Activities for the week:
Monday: Collaboration Day; All Faculty and Staff Meeting, 7: 45 a.m. Rm. S-8;
Bring laptop or plan to share with a neighbor.
Tuesday: Regular Day
Wednesday: Regular Day; Student Senate, Per. 5, S-8
Thursday: Regular Day
Friday: Regular Day
SAVE the DATES: Monday January 30 and Monday February 27 are now ALL FACULTY and STAFF meeting time during our PLC time. Please plan to attend with your colleagues.
February 8: Freshman Showcase....check out the link with more information....we are showing off WHHS to future students. Please participate if you can.
February 14: Mock Student WASC Focus Group: We will be once again hosting two teachers from another site as they visit classrooms periods 3-4 and randomly select students for our Mock Student WASC Focus group discussion held during period 5. The goal is to get candid feedback and perspectives from students and the two teacher facilitators to help us have more information for our continuous school improvement efforts. Feedback and findings will be shared with all faculty and staff.
PACK DAY: Friday, MARCH 10: Minimum Day
New Substitute System going LIVE MARCH 1...
Hello everyone!
This is notification that the district will be switching over to a new sub system (AESOP) as of March 1st. I will be attending a training of this new substitute system within the next week or so. I currently do not have many answers for you, however, I hope to be able to answer questions upon completion of my training. The great news is from what I understand, the new AESOP sub system is user friendly and easy to navigate.
Here's what I DO know:
- Sub assignments that have already been booked after March 1st will be transferred over. You do not need to do anything more with these assignments.
- Smart Find Express, (our current sub system) will shut down on February 28th.
- Access I.D.'s and PIN's will change for everyone.
- A letter and email will be sent out from the district office explaining this change in sub systems. Be on the lookout!
I am confident the switch to this new sub system will go smoothly.
I appreciate your patience with me during this transition as we all learn the new sub system.
More details to follow.
Thanks!
Ginny Bell
Coming soon....WHHS will have Five MAJOR construction projects!
Project #1: Football and Track Field and Stadium Closed: April 3-29, 2017: Our entire football field will be replaced under warranty. Due to the extensive nature of this work, there will be NO ACCESS to any part of the track and field of any kind for anyone other than the installation crew.
Project #2: Beginning during Spring Break, our HOME ECONOMICS building will be CLOSED and remodeling begins to build an ADA compliant student restroom and additional specific facilities for students with moderate to severe disabilities. The entire facility will be fenced and the DG lot at the back of the school will be the construction staging areas (fair warning if you park back there). Both Mr. Knopp and Ms. Boehme will move to temporary classrooms elsewhere on campus and no access to any part of that building will remain until it re-opens FALL 2017. The building will also be re-named "PACK DEN" and new signage will be installed.
Project #2: Beginning during Spring Break, our HOME ECONOMICS building will be CLOSED and remodeling begins to build an ADA compliant student restroom and additional specific facilities for students with moderate to severe disabilities. The entire facility will be fenced and the DG lot at the back of the school will be the construction staging areas (fair warning if you park back there). Both Mr. Knopp and Ms. Boehme will move to temporary classrooms elsewhere on campus and no access to any part of that building will remain until it re-opens FALL 2017. The building will also be re-named "PACK DEN" and new signage will be installed.
Project #3: Solar power installation / covered parking in the faculty and East Senior Parking Lot beginning at 1:00 June 8 (yes...the day of graduation): Both entrances and exits to these lots will be closed and no access will be available throughout the summer. This is expected to be ready for the start of school August 15.
Project #4: Summer School will be centralized in the Social Science building and Admin offices will move to the Library so every building can get heating and air conditioning units replaced under Prop U and Measure BB. ALL parking and access to these two building will be in the West Lot and the access road will be CLOSED with no faculty or staff parking for summer school on the interior of campus due to construction.
Project #5: The GYM will be CLOSED July 3-28, 2017 so the entire gym floor can be sanded down to bare wood and resurfaced. This is done once every 10 years to maintain the playing surface. Chris Quarders, Don Rutledge and Josh Reiderer are communicating specifics to the ENS Department and coaches. If you have any questions, please see one of these gentlemen.
Course "Wish List" Process for current 9th, 10th and 11th graders...
Counselors will be presenting important course wish list (formerly "Course Request") information according to this schedule:
2/10 * Junior course selection presentation for 16/17 school year2/14-17,21 Junior programming meetings with Counselor2/24 *Sophomore course selection presentation for 16/17 school year3/1-3,6 Sophomore programming meetings with Counselor3/17 *Freshmen course selection presentation for 16/17 school year3/21-24 Freshman programming meeting with Counselor
These are planned dates so please keep that in mind and know changes may occur for a variety of reasons.
As always, our website has a wealth of information and links wolfpack.guhsd.net
Go Wolf Pack!
Go Wolf Pack!
