Congratulations to the White Station Debate Team Who Won the Memphis Urban Debate League

Congratulations to the White Station Debate Team who won the Memphis Urban Debate League Championships again. Kennedy Roberson & Anthony Madubuonwu won 1st place while Nancy Yuan & Brandy Yuan won second place. Both teams will move on to the National Championships in Washington DC in April.

·All tennis players need to stop by Mr. Waller's room to pick up important information and forms. All forms are due by THURSDAY. No exceptions!

·Volunteers to tutor at students at Grahamwood should see Mrs, Holland for more information! This is a very fulfilling opportunity to help kids learn to read.

·To tryout to become a Basketball cheerleader, first write your number on the list outside Mrs. Gray’s room E200. There will be a Mandatory Parent Meeting isWEDNESDAY AT 6PMin the cafeteria, when the paperwork will be given out. The tryout dates areMarch 28 and 29. There is $30 tryout fee and you must have a valid physical in order to participate in the clinic and tryouts. We are so excited to have you try out for our Basketball Cheerleading Team! Let's show some school spirit! Go Spartans!

·Come out to our Writing center mixer! Come meet our tutors and say hi TOMORROWat 2:30in m123.

·Students interested in learning about journalism and the school newspaper are invited to attend an interest meetingTOMORROW in Mr. Harrison's room E-208 at2:25 PM. The application process will be discussed. Come learn how Journalism will benefit you and your college resume. The meeting will last no more than 20 minutes.

TED-Ed Club's next meeting will beTOMORROW. We will meet in thelibrary for an hour after school to watch and discuss TED talks and continue writing our own talks. Remember to turn in your signed form if you haven't already.

·Seniors, if you are interested in going on the Senior trip to Six Flags St.Louis, get the information from your English teacher or Ms. Fairchild in E303. 1st payment is dueFRIDAY.

·JROTC is having their annual ballSATURDAYat the Botanic gardens from7-11pm.Tickets are $25 for 1 and 2 for $40. You can buy tickets after school in the JROTC building from Major Michele Solis , Colonel Taylor Ratliff ,or Captain Linzie Easterling.

If you are planning to apply to take AP Computer Science A, the Java programming course, you must take a logicpre-test onWednesday, March 7at 2:30 in M205, Ms. Agee's room. The test should take about 30 minutes. If you cannot come that day, please talk to Ms. Agee.

You will not be considered for the AP class if you do not take the pre-test.

·Junior/Senior Prom Information. Prom is April 7, 2018, at Minglewood Hall. Prom guideline sheets can be picked up now in the Student Support Service Office. Every student MUST have a guideline sheet signed by a parent/ guardian in order to purchase a ticket. The guideline sheets also have the information needed about restricted dress attire and guest information. Tickets to prom will be $45 dollars each. Once a ticket is sold…it is non-transferable and must be used by the name attached to that ticket. Tickets will go on sale the week after Spring Break…March 19th– March 23rd.Only Seniors can purchase tickets March 19th-March 21st. Juniors can begin buying tickets March 22nd. Seniors, it is important that you purchase your tickets on the Senior Only Days because once we meet capacity…we will not sell additional tickets.

·Students planning to take AP courses next year, pay close attention to the following:

The AP application website, accessible only from SCS campuses,is open now and close March 9 at 3:30 pm.

·White Station High School’s Advanced Placement Open House will be heldonMarch 1at 6:00 p.m.in the White Station Auditorium for students interested in taking a 2018-2019 AP course.

·University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Undergraduate Admissions is hosting a Research Day for High School Juniorson March 24from 9:00 am—5:00 pm. Registration closesonMarch 12, and it is co-sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of Undergraduate admissions, this event is the first of its kind. Research Day will showcase some of the most exciting research areas on campus. During breakout sessions you will visit labs, studios, classrooms, and more to learn about the experiential learning activities happening across disciplines. You will also meet professors and current UT students who are actively involved in research. Parents and guests are welcome to attend!

