west deptford high school eagle news october 27, 2017 · students should see their guidance...
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WEST DEPTFORD HIGH SCHOOL
EAGLE NEWS – October 27, 2017
Halloween – Just a reminder that in West Deptford High School, we DO NOT dress up for Halloween in costumes. In lieu of dressing up for Halloween, we are asking students to participate in our HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK. Please see the homecoming spirit week agenda below:
West Deptford Homecoming: West Deptford Homecoming Dance is Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 6:30pm ‐10:30pm in the HS gymnasium.
Homecoming SPIRIT WEEK is here!! Please remember that this is an exciting week for students as we prepare for the homecoming dance next Saturday. We have many exciting activities planned throughout the week. I do ask you to remind our students that appropriate school dress is expected and masks and completely covered face paintings are not permitted.
HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK AGENDA:
Monday (10/30) (9th grade choice)
USA DAY
Tuesday (10/31) (10th grade choice) College/Sports Shirt Day
Wednesday (11/1) (11th grade choice)
Tourist/Hawaiian Day
Thursday (11/2) (12th grade choice)
SPORTS DAY
Friday (11/3) GREEN AND WHITE PEP RALLY FOR STUDENTS
Spirit points are awarded during homeroom for each student who participates in each theme day. The class with the most points at the end of the week will be awarded the coveted spirit trophy at our homecoming pep rally! If there is any way that we can help you support the education of our students, please let us know. Thank you in
advance for all that you do to make our school great!
GUIDANCE NEWS:
Grades 9 ‐ 12: Students enrolled in any of the following WDHS courses are eligible to apply to earn college credits through Camden County College: Level III, Level IV, and AP World Languages, Accounting, AP Psychology, AP United States History, AP World History, AP Biology, AP Calculus, Honors Calculus. Information on the application process as well as credit fees will be distributed to students next month.
Grades 10 ‐ 12: High school students in grade 10 and up can take college courses at RCGC at a substantially discounted price. Students should see their guidance counselor for more info and to schedule an appt. with an RCGC Advisor. Grades 11 & 12: Students who are interested in the armed services are invited to take the ASVAB test (Armed Services Vocational Battery) here at WDHS on Nov. 16th. Students must sign up in Guidance. Grade 12:
RCGC will be here for a senior assembly on Fri., Oct. 27th during 3rd period. All students who are interested in applying must attend.
Counselors are busy working with seniors on their college applications. Students and parents are reminded that all transcripts must be requested in Naviance and can NOT be sent unless you have a signed transcript release form on file.
SAT / ACT scores must be sent from the testing agency to each school to which you apply. Students must go to the testing websites to make those arrangements.
Seniors are encouraged to start exploring scholarship opportunities. As we receive scholarship information, we will post it under the scholarship tab in Naviance. Students can then link right to the scholarship applications. Check back frequently as new scholarships are posted frequently!
Parents of Seniors can complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) now based on 2016 income tax information. Go to https://fafsa.ed.gov for information. Families who are interested in the NJ STARS program and/or student loans for their child must also file the FAFSA.
DECA NEWS:
DECA Needs your help!!!
