Baseball - Admission for regular season games is $5 per person. Tickets will be sold at the gate. Masks are required for entrance. We ask that you maintain a social distance from non-household members. Handicapped restroom facilities are available at the “ticket booth” at the entrance to Lou Brissie Field. We are looking forward to the season and thank you for adhering to the mask and social distancing guidelines.
Softball - Admission for regular season games is $5 per person. Tickets will be sold at the field. Masks are required for entry. We ask that you maintain a social distance from non-household members. In addition to bleacher seating, there is room on the upper level as well as each fence line and outfield area to set up chairs. Please DO NOT SIT in the area behind home plate. A limited number of handicapped parking spaces are available on the left as you enter the school driveway. No spectator vehicles will be allowed on field level. A handicapped accessible restroom is available just inside the double gate. We are looking forward to the season and thank you for adhering to the mask and social distancing guidelines.
Soccer - Admission for regular season games is $5 per person. Tickets will be sold at the gate. Masks are required for entrance. We ask that you maintain a social distance from non-household members. Handicapped accessible parking is available upon request with tag/placard and a purchased ticket. We are looking forward to the season and thank you for adhering to the mask and social distancing guidelines.
Farmers to Families food distribution will be at Ware Shoals High School FRIDAY from 9:30-11:30 or until the food is gone. No proof of income or identification is required. We will distribute about 1,100 boxes, packed with poultry, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. We are excited about this opportunity to provide food for our employees, students, and community! This is a USDA program in partnership with farmers, ranchers, and other food producers and distributors. This program helps businesses, prevents waste, and helps families have access to fresh, healthy food. Officers and employees will assist with traffic control, showing you where to enter to get in line. Share this message - help us spread the word. We don't want any leftover food! https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box https://www.usda.gov/media/press-
Time to order school photos!
The Department of Social Services (DSS) are working to provide a second round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits for eligible children across South Carolina. DSS strongly encourages ALL households with potentially eligible students to validate their address in the DSS P-EBT Address Portal on or before March 19th, 2021 to ensure proper delivery of P-EBT cards.
The first P-EBT payment are expected to be mailed out in mid-April 2021. Please allow a minimum of 14 business days for card delivery.
Additional information can be reviewed in the Pandemic EBT Frequently Asked Questions.
https://dss.sc.gov/
The WS Fitness Center, located between the high school and the gym, is open to citizens of our district, 18 years and over, from 7AM to 8PM, 7 days a week. Citizens must sign up to receive a key card for access. It is well-equipped with treadmills, steppers, and weight machines. There is no charge to use the Fitness Center. Call 864-456-7496 if you wish to join!
We had a great "first" day of school. Thanks to all of our staff for making it extra special!
WSSD51 students will start five day face-to-face instruction Monday, February 22. When students return, they can expect to see continued use of masks, plexiglass shields, frequent hand washing, portable water stations, electrostatic disinfectant spraying, and social distancing as in the A/B model. The biggest difference will be larger class sizes.
More students will also be riding buses, where social distancing will be done to the extent possible. Expect buses to arrive 15 to 20 minutes earlier in the AM and later in the PM due to the increased number of riders.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back. Purple and Gold belong together!
At their meeting today, board members voted unanimously for all students to return to school February 22, five days face-to-face. It will be great to have everyone together for the first time this year! Please be diligent with personal protective measures while in school and in the community so we can finish the year strong!
LEARNING, SERVING, LEADING…TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN!
Bus drivers needed!
Full time with benefits; competitive hourly rate
Qualifications: clean driving record, work well w/ children, complete requirements for CDL / Bus driver’s license
Apply in person at Ware Shoals School District office at 56 South Greenwood Avenue.
If you'd like an application emailed to you, please let us know your email address.
The crew from Camp Electric completed removal of the Riegel Stadium light towers today. The towers will be renovated and fitted with LED lights. The project should be completed in about 8 weeks, in time for the first baseball home game.
Pageant packets for Miss WSH are available in the high school front office. The due date to enter the pageant is February 10th at 3:00pm.
We are still distributing food in front of WSHS until 11:30 am today. Come out and pick up a box of food from the Farmers to Families program. No proof of income or identification needed. We will see you soon!
FREE food boxes tomorrow from 9:30-11:30 at Ware Shoals High School! Farmers to Families food boxes have meat, fruit, and dairy products and weigh about 30 pounds. One box per family...first come, first served...while supplies last. No proof of income or identification needed. Come see us and take your box of food home to enjoy!
