Coach Garrett will be holding volleyball meetings during study hall this week for those girls signed up for tryouts. 6th grade girls interested in trying out will meet on Wednesday during study hall in the north gym. 7th and 8th grade girls will meet on Thursday during study hall in the north gym. Please check in with your study hall teachers before coming to the meeting.
Chess Club tryouts will take place tomorrow and next Thursday in the cafeteria after school until 3:45. Please see Mr. Mayer if you have questions."
Stories and Slices will meet next Thursday, December 15 during study hall to zoom with the author of The Blackbird Girls, Anne Blankman. You must fill out the Google Form in the library Google Classroom to attend."
The OG gamers will be meeting in the Library on Thursday after school.
Today marks the 81st anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. On that day in 1941, more than 2,400 people died in Japan's attack on the Hawaiian base of America's Pacific Fleet. FDR called December 7, 1941 a day of infamy. The following day the United States joined WWII. For the next four years, Americans fought to protect and defend democracy.
Yearbook staff will not meet this week. Our next meeting will be next Tuesday, December 13th.
The WJHS Character Trait for DECEMBER is KINDNESS! Staff members are always on the lookout for students who show care and compassion toward others. Our character quote for this week is "In a world where you can be anything, BE KIND"!
Our next Posters and Popcorn contest to go along with our monthly trait begins today! You can work individually or with one partner in your study hall to design a poster that is creative, neat, and communicates the importance of being KIND. Study hall teachers will send one person from their class to the office during 9th hour to pick up poster board for anyone who wants to participate this month! Posters are due on Friday by the end of 9th hour.