Eagle Flyer
A newsletter for Walnut Hills High School
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
September 22, 2023
Dear Walnut Hills High School Families:
It's hard to believe we are halfway through the first quarter for this school year. We were thrilled to be named one of the "Exemplary High Performing Schools National Blue Ribbon School for 2023" earlier this week! What a tremendous achievement for our staff and students! See Press Release LINK to learn more.
Please remember that Monday, September 25 is a professional development day, and students do not report. Enjoy your long weekend!
Sincerely,
John Chambers
Sursum ad Summum
Upcoming Dates
September
25 Staff PD Day - No Students
30 Senior Class Yearbook Portraits Deadline (more info below)
October
6 Picture Retake Day and Homecoming parade/game
7 Homecoming dance for grades 10-12
Announcements
CAMPUS SAFETY
Please emphasize with your student that they play an important role in maintaining a safe school. Students should never open an exterior door for any person trying to enter the building at any time. Such action can result in disciplinary action being taken. We ask that students communicate any safety concerns to school Administration or Security Team members. If they notice something suspicious, please encourage them to report it to building Administration immediately.
MORNING BUILDING ENTRY AND DISMISSAL
As a reminder, doors to the building are not opened to students until 7:30 AM on days which school is in session. Students can only enter the building through one of our four entrances for morning arrival (Sulsar Steps, Blair Circle, Arcade, and Senior High Gym lobby). No other entry into the building is allowed. After 8:00 AM all students must enter the building via the Blair/Main Lobby entrance. Students entering the building through other entry ways will be subject to immediate disciplinary action.
The school day ends at 3:00 PM. After dismissal, students are to make their way directly to either their designated transportation from campus or to an after-school activity. At 3:15 PM all students should be with their designated after school activity (club, sport, Help Night) or they need to be off the campus premises.
National Merit Semifinalists/commended students
Walnut Hills High School is pleased to announce 15 National Merit Semifinalists and 20 Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
Each year, the National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability. Over 1.3 million students nationwide entered the program, and approximately 16,000 were named Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition.
Congratulations to the Class of 2024 National Merit Semifinalists:
Angelina DiPaola, Reese Doty, Marie Flessa, Raghav Gangatirkar, Owen Hastings, Sabine Johns, Brooklynn Kongdech, Benjamin Krietemeyer, Alexander Krol, Amira Malave, Lap Nguyen, Jonah Swift, Logan Symson, William Walker and Sidney Woolley
National Merit also recognized 34,000 Commended Students nationwide who earned scores in the top 3-4%. These students do not continue in the competition but could qualify for Special Scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.
Congratulations to the Class of 2024 National Merit Commended Students:
Corinne Adams, Selima Aousheva, Adam Bauer, Caitlin Berich, Daniel Chen, Russell Corby, Addison Curp, Josephine Debruer, Brody Ferencak, Nicolas Fierro, Sophia Glenn, Jack Hardig, Gavin Henderson, Revanth Manchineella, Benjamin McLaughlin, Forrest Meyer, David Porter, Dennis Veytsman, Noah Wesley, Tilen Zupan
***UPDATE***A Message From the School Nurse - Grades 7, 9, & 11 only
Welcome back to school for the 2023-24 school year. On November 2 nd the Cincinnati Health
Department will be conducting screenings for hearing, vision, BMI and dental for students in grades 7, 9 and 11. Your student will be pulled out of class to have these screenings conducted. ***UPDATE*** - If you would like to register to have a screening completed at school, please return the form attached as soon as possible and we will pull your child to be screened. Forms can be turned into the Nurse's office or emailed to the address below. If you do NOT want your child screened there is nothing else you need to do. Thank you and I hope you have a great weekend.
Kristie Larsen RN
Homecoming Information
WHHS Homecoming Dance!
Dance Info:
Walnut's Moonlit Magic homecoming is quickly approaching! The dance will take place on South Field on Walnuts Campus from 8:00pm-11:00pm on Saturday, October 7th. Doors will close promptly at 8:45pm. The dance is open to 10th, 11th, and 12th grade Walnut students, and their guests.
Guest Info:
Guests must be in at least 10th grade, and no older than 21. Guests must have a permission form filled out and submitted by 10/4 in order to attend. Forms can be picked up in 2209, or printed from the athletics website, and turned in to 2209.
Guest & general dance information can be found here.
Ticket Info:
Tickets will be sold online, through the Walnut Athletics website from 9/25-10/6. Tickets are $25, and will NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. There will also be in-person, cash ticket sales from 10/4-10/6 during lunch. All students & guests must purchase a ticket in order to attend the dance. Be sure to screenshot your proof of purchase in case it is needed.
