Greetings. Know anyone looking for extra income? Do you want to work while your kids are in school? Williams USD # 2 is looking to fill 4 Paraprofessional positions in the K-3. Job description & application are on our website: www.wusd2.org or call the District Office @ 928-635-4473 to find out more!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
This is Mrs. Ragsdale welcoming you to a new school year! WEMS campus opens tomorrow at 7:30a.m. and classes begin at 8:00a.m. We are very excited for a fresh start and safe return as we partner in your child's education.
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Children need healthy meals to learn. Williams Unified School District #2 (WUSD) will be offering healthy
meals to all students at no cost every school day in School Year 2021-2022. Your child(ren) will receive
free breakfast and lunch meals every school day regardless of your household’s income.
Families are still encouraged to submit a school meal application for free or reduced-price meal benefits
because this information may be used for other programs, such as Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer
(P-EBT), Federal and State funding for your school, reduced registration fees for academic tests, free or
discounted fees for athletic programs, discounted rates for internet service, and many more!
Greetings Williams High School Students, Staff, Parents, and Families,
This is Dr. Hargis, Principal of Williams High School with an important message regarding the student parking lot at Williams High School and the return to school on Monday, August 9th, 2021.
I am excited and eager for this school year to start for in person instruction on day 1. As you know, there has been a lot of construction happening here this summer to fix some of our drainage issues. One of the projects required altering the student parking lot. Due to the weather causing significant delays to completing the parking lot, it will not be completed and available for student parking at the start of the school year.
Our student drivers will need to park along the streets surrounding the school, baseball field, and softball field. Please do your best to park along the school side of these streets. As you park in the community, please be mindful and respectful of the surrounding homes and businesses by minding the litter and volume of music. Please do not park in the church parking lot or in the parking lots of any businesses, do not park in staff parking or in the bus pull out, and do not block the personal driveways of community homes.
I know that this will cause some additional concern for students and families, and may increase the time it takes to get to school in the morning as there will be a bit of a walk. All students must enter the school from the front entrance. For this reason, during week 1 I will allow an additional 10 minutes of travel and walking time before you are marked tardy.
I look forward to seeing you all Monday morning ready to begin an amazing school year.
Hi families - reminder that LUSH BEAUTY BAR @ 106 N 4th ST is giving away FREE backpacks. Great for students in PreK-2nd grade. Pick up yours TODAY until 2PM.
Greetings Williams Unified Students, Staff, Parents, and Families,
This is Mr. Evans, Superintendent of Williams Unified with an important message regarding COVID 19 and a safe return to schools.
First, we are excited and eager to get your children back to school and back in class for in person instruction on day 1, August 9th. Second, keeping your children safe remains our top priority, including their social and emotional well-being. We know from this pandemic that online learning, staring at more screens, and being isolated from one another is NOT in the best interest of our children.
Some things that I would like to reaffirm as we head into the new school year:
ARS 15-3402.05 (HB 2898) states that schools cannot require the use of face coverings by students or staff during school hours and on school property. It also states that a school district cannot require/mandate COVID vaccines.
If a person wishes to get the vaccine, that is a private decision between themselves and their doctor. If a person wishes to wear a mask on campus, we will support that decision to do so. We will create a climate on our campuses that allows for and tolerates individual choice(s), while protecting individual health rights and health information.
A person’s vaccine status is their own private health information/health record. We will not ask, nor compel anyone to disclose their vaccine status. This includes students, staff, and visitors to our campuses. The decision to become vaccinated or not, again, rests between you and your doctor.
WUSD # 2 will continue to employ other mitigation and sanitation measures to protect individuals who enter our facilities. This will include using EPA Registered Disinfectants that kill SARS Cov-2 Virus, increasing the sanitation of high touch, high traffic areas, sanitizer wall mounts in hallways and classrooms, and the use of UVC light to disinfect rooms. The USFDA acknowledges that UVC light does inactivate SARS-Coronavirus and may also be effective in inactivating SARS CoV-2 virus. https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/uv-lights-and-lamps-ultraviolet-c-radiation-disinfection-and-coronavirus
We encourage families to help remind their children about good hygiene practices, including the frequent washing of hands with soap, staying home when sick, and covering our mouth when cough or sneeze. Our school staff will continue to support and remind students of these messages throughout the school year.
We look forward to a wonderful start to an amazing school year with you and your child.
Greetings WUSD # 2 Families: School is just around the corner! Please see the reminder message below re: School Registration
We will be holding back to school registration TODAY Tuesday, July 27th 9AM-3PM & Wednesday, July 28th 12PM-5PM. WEMS registration will be in the Cafeteria. WHS registration will be in the lobby of the HS. All new and returning students are required to register. Registrations packets are available from our website at https://www.wusd2.org/article/489206
Back to school supply list https://5il.co/uyh9
Please call your school(s) with any questions. See you soon!!
