Notes from Dr. Irvin
Your Weekly eNews for November 1
Hello Parents and Guardians,
As I noted last week, we are looking to learn more about the parent-teacher conference experience. In that effort, we are sharing a survey we hope you will take a few minutes to complete in order to share your thinking on that process. We also will connect with our Parents' Club for input as well. The link is provided below:
Parent-Teacher Conference Feedback Survey
Best,
Matt Irvin
A Peek at the Week Ahead
- November 4: Community Open House
- November 6: NO SCHOOL; PD Day
- November 8: Special Schedule; Veteran's Day Celebration
- November 8: Parents' Club Meeting, 7 p.m., Library
- November 9: Progress Reports available online
Celebrations/Announcements
This is an exciting weekend of events. On Saturday, the 80th annual Friendship Dance is at Kirkwood. On Sunday, we are hosting our annual Community Open House from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. More information below.
- Webster Groves High School invites you to attend its annual Community Open House on Sunday, November 4 from 1-3 p.m. Join us for a tour of the building and hear from our staff and students about being Statesmen! This is a wonderful way for us to show off the many opportunities at WGHS. In addition to a self-guided building tour, we will offer student demonstrations and great performances by our A Cappella group, band, and our drama students.
Help Us Improve Parent-Teacher Conferences
Program Provides Opportunity to Visit DC
African American Sophomores and Juniors who want to participate in the Proud Past - Inspired Future program have until November 8 to register. Participating students create expressions (essay, poem, music, art) on the proud past - inspired future theme. Students who register by November 8 will have until December 4 to complete their entries, and winners will be announced in January. Up to four students will travel with The Chelsea Center’s Julie Burchett and Dana Miller to DC to see the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Capitol Building and other sites in April, 2019. Runner up cash prizes will also be awarded. For more information and to register for the program, go to www.aninspiredfuture.org<http://www.aninspiredfuture.org.
*The MLK Memorial is one of many sites students will visit in DC.
All-Write Festival Needs Your Support!
Last winter, WGHS celebrated a successful 4th annual All Write festival for our 1,400 students. The planning committee (part of the English Department) brought in 50+ professional writers (novelists, journalists, filmmakers, songwriters, critics, etc.) to speak to our students about their work, their inspirations, and their process.
We are currently planning our upcoming festival, and because we are completely self-funded, we are doing a Go Fund Me drive to ensure that the fifth annual festival goes off without a hitch. This really is an innovative, one-of-a-kind educational opportunity for our public high school!
Read up on our mission at our website, and if you feel so inclined, we warmly welcome your tax-deductible contribution to promote writing and creativity in our school.
$5 - Helps defray the printing costs of our annual All Write program and the special edition of the WGHS literary magazine, The Branch
$25 - Contributes to supplies for WGHS students to create our annual mural, art installation, etc.
$50 - Assists the Foods I and II classes with providing extraordinary hospitality to our guests during the festival
$100 - Provides 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place cash prizes to the winners of our writing and art contests
$500+ - Helps with professional writers' booking fees for our annual week-long festival for WGHS students
www.tinyurl.com/allwritedonation
Thank you in advance for your support of the All Write festival!
Other Important News
Webster Equity Bridge Meets on November 8 with Special Guest
Webster Equity Bridge (a District-wide, parent-led group with a focus on racial equity) is pleased to host Dr. Kira Banks on Thursday, November 8, 2018 from 7-8:30pm at Steger auditorium.
Click here for more details.
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Procedures for Check-Out During the School Day
We often get questions about how to check out of school early for appointments. If students know in advance that they need to check out from school, they should bring a written, signed note from a parent stating the time at which they are to check out. Students should present their request to the assistant principal’s office before school. Parents may also call in to the Assistant Principal's office ahead of time and have students check out at the designated time. When leaving school during the day, students must check out through the assistant principal’s office. If students do not follow this procedure, their absence will be considered cutting class. In case of sickness, students check out through the school nurse. In case of emotional upset, students should see their counselors or an administrator to discuss whether or not to remain in school.
When students need to check out of school early:
- Call the Assistant Principal's office before the designated time and report the absence. You may also send a note with the student to be presented to the Assistant Principal's office before school.
- At the designated time, your student will receive a pass to check out if you called ahead. The student will check out in the Assistant Principal's office.
- You do not need to enter the building if you have called the absence in and communicated a pick-up location with your child. However, if you choose to pick up your child in the building, you must do so in the Assistant Principal's office. Upon entering the building, sign-in in the main office and proceed to the Assistant Principal's office.
All attendance procedures are outlined in detail in the Student Handbook. To report your child's absence, please call your child's assistant principal's office directly:
Dwight Kirksey--918.4139
Shiree Yeggins-Campbell--918.4132
Angela Thompson--918.4127
John E. Thomas--918.4131
Webster Groves High School
Email: erb.mickey@wgmail.org
Website: hs.webster.k12.mo.us
Location: 100 Selma Avenue, Webster Groves, MO, USA
Phone: (314) 963-6400
Facebook: facebook.com/WGAlumni
Twitter: @WebsterGrovesHS