Donations:
If you are willing and able, the class of 2024 is accepting donations to make this homecoming dance successful. Please use the signup genius or check our amazon wishlist see how you can help!
Contact Hannah Greulich, or Andries van der Bent with questions.
Class of 2024 Senior Portrait Information
The deadline to submit your senior portrait for the yearbook is coming up. Please use the link below to learn more about your options. All portraits must be taken and submitted by September 30, 2023.
ArtWorks Gallery Fellowship Program Opportunity
ArtWorks has an upcoming opportunity for 8 artists ages 16-24 to participate in our Gallery Fellowship Program under the guidance of Artist-in-Residence Ciara LeRoy. The application is open and is due by October 13, 2023.
Application for Free and Reduced Meals
CPS now uses SchoolCafe for Online Meal Applications. Information and Instructions on how to create an online meal account and fill out an online meal application.
If you prefer a hard copy, please click on the link below.
Counseling Corner
New Graduation Requirements
All Students:
Ohio has new graduation requirements that took effect last year. Please make yourselves familiar with them. Direct any questions regarding graduation requirements to your school counselor.
Midterm Grades
All Students:
Please check your childās PS for midterm grades. If they have failed a class or have a D, please contact your childās teacher to put together a plan on how to bring those grades up.
No Sweat Scholarship
Amount: $2,500
Number of awards: 1
Due Date: September 30th 2023
Eligible Candidates: 8 - 12th grade students
Application URL: https://www.cirkledin.com/scholarships/
Application Process: Apply on the above URL. Free application.
Senior College Forum
Join us for our Virtual Senior College Forum Q&A on September 26 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Use the link below to join this event.
College Rep Visits at Walnut
NACAC National College Fair
WHEN: Sunday, October 22 from 1:00-4:00 pm
WHERE: Duke Energy Convention Center
Scholarships for seniors
'The Best Scholarships for High School Students with Upcoming Deadlines' list is out. Please visit this page to view all our high school scholarships: https://bold.org/scholarships/by-year/high-school/.
College Bound Seniors To-Do List
Short Civic Fellowship Opportunity - Juniors & Seniors
Civic Fellowship opportunity- Iām reaching out to share a $100 paid civic fellowship opportunity for your students at Walnut Hills High School. We are hiring students at Walnut Hills High School to serve as high school voter registration fellows. Fellows will be trained and perform a total of 1-2 hours of work over the course of 2 weeks to help register students to vote in their high school. The application link is here at bit.ly/hsvotes and the deadline for applications is rolling.
Eastern Michigan University FREE college day trip Opportunity for seniors
We have a free bus trip for High School Seniors to experience and enjoy a day trip to EMU on October 11. Click on the link to learn more and register.
Counseling Department Programs for All Grade Levels
Use the link below to access the School Counseling and College Programs offered by the Counseling Department throughout the school year. The Counseling Department and College Information Center host a series of informative programs for parents and students of all grade levels. Click below for more information. This information is also available on the Counseling page of the Walnut Hills website.
Meetings with your School Counselor
Click HERE to access School Counselor Meeting QR codes.
If you have any issues making an appointment, email your counselor.
Crisis Help and Support
Children's Mental Health
NPR's A Martinez talks to Dr. Pamela Cantor, founder of Turnaround for Children, about a Pew report that finds U.S. parents' biggest concern is the mental health of their children.
Walnut Fundraisers & Student Travel
Classics Department Trip to Italy Deadline Notice
The current (rolling) deadline for registration for the Classics Department's Italy capstone field trip in either 2024 (current 10-12th graders) or 2026 (current 8-10th graders) is midnight on Thursday 9/28.
Students can drop by 2114 to grab the appropriate flyer, and parents / guardians can email ligonta@cps-k12.org with questions.
WALNUT GATHERINGS: Want to support WHHS and have a great time too?
80's Dance Party
Forget Netflix - we want our MTV! Walnut parents are going "old school," so pull on your parachute pants for a night of 80's music and fun. Party hardy with cool jams, rad drinks and gnarly noshes. Betsy & Brian are the consummate hosts - this is always a remarkable evening (we aren't kidding when we say "until cops arrive"!) Just remember: No parking on the dance floor!
