Wrightstown High School
February 2020 Newsletter
Wrightstown High School
Website: https://www.wrightstown.k12.wi.us/high/
Location: 600 High Street, Wrightstown, WI, USA
Phone: 920-532-0525
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WrightstownCSD/
Twitter: @WrighstownCSD
WCSD 2020 Facilities Referendum
On December 18, 2019, the Board of Education adopted a referendum question to be placed on the April 7, 2020, ballot. The decision comes after two years of facilities planning, a community survey conducted in May 2019, and two community engagement sessions held in October 2019.
The question will ask our community to invest up to $28,700,000 for district-wide facility improvements, which if approved, will result in an estimated $64 tax increase for each $100,000 of a property’s value for a period of 20 years.
The proposed solution focuses on three key areas of improvement:
Safety + Security
Enhance district-wide safety and security and improve site traffic patterns
Infrastructure
Replace and repair existing district-wide building systems (plumbing, electrical, HVAC)
Capacity
Expand the elementary school and address cafeteria space needs at the middle school
An informational flyer outlining the question and proposed solution will be mailed to all district residents in February. In addition, three informational meetings will be held for interested parents and community members:
February 11 at 6:00 PM | Elementary School Library
March 9 at 6:00 PM | Middle School Library
March 26 at 6:00 PM | Elementary School Library
More information will soon be available on the District’s website at www.wrightstown.k12.wi.us. Questions can be emailed to referendum@wrightstown.k12.wi.us or directed to the District Office at 920.532.5551.
State ACT Exam for Juniors- No School for 9th, 10th, 12th Grades
In case of inclement weather on March 3rd, the make-up date for this test is Tuesday, March 17th, 2020.
WHS will be holding an ACT Prep Class after school on February 24th-27th. Students interested can bring $20 cash or check made out to WHS, and the bottom portion of the registration form to the counseling department to sign up. The dates and links to materials can also be found on the Counseling Calendar .
FBLA Awareness Week
February 1-7 is Future Business Leaders of America Awareness Week. FBLA is the national organization for students preparing for careers in business-related fields. A variety of events are planned for this week. Keep an eye on the club's social media pages (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram: @WrightstownFBLA, and our website) to see how they are celebrating. If your son/daughter is interested in entering a business related field and would like to find out more about FBLA please contact Mr. Doell.
We are Hiring!
The Wrightstown Community School District is looking for 1-2 part-time special education instructional aides to support students in classrooms!
This is a great position where you can help students on academic and life skills with the teamwork of the other teaching staff. The hours are varied and would be about 24-27 hours per week during the school year. The schedule is 5.5 hours during the school day Monday through Friday with a lunch break. The person hired for the position would follow the school schedule, only work on days that students are in session, and would have a great work environment! It is a perfect position that still allows you to be home with kids before and after school. Benefits include Wisconsin Retirement System, 5 paid holidays 3 sick days, and a free membership to the Wrightstown Wellness Center! Please apply on WECAN website or email: kaufman@wrightstown.k12.wi.us for an application.
Prom
Saturday, Apr 25, 2020, 08:00 PM
Wrightstown High School, High Street, Wrightstown, WI, USA
Seroogy Easter Candy Fundraiser for Costa Rica Trip 2021
The Spanish Club is selling Seroogy Easter candy and coffee to raise money for their trip to Costa Rica in June 2021. If you would like to place an order, please ask a Spanish Club member or email Mrs. Barnes at Barnes@wrightstown.k12.wi.us . All orders need to be placed by Monday, March 16, 2020.
*$13.50 9 oz. Boxes of chocolates (Assorted Chocolates, Caramel, Mint Meltaway, Assorted Meltaway)
*$5.00 8 oz. Butter Fudge Tray
*$4.20 4 oz Solid Milk Chocolate Bunny or 4 oz. Solid Milk Chocolate Lamb
*$5.00 7 oz. Chocolate Fudge Egg
*$12.00 Seroogy’s Signature Regular Coffee (Colombian, Hazelnut, Jamaican Me Crazy, Holiday Traditions)
*$13.00 Seroogy’s Signature Decaffeinated Coffee (Colombian, Hazelnut, Jamaican Me Crazy, Holiday Traditions)
2020-21 Scheduling
Yearbook
If you are still interested in purchasing a 2019-2020 yearbook, you have two options: 1) online: www.jostens.com or 2) in the front office with Mrs. Kleiber. Yearbooks now cost $50 through late spring. Checks can be made payable to “WHS” and you will get a receipt for records. Yearbooks are then picked up at our fall orientation!
