WBMSHS Principal Update to Families

Dear WB Community,

What a great evening last night for one of our seniors, Stephanie Stanton, who directed a Broadway production as part of her senior project. The house was packed and the cast and crew did an amazing job. We look forward to more drama productions this year.

Please be mindful that next week, Monday - Wednesday, all students will be dismissed at 11:00am. Please make arrangements for transportation as students will not be able to remain in the building after dismissal unless they are working with a teacher.

We hope to see many of you at the teacher conferences. Dates, times and the link to register for a conference is listed below.

Lastly, the fall sports season has come to and end for many of our teams with the exception of Girls Cross Country and Football. XC will be competing in the MA State Meet tomorrow at Fort Devens. Football will be competing on Thanksgiving morning at Southeastern. Good luck for successful outcomes for both teams.

We want to congratulate all of our fall student athletes and coaches for providing us with amazing competition. It was a pleasure to watch them on the fields and courts. They should all be very proud of their accomplishments. I would be remiss if I did not take a moment to thank our parents and guardians for supporting your students and coaches. Without your help through Boosters, Grid Iron and WB athletics the successful seasons would not be made possible.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Page

There is still time to register for Monday and Tuesday conferences.

https://www.myconferencetime.com/wbmshs/

Guidance has been busy over the last few weeks. Counselors have been working with students through individual meetings, small group sessions, as well as class assemblies to share important information with them.

• 8th grade students who are interested in applying to SE worked with counselors to prepare for the upcoming interviews.

• Grades 7-9 were surveyed on Executive Functioning skills. Data collected will be used to help students meet with success.

• Grades 10-11 took a career survey. Data collected will be used for a career fair in the spring.

• 10th graders were called together to hear about HOBY, The Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation, which is a great program connecting young adults with distinguished leaders from various sectors such as business, technology, education, government, arts & science. One student has the opportunity to attend an all expense paid HOBY weekend seminar. Information was handed out detailing the program and how to apply at this assembly.

• Counselors worked with seniors to ensure they had everything needed to meet the November 1st and 15th early action deadlines.

Individual senior credit letters will be mailed out today. These letters provide your student with their current credits and the number of credits remaining to graduate. Please be on the lookout for them.

Montserrat College of Art will be visiting with our students December 1st.

We have had some exciting college acceptance news! Tough decisions are ahead for our seniors! Students have been accepted to the following institutions:

• South Dakota State, Oklahoma State, Pennsylvania State, Iowa State, BSU and Western New England.

On Thursday, November 10th, the WB middle-high school chorus walked over to the senior center to perform some patriotic songs for our local veterans at their annual veterans day luncheon. Great job to the chorus!

As part of a "Sketchbook Challenge" ( a method used to push the students beyond their comfort zone) a new material was introduced in Mr. Finley's class. With a hand-carved bamboo "brush" paired with India ink, students were challenged to pair up and take turns drawing each other in an "Urban Sketch" technique capturing the essence of the pose, the subtle shading and the textures that they can see in a quick and spontaneous manner. In Art I, Mr. Stanfa's students were working on their color wheels.

The WBMSHS Band proudly marched in the annual Tri-Town Veterans Day Parade. The parade was in WB this year to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the town. Students were proud to come out, perform, and recognize our veterans for their service.

Today, the Spanish 5 class took part in a live debate. As they have been working hard on the environmental unit to discuss pollution, animal rights and outer space. Students produced well written arguments to present to the other side. The students chose a position regarding the benefits and harms of zoos and aquariums and had an amazing discussion strictly in the target language. Bien hecho!--

Ms. Brogna's class was testing out their hand/eye coordination!

Students in TV Pro I are working on thirty second commercials to advertise a product of their choosing.

Staff and students in the middle school created leaves which expressed what they are thankful for in their lives.

Stephanie Stanton as part of her senior project directed a Broadway production for the WB community. Thank you to all who came out to support Stephanie. The director, cast and crew did an amazing job.

Best Buddies WB gathered for some pumpkin painting fun last week. Many creative pumpkins and conversations were created. A special thanks to Hannafords for the pumpkin donation! Many more events to come!

Students wanted to show their support for one of our own wildcats who is courageously battling cancer. Beautiful Warrior # Bella.

Students collected and delivered food to the WB Food Pantry!

Attention all SENIORS!

