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
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 11 - 15. Please sign up by this Thursday at 3:00 pm. Meals may be picked up curbside at each schools' chosen location Monday, January 11th and Wednesday, January 13th from 10:00 – 11:00 am. Please sign up using this link: https://rb.gy/6voqf4
Please contact Sharon Mann, Food Service Director, with any questions. 864-456-7496 Thank you!
During our return to virtual learning January 5th - 18th, we will provide FREE MEALS to ALL students and children 18 years and younger in our community. If you want your child(ren) to receive free breakfast and lunch, you must sign up in advance using the form at this link: https://rb.gy/6voqf4
Meals may be picked up curbside at schools from 10-11AM on these dates: January 6, January 11, and January 13. Sign up starts TODAY and ends Monday, January 4th @ 3:00 pm. for pickup on the 6th. Sign up will required again for the week of the January 11th, and may be done between 3PM on Monday (Jan. 4 ) and 3PM Thursday (Jan. 7) using the same link. Please contact Sharon Mann, Food Services Supervisor, with any questions (864-456-7496).
The Board of Trustees met today to discuss our return to school, considering the spike in COVID-19 cases from the Christmas break. They decided we would return to virtual instruction from January 5-18. They will meet again in 2 weeks to review the data and decide what to do starting January 19th.
Right now community spread is higher than it’s ever been, so we will take a pause in coming to school to learn. It is the safest choice, but it is not an easy choice. Board members and I understand and accept that there is no solution that will please everyone; however, the priority in our district has been and will remain safety for all. COVID-19 is a threat…an intruder…one that we take very seriously because it is highly contagious, it causes illness that is sometimes serious, and it can cause death, especially for those who have underlying health conditions. Many of our employees are at risk of having complications if they get the virus.
During the remaining holidays and the 10 days of virtual instruction, please observe the safe practices that you’ve heard over and over and encourage others to do so as well, so that we can get back to school Jan. 19th!
Dr. Fay Sprouse, Superintendent
WSHS girls' and boys' basketball games scheduled for Friday vs. Dixie have been postponed. A make-up date has not yet been determined.
We have added three important links on our district website under the COVID-19 tab, which is circled in red.
Please review and submit the electronic permission form if you agree for our nurses to administer COVID rapid tests if your child becomes symptomatic. Read all about it on our website.
If your child tests positive for COVID or if your child is a close contact of a positive case during the holidays we need you to report it to our district nurse using the electronic form or by calling 864-377-0587.
The district will be monitoring the numbers over the holidays and will announce by January 1st if there is a need to return to eLearning. Students are bringing all needed materials home today and tomorrow to be prepared in case that happens. The extra work brought home by some is not homework to be completed over the holidays.
We encourage everyone to follow the CDC guidelines of wearing a mask in public, socially distancing six feet, washing hands frequently, and avoiding social gatherings. These simple steps prevent the spread of COVID-19. Let's all do our part so that we can be back to a normal schedule soon after the holidays!
I enjoyed reading to Dr. Owens' 3rd and 4th grade Distance Learning students today! We read two books from my collection of Robert Sabuda pop-up books: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and The 12 Days of Christmas. I fell in love with pop-up books when I was in primary school and started collecting them as an adult.
Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas from all of us at WSSD51! Please stay safe during the holiday break.
Dr. Fay Sprouse, Superintendent
Class Ring Ceremony December 16th in the WSHS Auditorium @ 2:00, masks are mandatory. Attendees will be screened for COVID symptoms prior to entering the building. The ceremony will also be live streamed for those who cannot or prefer not to attend.
Each ring recipient will be given two tickets to the ceremony. Ticketed guests and ring recipients may enter starting at 1:30. Guests must sit in unmarked (not taped) seats to allow for social distancing to the extent possible. Students will sit in the section on the right (facing the stage) in their assigned seats. When called up to receive their rings, students will remain on stage. After all students have received their rings, they will be asked to place them on their fingers at the same time. Students will then exit the auditorium, followed by visitors, to meet outside to show their rings to their family members.
Katie Pulley, Media Specialist at Ware Shoals Middle, serves on the board of the Ware Shoals Community Foundation. Here, she is presenting a donation from the foundation to Catfish Feastival board members Rick and Teresa Holland.
WSSD51 teachers care about our students and about our community. They LEARN, SERVE, and LEAD to make WSSD a great place to live and to learn!
A wonderfully positive story about the way we Learn SERVE and Lead!
BLOOD DRIVE
DECEMBER 7, 2020
SIGNUP: https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/155786
We are very thankful for our students, especially those who look for ways to help others. This is Eli Burton, an 11th grader at WSHS, who bought paper sacks while working at an auction this past weekend. He donated them to our Food Service program! What a great way to SERVE others, by providing supplies for sack lunches. Thanks, Eli....you embody our motto "LEARNING, SERVING, LEADING," and we appreciate you!
The Annette Batson Memorial Thanksgiving Luncheon will not be served this year.
“It is with great regret we are unable to celebrate and continue the tradition this year, but health and safety concerns are a priority,” said Paul Anderson, principal of Ware Shoals High School. “We look forward to continuing our tradition next year.”
Dawn Amerson, Executive Director of Five Star Senior Living, began overseeing the preparation of the Thanksgiving luncheon the year after Mrs. Batson’s death. Amerson, along with Chefs throughout the Five Star organization, cook and serve a traditional meal to members of the Ware Shoals community.
“Out of an extreme abundance of caution during this pandemic, we will not host the community Thanksgiving luncheon this year. A majority of citizens who normally attend the Thanksgiving luncheon have major underlying medical issues and putting one life at risk is not something we are willing to do,” said Amerson. “We look forward to continuing the tradition next year.”
Since 2011, Mrs. Batson, former Family and Consumer Science instructor at WSHS, along with her students prepared a Thanksgiving luncheon for the greatest generation. She taught her students to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving meal, all the while teaching them how to give back to the community.
Our scheduled date for returning to five day instruction, November 23, has been changed due to the increase in COVID19 cases in our counties and the chance that students, their families, and our staff will be attending gatherings over the holidays where exposure may occur.
The new target date for reopening with five day instruction is January 14, the first day of the second semester. This is an additional 23 days of the hybrid schedule. We thank you for your understanding and patience as our Board of Trustees and I put safety first.
If your child has had close contact with a positive COVID19 case or with anyone with symptoms, call our district nurse at 377-0587. Do not send your child to school until she advises you of what to do.
Ware Shoals High School is excited to announce a new team established this year for our students. Please use the QR code below to donate to our team. Thank you in advance for your support and Go Hornets!
Bus 9 will be about an hour late tomorrow AM. It may also be late in the PM. We will let you know when we find out.