·Seniors, the last day to pay your Senior Fees isApril 17thduring all lunches. These are the ONLY days Traditions will be here. Please make checks out to White Station High School. Also, please have correct change. The amount is $120. Cap and gown forms can be picked up in the Student Support Office on the morning of the day you are paying.

·Seniors and juniors interested in college visitsmeeting in the LIBRARY, please pay close attention to the following:

TODAY, Baptist School of Business and Delta Technical School (4thperiod)

All meetings are in the library. Please complete the necessary forms for missing class.

The Multi-National Ministries Club will meet onTuesday, 02/27 at 2:30in Coach Yarbrough's room. Members, please feel free to bring interested volunteers.

Students interested in writing, photography, social media, marketing, teamwork, and school activities are invited to attend the newspaper interest meeting TOMORROW in Mr. Harrison's room E-208 at2:25 PM. The application process will be discussed. Come learn how Journalism will benefit you and your college resume. The meeting will last no more than 20 minutes.

The Humane Society Club has put up pet of the week posters. This pet of the week is Clarinet. she is a loveable cat that is need of a home. For more information see the pet of the week posters.

Anyone interested in cheering for the competitive(football) cheer team needs to come to our parent meeting onTuesday, March 6th at 5:30in the Cafeteria.

Attention all Community Service Club members, we will be having an after-school cleanup thisThursday, February 29th. We will meet at the picnic area behind the school. Please come out to get service hours and make Sparta green!

Freshman who are interested in applying for pre-AP English 10 should pick u A writing prompt from their English teacher today. The essay must be turned into Mr. Harrison bythis Wednesdayat2:30 PM

·A list of all of the college visits, all scholarship opportunities, and all announcements can be found in the announcements tab on the White Station website.

Colleges on Campus

February

264thperiodBaptist School of Business and Delta Technical School

• Congratulations to the following art students for having their art selected by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to go on display at the local Pinnacle Bank branches throughout Shelby county. Their work will be on display for the month of March Shrid-harAthin-Nara-Ya-Nan, KT Prichard, Kennedy Jarrett, Lily Dixon, and Jie Wang. Way to represent White Station!
• Volunteers to tutor at students at Grahamwood should see Mrs, Holland for more information! This is a very fulfilling opportunity to help kids learn to read.
• DECA State qualifiers there will be extratest study and role play practice TODAY in rooms M123 and M125. Go the extra mile!
• Sign-ups for auditions for the Color Guard/Dance Team that perform with the White Station Marching Band will beMondayandTuesdayduring and after school. Auditions will be heldTODAYat2:45in the Band Room. Experienced dancers, please prepare a one minuteor less routine to show your skills. Have music on your phone to play during the audition. You will not audition if you do not sign up by this Tuesday after school.
• Tennis mandatory meeting TODAY afternoon in Mr. Waller’s room M018 regarding forms, fees, and the tennis schedule.
• If you would like to tryout to become a Basketball cheerleader, please listen carefully to the following dates: Starting TODAY, write your number on the list outside Mrs. Gray’s room E200. There will be a Mandatory Parent Meeting is NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH AT 6PM in the cafeteria, when the paperwork will be given out. The tryout dates include a clinic March 26 and 27 and tryouts March 28 and 29. There is $30 tryout fee and you must have a valid physical in order to participate in the clinic and tryouts. We are so excited to have you try out for our Basketball Cheerleading Team! Let's show some school spirit! Go Spartans!
• Love lives on at Scribbler’s coffeehouse! Come out and perform songs, poems, or skits and watch friends’ performances for $5,TOMORROW with pillows and blankets for an everlasting love themed coffeehouse.
• Seniors, if you are interested in going on the Senior trip to Six Flags St.Louis, get the information from your English teacher or Ms. Fairchild in E303. 1st payment is due February 26.
• Key of She and DoReHe invite you to their second annual Aca-Fest thisSaturday from 10-2. Come hear some great live music, shop for gifts with many different vendors, and enter for a chance to win a gift card raffle! Admission is $5 and you get a free raffle entry with admission!
• Come out to our Writing center mixer! Come meet our tutors and say hi! Please notice the date change:NEXT TUESDAY at 2:30in m123.
• Students interested in learning about journalism and the school newspaper are invited to attend an interest meeting this Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Mr. Harrison's room E-208 at2:25 PM. The application process will be discussed. Come learn how Journalism will benefit you and your college resume. The meeting will last no more than 20 minutes.
• JROTC is having their annual ball onMarch 3rdat the Botanic gardens from7-11pm.Tickets are $25 for 1 and 2 for $40. You can buy tickets after school in the JROTC building from Major Michele Solis , Colonel Taylor Ratliff ,or Captain Linzie Easterling.
• Junior/Senior Prom Information. Prom is April 7, 2018, at Minglewood Hall. Prom guideline sheets can be picked up now in the Student Support Service Office. Every student MUST have a guideline sheet signed by a parent/ guardian in order to purchase a ticket. The guideline sheets also have the information needed about restricted dress attire and guest information. Tickets to prom will be $45 dollars each. Once a ticket is sold…it is non-transferable and must be used by the name attached to that ticket. Tickets will go on sale the week after Spring Break…March 19th – March 23rd. Only Seniors can purchase tickets March 19th -March 21st. Juniors can begin buying tickets March 22nd. Seniors, it is important that you purchase your tickets on the Senior Only Days because once we meet capacity…we will not sell additional tickets.
• Students planning to take AP courses next year, pay close attention to the following:

