Special thanks to our high school learners for their support of Be the Village's Downtown Window Story walk. Learners in Mr. Jordon Fisher's classes made the triangle peg board games and Mrs. Holtzman's learners packaged all of the brain teaser materials. It’s amazing to see full circle connections with the learners supporting early childhood education and our community!
WASHS conducted a Run-Hide-Fight intruder DRILL this morning. We called the drill at 8:30 am and everyone was evacuated and accounted for within 12 minutes! Officer Gordon was very impressed with how quickly everyone evacuated the building and teachers already troubleshooting how to evacuate faster in the future. Great Job WASHS staff and learners!
Waynesboro Rotary held the second round of the annual speech contest yesterday. Congratulations to Hannah (center), who won first place, Anjolee (2nd from right) who won second place, and Rylie (2nd from left) who won third place! Also pictured are Dr. Kline, superintendent (left) and Rotarian Brian Lucas (right).
IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT SAT TESTING on 3/12 - Mrs. Kopco plans to hold the scheduled SAT testing session scheduled for Saturday, March 12. Anyone who would wish to reschedule to another date can contact College Board to either reschedule or request a refund.
A few of our learners are involved with the Wildlife Leadership Academy. Sophomore Emma is a Monthly Blog Correspondent for WLA's NexGen Blog. We are proud to share that Emma's blog was featured last week. You can check out "The Shapes of Nature: How do Icicles Form" here - https://wildlifeleadershipacademy.org/the-shapes-of-nature-how-do-icicles-form/
We were very happy to host the Franklin/Fulton County Music Educators Association Choral Concert on Saturday! Special thanks to Mrs. Schaubroeck and Mr. Vensel for serving as the middle school and high school hosts, the WASD cafeteria and custodial staff, and WASBA for their support of this year's event!
Congratulations to Eve on her 2nd place finish in the 100 meter butterfly in the District meet held over the weekend. She will now advance to the State competition!
Did you start your application for Kindergarten Registration yet? If not there is still time! The application for next year is open until formal registration at the end of March. Click the link below to visit our website to find out more. Don't delay, complete your child's registration today!
*Children are eligible for Kindergarten if they turn 5 before September 1, 2022*
https://www.wasd.k12.pa.us/page/kindergarten-registration-2022-2023
The Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce held their business expo at WASHS over the weekend. We thank our school community for their support of our bake sale to benefit Alma's house! Funds raised will be used to purchase items our learners request for Alma's house!
Sectionals for wrestling were held over the weekend at Southwestern. Congratulations to Titus (6th), Colby (5th), Jayden (3rd), Bodie (2nd), and Kaden (2nd). Pictured are Bodie, Jayden, and Kaden who all qualified for the state wrestling tournament!
We are excited to announce that the Boys Basketball team finished 8th in the district, which means we are hosting a first-round playoff game on Tuesday, February 22 at 7:00 pm versus Wilson (Berks County, PA)!
This is a PIAA event, therefore different procedures apply for this game:
1. District passes (staff, parents, gold cards) CANNOT be accepted.
2. ALL spectator tickets are $6 (no student/senior discounts)
3. No banners or signs can be displayed.
4. Face paint is not permitted.
Don't forget that food and drinks are NOT permitted in the gymnasium at any time.
Members of Junior Civitan Club and Allison, class of '22, recently created Valentines that were shared with the Irvine Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Kentucky in response to their social media request and also with Mrs. Shea's 4th grade class at Summitview!
Learners in Mrs. Shaull's special education class recently practiced the scientific method to make paper chromatograms during chemistry class with Mrs. Stoops and turned the results into valentines!
Members of the wrestling team participated in the Ralph Hartlaub Memorial JV & Girls Championships over the weekend at Spring Grove High School. Congratulations to the WASHS wrestlers who placed:
Madi G, 2nd place
Luke L, 1st place
Garret L, 1st place
Caden S, 3rd place
Colby B, 3rd place
Anabelle T, 1st place
WASHS Swimmers competed in the Mid-Penn Championships over the weekend. The Girls Team came in 10th overall and the Boys Team came in 16th. Pictured are the Girls 400 free style relay team of Brenna, Emma, Mya, and Eve and also Eve, who took 3rd place in the 100 free style. Congratulations to all of our swimmers!
There is still time to pre-register for Kindergarten for the 2022-23 school year. If your child turns 5 before 9/1/2022 they are eligible. Visit our website for more information. Use the link below to fill out our Pre-Registration Survey.
https://forms.gle/2e37h7yFPyS9ZVBq9
Tonight's scheduled Boys' JV & Varsity and Girls JV & Varsity will be postponed due to inclement weather.
Boys games will be held tomorrow at WASHS - 6:00 pm for JV, 7:30 pm for Varsity
Girls games are TBD
Congratulations to the Color Guard on their 1st place win at the Greencastle Competition held over the weekend!
Congratulations to clarinet player Michael B, who represented WASHS at the District 7 Band festival held over the weekend at Messiah College. During the festival, Michael auditioned for Regional band. We are excited to share that he qualified for Regional band, 1st part, 3rd chair. The regional band festival will be held in mid-March at Big Spring High School. (Photo Credit to Mr. Ritter, who took these pictures during rehearsal.)
