Grandparents Day: Watauga Elementary School welcomed more than 400 grandparents for a "Grand Slam" luncheon to celebrate Grandparents Day on Monday. We love seeing our students and grandparents all smiles!
Robotics: Engineering 1/Robotics students at Washington County Career & Technical Education Center built a robot system using specified criteria & constraints. They then tested their designs, evaluated performance, and collected data to explore ways to improve their designs.
Looking for a fun tune to listen to this weekend? Check out Greendale's song for this year, Building the Best Me. It goes with their theme of Building the Best YOU. Students have been learning the song in music class. Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKaMRiKN30A
Mark Your Calendars: Tuesday, September 10 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. is College Night at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center! All high school students are invited to attend to meet with college representatives from various schools. Registering prior is not required for attendance, but registering for any of the below events at strivefair.com will allow students to track the college representatives they speak with throughout each event. Students will receive a QR code via text and email, and will show the QR code to the college reps.
If you are not able to attend on Tuesday, check out these other dates in surrounding counties:
*Wise County and City of Norton College Fair
Monday, September 9, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
UVA Wise -- 437 Stadium Drive -- Wise, VA 24293
*Smyth County College and Career Fair
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Oak Point Elementary School -- 138 Oak Point Dr. -- Marion, VA 24354
Check This Out: First year Auto Body Tech students with Mr. Burress at the Washington County Career & Technical Education Center have been learning how to water sand, paint prime, and apply clear coat to fenders.
Mathematical Measurements: John S. Battle students in Ms. Austin's Algebra 2 class worked with a partner to gather height and forearm length from each other, made a table as a class of the data, used a graphing calculator to plot the class data, determined if there was a correlation, and found an equation of the line of the best between the two variables. The equation gave the students the ability to use it to predict the height or forearm length of a student when given the other variable.
School Days at the Washington County Fair will be here before we know it! The 19th annual School Days at the Fair will take place Friday, September 13th. Come enjoy an afternoon of fun!
The School Nutrition Department at Abingdon High School has started the Breakfast After the Bell Program. Some students say they are not hungry first thing in the morning. Now, students have a second chance to grab breakfast between 1st and 2nd period, and take it to class!
The Virginia Department of Health is asking you to share your thoughts on adolescent health. It's part of VDH's Virginia Community Conversations, with several virtual options. Registration is required, as space is limited. Scan the QR code to register.
For Your Information: Please be advised Glade Spring Middle School will be used to land a medical helicopter for an emergency in the area. There is no emergency at Glade Spring Middle School. We are working together to facilitate a landing zone, please don't be alarmed.
Mathematical Scavenger Hunt: Sixth grade students at Damascus Middle School are learning how to add & subtract mixed numbers. Their teacher, Ms. Childress, had the students practice what they learned by putting their skills to the test with a scavenger hunt around the building.
Vote Now: Communities in Schools of Appalachian Highlands is a Regional Finalist for the 2025 Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards grant! Be sure to cast your vote to help CIS-AH become a regional winner & further their impact throughout our community. See the flyer on how to vote
Happy Labor Day from WCPS! We hope all of our students, staff and families have been enjoying this long weekend! We will see you back on Tuesday.
Fall 2024 Gifted Referrals will be accepted through September 16. Please contact Ms. Susan O'Dell at sodell@wcs.k12.va.us with any questions.
https://forms.gle/rPq8yLjctpVm2ysH9
We love seeing our high school students helping out our elementary students! This group of students from Abingdon High School laced up their running shoes to help Abingdon Elementary with their Fun Run Fundraiser.
Trivia Time: Holston High School hosted a Faculty/Staff vs. Student Trivia Competition, which was a big hit! While all participants had a blast, it was the Faculty/Staff that came out with the win!
Skittles and a scavenger hunt make for a fun science class! Ms. Caywood’s 6th grade science students at Damascus Middle School are learning about atoms. During the lesson, they modeled atoms with the Skittles and participated in a scavenger hunt.
John S. Battle students are highlighting the importance of teamwork! Ms. Austin's Algebra 2 Honors students worked together to expand their knowledge of absolute value equations. The students worked in groups of three: A leader, presenter, and timekeeper. As a group, they evaluated 20 questions that had been solved incorrectly, worked together to find the mistakes in each, reworked them to solve them correctly, and presented their results to the class. These students spent the class talking about math with each other and expressing their thoughts and ideas. Mathematical thinkers in the making!
Hands-On Learning: It's been an exciting few days for our first year Criminal Justice students at Washington County Career & Technical Education Center. They have been busy learning the practice of taking finger prints.
Dunk Your Superintendent! If you don’t like the idea of a new cell phone policy or think school starts too early in August, now is your chance to take out your start of school frustrations, and dunk Dr. Perrigan! He’ll be in the dunk tank at Dairy Queen in Abingdon (Exit 19 location) on Saturday, with the fun beginning at 4:00 p.m. Proceeds raised from the event go towards St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. WCPS students and staff have loved participating in fundraisers for St. Jude and are thrilled to be able to give back.