Hello families of PreK - 2nd grade students. If you haven't purchased a backpack for your child yet, Lush Beauty Bar in Williams has 250 backpacks ready to distribute. Feel free to stop by their establishment on Sunday August 1st between 8:00-2:00 and pick up a FREE backpack. 106 N. 4th ST.
Good afternoon families! The first day of school is just around the corner. We will be holding back to school registration Tuesday, July 27th 9AM-3PM and Wednesday, July 28th 12PM-5PM. WEMS registration will be in the Cafeteria. WHS registration will be in the lobby of the HS. All new and returning students are required to register. Registrations packets are available from our website at https://www.wusd2.org/article/489206 Back to school supply list https://5il.co/uyh9 Please call the school with any questions. See you soon!!
Do you have a child or know someone that has a child that is 4 years-old this coming school year? Come to our Preschool Registration Fair at WEMS tomorrow July 22nd from 9-2 pm, to see if you qualify for one of the Quality First Scholarships. Call 928-635-4672 or email Becky Deutschman at bdeutschman@wusd2.org for more information about financial documents that are required for scholarship eligibility.
Do you have a child or know someone that has a child that will be turning 4 this coming school year? Come to our Preschool Registration Fair at WEMS on July 21st or July 22nd from 9-2 pm both days, to see if you qualify for one of Quality First Scholarships. Call 928-635-4672 or email Becky Deutschman at bdeutschman@wusd2.org for more information about financial documents that are required for scholarship eligibility.
Dear WEMS Summer School Families,
Thank you for taking part in this year's summer school. As a reminder today is our last day. We hope your child and/or children had lots of learning and fun!
Have a great Summer!
Fire Information Public Phone Line: (928) 421-4579
Email: 2021.Rafael@firenet.gov
InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7567/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RafaelFireInfo/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RafaelFireInfo
Greetings WUSD Families & Staff: Starting tonight, you may see an abundance of Wildland Firefighter Crews & equipment stationed @ WEMS. These fine folks are setting up base camp @ the WEMS Gym, as they battle the Rafael Fire near Perkinsville/Sycamore Canyon. All is well here in Williams. Later on, we will send another message w/ info from the SW Incident Management PR Team w/ links & info for specific info related to the fires in AZ. Our thoughts & well wishes are with those battling these fires.
Summer Rec Parents:
Please note the new schedule attached with important changes. On Chino Valley swim days, we will return to the Rec center @ 3:30 instead of 3:00. If you have any questions please contact us.
Summer Rec Staff
Hello Falcon Families! Just a reminder you can pickup yearbooks today, 6/21 from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Please note time change today. Or, Thursday, 6/24 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Enter through the WEMS long hallway main entrance. Thank you!
Dear Vikings, WHS Yearbooks will be available for pickup this week at high school front office, please call ahead to make sure lobby is open due to construction. If you need to make alternate arrangements, please feel free to contact yearbook advisor, Ms. Yaw, at 928-635-4473x306 or via email at iyawruiz@wusd2.org.
Greetings Falcons and Vikings! It is now official! You made it! We made it! The 2020-2021 School Year is complete! What a wild ride it was. I encourage each of you to have a safe, relaxing, and fun summer! From students to staff, you have all earned it.
Reminder: Buses will arrive at their stops today exactly 3 hours earlier than usual, as today was a K-12 half day early release.
Special thanks to our Governing Board for making the difficult decisions that they did all year long. I can assure each of you that our decisions will ALWAYS center around what is best for our kids and our community. Be Well everyone!!
REMINDER:
Please see the message below from our WHS Athletic Department. Thank you and Go Vikes! As the school year comes to a close, we would like to take an opportunity to recognize our athletes and their accomplishments throughout 2020-2021. We will host an All-Sports Award Ceremony this Wednesday, 5/26 @ 6 pm in Viking Gymnasium. We will recognize all Fall, Winter, and Spring sport participants. We will not serve food, but will be presenting certificates, letters, pins and other awards that our athletes have received this year. Thank you and hope to see you on Wednesday.
Greetings Vikings. Please see the message below from our WHS Athletic Department. Thank you and Go Vikes!
As the school year comes to a close, we would like to take an opportunity to recognize our athletes and their accomplishments throughout 2020-2021. We will host an All-Sports Award Ceremony this Wednesday, 5/26 @ 6 pm in Viking Gymnasium. We will recognize all Fall, Winter, and Spring sport participants. We will not serve food, but will be presenting certificates, letters, pins and other awards that our athletes have received this year. Thank you and hope to see you on Wednesday.