Williamstown Middle/High

We as a school community are mourning the loss of our teacher and friend, Mrs. Heather Oblisk. Students and families, WMHS counselors are available to you. You are not alone and we are stronger together. If you are a student wanting to speak with a counselor, please let us know by signing up here: https://forms.gle/gaquAJxHpVsnRAPX9 Counseling resources can also be found on our school website under "Counseling Department" and at https://www.help304.com/

Please check the Counseling Department's "Announcements & Updates" on the WHS website for information "Cool Cash For College"

Good Evening, Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-K through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. High Schools will still be governed by the WVDHHR map, but local decisions will be made for in-person learning based on the color of the map. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021, or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year!

Good Evening. This is Will Hosaflook Superintendent of Wood County Schools Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-k through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. If Wood County is Green, Yellow, Gold, or Orange on the daily map, High School students will attend school in-person as long as we do not reach the “Red” status. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021……. or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year

Attention 6th Grade Parents: Mrs. Gates-Rusher sent out a survery for a program we are collaborating with WVUD entitled Young Mountaineer Health Study. If you could have your child take a few moments to fill out the link, we would greatly appreciate it. Here is the link again for further access. https://boisestate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a2EvLoTpNIeFP9j Thanks for your help!

New scholarship newsletter from StudentScholarships.org arrived today. Look for it on the Counseling Department's "Announcements and Updates" tab on the WHS website. . Also, don't forget to check the "Scholarships Overview" tab.

Please check the Counseling Department's "Announcements and Updates" on the WHS website regularly. New scholarship information was added today.

School pictures are now available at the main office for pickup from 8-3 daily.

Reminder that Mid-term grades will be available on Dec. 14.

Snow Day Plan: If there would be a snow day called by the Superintendent, staff is to report at a later time. Therefore, if a snow day is called, we will follow our 2 hour delay bell schedule https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/wh/page/bell-schedule--543. that can be find on our school webpage. This means 1st period TEAMS meetings would begin at 10:20am.

WCS Instructional Plan Parent Calendar https://5il.co/n91d

Sophomores who missed the PSAT-NMSQT - LAST CALL to sign up to take the make up test on Tuesday, January 26. All WHS 10th graders regardless of learning status are encouraged to take the assessment. The makeup day is only for students who were ABSENT on their test day (October 14 or October 29). The DEADLINE to register for the makeup PSAT-NMSQT is Monday, November 23 at noon. Register here: https://forms.gle/KhVH42URcQ72rCv77

Career Exploration and local JOB OPPORTUNITIES are highlighted in the latest addition to the Counseling Department's "Announcements and Updates" tab of the school website. This is for parents AND students. Check it out! https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/wh/page/announcements-updates

Helping Students Learn -- Middle School Nov. 2020 Edition https://5il.co/n31g

Pre-Order Meal Delivery Bus Hub & Curbside Tuesday, November 17th - Friday, November 20th Meal pre-orders for Nov. 17-20 are now open at https://tinyurl.com/yyndu3tl As we transition our students to remote learning in orange during the week of November 16th, WCS will be providing students' with meals curbside at your school for walkers and drop offs as well as providing meal delivery via bus routes. School buses will travel to their afternoon stops carrying pre-ordered meals (Breakfast and Lunch) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Bus routes are 3 1/2 hours before the normal afternoon drop off time. Meals will need to be reheated. There will be instructions for reheating. For information regarding bus times, please call 304-420-9636 extension 101. If you are picking up curbside at a school. Pickup times are from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please complete the pre-order form for the the Week of November 16th (Tuesday - Friday) for all bus deliveries and curbside . Deadline for pre-order is 2 p.m. on Monday, November 16th. You will need to place an order separately for each student. If you are requesting for bus delivery and your student currently rides a bus, please place the bus number that your student rides home. This program is solely for the pick-up of meals; meals will not be consumed on site. We encourage families to continue to be proactive in reducing the risk of COVID-19 by not congregating at the pick-up locations. Allergy Disclaimer: During this remote and curbside feeding situation, Wood County Schools Child Nutrition Department will be operating under a special waiver for distribution of meals. This option does not allow us to identify students by names and therefore we are not able to identify special food allergies. Please contact the Child Nutrition Department if you have any questions, 304-420-9631 extension 103. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Sophomores who missed the PSAT-NMSQT - you can sign up to take the make up test on Tuesday, January 26. All WHS 10th graders regardless of learning status are encouraged to take the assessment. The makeup day is only for students who were ABSENT on their test day (October 14 or October 29). The DEADLINE to register for the makeup PSAT-NMSQT is Monday, November 23 at noon. Register here: https://forms.gle/KhVH42URcQ72rCv77

If you are a senior applying to Marietta College, please check the Counseling Department page on the school website.

Lots of updates and announcements on the Counseling Department of the WHS website. Please visit and scroll until you are up to date with all the news. https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/o/wh/page/announcements-updates

Here is the Remote Learning plan set forth for Wood County Schools for the week of Nov. 09. https://5il.co/mut3 Our bell schedule is on our webpage under "Menu" and then "About WHS" so students can follow their schedule and log on with their teachers. It is strongly encouraged for students to log in each day to receive instruction, check progress, or ask for help. Teachers will be logged on at the beginning of each period, except for Wednesday which is Veteran's Day. Friday staff will maintain office hours as has been previously done throughout the school year.

Please be sure to check out the images and come on out to the high school this Saturday to see all the amazing work by Mrs. King and her Yearbook staff!