WHS Gladiator News
February 27-March 3, 2023
Upcoming Events:
Monday, February 27th
Tuesday, February 28th
Wednesday, March 1st
Thursday, March 2nd
- Silver Day
- Make Up/Follow Up Vision Hearing Screenings
- L2: Math Teachers in PLC
- L3: English & World Language Teachers in PLCs
- 7pm: Spring Musical: Defining Love-A Jukebox Musical
Friday, March 3rd
- Gladiator Day
- 7pm: Spring Musical: Defining Love-A Jukebox Musical
Saturday, March 4th
- 3pm: Spring Musical: Defining Love-A Jukebox Musical
Reminders/Updates
April SAT & PSAT Testing
SAT and PSAT testing will take place on 4/12 and 4/13 this year. On 4/12 only 11th grade students will be in the building to take the SAT and on 4/13 only 9th and 10th grade students will be in the building to take the PSAT and PSAT9. You will receive a detailed schedule later this month, but students will come to the building for testing in the morning and leave around lunch time. Student will have the option to purchase a grab and go lunch.
Students that are at home can work on missing assignments or complete enrichment activities posted by their teachers in Schoology or Google Classroom.
Repeated from Last Week: 23-24 Bell Schedule
Next school year, Widefield will have a revised bell schedule (shown below). Staff members from Mesa Ridge and Widefield High School worked together to align schedules to create additional course opportunities for students. The alignment will allow for students to potentially take classes at either school, or to allow teachers to teach at both schools.
Over the course of the school year, students, parents, and staff members have reviewed various proposals and provided feedback. The schedule that appears below incorporates suggestions and feedback from these groups. We will review the schedule again at the April 20th BAAC meeting. If you have questions, please feel free to join us for further clarification.
Click here to see how the schedules between the two high schools will line up and to read the Frequently Asked Questions about how this change will benefit students from both schools.
Good News
WHS Winterguard Takes 2nd Place!
Congratulations to the WHS Winterguard on their performance Saturday at the Columbine competition. They took 1st place in their round and 2nd place overall out of 18 teams. Way to go Glads!
WHS Speech and Debate Competes at State Competition
Our forensics team competed this weekend at the 4A state tournament and placed 6th overall out of 42 schools! Way to go! Below are the individual award winners:
- Talena Dillard placed 11th in poetry
- Phoenix Connelly placed 10th in poetry
- Alice Lay placed 9th in poetry
- Havana Terrell placed 9th in humor
- Vanessa Monforte placed 8th in drama
- Noah Lau Hee placed 8th in Original oratory
- Ravyn Cook placed 7th in humor
- Abby Vsetecka placed 6th in US extemp speaking
- Demetrius placed 2nd in Original Oratory
Announcements
Free School Meals Starting 2023/2024 School Year
With the passing of Proposition FF school meals will become free at the start of the next school year. The procedures for school meals will follow the current process for the rest of this school year. More information on menus, pricing, payments meal applications and charge policies can be accessed at www.wsd3ns.com. If you have any questions please call Nutrition Services at 719.391.3560.
Phone Extensions
To help streamline your calls to WHS, we have added to the options when you call our main phone number (719-391-3200). This will help to quickly direct you to the person that you need. The new phone options when you call are listed below. You do not have to wait for the message to play before selecting your extension.
- Attendance-Press 1
- Counseling Center-Press 2
- Registrar-Press 3
- Athletics/Activities-Press 4
- Dean’s Office/Discipline-Press 5
- Nurse’s Office-Press 6
- Administrative Office-Press 7
- All other questions-Press 8
