Week of September 24-30
Monday, September 25:
- Dress-Up Day : Pajama Day
- Float Building: 4:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, September 26:
- Dress-Up Day : Class Theme Day
- Float Building: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, September 27:
- Dress-Up Day : Tacky Tourist
- Float Building: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday, September 28:
- Dress-Up Day : Class T-Shirt
- Float Building: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, September 29:
- Dress-Up Day: Gosling Pride
- WHS Pep Rally: 2:30 p.m. (Student will be dismissed at the conclusion of the pep rally)
- Homecoming Parade: 4:15 p.m. (Downtown)
- Booster Club Tailgate: WHS (after Parade)
- WHS Football Game vs. Mount Horeb: 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 30:
- Homecoming Dance: 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Commons
- Get your homecoming dance tickets today! Tickets are $10 per person and should be paid to Mrs. Klinger in bookkeeping.
- Homecoming Dance passes are available in the Main Office for any student wishing to bring a guest to the Homecoming Dance. Guests must be in the 9th grade or a high school graduate, but no older than 19. All forms, $10 background check fee, and $10 ticket fee are due by Tuesday, September 26 by 3:30 p.m. to the WHS Bookkeeping Office.
Class Themes:
- Freshmen: Hip-Hop (rap)
- Sophomores: Pop
- Juniors: Rock
- Seniors: Country
- Staff: Disco
Float Building Sites:
- Freshmen: Magsamen Trucking (N643 Boulder Rd.)
- Sophomores: Stewart Home (1403 Schuman Dr.)
- Juniors: Magsamen Trucking (N643 Boulder Rd.)
- Seniors: Stewart Home (1403 Schuman Dr.)
Parents, whose students are taking an AP class, where notified by email earlier this week about upcoming AP Exam registration and payment deadlines. Below is a snap shot of the deadlines:
Deadline to submit Free/Reduced Lunch Paperwork: October 9
AP Exam Registration Deadline: October 16 (Completed in AP Class)
AP Exam Fee Payment Deadline: October 16 (Due to Bookkeeper)
Add/Drop Exam without financial penalty: March 15
AP Exam Testing Window: May 6 - May 17
If you have any questions, please reach out to Kathy Klinger in the Bookkeeping Office or Jen Pennington, Associate Principal.
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
You have likely heard about the advances in Artificial Intelligence. Below you will find some information relative to this emerging technology.
What is AI?
Artificial intelligence is the development of computer systems or software that can perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence. These tasks include understanding and processing language, recognizing patterns, making decisions, solving problems, learning from experience, and interacting with the environment. AI systems are designed to mimic or simulate human-like abilities, enabling computers to carry out complex tasks with little or no human intervention.
Generative AI
Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content, such as text, images, music, and code. It does this by learning from a large amount of existing data, then using that knowledge to generate new outputs that are similar to the data it was trained on. Typically the user will provide the AI with a prompt, which is often written in normal conversational language. The user can craft the prompt with more details to help customize and improve the output.
In the context of education, generative AI can be used to:
- Create personalized learning materials
- Generate practice questions
- Provide instant feedback to students
- Explain topics at any level and depth
- And more!
Keep in mind that Generative AI is a relatively new technology.
The content it generates could be incorrect or biased. We must always evaluate and verify the content generated.
Colleen Good is joining WHS as Learning Strategist this year. Colleen has studied at Cardinal Stritch University and Edgewood College. Colleen is starting her 21st year in teaching!
