Falcon Nation: Here is the agenda for tonight's BOE meeting. https://5il.co/2u1az
The Ag students worked together to build the tallest marshmallow tower! Students got to test their creativity, engineering, as well as team working skills!
Everyone who walks into the music room has commented of how awesome the new Ukulele rack is! Thanks, Robert, for creating us a functional and beautiful way to store the rainbow!
6th grade started learning how to tune them today!
The kitchen is taking donations of fresh produce if anyone has any they would like to share. Thank you to the Lush family for bringing in cucumbers for the salad bar.
The freshman fundraiser is LIVE! Ask a student for their code and order from over 500 items online. The class will receive 40% of any item purchased and 100% of any donation given. Our goal is to reach $3000. Order now at shopfund.com!
Caught being kind!! Asa, Aidan, and Ryder held back the overhanging branches for the 3-5 students as we were walking back from our evacuation drill.
Ready for the first day? We are!!
We welcome parents and guardians to stop by for back to school pictures at tomorrow morning's drop off! Fun photo opportunities located inside the buildings or in the grass on the south side of the building at both sites!
Band T-Shirt order form is now live!
https://forms.gle/iW3o4dhb7oBzCHRh6
Due August 22nd! Makes checks payable to WHPS. Can be turned into either office or Mrs. Arehart. Money must be turned in by August 22nd for your order to be finalized and placed.
Check out the 24-25 Swimming Schedule!
Kindergarten, First and Second Grade PE Sessions are listed below.
K-5 Swim Party is on Friday, August 16th. K-2nd grade is swimming 12:00-1:00 and 3rd-5th grade is swimming 1:15-2:15. All students will dismiss from Wilcox this Friday!
Fall sports practices begin tomorrow for high school participants! Athletes, please remember that your updated physical and NSAA consent form must be on file in the office in order to practice! If you haven't already, you also need to complete the baseline SWAY concussion test before practicing; please contact Mr. Whipkey via e-mail to schedule a time to get that completed if you need to.
Nurita B. Lambert and Jennifer Martin won t-shirts during the breakout session from the inservice Till360 speaker Curt Slater.
Conditioning week for high school sports begins tomorrow! Check the graphic below to see the schedule for the week for your respective sport. Also don't forget, physical therapists from Phelps Memorial will be at school Tuesday at 10:30 to conduct ACL/Concussion screenings. Any junior high and high school students planning to participate in an NSAA sponsored sport or fine art activity are encouraged to attend; all athletic/activity participants will need to do the concussion test before participating in practices.
The school year is almost here, if you need information about student accident insurance prior to the fall sport seasons you may access that here:
Volunteer Student Accident Insurance information: https://5il.co/2o7ev https://5il.co/1zn1v
Physical therapists from Phelps Memorial will be conducting ACL screenings and concussion testing on Tuesday August 6th at 10:30 in the Wilcox gym. This is for all high school and junior high students who are planning to participate in a NSAA sponsored activity this school year (sports or fine arts). All participants will need to complete the SWAY concussion testing before they can begin participating in their respective activities!
Another reminder, the football store will close August 2nd, get your gear here!
https://wilcoxhildrethfootball2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Football conditioning will start August 5th, 6:00 a.m. in Wilcox.
Don't forget!! Fall Sports Meeting, 6th Grade Orientation, and 9th Grade Orientation are tomorrow night. We will see you all in the Wilcox music room.
Per NSAA rules, this Wednesday July 31st will be the last day for summer weights this year. Conditioning for fall sports begins Monday August 5th. Fall sports coaches will be in contact with their athletes regarding the schedules for their specific sports.
The Cross Country team's shirt store is now open! The store will close August 14th. Purchase a shirt or hat and help support our Cross Country runners! https://stores.inksoft.com/wilcox_hildreth_xc/shop/home
Thank you to all Band Supporters! We raised $8,430 from the mattress sale!
The FCS department could use old blue jeans/fabric/felt/thread and any other sewing items. Thank you The Youth Leadership students will be hosting the clothing drive again during the Wilcox Fall Festival if you want to start saving clothes to donate. The Journalism department is putting together a cookbook - password: nectarine264, user name: Falcons2023 https://www.morriscookbooks.com/. (typensave) Thank you everyone for your help. It is greatly appreciated.