional support one week and the opposite week focusing on academic improvement.
Throughout the year, the PBIS student support team has hosted activities at Wirt County High School including fall fest, winter fest, and multiple other attendance and behavior-earned rewards. These activities have provided additional opportunities for parental involvement at the high school.
Thanks to the experienced leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and the coordination of Mrs. Moore, the CIS program is moving forward with great success within the school and also with the students.
Trivia Night has been rescheduled for May 3rd. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and trivia begins at 6:30 p.m. Registration is back open for anyone who couldn't make the original date! Visit https://tinyurl.com/WCHS-Trivia-Night to register.
Teams that already registered DO NOT need to complete a new registration if they still plan to attend.
Teams that were originally registered but can no longer attend need to email callie.daugherty@k12.wv.us to cancel their registration by April 19th.
For questions, please contact the high school at 304-275-4241.
Families of WCHS Students are invited to attend this community engagement event! Students and staff will be competing against residents from the Elizabeth Care Center in several events including Basketball, Corn Hole, Bowling, Horseshoes, and Close Pin Stacking.
SIGN IN INFORMATION
All parents and guardians must report to the WCHS Main Office to sign in prior to the event. If you are taking your child home at the end of the activity, you will be asked to indicate that on the sign-in sheet.
TIME
The event starts promptly at 2:30 p.m. Parents may begin signing in at 2:10 p.m. and will report to the gym
Wirt County Schools will be closed today, April 12th, due to flooding. This will be an AIT day and the board office and school offices will be closed.
Wirt County Schools will be on a 2 hour delay, tomorrow, April 12th. Again, Wirt County Schools will be on a 2 hour delay schedule tomorrow.
Wirt County Schools will be dismissing at 1PM today due to inclement weather. Again, Wirt County Schools will be dismissing at 1PM.
Hobby Night for this evening, 4/11, has been canceled.
Parents are asked to complete an online survey about school climate—the learning and teaching/working conditions—to help guide school improvement efforts. The results of this survey will be used to make changes in their child's school to ensure a supportive environment for teaching and learning. The survey may be completed from any computer with an internet connection.
Parent participation in the survey is very important. If parents have questions about the survey or problems completing the survey, please contact the high school. To protect parent/caregiver confidentiality, at least 10 parents must complete the survey for results to be summarized for your school.
When parents log onto the survey, they will see explanatory information about the survey and the important information in the shaded area below regarding their rights as a survey participant:
Your participation is voluntary. You may choose not to participate; not to answer any questions you do not want to answer; and you may stop participating at any time during the survey without penalty. Your responses will be anonymous and confidential.
Parents can access the survey at: https://forms.office.com/r/UAgRBeNBde
The survey may also be accessed using this QR Code:
The WVDE cautions against posting this code on unrestricted school platforms including public social media, websites, etc.
Parent login code: P094501
WCHS will be hosting a Signing Day on May 1st for any senior who plans on continuing their education after high school by attending one of the following:
College (two or four year)
Career training program
Certification program
Military
Apprenticeship
FAFSA Week Information for Seniors!
May Important dates for Seniors!
Senior 2024 April dates of importance!
WCHS Graduation Information
When: Sunday, May 19, 2024
Where: WCHS Gymnasium
Time: 2:00 pm - Doors will open to parents/guests at 1:00 pm
WCHS Prom Tickets are going on sale!
WCHS will be hosting SAT School Day for 11th graders on Tuesday, April 9 and Benchmark 2 PSAT for 9th and 10th graders. Students will report directly to their testing area upon arrival at school tomorrow.
12th graders will be spending the day visiting colleges, working on scholarships, and getting the next steps completed for after graduation - seniors will not report!
Benchmark 2 for 9th and 10th grades and SAT Test Day for 11th grades will be Tuesday, April 9. It is important for all 9-11th grade students to be well rested, have breakfast, and be at school on time!