Plans are underway for another food distribution Friday from the "Farmers to Families" program. We are getting a truck load of about 1,100 boxes, packed with chicken strips, sausage, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. We are excited about this opportunity to provide food for our employees, students, and community! Distribution will be at Ware Shoals High School from 9:30-11:30 FRIDAY or until the food is gone. No proof of income or identification is required. This is a USDA program in partnership with farmers, ranchers, and other food producers and distributors. A lot of food that would normally be sold to restaurants is not being utilized due to the COVID-19 national emergency. This program helps businesses, prevents waste, and helps families have access to fresh, healthy food. Officers and employees will assist with traffic control, showing you where to enter to get in line. The line WILL be long at times, but our volunteers will get you through as quickly as possible. ONE BOX PER FAMILY...FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED...WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Share this message - help us spread the word. We don't want any leftover food! https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box https://www.usda.gov/media/press-
Third and Fourth grade students @ Ware Shoals Primary School receive new Dell laptops today! These new student devices will assist students with assignments in class and at home. This is part of our district-wide one-to-one student device program.
We look forward to welcoming students back to school next week! Monday, January 25th is A Day (Purple Hornets) and Tuesday, January 26th is B Day (Gold Hornets). Please be sure your child wears a mask to enter school or to the bus stop to board the bus. School staff will monitor students for wearing masks, social distancing, and hand washing. Please do not allow your child to get on the bus or enter the school if sick. If a family member or close contact has COVID symptoms, do not send your child to school. Call your school nurse to get advice. We offer rapid COVID testing onsite for students and staff.
Here is a link to an article by a doctor from MUSC. It may help those who are anxious about returning.
https://web.musc.edu/about/news-center/2021/01/19/data-on-covid-in-charleston-county-schools-stun-doctor-who-crunched-the-numbers
DESTINATION...GRADUATION!
This REMINDER is for all students enrolled in the Distance Learning Program and children not enrolled at WSSD 51. A Parent/Guardian or student must sign up to receive free breakfast and lunch meals for their student/child starting Tuesday, January 19, @ 9:00 am and will end Thursday, January 21 @ 3:00 pm for next week’s meals (1/25 – 1/29/21). All meals will be available for curbside pick-up on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 – 11:00 am at each schools chosen location. The meal form can be accessed on our districts webpage and Facebook page at this link https://rb.gy/6voqf4. Contact Food Service for more information.
Note: Sign up is required each week for all meal request and will begin after 3:00 pm each Thursday and end the following Tuesday at 3:00 pm to ensure meal access for the following week of meals***
All A/B Hybrid schedule students will receive their meals at school and do not need to sign up online.
Meals will be free to all students enrolled in WSSD 51 and to children in our community. Children must be 18 years or younger and do not have to be enrolled at WSSD 51 to be eligible to receive meals.
WSSD51 E-Learning/Distance Learning pick up meal plan REMINDER: All requests need to be completed for free breakfast and lunch meals for ALL students and children 18 years and younger in our community to receive meals for the week of January 18 - 22. Please sign up by this Thursday, January 14th by 3:00 pm. Meals may be picked up curbside at each schools' chosen location Monday, January 18th (2 day meals) and Wednesday, January 20th (3 day meals) from 10:00 – 11:00 am. If you have already signed up for next week's meals, please disregard this request. Please contact Sharon Mann, Food Service Director, with any questions @ 864-456-7496, Thank you!
Please sign up using this link: https://rb.gy/6voqf4
The Board of Trustees met today to discuss our return to school. They considered the data, acknowledging all time high numbers of COVID cases and deaths in our area since Christmas. They decided to wait until January 25th to return to the A/B model. Please observe the safe practices that you’ve heard over and over and encourage others to do so as well, so that we will start to see a downward trend in cases! January 25th will be an A day (Purple Hornets). Athletic conditioning may resume next week. We will continue to offer breakfast and lunch pickup at each school location until students return. You will receive a link to sign up soon. Thanks for your patience as we strive to provide a safe environment for our staff and students.
Dr. Fay Sprouse, Superintendent
Here is a link to the Modified Year-Round Calendar that we will transition to in 2021-22. This year, summer vacation will be 6 weeks longs, but there are longer breaks throughout the year.
https://5il.co/oeue