On February 26, 2018, the AP application website, accessible only from SCS campuses,will open February 26 and close March 9 at 3:30 pm.

• White Station High School’s Advanced Placement Open House will be held onMarch 1 at 6:00 p.m.in the White Station Auditorium for students interested in taking a 2018-2019 AP course.
• University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Undergraduate Admissions is hosting a Research Day for High School Juniors on March 24 from 9:00 am—5:00 pm. Registration closes onMarch 12, and it is co-sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of Undergraduate admissions, this event is the first of its kind. Research Day will showcase some of the most exciting research areas on campus. During breakout sessions you will visit labs, studios, classrooms, and more to learn about the experiential learning activities happening across disciplines. You will also meet professors and current UT students who are actively involved in research. Parents and guests are welcome to attend!
• Seniors, the last day to pay your Senior Fees is April 17th during all lunches. These are the ONLY days Traditions will be here. Please make checks out to White Station High School. Also, please have correct change. The amount is $120. Cap and gown forms can be picked up in the Student Support Office on the morning of the day you are paying.
• Seniors and juniors interested in college visits meeting in the LIBRARY, please pay close attention to the following:

TOMORROW, LeMoyne-Owen College (4th period)

All meetings are in the library. Please complete the necessary forms for missing class.

• A list of all of the college visits, all scholarship opportunities, and all announcements can be found in the announcements tab on the White Station website.

