As you know, we have been on a water boil notice since early Monday morning. We would like to thank our students and staff for making this week at WHS as close to a normal week as possible. We can easily and confidently report that there has been minimal interruption to our days this week in regards to instructional time and all of our extracurricular and club activities. Our Maintenance and Operations Dept did a fantastic job of making sure we had supplies daily! We would like to thank our parents for sending water with their students and for making lunches for their kids when possible.
We continue to allow our students to pick up water bottles throughout the day as needed. We have water bottle stations in the Chap Court, the Commons and NGC Cafeteria. Students have been very grateful for the freedom to pick up water at their discretion. We only have a few rules: one per student, please recycle, and drink the water you take. We did have to address the rumor that if our students drank all the water, that we would cancel school. With the water boil notice in effect, concessions at our events will be impacted. As an example, we will have bottled water, canned drinks, and sports drinks available at our football games on Thursday and Friday evenings but no ice or fountain drink service. Our normal food service should be OK but may be modified as the evenings progress. Thanks for your patience and understanding. We hope everyone has a tremendous weekend. The weather should be absolutely gorgeous with sunny skies and highs in the 70s and low 80s. We look forward to a No Homework evening next week on October 31st and also towards the beginning of November.
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Today marks the end of the first quarter of the 18-19 school year. It has been a busy week and quarter for our students and staff. We believe we have had a strong first quarter due to some outstanding senior leadership on campus. We have had some significant gains in our staff with a skilled group of new teachers who are small in number but have had a positive impact at WHS. I was talking to a group of senior boys yesterday who were amazed how quick the year is going, and they mentioned how Thanksgiving break is perfect this year-it’s exactly halfway in the second quarter and that is pretty cool. Last week, our sophomores and juniors took the PSAT on Wednesday during a shortened week that also included the second week of ACL and several games with Lake Travis - Tennis, Volleyball and Football - all in one day. It was a busy week but a highly successful week on campus and in these events. The ability of our students and staff to remain focused during a week like this one serves our students well as they enter college and post-university life and they learn how to manage, prioritize, and even enjoy all that we know life can bring our way. As part of our mission to help our students find their passions, we encourage our teachers to engage with our community. We do this through our Mentorship program, Clinicals and CERT programs through HST, Incubator and Accelerator programs, and many volunteering opportunities. Our teachers have even begun taking field trips such as our astronomy classes venturing to Fort Davis and the McDonald Observatory. Here is an opportunity some our students had recently: Last week a group of Norman Morgan’s Robotics students got the opportunity to visit UT Austin’s Nanotechnology research facility at the J.J. Pickle Research Center. This facility is one of only sixteen facilities like it in the United States where cutting edge research on design and fabrication of microchips occurs. This was truly a day of learning...
We hope you have a fabulous weekend. On a positive note, the sun may make a rare appearance this Sunday. Hopefully you can find some time to get outside and enjoy a fall day of sun and cooler temperatures.
We would like to remind you to make a donation to EEF. As a group was listening to Dr. Leonard's State of the District today, it was quite impressive to visit with parents about such a large donation which all goes to funding staff positions including teachers, nurses, and librarians. We hope you have a wonderful three-day weekend. This weekend always hits at a perfect time. Everyone is into the flow of the new year. The routine is established, and our habits for the year have been established. We are half way to Thanksgiving Break and nearing the end of the 1st Quarter.
We hope everyone can slow down this weekend and get some true quality time with their loved ones. One cannot predict when the best memories will be made with family and friends, but one must be present with family and friends for any memory to occur. Make some time even during a busy ACL, Texas-OU weekend, and activity-filled three days with your closest ones. As my mom used to say often, “we don’t remember days, we remember special moments.” Take care. |
Steve Ramsey: WHS Principal BlogPrincipal's Weekly Reflections Archives
May 2019
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