We are in need of judges at New Jersey DECA’s Southern Blue Regional Competition on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Each year the members of the various High Business Education Programs across the state of New Jersey participate in a Regional DECA competition. DECA provides an opportunity for students to compete in a variety of business fields. The areas of competition include, but are not limited to: Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Food Services, Fashion Merchandising and Financial Services. In order to offer this unique opportunity to our students, we are in need of professionals who would be willing to serve as judges. This year, the Regional Competition will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill on January 9th from 7:45 AM until 2:30 PM. If you have never had the experience of serving as a judge for one of our conferences, you will be instructed upon arrival of your specific directions. In short, you will be listening to students present their marketing ideas on various business situations, and then you will be asked to score the students out of 100 points. Assistance will be provided to you throughout the day with any questions you would have. If you are willing to participate, please visit the following link:
https://sites.google.com/monroetwp.k12.nj.us/decajudge
It will direct you to my website, where you will be able to register as a judge. Directions to the hotel, along with a reminder letter will be forthcoming. We would be happy to have as many people as possible from your organization participate in our competition. If you know of any additional persons who would like to become involved, please feel free to share this email and my website link with them. Thank you in advance for your help in making this competition the best we could possibly offer our bright young students. I hope you will be able to assist us! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
SAFE SPACE NEWS:
Safe Space members will be attending the “14th Annual Conference for LGBTQ‐Straight
Alliances” presented by GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) at Montgomery High
School on Saturday, November 18th from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. The students will attend various
workshops designed for the LGBTQ population, GSA (Gay‐Straight Alliance) clubs, and allies of
the LGBTQ population. This forum gives the Safe Space students the opportunity to meet students from other
GSA’s in the state of NJ as well as attend informational workshops as it relates to our Safe Space club.
Permission slips and money are due no later than Wednesday, November 1st.
RENAISSANCE CLUB NEWS:
The Renaissance Club is selling Chick‐fil‐A sandwiches every Wednesday! For only $5 students can purchase a sandwich and a bag of chips! First come, first served!!!
YEARBOOK NEWS:
Buy your yearbook today and SAVE! Yearbooks are on sale for $85 if you purchase before October 27th!
Click here to purchase: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A05206900 Click here to purchase a senior vanity or corporate ad:
http://jostensadservice.com/?REF=A05206900
HOMECOMING NEWS:
WDHS PTO HOMECOMING FOOD DONATION SIGN‐UP:
Volunteers are needed to provide “Homecoming Dance Refreshments.” Please click on the
sign up button below to view the online sign‐up sheet in the Sign ‐Up Genius website. The PTO
thanks you in advance for your support in helping to make this event special for our kids.
SIGNUPGENIUSBUTTON or type in: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4caaac2ea4f94‐homecoming
HOMECOMING PICTURES:
JUNIOR CLASS FUNDRAISERS:
Cell Phone Wallets and Water Bottles
These cell phone wallets stick to the back of any
case and can hold your ID, credit cards, and
cash. $5 each. If you would like one (or more
than one ☺), please contact Mrs. Patton or
Miss [email protected]/
CLASS OF 2021 SPIRIT WEAR FUNDRAISER:
Show off your class pride by purchasing some WDHS Spirit Wear. Print the order form
below and send in with your cash or check made payable to WDHS. All proceeds will
benefit the Class of 2021 and can be ordered by anyone! Orders are due November
13th to Mrs. Everwine or Mrs. Baklycki. Email us with any questions!
CLASS OF 2020 SPIRIT WEAR FUNDRAISER:
Show off your class pride by purchasing some WDHS Spirit Wear. Print the order form
below and send in with your cash or check made payable to WDHS. All proceeds will
benefit the CLASS OF 2020. Orders are due no later than November 15th.
ATHLETIC OFFICE NEWS:
ATTENTION WDHS ATHLETIC FANS! Looking for some great WDHS Athletics gear for the holidays? Get Ready! From November 1st to November 15th Sports Paradise will be providing an online store where you can get great WDHS Athletics Nike apparel for the holiday season! Follow our Twitter and Remind 101 pages for more information! ENTER TO WIN AN "APPLE IPAD AIR"!!!! $3/chance or 2 chances for $5!! STOP BY THE WDHS ATHLETICS OFFICE FOR A CHANCE AT THIS GREAT PRIZE! WINTER STUDENT‐ATHLETES: It's not too early to turn your Athletic Participation Paperwork in! Stop down to the Athletics Office or visit our WDHS Athletics website to gather that information. Winter sports are right around the corner!
WDHS ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2017 INDUCTION CEREMONY!
PTO NEWS:
WEST DEPTFORD HIGH SCHOOL PTO RAFFLE
Like you, the WDHS‐PTO is off and running into the new school year!
