WAHS Newsletter

On Wednesday at 6:00 pm we will be holding a community town hall for families and students. We will share information about Virginia High School League Sports and information from our Parent Council. We also will provide time for a community conversation (students, teachers, parents) on challenges of online learning and ways to overcome these challenges. Our intention is to create opportunities for inclusive conversation and problem-solving. Together, we can learn from each other. Discussions will be held in small groups to encourage conversations and new connections.

Struggling with one or more of your classes? Need some help with managing your time or getting motivated? Consider contacting The Learning Center (TLC) for some help!

We offer . . .

• Peer tutoring in all subject and skill areas (45 minute sessions once a week or more often)
• A quiet place to just get work done (once a week or more often)
• All sessions are through Zoom

TLC Hours:

Tuesdays 8:30-5:30

Wednesdays 8:30-4:30

Thursday 8:30-5:30

TLC will be closed the last week of January and the first week of February as we transition to the new semester.

To schedule an appointment, please complete this form.

TLC also has free school supplies for students. To request supplies, complete this form.

Questions about The Learning Center? Contact Beth White (bwhite@k12albemarle.org)

Questions about the Peer Tutoring program? Contact Melisa Larson (mlarson@k12albemarle.org)

Our Orchestra and Choir Concerts are happening on Friday, December 18th, and can be viewed on our website: www.henleywahsmusic.com . The performance will be password protected , but HMS/WAHS families can email Elizabeth Vaughn (evaughn@k12albemarle.org) for the password. This recital will highlight the WAHS Choir, Wacapella, HMS Choir Club, and the HMS Orchestras.

Western will be performing two short plays this fall, Tragedians Anonymous and Silent Sky. These will be streaming online on Dec. 17, 18, and 19th at 7:00pm. Tickets are $5 and are available at:

https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/42120

Students have been working hard acting, designing costumes, editing video, creating programs for our shows! Join us to celebrate their continued creative work this year as we have shifted our fall performances online.

Tragedians Anonymous, by Rebecca Salomonsson, is the story of Shakespeare’s tragic characters in group therapy together. In meetings led by Prospero, they confront the other characters from their plays who have done them wrong as well as their own fatal flaws. Comedy, run time 35 minutes.

Silent Sky, by Lauren Gunderson, tells the historical tale of Henrietta Leavitt and the first female astronomers who worked at Harvard Observatory in the early 1900’s. A beautiful play about gender equality, scientific discovery, and the stars. Drama, run time 1 hr 15 minutes.

As part of an entrepreneurship class, WAHS students are researching whether there is sufficient interest in WAHS Beanies. Please take a minute to complete this form.

Albemarle County's Parent Council, a collection of parent representatives from all schools, set up the Families Helping Families Fund.

Funds can be distributed directly to a non-profit only, e.g. schools or PTOs directly and

checks can be written weekly to serve identified needs.

If you are interested helping support this fund that will meet community needs and building a community to support each other during these hard times, please email wahsparentcouncil@gmail.com.

Additionally, if you would like to volunteer to help organize mental health zooms, we can share information to the community on the Parent Council Website. This website will also share information and other resources in the community to fulfill our mission of Families Helping Families.

Link to ACPS Parent Council

The core purpose of Albemarle County Public Schools is to establish a community of learners and learning, through relationships, relevance and rigor, one student at a time.

Website: https://wahs.k12albemarle.org/
Location: 5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932, USA
Phone: 434-823-8700
Twitter: @WAHS_Crozet