Another snowball fight in the 4th grade. Another group has finished a math book! That calls for a snowball fight with pages from the book.
Washington County Junior High Track and Field Invitational
March 29, 2021
The order of field events, location of field events, and order of running events are included in the link included. Go tigers...run fast, throw and jump far and high!
https://5il.co/qwv1
WCJH coming home from the scholars bowl tournament with some hardqare. The 8th graders took 3rd place and the 7th graders took 2nd. Congratulations to all players for a great season!
Chemistry students know how to follow the law. What law? The law of conservation of energy. Using a calorimeter and the heat gained= heat lost formula of energy conservation, students collected data so they can calculate the specific heat of a metal sample (copper, aluminum, zinc, tin, or brass). My students definitely say, “Working in lab is cool.” (but this lab was hot! [hot plates...get it? 😀
Here’s a “Thank You” to Vickie Chalfant for donating this great book to the high school library!
Ruby Red Tryouts are *this week*! At least two of the three practices must be attended. Friday night will be tryouts. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the head coach, Kaitie Wenzl. Open to current 8-11th grade students. We’re looking forward to a fantastic year next year, come be a part of it!
Knowing culinary techniques can help you bring out the flavor of foods without needing to add a lot of extra ingredients or calories! Learn the basics of common cooking techniques to navigate recipes and get healthy meals on the table: https://sm.eatright.org/culinarylingo
#NationalNutritionMonth
Seniors - reminder yearbook picture, baby pictures and quote are due to Mrs. Toole on Monday - March 22. Senior students received a letter with specifics on turning these in - both printed and in email. If you have questions contact etoole@usd108.org.
Congratulations to our Washington County Tigers that received TVL all league honors. Proud of you!
#betigerstrong
Planning ahead may help relieve mealtime stress. Follow these steps to plan for and prepare nutritious and delicious meals that fit your preferences and lifestyle: https://sm.eatright.org/mealplanning
#NationalNutritionMonth
WCHS and Linn worked together to host a small school virtual forensics today. First a huge thank to everyone who helped!! Second - congratulations to the following for placing in the tournament
Tiffani Allerheiligen and Kady Toole - 6th IDA
Garrett Kohlmeyer - 3rd Poetry * and 4th Prose **
Abi Sawin - 4th Poetry **
Abi Sawin and Kady Toole - 1st IDA*
Laura Skupa - 1st Humorous Solo*
* State Qualifier ** Festival Qualifier
The Junior High track team will not meet over spring break. Everyone is encouraged to stay active, work on some of the skills we have practiced, and enjoy the time off from school. Our first meet is the Washington County Invitational on March 29th, starting at 1:00.
The 3rd Graders finished a unit on bridges by constructing and testing the strength of their bridge by adding weights. the winning bridge held $4.91 worth of pennies. the students also learned that it's not a failure if you can learn from the experience for the future.
LCNCK has an opening for a Special Education Teacher at Washington County Schools for the 2021-2022 school year.
For more information or to apply select the following link and choose "Washington County"
https://skyward.iscorp.com/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsfinconcordiaks/rappljoblst463.w
WCHS currently has two positions open for the 2021-2022 School Year -
JH/HS Counselor and JH/HS At-Risk Teacher & Activities Director. More information at the link below.
https://www.usd108.org/page/employment-opportunities
Mrs. Rundle’s class made place value cake today. The students use the things they learned about place value to work with numbers and creat the cakes!
4th graders have completed their Presidential research papers. They picked a president, researched on the internet and talked about credible sources, took notes, wrote a rough draft consisting of an intro., body, and conclusion, typed it, edited it, created a poster, and presented to their class. Ask a 4th grader to share their facts with you!
Ruby Red Tryouts are coming up and the sign up sheet is posted in the office! All 8th-11th students are encouraged to consider trying out for the 2021-2022 cheer and dance squad.
Any questions can be sent to kwenzl@usd108.org
Our amazing kitchen staff has worked tirelessly to make sure our kids are fed nutritious meals on a daily basis. During the shutdown in 2020 they made meals to be delivered or picked up by families from our communities. They were awarded this certificate for all of their hard work. Thank you for all you do for our schools!
WCES theme today was Colors of the Rainbow. We sure struck a pot of gold with this group.
