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ANNOUNCING SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Congratulations to our Summer Camp Scholarship winners.  Brandi Donnelly, Samantha Moreland, and Mackenzie McCall will receive $100.00 each to apply towards their summer camps.  These scholarships are made possible by the commemorative paver purchases on display at the front of our building.

 

SIXTH GRADE FLYING EAGLES SURVIVE FIRST YEAR
Sixth grade students have almost made it through their first year at WJHS.  They will celebrate some of their achievements on Thursday, May 29.  Students will present a check to the Animal Protective League from their E Pluribus Unum Quilt Project,
following which they will have the Quilt raffle drawing to see who will take home this year's beautiful quilt.  They have already raised more than $200 dollars from the raffle. In addition, they will receive some end of the year recognitions, including the Soaring EAGLES awards, the highest honor which can be earned by sixth grade students.  To become a Soaring EAGLE, students
had to earn no more than one Behavior Warning during the entire school year, at least one academic award each quarter, and perform at least two hours of community service during the school year.  The Talon Challenge, a competition between Wrap-Up classes based on assignment completion and quizzes given every two weeks, and Accelerated Reader points, is in a dead heat between Thornton's Thunderbolts and Mahr's Mustangs.    It may come down to a Jeopardy-style play-off between the two Wrap-Up classes to determine the final Talon Challenge champs for the year.
It has been a year of changes, challenges, and achievement for our newest members of the WJHS student body.  Most of them seem to have enjoyed the experience.

 

6TH GRADE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION TEST

Congratulations to Nick Newton, who scored a perfect grade on the Illinois Constitution Test this year.  To earn a perfect score,
students had to get the answer to every question correct, get all bonus questions correct, and have no misspelled words on the test.  Nick will be honored for his achievement by getting to serve as a page in the Illinois House of Representatives on May
27 as a guest of Representative Rich Brauer.  More than half of this year's class earned an A or B on the test.

 

7^TH GRADE PERFECT PIRATES

Congratulations to our 4th quarter Perfect Pirates.  These 7th grade students had no late assignments and no behavior warnings the entire quarter.  They also each completed one hour of community service.  Cassy Abeln, Olivia Bohringer, Curtis Clark, Anneliese Darow, Harrison Galusha, Taylor Hardy, Kyle Jones, Charlotte Lipp, Jessica Mast, Mackenzie McCall, Mary McGrath, Courtney Paden, Abbi Penk, Ben Schutzbach, Sarah Stover, and Skylar Woods.  They will be rewarded with a special party and prize on Tuesday, May 27th, during 8^th hour.

 

WJHS BEE BEES HAVE SUCCESS AT THE STATE TRACK MEET

Congratulations to the State Track Qualifiers this year. It was an awesome weekend with tons of success by our runners, throwers, and jumpers.
Boys
Sam Pensabene set a new school record in the pole vault at 9'9" and placed 11th. The 8th grade boys 4X400 relay (Dalton Strocher, Sam Pensabene, Nick Roscetti, JJ Watson) also set a new school record of 3:49.8 and medaled 5th overall. Congratulations 8th grade boys!
Girls
The success of the girls track team continues. Rachel Rhodes placed 25th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:07. The 7th grade 4X200 relay (Rachel Rhodes, Kaitlyn Lemasters, Sydney Dees and Emily Davis) placed 21st with a time of 1:58. The 7th grade girls 4X400 relay placed 3rd with a time of 4:28.9.  Jordan French placed 30th with a throw of 64 feet.  The 8th grade 4X100 relay placed 31st with a time of 55.09. Abbey Stier placed 6th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:01.37 and Paige Peterman placed 11th with a time of 1:02.05. The 8th girls 4X200 relay (Paige Peterman, Kylie Walsh, Sephra Urbas and Abbey Stier) placed 5th and broke the school record with a time of 1:51.82. The 8th grade girls 4X400 relay (Paige Peterman, Kylie Walsh, Regan Stump and Abbey Stier) placed 2nd in State and shattered the school record with a finish time of 4:14.81. Kathryn Spenn threw discus and placed 4th with a throw of 98'2" Congratulations to the 8th grade girls team who placed 4th overall as a team and took home a State trophy. A job well done! The coaches are proud of each and every one of you.

