WCHS Newsletter

Students are able to qualify to attend one of three events on December 1, 2022. Students will qualify by not having more than 2 Fs in their classes.

Students will be choosing between the following options:

• Attend a school basketball game (game during the school day)
• Attend a holiday movie in the auditorium
• Play games in the library

Concessions will be available for purchase at each of the 3 locations.

Graphic created by Digital Marketing student Trey Kates

You are able to purchase a yearbook at this link. Yearbooks can currently be purchased for $60.00. Senior Ads are also available for purchase at this time.

Wrap Up created by Advanced Digital Media students Jaiden Beemont, Abby Ferguson, Caleb Eyde and Danyell Rucker

Students entering their 11th and 12th grade year for the 2023-24 school year will have the opportunity to apply to the Herndon Career Center, Summit Tech or our internal ISD Capstones.

Upcoming Open Houses available with links to sites:

• Herndon: January 26th or February 15th from 5:30-7:30
• https://www.raytownschools.org/herndon
  
• Summit Tech: January 12th and February 2nd 6:00 - 8:00
  
• https://sta.lsr7.org/courses/
  
• ISD:
• https://www.isdschools.org/academies-of-the-isd/
  

If you have questions please reach out to your student's school counselor!

• Current Sophomores: jessica_miller@isdschools.org
• Current Juniors: sarah_swartz@isdschools.org

It is important to connect to your student's learning, ensure assignments are being completed, and help monitor your student's grades. As a parent/guardian, you can link to your student’s Canvas account via desktop web browser or the Canvas Parent app available on both iOs and Android devices to track your student’s homework and grades. Create your parent/guardian account using the following steps:

1. Visit www.isdschools.org/canvas/
2. Click “Login for Parents” followed by “Click Here for an Account” to create your free Canvas parent account. Enter your name and email address, create a password and enter the student pairing code provided by your student’s teacher or generated from your student’s Canvas account. Click “Start Participating” to create your Canvas parent account.
3. To generate a new pairing code, students should log into their Canvas student account, select “Account”, click “Settings” followed by “Pair with an Observer to generate a code. The pairing code will expire in seven days or after its first use.

• You can find step-by-step directions to download and login into the Canvas Parent Mobile App by clicking HERE.
• You can find step-by-step instructions for pairing with multiple students accounts using the iOs app HERE.

• You can find step-by-step instructions for pairing with multiple students accounts using the Android app HERE.

If you should find yourself needing to recoup seat time to earn credit due to too many absences, please plan on attending Saturday School. Saturday School is located in the ISD Central Office at 201 N. Forest Avenue from 8:00 am - Noon. Listed below are each of the remaining Saturday School dates for the first semester.

Saturday School Dates

December: 3, 10, 17

One of the most important ways a family can support their child's growth and learning is to make sure they are in attendance each day at school. There is absolutely no substitute for the quality of learning that takes place in a classroom led by an expert teacher with peers to collaborate with and share in the learning. There are many unpredictable events in life that can result in missing school, from simple sickness to family emergencies. It is important for our students' learning to make sure that for those events that are within our control, we are planning in ways that keep their attendance high and without interruption.

As a way to partner with families and help them with careful planning, here are the days that students are out of session for the 2022-2023 school year:

November 23rd - 25th (Thanksgiving Break)

December 22nd - January 3rd (Winter Break)

Friday, January 13th

Monday, January 16th

Friday, February 17th

Monday, February 20th

March 10th - March 17th (Spring Break)

Friday, April 7th