The Bearcat Blast
Happenings in Bearcat Nation, Vol. 4 , Feb 11, 2019
STATE BOUND IHSAA Wrestling: Gio Diaz
STATE BOUND IHSAA Wrestling: Isaiah Mohmed
Coaches vs Cancer Night
Four Wheeler High School Students sign their National Letter of Intent to play at the next level!!!
Griffin Belt: Anderson University for Football
Lyric Green: Bethany College in Kansas for Soccer
Brooke Dusseau: Prairie State University for Softball
Mason Diaz: Northern Kentucky University for Baseball
Principal Notes and Highlights
This week's SHOUT-OUT goes to the WHS Custodians for their dedication and work behind the scenes with ensuring our school is safe and clean!!! Pictures below!
SOPHOMORE PARENTS: ISTEP+ Testing will be taking place the week of March 11th. This is the Graduation Requirement for their Cohort!
Lastly, please see the Graduation Pathways presentation below for some of our current junior and senior students. This will also be the requirement for the incoming class of 2023 as prescribed by the Indiana Department of Education.
Counselor Corner
- Financial Aid Completion Event is Feb. 12th from 5:00-8:00 pm ...This is primarily designed for Senior parents but Junior parents may attend for the first 30 minutes as an informational session.
Please refer to the information below with Ivy Tech and "Next Level Jobs". Free tuition could be in your future!!!!
Seniors: FAFSA Website
If you have questions, please email your student's counselor: Mike Rosta (last names A-L) at mrosta@union.k12.in.us, and Amanda Gibson (last names M-Z) at agibson@union.k12.in.us.
Athletes in Action
Congrats to Gio Diaz and Isaiah Mohmed again from this weekend's Crown Point Semi-State competition: Gio placed 3rd while Isaiah is the Semi-State Runner-up! Both qualify to wrestle in Friday night's IHSAA State Wrestling Meet at Banker's Life Stadium in Indianapolis at 6:00 pm. Good Luck Men!!!
2/12/2019
• Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Kankakee Valley
Time: 7:00 PM
2/14/2019
• DMI Fundraiser - Track
2/15/2019
• Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Knox (Senior Night)
Time: 7:00 PM
2/16/2019
* Boys Varsity Basketball at Boone Grove
Time: 7:00 PM
Boys Swimming and Diving Team Sectional Championships. Preliminaries on Thursday the 14th at 5:30, and Finals on Saturday the 16th at 1:00 at Chesterton HS
Wrestling State Finals Friday 2/15 at 6:00 pm and Saturday, 2/16 at 9:00 am; Indianapolis Banker's Life Stadium
Classes of 2023 and on!!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P3T74jaiCSbkOj_3-6fYyzFIYH24OClTi6A6eT1eoEI/edit?usp=sharing
Indiana Graduation Pathways Infographic
Please click on the following link to see the infographic for the new Indiana diploma requirements for the class of 2023, and, how it can be administered with our current juniors and seniors.
Indiana Graduation Pathways Flowchart for Classes of 2019-2022
Khan Academy and CollegeBoard
Khan Academy
CollegeBoard
Student Job Possibilities
Custodians Brent, Pam, and Melissa
Custodians Carrie, Bobbie, JT, and Marie
The Wheeler High School Office Staff!!
Corrections or Omissions
Wheeler High School
We welcome you, and we look forward to working with you throughout the school year. The community makes school spirit come alive, and we all work together to make our school the exciting adventure toward learning that it should be.
We wish you a school year filled with learning and enjoyment. Welcome to Bearcat Nation.
Email: dgandy@union.k12.in.us
Website: http://wheeler.union.k12.in.us/
Location: 587 West 300 North, Valparaiso, IN, USA
Phone: 21-759-2561
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WheelerHighSchool/
Twitter: @WheelerHighOff