We are so grateful for our Parents' Club initiative to "Show the Love" fundraiser. I am sharing a few photos of the heart messages--our staff love to see them. We have teaching candidates that have taught mini-lessons in classes who noted our students' kindness and generosity. While the larger setting presents many challenges, our community's support has been a salve to our staff.

I encourage you to share your positive observations and comments formally in our Parents' Club fundraiser or less formally as you find most accessible. We are very grateful for all the support.

Best,

Matt Irvin

Do you know the three main missions of the WGHS Parents' Club?

1) Provide enrichment grants to WGHS teachers and staff!

2) Award scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to 15 graduating seniors!

3) To provide a safe and fun Senior party commemorating the end of their high school journey!

These three missions require $45,000 a year to support. In addition to these mission based programs, the Parents' Club also supports beautification of school grounds, numerous hospitality events throughout the year to WGHS teachers and staff, Chilifest and more!

Show the Love is a virtual fundraising drive to raise money for our school!

All this is not possible without the support of our WGHS community. If a donation of just $10 were made for each student at the school, we will make our 2023 Show the Love goal!

Together, we can help continue a tradition of excellence.

• 2/10: End of Progress Period
  
• 2/11: ACT Testing at WGHS
• 2/13: Late-Start A Day. School starts at 9:40am; doors open at 9:25am
• 2/15: Orchestra Pops Concert, 6:30pm, Roberts Gym
• 2/16: Senior Packets distributed to all senior student email accounts
• 2/17: Progress grades available on portal
• 2/17: No school (PD Day)
• 2/20: Presidents' Day, NO SCHOOL

Spring Parent Conferences are scheduled for March 6-8 and will be a combination of in-person and via Zoom. Conference times are below:

March 6: 4:30 - 8:30, in person

March 7: 4:30 - 8:30, virtual

March 8: 1:30 - 3:30, virtual

Families will receive an invitation later this month to sign up for their conferences.

Congratulations to our DECA students for their great performance at the DECA District competition this week! Sixteen students are eligible to attend the DECA State competition.

We had 18 students participate in the Webster Winter Reads Challenge. Students were challenged to check out and read two library books in the months of December and January. Freshman Lilly Hodel was the lucky winner of the grand prize drawing for a $20 certificate to the School Spirit Store.

In honor of National Black History Month, the Webster Groves High School Library and Art department challenged students to identify the iconic historical figures in the student-created mural hanging in the library. This mural painted by William Curtis and Eric Crenshaw is an artistic statement conceived and developed by the Students for Black Awareness and Action during the 1970-1971 school year.

WG Thrive, a WGHS program that offers a unique, hands-on, experiential learning adventure by way of a business incubator facility, where students can develop critical business skills and confidence though educators and local entrepreneurs who serve as advisers, enabling the students to learn by doing, has been featured on Fox 2 News as well as in Neighbors of Webster Groves. Our student businesses are "thriving," and we love to see their talents highlighted!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAzNzyy2YKU

Spring Dual Credit Registration

While most dual credit registration occurs in the fall, there are some classes that have spring registration, too.

List of Second Semester Courses Available for Dual Credit (if a year-long class isn't listed, no spring registration required)

Registration Links and Windows:

MO State: www.dualcredit.missouristate.edu (January 9-February 10)

UMSL: www.umsl.edu/acp (January 3-February 3)

SLU: https://www.slu.edu/1818/registration.php (January 12-February 13)

Scholarship Opportunities and Searches:

Local Scholarships
Most applications for the 2022-2023 Webster Groves local scholarships are now available and are due in February. We will post the rest as soon as they are available.

St. Louis Area Scholarship Search
St. Louis Graduates Scholarship Central (Note: Many of these applications have not opened up yet so keep checking back.) This is also where you can apply for Interest Free Student Loans from Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis.

Where can you find other scholarships? There are a number of national scholarship databases out there. While it can seem a little overwhelming, it can be rewarding if you put some time into it.

National Scholarship Searches
Fastweb
College Board’s Big Future
Peterson’s
Unigo
Cappex

The Webster Groves School District is currently determining transportation needs for the fee-based service for the 2023-2024 school year. If your student will be attending Webster Groves High School or Hixson Middle School and you would like bus transportation for your student for the 2023-2024 school year, you must complete the application at the link below. Even if your student rode the bus last year, you must fill out a new application for the 2023-2024 school year. Please read the information in the link and fill out the form if you want your student to ride the bus for the 2023-2024 school year.

Please note the criteria needed to get free bus transportation.

Application deadline is May 15, 2023.

Thank you,

WGSD Transportation

314-963-6413

https://forms.gle/M3UFZzuVyMP65Btk7

Senior Parents: It's time to mark your calendars for important senior dates! Look for an email soon with spring updates on graduation and a checklist to finish the year strong.

February 16, Distribute Senior Packets

April 4, Special Olympics (senior activity)

April 14, Top Hat Awards

April 15, ACT

April 15, Prom at The Planetarium

May 4, Senior Awards Night, 7:00 p.m.

May 8-12, Senior Finals

May 12, Last Day for Seniors; Senior Check-out begins at 10:20 a.m.

May 20, Graduation, Chaifetz Auditorium, 7 p.m.

May 20, All-night Party

*All dates subject to change.

College & Career Night

Please join Chelsea Center staff on College & Career night for our session, Finding Your Passion. This session describes how the Chelsea Center can empower your child to explore career paths or topics of interest and also help them stand out in competitive application processes.

Upcoming Group Job Shadowing Experience

Is your child interested in learning more about engineering? Join the Chelsea Center staff for a group job shadowing experience at CDG engineers. CDG Engineers, Inc. is a full service, multidisciplinary professional services organization with capabilities in civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as architecture. Services include planning, engineering and architectural design, and construction administration. CDG works in the fields of infrastructure, power, mining, and industrial.

Looking for summer experiences?

If your child is looking to explore a passion area or career, have them visit the Chelsea Center to learn more about local opportunities, ways they might earn credit for engaging in these opportunities, and potential funding available to support experiential learning in the summer as well! Also, students can access wgsd.givepulse.com with their school Gmail account information to explore upcoming experiences.

The Spirit Store is open! Hours are 8-9:15 a.m. daily.

The online store is open 24 hours a day at https://wghsparentsclub.org/collections.

Every time you shop at the Spirit Store, you are supporting student scholarships and teacher grants!

Email: erb.mickey@wgmail.org
Website: hs.webster.k12.mo.us
Location: 100 Selma Avenue, Webster Groves, MO, USA
Phone: (314) 963-6400
Facebook: facebook.com/WGAlumni
Twitter: @WebsterGrovesHS