 

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

 

LAST DAY OF STUDENT ATTENDANCE

Last day of student attendance will be Thursday, May 29.  Friday, May 30, there will be no school due to a teachers’ workshop.

Report card day is Monday, June 2.  If your son/daughter cannot be in attendance on June 2, you may send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to school, and we will mail his/her report card as long as all fines and fees are paid. 

Please check with your student to make sure ALL lunch, library fine, and P.E. rental monies have been paid.  They will not be issued OR MAILED a report card until these fees are paid.  Thank you.

 

FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE

REPORT CARD DAY BUS SCHEDULE
On report card day, June 2, bus numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14 will pick up Sherman Elementary students at their regular morning time. Elementary students will pick up their report cards and return to the bus they normally ride in the afternoon. They will be delivered to their normal afternoon location. Then, a second run will begin at approximately 8:20am to pick up junior high and high school students. Those students will ride the bus to their respective schools, pick up their report cards, and return to the bus they normally ride in the afternoon. Buses will then take junior high and high school students to their normal afternoon location. Bus numbers 2, 3, 9, 10, and 11 (country routes) will pick up all students at their regular morning time, go to Sherman Elementary for students to get their report cards, then go to the junior high school and high school, and then return the students to their regular afternoon location. All buses will wait at the junior high school and high school for students who ride a different bus in the afternoon. Any junior high student not wanting to ride the bus on report card day may bring a self- addressed, stamped envelope to school and have his or her report card mailed. The office will mail the report card as long as no fees are owed.  Parents may also transport students to and from school on report card day. If you have any questions regarding the bus schedule, please call the district office at 566- 2014.

LIBRARY NEWS

May 16 was the final turn in day for all Library books and fines.  We are missing several items from the Library.  Please check your child’s room for any books or audio tape/cds that they might have forgotten about.  Thank you for your help.

 

LOST AND FOUND

The school has acquired several abandoned items that are now in our lost and found.  Please encourage your child to check the lost and found in the junior high. Unclaimed clothing, etc., will be donated to charity.

 

LUNCH PROGRAM

At the conclusion of the school year, any balance left in a student’s lunch account will be forwarded to next year’s account.  If you are leaving the Williamsville School district, you may contact the school office and we will forward your balance to you at the end of the school year.

The office will collect lunch cards on the last day of serving in the lunch room.  At the beginning of the next school year, students will have lunch cards returned.

PAVER BRICKS

An order for engraved paver bricks will be made at the end of this school year. If you wish to be a part of this next order, please send your order form to the WJHS office by June 6.  Bricks will be installed this summer.  More information is available on our website at www.wcusd15.org  Click on the junior high link and then commemorative pavers listed on the right hand side.  We would like to thank everyone who has already purchased a brick.  All proceeds will be used to support our summer camp scholarship fund for students at WJHS.  

 

MANDATORY MEETING FOR WASHINGTON D.C. TRIP PARTICIPANTS AND PARENTS
Two different parent and tour participant meetings will be held in order to hand out final tour information, go over traveling tips, discuss expectations, and answer parent questions.  Attendance at one of these two meetings is mandatory.  The dates for the meetings are Sunday, June 1, at 4:30 P.M. and Monday, June 2, at 6:30 P.M.  Both meetings will be held in the junior high cafeteria.  Choose which day is most convenient for your schedule.

 

SUMMER VOLLEYBALL/OPEN GYMS

Open gyms will be held on Tuesdays at the Junior High gym for any incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls who are interested in playing.  They will be held June 24th, July 8th and July 15th and they will go from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.  There will NOT be one the first week of July.  Look forward to seeing you there!

 

JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL/SOFTBALL TRYOUTS

Baseball tryouts for boys entering 6th, 7th, and 8th grades are scheduled for August 4, 5, and 6, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. each day.  The tryouts will be held at the baseball diamond located behind the football field

There will be tryouts for girls’ softball July 28, 29, and 30 at the softball diamond behind the football field.  Girls entering 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grades are eligible to try out.  Tryouts for 6^th and 7^th graders will begin at 3:00 p.m. and end at 4:30 p.m.  Tryouts for 8^th graders will begin at 4:30 p.m. and end at 6:00 p.m.

A CURRENT PHYSICAL IS A REQUIREMENT TO TRY OUT.  BOTH TRYOUTS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.