Colleges on Campus

February

234th periodLeMoyne-Owen College

264th periodBaptist School of Business and Delta Technical School

• Grahamwood needs students to read to their English language learners. This is a commitment of 6 weeks where WSHS studentswill read with some of Grahamwood’s ESL studentsfrom2:30-3:30on eitherTuesday orThursdayeach week for six weeks. They will be happy to sign off on any service hours. See Mrs, Holland for more information! This is a very fulfilling opportunity to help kids learn to read.
• Varsity Football Tryouts - If you are planning on trying out for the football team, and you did not attend the meeting last week.You need to see Coach Rocconi in the East Gym.Tryouts will continueTODAY and TOMORROW at 2:30 pm.
• Attention all sophomores applying to AP Language and Composition for the 2018-2019 school year: Please meet Mrs. Alsobrook after schoolTODAY in the cafeteria to write your applicationessays. Plan to stay 1 hour, and bring a dark blue or black pen.
• DECA State qualifiers there will be extratest study and role play practice Thursday in rooms M123 and M125. Go the extra mile!
• Reminder to DECA members to bring or wear their Hump Day t-shirt for a photo during 4th periodTODAY
• Seniors, the two days to pay your Senior Fees are TODAY or April 17th during all lunches. These are the ONLY days Traditions will be here. Please make checks out to White Station High School. Also, please have correct change. The amount is $120. Cap and gown forms can be picked up in the Student Support Office on the morning of the day you are paying.
• Sign ups for auditions for the Color Guard/Dance Team that perform with the White Station Marching Band will beMondayandTuesdayduring and after school. Auditions will be heldThursdayat2:45in the Band Room. Experienced dancers, please prepare a one minuteor less routine to show your skills. Have music on your phone to play during the audition. You will not audition if you do not sign up by this Tuesday after school.
• Tennis mandatory meeting Thursday afternoon in MR. Waller’s room M018 regarding forms, fees, and the tennis schedule.
• Love lives on at Scribbler’s coffeehouse! Come out and perform songs, poems, or skits and watch friends’ performances for $5,Friday with pillows and blankets for an everlasting love themed coffeehouse.
• Seniors, if you are interested in going on the Senior trip to Six Flags St.Louis, get the information from your English teacher or Ms. Fairchild in E303. 1st payment is due February 26.
• Key of She and DoReHe invite you to their second annual Aca-Fest thisSaturday from 10-2. Come hear some great live music, shop for gifts with many different vendors, and enter for a chance to win a gift card raffle! Admission is $5 and you get a free raffle entry with admission!
• Come out to our Writing center mixer! Come meet our tutors and say hi! Please notice the date change:NEXT TUESDAY at 2:30in m123.
• JROTC is having their annual ball onMarch 3rdat the Botanic gardens from7-11pm.Tickets are $25 for 1 and 2 for $40. You can buy tickets after school in the JROTC building from Major Michele Solis , Colonel Taylor Ratliff ,or Captain Linzie Easterling.
• Junior/Senior Prom Information. Prom is April 7, 2018, at Minglewood Hall. Prom guideline sheets can be picked up now in the Student Support Service Office. Every student MUST have a guideline sheet signed by a parent/ guardian in order to purchase a ticket. The guideline sheets also have the information needed about restricted dress attire and guest information. Tickets to prom will be $45 dollars each. Once a ticket is sold…it is non-transferable and must be used by the name attached to that ticket. Tickets will go on sale the week after Spring Break…March 19th – March 23rd. Only Seniors can purchase tickets March 19th -March 21st. Juniors can begin buying tickets March 22nd. Seniors, it is important that you purchase your tickets on the Senior Only Days because once we meet capacity…we will not sell additional tickets.
• Students planning to take AP courses next year, pay close attention to the following:

On February 26, 2018, the AP application website, accessible only from SCS campuses,will open February 26 and close March 9 at 3:30 pm.

• White Station High School’s Advanced Placement Open House will be held onMarch 1 at 6:00 p.m.in the White Station Auditorium for students interested in taking a 2018-2019 AP course.
• University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Undergraduate Admissions is hosting a Research Day for High School Juniors on March 24 from 9:00 am—5:00 pm. Registration closes onMarch 12, and it is co-sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of Undergraduate admissions, this event is the first of its kind. Research Day will showcase some of the most exciting research areas on campus. During breakout sessions you will visit labs, studios, classrooms, and more to learn about the experiential learning activities happening across disciplines. You will also meet professors and current UT students who are actively involved in research. Parents and guests are welcome to attend!
• Senior and Junior girls, Project Prom Dress is accepting request. If you would like a fabulous brand new prom dress for free see Mrs. Brown-Malone for details. Young ladies must meet grade point average requirement.
• Seniors and juniors interested in college visits meeting in the LIBRARY, please pay close attention to the following:

TODAY, South East Missouri State University (2nd period)