November 2022 District Newsletter
Your Hurricane News!
November 2022
1st Quarter is a wrap and our 2nd grading period is already under way. We’ve been busy!
A big THANK YOU to the community for helping us celebrate our 2022 Homecoming! From the parade and pep rally, to the Chili Supper and a win for the Football team, it was great to see Hurricane Pride on full display in our community. If you missed the parade, you can catch some great photos here* and here* (Wilmington News Journal).
We hope you’ll take a few minutes to catch up on all of our Hurricane Happenings, projects we are working on, and upcoming events.
For additional happenings, you might check out our 2022-23 October Board Corner report.
Congratulations to The PRIDE of Wilmington Marching Band!
Our Marching Band had a highly successful Tecumseh High School Band Competition on October 22nd! Here are the results:
Outstanding Percussion Class A
Outstanding Guard Class A
1st Place Class A
Overall Visual A/AA
Overall General Effect A/AA
2nd Place Overall
OMEA State Qualifying Superior Rating
The students and Band leaders have been hard at work this year and it shows in their terrific performances. Congratulations to all of our Marching Band students and leaders!
Hurricane Fall Sports
3.87! That was the average GPA of our Student Athletes for this Fall and we are very proud of them. Our Fall Athletics Program is wrapping up their 2022-23 season. We hope you'll take a few minutes to help us congratulate the following outstanding athletes from our Fall Athletic Program:
Volleyball
- 1st Team-Brynn Bryant, Caroline Diels, Sydney McCord
- 2nd Team-Ashley Delph
- Player of the Year - Caroline Diels
- 1st Team -Taylor Noszka
- Honorable Mention - Aeris McDaniel
- 1st Team -Jose Morales, Steven Collins
- 2nd Team -AJ Reagan, Bryce Vilvens
- Honorable Mention -Aven Patel
- 1st Team and Player of the Year - Katie Murphy
- 1st Team: Dylan Cole, Devon Snyder
- 2nd Team: Braydon Black, Tommy Halloran
- District Qualifier: Tommy Halloran
- 2nd Team: Chandni Sharma, Cary Holliday, Bailey Wheeler
- 1st Team SBAAC-Henry Hildebrandt
- 2nd Team SBAAC-Sam Burt
- 1st Team SBAAC-Madi Brausch, Taylor Noszka
- 2nd Team-Kennedy Moore
- Taylor Noszka finished 11th at the D2 Meet and has qualified for the State meet!
- 1st Team: Zeth Cowin, Thad Stuckey, Darrick Perdue, Chase Pickard
- 2nd Team: Luke Achtermann, Josh Snell
- Honorable Mention: Jon Custis, Caydn Denniston
Congratulations to the team, Coaches, Trainers, AD office for all their hard work this season! We encourage you to follow our Athletic Department on twitter @WHSCaneAD and the Athletic Boosters on facebook @WCSAthleticBoosters for additional highlights and achievements from the Fall Sports program. Here
Hurricane Forecast: Strategic Planning
We want to keep you in the loop as we work to improve our schools. View our Hurricane Forecast: Strategic Planning document to learn more about the projects that we are researching, planning, or currently implementing this school year. We’ll keep you posted on our progress.
2022-23 Hurricane Forecast: Strategic Planning - October 2022 Update
Hurricane Happenings
Check out our recent news and announcements to stay in the loop*.
Are you 'Cane Connected?
Have you checked out our website lately? We are continually updating our site and wanted to take a few moments to highlight some features you may not have utilized yet.
Website Slideshow - We often put links in our slides for helpful information and announcements.
Board of Education - There are multiple ways to find our information on meetings, policies, and more from our Board of Education.
Visit “About” then “Board of Education”
Visit “Departments” then “Board of Education”
You can also type the url - wilmingtoncityschools.com/BOE
District Financial Information
Visit wilmingtoncityschools.com/treasurer (under “Departments” on the website). You can also find our WCS Finances - Info and FAQs (including ESSER/ARP/CARES Act expenditures) on the Treasurer’s page (and via the slide link on the homepage).
- Communication - Subscribe to newsletters, read prior issues, and find our main social media channels on our Communication page (under “Departments).
If you aren't finding what you need, we hope you'll take a moment to call 937-382-1641 or email info@wilmington.k12.oh and we'll be happy to help.
WCS Elementary PTO
Check out the Elementary PTO October Newsletter (pdf) for more information on upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and more. You can also follow them on facebook. Here are a few of their upcoming events:
11/3 PTO Meeting at Holmes 6-7:30pm
11/5 - Family Portrait Opportunity at Denver
11/21 - Skate Night at Roller Haven 6-8:30pm
12/1 - PTO Meeting at Holmes 6-7:30pm
12/4 - Cookies with Santa
Committee members needed (sign-ups available in the newsletter)
COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS
Our community has a lot to offer families. Below you'll find a sampling of events and activites in our community and around the State that may be of interest to your family. Check out what's available, do some exploring as a family, and enjoy this community.*
*Some of the external links provided in this newsletter will let you leave the District's newsletter or website. The external linked sites are not under the control of the District and the District is not responsible for the contents of any linked sites, or any links contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The District is providing these links to you only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by the District.