The Warrior Way
Watkins Memorial High School
February 16, 2023
Hello Warrior Families!
It has been a busy week, filled with amazing teaching, learning, and community building. We are incredibly proud of students and staff who are consistently pushing themselves to get better. We focused on kindness this week, and students did not disappoint! We observed so many positive actions, and compliments and kind notes were abundant.
Shout out to our students in Work Study, who hosted a chocolate covered pretzel sale on Valentine's Day.
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Freshmen Fundraiser
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History Day
WMHS's History Day Competition was held this week. We offer a HUGE thanks to the parents, guardians, faculty, district leaders, and Board of Education members who attended. We were amazed by the exhibits, documentaries, websites, and papers, and students did a fantastic job explaining their projects and research process. The top projects will move on to the regional competition at the Ohio Statehouse in March, hoping to progress to state and national competition.
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ACT for 11th Graders
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Senior Family Information
Did you see the Senior Family Newsletter emailed through Final Forms on January 13? If not, check it out here: https://www.smore.com/76zjp. Lots of important information about graduation is included.
Reminder: senior pictures for the yearbook are due by February 28. Photos should be submitted in JPEG format to yearbookwatkins@gmail.com.
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Daily Announcements
We've been asked to share the link for our daily announcements. These are shown on the big video board in the commons, and they're linked in all grade-level Google Classrooms.
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Word of the Week
skeptical adjective
showing doubt
- Caden insisted he would always do his chores from how on, but his dad was skeptical.
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Athletics
It’s the championship season and tournament time for winter sports -- GO WARRIORS!
Friday, February 17
- Boys Basketball (Fr/JV/V) @ Mt. Vernon (4:30/6:00/7:30)
Saturday, February 18
- Varsity Wrestling @ LCL Championships - Utica
- JV Wrestling @ Jon Post Invitational - Westerville North
- Girls Wrestling @ Fredericktown
- Swimming Qualifiers @ District Meet – OSU
- Freshman Boys Basketball @ Newark Tournament
- Girls Basketball Sectional Final (2nd round CDAB Tournament) HOME vs. Olentangy Berlin – 6:00
Monday, February 20 (President’s Day – No School)
- Freshman Boys Basketball @ Newark (Semifinals) – (IF win on 2/18) – 6:45
- Official practice begins for Baseball and Softball
Tuesday, February 21
- Boys Varsity Basketball CDAB tournament game @ H. Davidson – 7:00
Wednesday, February 22
- Freshman Boys Basketball @ Newark (Finals) – (IF win on 2/20) – 6:00
- Girls Varsity Basketball District Semifinal (IF win on 2/18) would be @ TBD vs. Reynoldsburg
Friday, February 24
- Swimming Qualifiers @ State Meet (Fri/Sat – Canton)
- Boys Varsity Basketball Sectional Final (2nd round CDAB tournament) (IF win on 2/21) would be @ Westerville Central
Saturday, February 25
- Varsity Wrestling D1 Sectional Meet HOME – HOST SITE
TWITTER: @WM_Warriors
#WatkinsWarriorWay
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Student and Staff Highlights
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Family Feedback
Families, we want to hear from you. We do our best to support our students and families, however we know at times there are things we might miss, related to academic needs, friendships and relationships, mental health, and safety. Your voice is important to us as we reflect on what we can do better to support our students and families. We know that we can best support kids when we work in partnership with families and the community.
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Mark Your Calendar
2/17 - No School
2/20 - No School
3/15 - Senior Panoramic Photo - 7:20 am
3/15 - Club and Organizations Pictures - immediately after Senior Panoramic Photo
Check out the WMHS Events Calendar on our website for even more upcoming dates.
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Stay Connected with Watkins Memorial High School
- Text the Principal: 740.409.6278
- Facebook: Watkins Memorial High School Official
- Twitter: Watkins Memorial High School Official
- Website: https://wmhs.swl.k12.oh.us/
- Office: 740-927-3846
- Attendance: 740-964-3355
- Guidance: 740-927-4825
Melissa Ladowitz, Principal
Travis Smith, Assistant Principal
Mark Kurth, Dean of Students