Date: Saturday, September 23 | 7:30 PM
Place: Home of Betsy & Brian Peerless | 3211 Fairhaven Lane (Amberley Village)
Hosts: Jilda & Brian Adams | Nikki Kingery & Dave Caudill | Liz Foreman & Erik Laursen | Karen Floyd & Glenn Leggett | Betsy & Brian Peerless | Damariz & Craig Propst | Melanie & Dan Prevost | Gayle Warm & Brian Swift | Veronica & Ted Tollefson | Laura & Michael Whitman
Menu: Rad drinks and gnarly gnoshes
Entertainment: Great music, dancing and people watching
Price: $40
Who Dey vs Sourdough Sam: Cincinnati @ San Francisco
This couple throws a party like Joe Burrow throws a football ā like no other! "Welcome to this Jungle" as the Bengals pursue a road win against the 49ers in what could be a preview of Super Bowl LVIII! Catch Burrow vs Purdy/Lance/Darnold on large screen televisions (4:25pm game start time). Nowhere else can a pigskin fan watch this game alongside a full sized pig ā that's right, Bixo, their pet pig! Plenty of drinks and delicious fare provided (see menu below).
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Date: Sunday, October 29 | 4-8PM
Place: Home of Craig & Damariz Propst | 3541 Herschel View (Mt Lookout)
Hosts: Craig & Damariz Propst
Menu: Local beers, international wines, soft drinks | Frisco burgers, brats and Texas chili (vegetarian options too) | Killer desserts (fan favorite Bengal pretzel bites too)
Entertainment: Bengals & 49ers on large screen televisions, Bixo - their pet pig, foosball, football pool betting (optional)
Price: $40 / person $95 /family of 4
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR CINCINNATI vs SAN FRANCISCO - PER PERSON
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR CINCINNATI vs SAN FRANCISCO - PER FAMILY
Important Reminders
Too Sick for School Policy
Please keep in mind, illness is an excused absence and students will be able to make up work they will miss. Please do not send ill students to school because they have a quiz or test.
Student Parking on Campus
New Attendance Reporting Email
Starting Wednesday, August 23, 2023 the Walnut Hills attendance email, for ALL grade levels, will be changing to a more secure address through CPS. Please note, the new address for reporting late arrival, early dismissal and all day absences is now the following:
Please provide your student's name and grade level in the subject line.
For all day absences, you can still use the Attendance Hotline at 513-363-8404.
Blair Circle Drop Off and Pick Up Traffic Info
Blair Circle Morning Traffic
Parents utilizing the Blair Circle drop-off for 7:30 AM morning arrival. Please be advised that when you enter Blair Circle, you continue to move forward around the circle until the car in front of you has stopped. Once all cars in front of you have stopped and are beginning to unload, your rider(s) can do the same. We ask that students have their belongings gathered and are ready to exit their vehicle quickly once stopped.
Please do not drop off your students at any point before the doors to the Arcade/Arts & Science building. After your student(s) have exited your vehicle proceed through Blair Circle and exit onto Blair Avenue. Do not attempt to pass cars that are in front of you. We appreciate your cooperation in making sure the flow of traffic is consistent, efficient, and safe for our families and students.
Blair Circle Afternoon Traffic
For families that are using Blair Circle to pick up your student(s) at 3:00 PM dismissal. Please be advised that you need to fully pull your vehicle into the circle area and continue moving forward around the circle until all traffic ahead of you has stopped/parked. Keep your vehicle close to the sidewalk curb. Once you have your student(s), you may safely proceed out of the circle area and onto Blair Avenue. No traffic from Blair Circle will be entering the Gilbert Avenue/Jr High Gymnasium traffic circle. We appreciate your help in making this dismissal process safe and efficient for our families.
Family Technology Support Center
For CPS students and their families, help is a phone call away by dialing the Family Technology Support Center, (513) 363-0688 or emailing fts@cps-k12.org. Tech support is available in English and Spanish from 7:00 a.m.ā5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday when school is in session.
Some examples of available tech support include:
Resetting passwords for Google, Schoology and PowerSchool
Troubleshooting connection issues
Logging into the computer
Offering assistance with Google Meet, Calendar, Gmail and standard software
Coordinating the repair of a CPS device that is damaged, broken or not working
Get Involved - Walnut Hills Parent Association
The Parent Association communicates using a system called Constant Contact, so join our mailing list using the attached link and get up-to-date information about what's happening at Walnut Hills! Get Connected
Stay Informed!
Reporting Absences and Dismissals
LINK to current Covid Protocol
Grades 7-9 Information Google Site
Grades 10-12 Information Google Site
Our community communicates using a system called Constant Contact, so join our mailing list using the link above and get up-to-date information about what's happening at Walnut Hills!
STUDENT WELLNESS
2023-2024 Student Services Support Flowchart
Where Do I Go? Who Do I Ask? page 1
Where Do I Go? Who Do I Ask? page 2
Walnut Hills High School
Email: whhsattendance@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
Website: walnuthillseagles.com
Location: 3250 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone: 513-363-8400
Twitter: @high_walnut