Whitewater Wildcats
May 2021
Teacher Appreciation Week May 3rd - May 7th
WHS REGISTRAR
2021-2022 Course Requests
Virtual students' course requests will be mailed to their home address.
AP Testing May 3rd - May 17th
WHS COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Honors Nights
Thursday, May 6 @ 6:30 pm - Senior Honors Night
*Invitations will be mailed to honorees.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PTSO 2021 CAMPUS CLEAN-UP DAY!
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Follow WHS PTSO on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/whitewaterhsptso/
Saturday, May 8, 2021, 09:00 AM
Whitewater High School, Wildcat Way, Fayetteville, GA, USA
Suze’s Diner: The Movie Musical
THREE SHOWTIMES: May 7 at 7:00 pm, May 8, at 7:00 pm, and May 9 at 3:30 pm.
Food trucks at each show. Friday night is our red carpet event.
Paparazzi welcome.
Tickets on sale whschorus.ludus.com
Students $8 Adults $10
Friday, May 7, 2021, 07:00 PM
WHS Auditorium
Drama Department Dessert Theatre
Sunday, May 16, 2021, 06:30 PM
Whitewater High School, Wildcat Way, Fayetteville, GA, USA
Learner's Permit
Students who will be getting their learners permit or driver's license this summer need to order their required DDS documents ASAP. The order form can be found on our webpage under Wildcat News. Students who do not order the forms in May will need to allow one week for processing during June and July.
Exam Exemption Information
Dear Parents/Guardians,
High school students will be taking their semester final exams in a few weeks. Your child's school will be sending out specific information about the exam exemption policy and procedures and other important dates. However, we wanted to remind you that exam exemptions will be completed through an online process again this semester. Parents/guardians must use their Campus Portal account to view and verify their child's exam exemption(s) and to complete a survey allowing their child to exempt and/or to give permission for their child to leave campus at the end of an exam period. Before May 11th, please make sure that your contact information is up to date in Infinite Campus and that you have access to the Campus Portal. Student accounts cannot access this approval process.
If you do not yet have a Parent Portal account, detailed instructions are available here. Any open activation keys for your child's portal contacts are listed below:
WHS had two new State Champions!! GHSA 5A State Literary Competition Kayla Jordan - Girls Solo 1st place Anthony Salamanca - Boys Solo 1st place
WHS ATHLETICS
BOYS AND GIRLS LACROSSE TEAMS WIN AREA CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY!
Teams play for the second round of the GHSA playoffs on Tuesday, May 4th @ 6pm/8pm.
Football/Competition Cheer Tryouts
Volleyball Tryouts
WHS Sources of Strength
Thankfulness
Studies have shown that practicing gratitude can have a huge impact on your
life. The actual physical makeup of the brain changes and makes people more
positive, joyful, and content. This month, our school’s Sources of Strength
team is sponsoring a Thankfulness Campaign to help us reflect on the things
that we are thankful for toward the end of this challenging year.
For more information:
http://instagram.com/whs_sourcesofstrength
Reminder: WHS Drop-off Policy
Students can meet with their teachers for help sessions before or after school. Students should contact the teacher to coordinate date and time.
DISTRICT NEWS
Immunizations for Rising 11th Graders
Parents,
Please see the letter below from Dr. Toomey regarding the Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4).
Effective July 1, 2021, children 16 years of age and older, who are entering the 11th grade (including new entrants), must have received one booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) unless their initial dose was administered on or after their 16th birthday.
As a reminder, meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial illness that affects the brain and the spinal cord in the form of meningitis, and the bloodstream in the form of septicemia. It can cause shock, coma, and death within hours of the first symptoms.
If students have not been vaccinated against meningococcal disease, we strongly recommend they visit their doctor or health care provider to get their MCV4 booster shot. Receiving the MCV4 booster now will not only help protect students against the ongoing threat of meningitis, but will also meet the new school entry requirement.
I ask that you share this important information with superintendents and school administrators. Together we can educate parents and encourage them to talk with their health care provider or local health department about meningococcal and other vaccines their child may need including:
• the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series
• the tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis vaccine (Tdap or Td booster)
• an annual flu vaccine
• catch-up immunizations, including varicella, MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and hepatitis B
Parents of students without health insurance or those whose health plan does not cover these vaccines, may call their local health department and ask about getting no or low cost vaccines. For more information, visit http://dph.georgia.gov/vaccines-children or call (800)-848-3868.
Thank you for all that you do for Georgia students. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at kathleen.toomey@dph.ga.gov or 404-657-2703.
Sincerely,
Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H.
Commissioner & State Health Officer
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Location: 100 Wildcat Way, Fayetteville, GA, USA
Phone: 770-716-3935
Twitter: @WhitewaterHS