May 26, 2020

WHS Band Teacher Joins Taps Across America

WHS Band Teacher and Army Veteran Mike Hood joined more than 1,000 people nationwide who sounded Taps at exactly 3 PM for Memorial Day, May 25th. The annual event - called “Taps Across America” is part of the National Moment of Remembrance, which encourages Americans, wherever they are at 3 pm on Memorial Day to sound Taps (if able) or pause for one minute to remember those who have died in military service to the United States. “As a veteran myself and from a very long line of veterans, it’s nice that I have a chance to honor them. We lost my Grandpa in the summer of 2017 at the age of 94 and he was a WW2 Vet. I sounded taps at his funeral. It was 101 degrees in the middle of July, but the Honor Guard and I were full on and he had full honors. That is the last time I played it,” Mr. Hood said. He teaches bugle calls (including Taps) to all the WHS trumpet players since the school receives requests every year to play for various retirement homes and for WSD Veterans Day celebrations.

WATCH MR. HOOD SOUND TAPS

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

Did you know May is Asian Pacific American Heritage (APA) Month that celebrates the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in United States? Check out our FIRST WISS Celebrates APA Heritage Month videos featuring photos of our Wiss students &

teachers along with encouraging messages of prominent local APA professionals.WMS Celebrates APA MonthWISS Celebrates APA Heritage Month: VOICES

THANK YOU to 8th grade math teacher, Mrs. Lee, and everyone who participated and helped put the project together.

Blue Bell Students Say Goodbye to the Bell

COVID-19 can't stop the tradition of Blue Bell 5th graders taking a photo next to their school’s familiar blue bell as part of their promotion to middle school. After all, they passed that blue bell for 6 years heading into school each day!

LGE’s Walk Down Memory Lane

As 5th graders prepare to be promoted to middle school, seniors prepare to graduate, and other students wrap up another successful school year, Lower Gwynedd staff put together this great video sharing what they looked like on their graduation day. Thanks to Ms. Russo, 3rd grade teacher, for compiling the video.

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#WissAtHome Happenings

Thanks to the WHS FANS Club for organizing a great spirit week for the Class of 2020. Each day seniors shared pictures on the FANS Instagram including photos from their elementary, middle and high school days. ENJOY THE CLASS OF 2020 PHOTOS

For her graduation project, WHS Senior Gabrielle Adriaanse captured some of the amazing memories of the Class of 2020 in this recap video. Thanks Gabby! WATCH THE SENIOR RECAP VIDEO

This week, May 25-29, is packed with more great events for the Class of 2020. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will share celebratory videos with the community, followed by our Senior Pick-Up Day Celebration and Virtual Scholarship Night on Thursday.

WMS: Congratulations to WMS students and MathCounts Club members, Tiffany Liu, Kenneth Cobbs, and Anoosha Shukla, who created this awesome video to demonstrate their how they solved a difficult math problem as part of a virtual Math Madness tournament. WATCH THE STUDENTS MATH MADNESS VIDEO

SHADY GROVE: SGE HSA wanted to make sure that teachers remembered how much our families appreciate them. During the district-wide classroom cleanup where teachers gathered and packed student belongings for pick-up, the HSA shared their love via signs and chalk art.

STONY CREEK: You know the expression “all dressed up with no place to go?” Well, quarantine didn’t stop Stony Creek students from dressing up in their finest and funnest during Wednesday Dress Up Day - a school spirit activity.

Beginning on May 28th through June 5th, our Class of 2020 graduates’ names will be displayed on the electronic sign at the corner of Houston and Dager Roads. The names will run on a constant 24-hour loop. Each screen will “freeze” for ten minutes, allowing for a photo op for our students and families! VIEW THE SCHEDULE

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: On June 4th, Wiss Nation is invited to the Class of 2020 Car Parade beginning at 12 pm at WHS. VIEW PARADE DETAILS

Our Virtual Commencement Ceremony will begin at 6 PM on June 4th with events planned prior to the start. More information will be shared via email, the WSD website and social media in the coming week!

Class of 2020 Car Parade

Congrats to Ericka Leslie, speech and language therapist at WMS and head coach of the WMS field hockey team who was selected as one of eight new inductees in the Class of 2020 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. READ MORE ABOUT MS. LESLIE

CLASS OF 2020 CELEBRATIONS