As a PTO fundraiser, we will be raffling off a Samsung 55” Ultra High Definition 4K Smart LED Television and Nintendo
Switch game console. Tickets are $10 each. All proceeds are used to fund PTO projects. The PTO works to raise funds
for several projects throughout the year ‐ refreshments for Homecoming, Project Graduation and scholarships for
deserving graduates. We also donate and help WDHS Clubs and Organizations as well as coordinate the Teacher
Appreciation Breakfast. As you can imagine, it is an enormous undertaking that requires much time and much funding.
To help support the PTO, we are asking that each WDHS family purchase tickets. You can keep them for yourself, or
sell them to another potential lucky winner.
For your convenience, we have attached a ticket form for you. Simply return the bottom portion of this form with your
payment to school in an envelope and have your child drop it off at the main office. Checks can be made payable to
WDHS PTO. Thank you for your support.
Please feel free to contact any of the PTO Board Members with any questions. Thank you in advance for your continued
support.
President: Cheryl Reeve – [email protected] Vice President: Lucy Holton – [email protected]
Secretary: Dawn Gismondi – [email protected] Treasurer: Kate Cargill – [email protected]
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Return this portion with your payment ‐ PTO TV RAFFLE ‐ DRAWING TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017.
STUDENT NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________
TEACHER NAME/HOMEROOM #:________________________________________ GRADE: ________________
PARENT NAME: _____________________________________________________________________________
PHONE: _________________________ PARENT E‐MAIL:____________________________________________
CASH/CHECK #________________________________________ TOTAL________________________________
(Please put student name in memo section)
PTO MEMBERSHIP NEWS:
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
WEST DEPTFORD HIGH SCHOOL
West Deptford High School PTO would like to welcome you to the 2017‐2018 school year. We extend an invitation to all
parents to attend our meetings and get involved. Without parent participation, we will not be able to provide these great
activities for the students. Our meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the WDHS Media Center. We meet the second Thursday
of every other month. Our first meeting is on September 14, 2017, and we will have an extra meeting on October 12,
2017, to welcome new members and prepare for Homecoming. Additional meetings are November 16th, January 11th,
March 8th and May 10th.
The PTO works to raise funds for several projects throughout the year ‐ refreshments for Homecoming, Project Graduation and scholarships for deserving graduates. For your child to be eligible for a PTO Scholarship, membership of the parent or guardian is required. We also donate and help WDHS Clubs and Organizations as well as coordinate the Teacher Appreciation Breakfast.
To provide these events for the students, we will be running a few fundraisers. We are currently running our TV raffle
package, and we will also have our annual Filomena’s Basket Auction and throughout the year a couple of Pat’s Pizza
Nights. We are relying on our parents to help support these events.
Meeting dates, minutes and upcoming events will be posted on the school website calendar and posted on our Facebook page: West Deptford High School PTO. All upcoming events will be included in Dr. Gismondi’s Friday Eagle Newsletters. It is a great opportunity for you to volunteer as well as keep informed as to what is going on in our school.
We encourage you to support and participate in your PTO by joining for a nominal membership fee of $10.00.
Membership in the PTO does not require attendance at PTO meetings or events, although all are welcome to attend.
Please return the bottom portion of this page, along with your membership fee, to school with your child. Checks should
be made payable to WDHS PTO. If possible, please send your completed membership and ticket purchase forms with your
child during the first week of school and drop off at the main office. Please feel free to contact any of the Board Members
with any questions. Thank you in advance for your continued support.
President: Cheryl Reeve – [email protected] Vice President: Lucy Holton – [email protected]
Secretary: Dawn Gismondi – [email protected] Treasurer: Kate Cargill – [email protected]
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Return this portion with your payment ‐ PTO MEMBERSHIP STUDENT NAME: ___________________________________________________________________________________
TEACHER NAME/HOMEROOM #:_______________________________________________ GRADE: ________________
PARENT NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________________
PHONE: _____________________________ PARENT E‐MAIL:_______________________________________________
CASH/CHECK # ____________________________ ‐ Please put your child’s name in memo section on check.