Sometimes gifts are packaged in the most stressful ways.

At Thomas Worthington, we are in the process of changing our school photography company. The yearlong contract includes school pictures and IDs, of course, but also lots of sports, concerts, and other activities. And while it shouldn't happen, at the end of a contract, things can occasionally get a little bumpy.

Imagine my panic last weekend when we were setting up graduation at the Convention Center, and the professional photographers were nowhere to be seen. I looked to our senior class advisor, Mike Brienza, who also happens to be our yearbook advisor. He calmly said, "We got this."

Two TWHS yearbook students proceeded to do it all. Two kids took all of our graduation photos, both candids and portraits, with the new equipment we had purchased just weeks earlier.

The result was some amazing photographs, all snapped, edited, and produced by our kids. They offered them to our senior families free of charge, with the option to donate to our yearbook program. (Typically, parents have the option to purchase individual photos from the professional company.) Social media posts have been very kind, and we're hopeful we'll garner some funds to continue building our fantastic yearbook program.

It's a pretty cool story that puts the dedication, talent, and hard work of our kids on full display. Sample graduation photos

Thanks for a relatively smooth end to the year. Transitions are always a little tough, but we're already looking forward to another great school year ahead. You'll find important dates for next year below.

Welcome to the class of 2026 and their families, who are included in this newsletter for the first time!

Have a great summer and Go Cards!

Sincerely,

Pete Scully

Principal

Thomas Worthington HS

• May Cardinals of the Month
• Summer Securly Update

• August 9th: Schedule Pick-Up 9:00 am - 11:00 am & 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• August 10th: Schedule Pick-Up 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• August 11th: Freshman Orientation and Ice Cream Social
• August 17th: Freshman 1st Day of School
• August 18th: 10th - 12th grade 1st Day of School
• August 31st: Meet the Teacher

**You will receive more information on all these events in the coming weeks.

See what the teachers are saying about the TWHS May Cardinals of the Month.

Would you like to recognize the positive impact that a staff member or another student has had on your child? The PBIS team would like to give you that opportunity. Please take two minutes to complete this recognition form. Thank you!

Dear Worthington Schools Parents,

Worthington Schools is proud of all students, families and staff for making year one of our initiatives to provide a Chromebook to every student a success. We appreciate everyone's openness and flexibility as we all adjusted to this new instructional model.

Heading into summer break, students who have been issued a Chromebook will keep the device over the summer break. Students who will be 9th graders next year will swap their devices out at the start of next school year for a new one while everyone else will keep their devices, even over breaks.

Securly Alerts

Worthington Schools will keep the Securly parent accounts active over the summer to allow parents to determine the appropriate filtering level. Worthington Schools will not be monitoring alerts over the summer, so we encourage parents to leverage the Securly Home App to monitor usage and enable alerts. More information can be found here: How to use the Securly Home App. Enabling the app and turning alerts on will allow you to receive alerts over the summer break.

Securly Parent Features

The Securly Home app has the ability for parents to:

• View your student’s activity feed

• View and enable alerts for flagged activity

• Manage allow and block rules

• Set an offline schedules

• Pause Internet (New Feature)

Please note that not all of these capabilities are available if you access Seculry through the web portal. These features are specific to the Securly Home app. Also, if your student's Chromebook is not in use and there is no information to report, Securly will not send the weekly email. We will plan on turning the notification to the school officials back on beginning August 19.

We take student safety very seriously and online safety is part of the overall approach. If you have questions or comments please feel free to email me at jcollett@wscloud.org. Or if you need specific support from Securly you can access their parent support site here or contact them at homesupport@securly.com or

Sincerely,

Jeff Collett

Chief Technology Office

Worthington Schools

Dear Seniors,

To ensure your final transcript reaches your final college destination, please complete this BRIEF SURVEY so we know which college you have chosen to attend. Your final transcript will be sent after graduation to reflect your diploma date and second semester grades. This survey should be completed by June 1 and only list ONE college destination. This is MANDATORY for all college-bound seniors.

Thank you!