As you know, West Bridgewater has a graduation requirement that involves the participation and completion of community service. All students must meet the 20 hour minimum requirement before the completion of senior year.

Visit guidance for community service opportunities and assistance with finding meaningful ways to pay it forward and to help our community.

Good luck to our WB Girls Cross Country team as they travel to Devens, MA to compete in the MIAA State Championship this Saturday!

Good Luck to our WB Football team as they face Southeastern on Thanksgiving Day for the Battle of 106! Game time is 10AM at Southeastern!

Congrats to our Mayflower Athletic Conference All Stars for the Comprehensive

Get ready for Rock Your Socks Day!

GO HERE Yearbook Forever - WBHS TO PURCHASE PERSONAL ADS & YEARBOOKS or TO UPLOAD PHOTOS

Please note:

• Seniors do not need to buy a yearbook - they receive their own personalized copy through class dues

• Parent ads are due no later than December 23rd

• All ads must be submitted online through this website - we do not accept paper copies or emails

• We need your help! The more pictures you submit (think oldies, sports, spirit week, senior candids) the better the book will look! Access code for uploading photos is weebeewildcats02379.

• You can also access the yearbook page directly from the WBHS website by clicking "Yearbook Orders" at the top of the page

• While every effort will be made to avoid errors, it must be understood that the yearbook is a student production

• Feel free to contact the yearbook advisors with any questions: Mrs. DeLorenzo sdelorenzo@wbridgewater.com & Mrs. DeSimone edesimone@wbridgewater.com

Inclusion Matters is a group of West Bridgewater families whose children have IEPs and 504s. We offer webinars and events to support families with special needs. If you'd like to learn more, please email us at InclusionMattersMA@gmail.com to join our private email list.

See our upcoming events on our Facebook page at @InclusionMattersMA and our website at www.InclusionMattersMA.com

Greetings from the MSHS Wildcat Café!

Just a reminder that both breakfast and lunch are free this school year! The WB Food Services link has more info and menus.

Each student is offered 1 free breakfast and 1 free lunch per day. Extra entrées are $2.00 and additional a la carte items such as bottled water, cookies, crackers and ice cream can also be purchased but a student must have money on their lunch account for these extras. All items served meet strict state and federal nutrition standards. Money can be added to a student’s account two ways:

· Cash or a check can be brought to the cashier at arrival or towards the end of a meal. To keep the line moving as quickly as possible, we no longer accept money in the line.

· Electronic payments using MySchoolBucks. You will need your student’s 10-digit student ID (SASID#) to set up an account. Even if you don’t add money using MySchoolBucks, it allows you to monitor cafeteria transactions until they graduate!

We are looking to hire additional cafeteria substitutes. Interested individuals can contact me at agrinder@wbridgewater.com or at (508)894-1220.

Thank you,

Ann Marie Grinder, Food Service Director

A friendly reminder that all medications need to be kept in the nurse’s office. The only exception is for students in grades 9-12 who carry life saving medications such as inhalers and/or EpiPen's. All medications, even if carried with the student, need to have a medication order on file with the nurse. If you would like to authorize your student to take over the counter medications at the nurse's office you can access the STANDING ORDER MEDICATION & ANNUAL HEALTH UPDATE FORM on our Health Services page on the district website: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/page/health-services

Please mark your calendars so students are present for MCAS testing. This is a graduation requirement from the state for our high school students and great practice for our middle school students to analyze any gaps.

High School Dates

Grade 10

March 28, 2023 - ELA Session I

March 29, 2023 - ELA Session II

May 16, 2023 - Math Session I

May 17, 2023 - Math Session II

Grade 9

June 6, 2023 - STE Session I

June 7, 2023 - STE Session II

Middle School Dates

April 11, 2023 - ELA Session I

April 12, 2023 - ELA Session II

May 9, 2023 - Math Session I

May 10, 2023 - Math Session II

May 17, 2023 - STE - There is only one science session.

January 9, 2023 - ELA

January 10, 2023 - ELA

January 11, 2023 - Math

January 12, 2023 - Math

May 22, 2023 - ELA

May 23, 2023 - ELA

May 24, 2023 - Math

May 25, 2023 - Math

Email: cpge@wbridgewater.com
Website: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/o/ms-middle-senior-hs
Location: 155 West Center Street, West Bridgewater, MA, USA
Phone: 508-894-1220
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Twitter: @WBMSHS