Washtucna School District January 2012 Newsletter
College Voices
On December 19, we invited back a number of our more recent graduates from WHS to talk to our 7-12 students about preparation for college and post secondary education. We would like to thank all of them for attending and making their visit a success.
à WHS Class of 2004, Eastern grad Mary Rose Powers (St Hilaire)
à WHS Class of 2005, U of I grad Kyle Lepper
à WHS Class of 2005 EWU grad Beth Baumann
à WHS Class of 2007, Whitworth University grad Holli Baumann
à WHS Class of 2009, Big Bend grad Codii Phelps
à WHS Class of 2010 Alice Harder currently attending U of I
à WHS Class of 2011 represented by EWU students, Jacob Blankenship and Corbin Harder.
These graduates from WHS shared a wealth of knowledge about their preparation for post secondary education and were able to help our current students understand more about it.
Finals Schedule
à Wednesday, January 18th 1st and 3rd hours
à Thursday, January 19th 2nd, 5th and 7th hours
à Friday, January 20th 4th and 6th hours
Quick Facts Regarding Eighth Grade Promotion
In order to promote to high school, an eighth grade student must pass all classes or make up the work for those classes by a date no later than 8 weeks from the end of each semester. March 27th and August 1st
Or
A student can demonstrate competency in English/Language Arts and Math by meeting or exceeding the state average on the Readi-step assessment (Critical Reading and Writing will be averaged for an English/Language Art equivalency) and Math.
Or
A student can demonstrate competency in English/Language Arts, Math and Science by reaching the L3 or a score of 400 on the 8th grade MSP in those subjects taken in the spring.
In order to attend the eighth grade field trip and take part in eighth grade promotion, the student must have either passed all classes during the first semester or made up the appropriate work by March 27th, and be passing all classes one week (May 16th) prior to the field trip (likely May 23rd).
Students who do not meet the standards above by the dates indicated, may still promote to high school in the Fall provided they have completed the required work necessary to demonstrate competency by August 1. They may not take part in promotion nor the field trip however.
January Events at a Glance!
à Saturday, January 7th HSBB vs. T/O 2:30pm (2 quarters of JV boys.)
o Class of 2012 Pizza Feed
à Tuesday, January 10th HSBB vs. Odessa/Harrington 3:30pm (GJV 2 quarters) BJV @ 4:30pm
o ASB Pizza Feed
à Thursday, January 12th 7-12 Winter Concert in Tucna
à Friday, January 13th HSBB vs. Rosalia @ LaC 3:30pm (GJV 2 quarters) BJV @ 4:30pm
à Saturday, January 14th HSBB vs. G/P @ LaC 2:30pm (GJV 2 quarters) BJV @ 4:30pm
à Monday, January 16th No School MLK Day
à Tuesday, January 17th 7-12 Winter Concert in Kahlotus
à Wednesday, January 18th FAFSA Night for Juniors, Seniors and parents.
à Friday, January 20th End of 2nd Quarter
à Monday, January 23rd JHVB vs. Pomoery @ LaC 4:30pm
à Tuesday, January 24th School Board @ 7pm
à Friday, January 27th HSBB vs. Touchet, 4:30pm. No GJV.
o Class of 2014 Feed
à Saturday, January 28th HSBB vs. SJE @ LaC 2:30pm (GJV 2 quarters) BJV @ 3:30pm
o Senior Night
à Monday, January 30th JHVB @ Tucna vs. Rosalia 4:30pm.
Say No to Distracted Driving!
By Brooklynn Hostetler
This year, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission and State Farm Insurance Companies provided one group of teens to ear $500 by tackling a distracted driving problem. The freshman class of Washtucna took the chance and began to plan five activities that would promote awareness among teens and the community. These five things include: a survey of which 60 people would take; 100 handed out flyers to students/ others; 12 posters that would be hung up around the school; a script for an educational video on distracted driving; and lastly, an article about distracted driving.
The first task the freshman had to take was to conduct a survey to 60 people with the category of distracted driving. The first question was “Do your parents listen to music while they are driving?” of which 97% said Yes. The second question asked whether or not their parents eat while driving sometimes, with 57% answering Yes. 85% said No as to if their parents ever put on makeup/ lip gloss while driving. When asked if their parents paid more attention to them or a sibling that they did on the road while driving, 82% answered Yes. Not surprising me with the results, 95% said that their mom or dad does own a cell phone, and then 57% said no when asked if their parent(s) owned a Bluetooth Headset. The next question, #7, asked if their mom or dad used the Bluetooth Headset while driving, with an easy outcome of 50% saying No and 50% saying Yes. Unfortunately, question number 8 had been mistyped. Asking how many times per week their parent(s) or others drove distracted and not fully focused on the road, there was an answer box of either Yes or No, so most replies were answered Yes or No, with 10% saying yes and 27% saying No. 23% answered with various replies, such as “many times” or “once”. The second to last question, #9, asked whether it was ok to be distracted while driving, which 97% answering No. Finally, the last question asked what were some consequences that could happen if a person was distracted while driving. The top three answers were: wreck/crash the car with 55%; die with 33%; and drive off the road with 12%.
The next task was to hand out 100 flyers to people and students, which they planned to do during one of the HS basketball games, accomplishing that assignment very easily. The next, 12 posters, is a working progress, as well as the script. Lastly, the article task is being completed as I’m typing. So with that said, I will conclude that the freshman class is working hard to have the community and students aware of distracted driving, and they would be delighted to have all you readers spread the word about distracted driving- just say no!