Dear Walnut Hills High School Families:

It was great to have the students back in the building after our Spring Break! We know that there are busy weeks ahead, and we are all here to help the students have a strong end to the year.

Please be aware that we will administer the End-of-Course state testing in Math, Social Studies and Science during the week of April 18. Students will follow the a block schedule similar to the one used for the first semester exams on Monday, April 18-Thursday, April 21. Be on the lookout for an email from our testing coordinator. That correspondence will explain exactly who is testing and when. Students are permitted to arrive late or leave early for any bell when they have lunch or study hall as long as they submit a parent permission slip, which will be linked in that email. At the end of a week of testing, we look forward to celebrating the Chalk Drawings and Earth Day on Friday, April 22.

Parents, thank you for all of the ways that you support our students. We particularly need your help during the testing week to make certain that students are present and ready for testing.

Sincerely,

John Chambers

Sursum ad Summum

All students:

Credit Recovery and Scholars Summer School Sign Up now open: If your student failed two or less courses, they need to attend remedial summer school in order to continue at Walnut for the 22-23 school year. Please go to http://walnuthillseagles.com for the summer programs information and sign up, which is located on the front page. You will need to fill the Google doc out for each separate course. Credit recovery summer school is free this year.

If you are looking for enrichment courses for your child, use the same link to sign up for a Summer Scholars. Please be aware that the deadline to sign up for the Summer Scholars enrichment courses is Sunday, April 10, at 11:59 pm.

Attention Seniors:

End of Year Information Sessions will be held on April 19th from 8-3 in the auditorium, There will be 8 sessions, so you can come during lunch or study hall. This is mandatory!

College Visits:

Virtual College visits are being hosted on select dates throughout April and May this year. Visits are held 5-5:45pm and 6-6:45pm Monday-Thursday. Students are able to access the meet codes by logging into Naviance through Clever. Upcoming College visits are accessible on the home screen of Naviance in the bottom right corner. The following schools will be visiting virtually the week of April 11:

April 11: 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Villanova University

April 12: 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm University of St. Thomas (MN)

April 13: 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Miami University, Oxford

Please support our Faculty and Staff Appreciation Initiative!

It’s that time of year when we would like to take a moment to thank the faculty and staff of WHHS for all that they do to educate and enrich the lives of our students. Did you know that money used to support our end of year staff appreciation event comes directly from the Legacy of Excellence (LOE) annual fund? The LOE isn't just for supporting extracurricular activities, music, athletics, and the arts at WHHS. In addition to those and other projects, the LOE also helps WHHS show our gratitude and support for faculty and staff. However, we can't do it without support from our WHHS families!

Every donation to LOE made between April 10 - April 17 will go directly towards supporting our staff appreciation initiatives. If you are able to help support this call to action, please contribute by clicking this Donor Box link instead of submitting a check so that we can more quickly and easily allocate these funds directly to the teacher and staff appreciation effort. Thank you!