All senior pictures were due by January 1st, but please get those in ASAP if you have not already. They can be submitted to https://images.jostens.com/413893674, which is a private/secure site just for Wrightstown, that will send the photo directly to us, and once approved a confirmation email will be sent to whoever sends it in (parent or photographer). When you work with a photographer, give them this information and they can send the picture to us through this site. The other option is to email your photograph to either advisor (grovogel@wrightstown.k12.wi.us or ludtke@wrightstown.k12.wi.us).
If you take pictures at your child’s school activities/events and have good action shots of your child and other Wrightstown students that could be used in the yearbook, it would be a tremendous help to the yearbook staff if you could upload those pictures to the ReplayIt app (which is free) for us to have in our image library. This is not a guarantee that all pictures will be used in the yearbook, but the more we have to choose from the better (especially when we are looking to get all students in the yearbook numerous times). This includes things like Ruff-n-Tuff, Powder-Puff, dances, etc.
Music News
February is a busy month in the music department as we look forward to Music In Our Schools Month in March. Band and Choir students are working on their Broadway-themed Band Extravaganza and Jazz-themed Choralpalooza, while also preparing solo and small group performances for Solo & Ensemble.
Wrightstown is hosting Solo & Ensemble again this year, which means we are looking for help! The Wrightstown Music Boosters is looking for volunteers to help organize and run the many things that make this festival work. If you’re available for any part of the day on Saturday, March 3, please consider signing up to volunteer by clicking the link below. Even if you can’t volunteer, feel free to come to WHS and see what our music students have been working so hard on. More information regarding performance schedules will be available mid-February.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444abad2aa5f94-high1
Upcoming Dates
Feb 14, 6:00 pm - Middle School Pep Band Night, hosted by the WHS Band
March 7, 8:00 am-4:00 pm - HS Solo & Ensemble, hosted by Wrightstown High School
March 22, 3:00 pm - Band Extravaganza: Broadway (student call time 2:00), WHS Gym
March 29, 3:00 pm - Choralpalooza: Jazz (student call time 2:00), WHS Auditorium
2020 Talent Show
Saturday, April 18, 7:00 pm
WHS Auditorium
Admission: $2 adults, $1 kids, $5 family
The 2020 Wrightstown Talent Show is open to any students 5th-12th grade. Interested students must demonstrate their talent to Mrs. Carlton (MS) or Ms. Graber (HS) by the end of the school day on April 3, 2020, in order to perform. In addition to the performances, this year’s Talent Show will feature a 50/50 raffle organized by Wrightstown Music Boosters. See Ms. Graber or Mrs. Carlton with questions.
Watch Wrightstown Tiger Athletic Events LIVE on the NFHS Live Streaming Network!
Wrightstown is proud to announce that we have partnered with the NFHS
Network to broadcast LIVE events from both Tiger Stadium and the gymnasium.
That means if you, family members, or friends can’t make it to the event, the live
action can be watched or rewatched on-demand from anywhere using your
phone, tablet, computer or smart TV with a NFHS Network subscription. Your
NFHS Network subscription will not only include full access to all content from
our school, but also content from any other school’s broadcast nationwide!
Subscribing is easy:
1. Go to www.NFHSnetwork.com
2. Enter Wrightstown in search box
3. Click “Follow” for all upcoming Wrightstown Tiger broadcasted events
4. Click “Subscribe” to see all subscription payment options
Subscription Options Annual Pass- $69.99 Monthly Pass- $9.99
You can watch when we play at Freedom on the NFHS network as well.
Little Chute and Oconto Falls will be broadcasting their home sporting events with YouTube Channels. Here are links to the Little Chute Athletics YouTube Channel and the Oconto Falls YouTube Channel entitled Panther News.
There will be winter sports pocket schedules and winter sports poster schedules in the admissions booth at home events if you would like one. Also, please check emails or tweets from me and your coaches about any events getting cancelled or postponed due to weather conditions.