Williamstown Middle/High

Please review the following image for upcoming assessment information. Be sure to have your child to school on time these days, get plenty of rest the night before and have their ipads charged ready to test. Thank you.

We will have 1 student fan bus for the Girls Basketball State Tournament next Thursday March 7. The price of your game ticket plus bus transportation will be $20. You must pay when you sign up. Sign-up sheet is in the Athletic Office. Only 40 spots are available. High school students can reserve their spot beginning Monday at 8 am. Middle school students can reserve their spot beginning Tuesday at 8 am. The bus will leave Thursday morning at 10:45 am and this bus will not return before the end of the school day. Estimated return time is 4:00. You cannot sign up for the fan bus if you do not have transportation home. Sports practices will not begin until AFTER the fan bus returns. Students are not permitted to drive themselves or other students to the game. Students are only permitted to ride with a parent or guardian. If you are riding with the parent of another student, you must bring a note from your parents stating with whom you are riding, as well as a note from that parent stating that they are willing to transport you. If you attend the game and you are not riding the fan bus, you must bring back your ticket and or a parent note to be excused from school. We will provide students a sack lunch if they wish. They can also choose to pack a lunch or purchase food inside the civic center. The bus will not stop for food.

Good Luck to these Jacket athletes as they head to the WV State Wrestling Tournament!!

Calendar update: In order to account for missed school days due to inclement weather, students will now attend school on May 31 as well as June 3 and 4. Preschool will attend May 28 and 29. For staff, June 5 will be a curriculum development day (students do not attend) and June 6 will be a day to prepare for the end of the school year (students do not attend).

Information about upcoming regional basketball: 1. Tickets will be online only. You can pre-purchase or use a card at the gate. The link for the girls game is here: https://gofan.co/event/1428091?schoolId=WVSSAC 2. Regional Basketball will be live streamed on our page. Thank you CAS Cable. https://tinyurl.com/whsjacketslive 3. Tickets will cost $7.00 + fees. (These tickets are sold by the WVSSAC, not WHS) 4. All post season games (Sectionals and Regionals) must start at 7:00. 5. Doors for post-season events will open at 6:00, not before. 6. The only passes you can use are WVSSAC passes. These are good for the holder and 1 guest only. Students are NOT free in the post season. 7. Please share this information with others. If you have older family members that cannot use a credit/debit card for purchase, please have them see Cathy at the school BEFORE 3:00 on Wednesday. If you have out of town family members, please share our live stream link. 8. PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR ATHLETES AS THEY TRY TO PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO CHARLESTON! GO JACKETS!!

Happy Friday! This week, our middle school teachers nominated Makayla Sivard (6th), Morgan Matheny (7th), and Isaac Deem (8th) for the prestigious DASH Award! Congratulations to these hardworking Yellow Jackets!

Attention 8th grade parents/guardians your child's course request form for the 2024-2025 school year must be turned in to Mrs. Sturm by tomorrow February 23, 2024. If your child needs a new form please contact Mrs. Sturm and she will send one home with your child. Thank you.

Jacket Fans...We need you here on Friday night at 7:00 to cheer on our Lady Jackets. They will face Parkersburg Catholic in the Sectional Championship! As a reminder, students do not get in free for post season games and only WVSSAC passes will be accepted.

Students/Parents: Our school will still be under a boil water advisory for tomorrow morning. The county has provided us with a very limited amount of bottled water. We do however have water coolers set up in the main hallway and downstairs. If you are able, please send your child to school with a refillable water bottle. Water fountains CANNOT be used until at least late afternoon on Wednesday.

Students/Parents: Our school will be under a boil water advisory for tomorrow and likely part of Wednesday. The county has provided us with a limited amount of bottled water. We do however have water coolers set up in the main hallway and downstairs. If you are able, please send your child to school with a refillable water bottle. Water fountains CANNOT be used until at least Wednesday afternoon.

Last week, our middle school teachers nominated Natalie Iannetti (6th), Gabriel Gibson (7th), and Rylee Cunningham (8th) for the prestigious DASH Award! Congratulations to these hardworking Yellow Jackets!

We have the results of the Valentine Day Raffle! 3rd place winner for dinner and a movie is Mike Voshel 2nd place winner for the Buttermore bracelet is Linda Mayfield Grand prize winner for the basket is Jen Johnson Thank you all for the support!!! We appreciate all your kindness and love that you share with us and our students each day!

If you or someone you know has been dealing with mental health struggles please consider attending this FREE educational session provided by Westbrook for students and families to assist parents in knowing warning signs and resources available. If you and your parent/guardian wish to attend please sign up with the counseling department or use the QR code attached to sign up by Friday, February 16th. Thank you.

2024 Football Schedule

This week, our middle school teachers nominated Remington Carr (6th), Lincoln Knapp (7th), and Noah Powell (8th) for the prestigious DASH Award! Congratulations to these hardworking Yellow Jackets!

Tonight our Lady Jackets take on Wahama at home. This game will be varsity only starting at 7:30. Doors will not open until 6:45. Please come out and support our Lady Jacket Basketball Team.

Be sure to check out this opportunity to go tour the Wood County Technical Center and Caperton Center.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Wood County Board of Education will meet in special session Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, to conduct candidate interviews and appoint an interim board member to a vacant seat. The board has consulted with the Wood County Prosecutor’s Office and the Wood County Clerk’s Office and has been advised, due to election cycle deadlines, a selection must be made by February 12, 2024. The online application period for those interested in applying for the interim position will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, February 12. The board meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. to announce the candidates and interviews will begin at 6:00 p.m. An appointment announcement will follow the completion of the interviews on February 12. Those submitting an application by Sunday, February 11, will be informed of their interview time before 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 12. Applicants submitting applications on Monday, February 12, will be contacted as applications are received throughout the day to have interviews arranged for that evening.

Last Friday, we had our 2nd nine-week reward day at Skate Country for the middle school students who finished the nine weeks with no discipline issues, no unexcused absences, and no Fs on their report cards! Huge shoutout to these hardworking yellow jackets, and a big thank you to our academic boosters for making this possible!

The girls basketball game scheduled for tonight has been postponed until February 14. This will also be Gold Rush and Senior Night. Game times will be 6:00 and 7:00. The game will also be live streamed https://tinyurl.com/whsjacketslive