Registration is still open for the WCHS Summer STEAM Program. This program is open to current 8th - 11th grade students and is free! Sign up today: https://bit.ly/2023_WCHS_STEAM
SENIORS - Just a reminder tomorrow:
All work is due Friday, May 12! This includes Virtual and Dual Classes!
Graduation contracts are due to the main office.
Netbook Turn ins
Senior grades end!
Monday, May 15, Senior Tribute @ 7:00 pm in Auditorium
Tuesday, May 16, FFA Banquet @ 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 17, Graduation practice @ 1:30 pm
Thursday, May 18, Senior Trip to Cedar Point
Friday, May 19, Graduation practice @ 9:30 am
College Decision Day @ 11:00 am
Awards Ceremony @ 12:00 Noon
Final Senior Walk @ 3:00 pm
Sunday, May 21, Graduation @ 2:00 pm - seniors are to arrive at 1:00 pm and report to the auditorium
Senior Boat Trip - Leave WCHS @ 7:00 pm
ATTN: Students going on tomorrow's (5/10) field trip. Students should dress comfortably and follow the school dress code. Lunch is provided on both trips but students may choose to bring extra money for concessions. If your student is going on the baseball trip, please remind them to bring sunscreen!
Seniors need to repaint their parking spots ASAP in order to receive their $30 deposit back. The owners of all parking spots repainted by the end of the day on May 12th will receive their $30 deposit back on May 19th. If students choose not to repaint their spot black, they will forfeit their deposit.
Tonight's Sectional Baseball game against Calhoun County has been relocated to Wirt County at 5:00 PM. Due to the last minute change of venue, there will be no concessions this evening.
Reminder: This is a sectional event so no school or senior citizens passes will be accepted.
Tickets are $5
Go Tigers!
WCHS Seniors - Tomorrow is the last day to request to purchase a 2019 Asus netbook. Students should complete the online request form at https://bit.ly/2023-Senior-Netbooks
WCHS Students and Parents - Tomorrow is the last day to turn in T-Shirt orders, field trip permission forms, and wellness day permission forms! Please turn them in first thing in the morning!
Attention Parents! Students received permission forms this week for some end-of-the-year activities. 9th - 11th graders received a Wellness Day Permission form and 9th-12th graders who qualified for our 4th nine weeks reward with their LiveSchool points received a permission slip to watch a baseball game or go bowling. Both permission slips are due FRIDAY, MAY 5TH!
Wellness Day will be May 23rd and is free but students may choose to purchase a t-shirt for $13.00. This is only for 9th - 11th graders. Our 4th Nine Weeks Reward trip is scheduled for May 10th. Students may choose to go bowling at Emerson Lanes or go to a Charleston Dirty Birds Baseball Game. Both trips are $10.00. If you need to request a permission slip or have questions, please contact the high school at 304-275-4241.
The Wirt County High School golf team will be having a meeting at Mingo Bottom Golf Course on May 8th at 6:00 PM. This meeting is for any student interested in golf between the 8th and 11th grades. If you are unable to attend the meeting but are still interested in playing golf, please let the school know.
Go Tigers!
Wirt County High School is offering the annual STEAM Summer Program for current 8th - 11th-grade students. This program will focus on fun, hands-on activities including VR Goggles, 3-D printing, vinyl cutting, robotics, coding, tie-dying, and even an escape room! The program will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 22nd through July 27th.
Interested students may register for this free program online at https://bit.ly/2023_WCHS_STEAM by May 26th. Check out the full schedule on the attached flyer. Students may attend any sessions but are not required to attend a specific number. Any sessions with less than 5 students registered will be canceled and participants will be notified via the contact information listed on their registration.
If you have any questions, please email daughertyc@boe.wirt.k12.wv.us.
Energy Express is still accepting applications for mentors this summer at WCPC. Applicants must be 18 by June 7th to apply. Applications close soon so check it out now! https://bit.ly/3L8kSl8
Seniors are able to request to purchase a netbook for $1.00. Students may complete the request online and should check their Schoology messages for more information and the link to the request. All requests must be submitted by May 5th. 55 netbooks are available.
The WCHS PBIS Team is sponsoring a t-shirt design contest! Students can submit designs now through 3:00 p.m. on April 28th to be considered. We will take up an order for t-shirts with the winning design in a couple of weeks.
Mr. Goff's freshman honors history class produced some fantastic Crusades projects recently and they are being displayed in one of the trophy cases at school. Check out the students' creativity!
This is a reminder that all students in grades 9 and 10 will be competing Benchmark 2 and students in grades 11 will be taking the SAT School Day Test on Wednesday, April 12 beginning at 8:00 am.
12th grade students will be participating in the Reality Checks program sponsored by Calhoun Banks in the gymnasium.
Senior Parents! Please be advised that last week seniors brought home important information regarding graduation. This included important dates, a graduation contract which must be returned by May 12th to walk, a senior cap decoration template due May 5th, and information on their senior trip (due with $10 by April 14). Please review this information with your senior! You can also view this information online at https://5il.co/1s7p1
2023 PROM TICKETS:
Prom tickets will be available for purchase beginning Thursday, 4/6! They will be sold from 7:30-8 each morning and during second lunch from 4/6 through 4/14. In order to attend prom, you must have a ticket (whether you or your date purchase it).
If you are bringing a graduate of WCHS or someone who does not attend WCHS, you will need to submit a 'Wirt County High School Dance Guest Approval Form.' These forms are available in the office. A completed form must be submitted for approval prior to prom.
If there are questions, please see Ms. Adams in the Ag Room.
WCHS YLA is extending the donation drive for Children of YOC. They are asking for the donation of personal hygiene items like toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, and conditioner by Wednesday, April 5th. See the flyer for more info: https://5il.co/1ru96
Wirt County is looking for Energy Express mentors! There are five positions available for this amazing opportunity. To apply, you must be 18 by June 7th. If you are interested in applying or have any questions, please contact Shayla Griffey at shayla.griffey@k12.wv.us
As a reminder, Wirt County Schools is asking for parent participation in the WV Student Learning Environment Survey. The survey is completely voluntary. Although we value your opinion and hope you will participate, you may choose not to, or to not answer any question on the survey you do not want to answer. Also, you are not asked to provide your name or any other identifying information. Schools will be sending links and login information specific to the primary center, middle school, and high school. If you have children in more than one school, you're invited to complete the survey for each school. Please complete this survey by April 7th.
