Williams Unified School District #2

Greetings Williams! Tomorrow, our Vikings defend their 1A State Football Championship Title at Coronado High School in Scottsdale at 6 pm. To show that we have that Viking Spirit, our Vikings will have a police escort send off out of town tomorrow at 11:15 am, starting on Route 66 at the closed Motel 6, down Route 66. Feel free to put on that Orange and Black and cheer and wave our Vikings off to victory! The ONLY place to get tickets to the game is right here: https://gofan.co/app/events/169113?schoolId=AIA

Congratulations to our WEMS Falcon Flyers Afterschool Program for being 1 of only 10 schools in Arizona selected to participate in the 2020-2021 NASA STEM Challenge! This is an amazing opportunity for our Falcon Flyers to connect with NASA scientists and engineers and solve problems based upon real mission data and experiences that occur during human and robotic exploration of the solar system. Read more about this awesome opportunity here: https://5il.co/ndp3

Greetings WHS ONLINE LEARNERS, or anyone who might be an online learner at any point during this school year: As a friendly reminder, please be sure to check in with all of your classes each and every school day BEFORE 3:45 pm. Many assignments are due at midnight of the day that it is due. Attendance is different. Again, we ask that attendance check ins happen by 3:45 pm (when the regular school day is over). If you have technical issues (i.e. cannot access the Daily Attendance feature in your Google Classroom assignments to check in), EMAIL your individual teacher(s) and notify them of your technical issues with Google Classroom and state that you are "here and present" in Google Classroom for the day. Thank you!

WHS Basketball Practice starts today! Girls 4-6 pm and Boys 6-8 pm!

Hello, The WUSD Governing Board will hold a special board meeting tonight at 6pm to discuss our re-opening plan which includes the possibility of temporarily converting to the online/remote instructional method. Due to the expected crowd, the meeting has been moved to the WEMS Parenteau Auditorium. Please practice social distancing and wear the required face covering if attending. The meeting is also available through ZOOM with this link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75199176610?pwd=RUVSS21MS1pKSzFHbWREK1dSYmNqQT09

Greetings Vikings: NO School tomorrow, 11/11/20, in observance of Veteran's Day. We salute and thank all of those that have served our Great Nation! There is a full, regular day of school on Thursday, 11/12. Thank you!

Greetings Vikings! Here is the link for digital tickets to our 1A AIA State Playoffs for Volleyball. Nov 13th, 9 am. This is the only to secure tickets https://gofan.co/app/events/151171 You can follow the AIA 1A bracket here: https://www.azpreps365.com/brackets/volleyball-girls/1a/919-2020-aia-girls-volleyball-1a-state-championship

Greetings Vikings: CORRECTION: The Williams vs. St David Football game on 11/13 @ 7:00 pm is AT St. David. The following 2 weeks/games are at Coronado HS. You can follow the 1A Bracket here. Our apologies! https://www.azpreps365.com/brackets/football-8/1a/915-2020-aia-8-man-football-1a-state-championship

Greetings Vikings! On a lighter note, the AIA Fall Sports State Playoffs are here! Our Lady Vikes and Vikings will travel to Coronado HS in Scottsdale on Friday, Nov 13th, for their opening round state playoff matchups. NVCA (7-7) vs. Williams Lady Vikes (14-2) at 9:00 am Williams Vikings (4-1) vs. St. David (5-0) at 7:00 pm Here is the ONLY way to get tickets!!! They will scan your code at the gate. https://gofan.co/app/events/149067 FOOTBALL GAME LINK VOLLEYBALL LINK - Coming soon!! Due to weather, we are giving preference to in season sports (Football and Volleyball), so Boys and Girls Basketball will NOT start practice today. We will begin Basketball one week from today (11/16). Thank you! Mr. Eche & Mr. Evans***

Good Afternoon WEMS Families: We received some phone calls today concerning WEMS' COVID situation. Currently, WEMS has 1 positive student case and 1 positive staff case, as well as 1 positive bus driver case. All these individuals are at home isolating and we continue to follow protocol. If they have siblings/children that attend WUSD, they are home also, whether they are sick or not. If a student or staff member is awaiting COVID test results, they too should/are staying home until WEMS has their negative results, or 10 days have passed, fever is gone for 24+ hours, and other symptoms have improved. WEMS does remain open for in-person learning. If you wish to move your child(ren) from in-person to online, please call the front office. Our tech team will have PreK-2 devices available very soon, so please return your signed electronic agreement. Please help us remain diligent about: staying home if sick, hand washing often (soap and water for 20+ secs), wearing a mask, social distancing where possible, covering mouth when cough/sneeze, monitoring the health of your children, and consulting your doctor when needed/desired. We will continue to keep you up-to-date with information during this fluid time.

Greetings WHS Families: We have received many calls today asking for clarification regarding WHS's COVID situation. As it stands right now, WHS has: 3 positive WHS student cases 1 positive teacher case 1 positive staff case (a WUSD bus driver) All are at home isolating and we continue to follow protocol. If they have siblings/children that attend WEMS or WHS, they too are home, whether they are sick or not. We do ask each of you, if any members in your household are sick and/or positive, to please keep ALL students home, even if asymptomatic. We can utilize Google Classroom and Zoom for the time that they remain out (until cleared to return). WHS does remain open for in person learning and fall season athletics continue. If you wish to move your child(ren) from in person to online, we can accommodate that quite easily. Just be sure to call the front office. We will respect and honor all decisions. If a student or staff member is awaiting COVID test results, they too should/are staying home until WHS has their negative result, or 10 days have passed, fever is gone for 24+ hours, and other symptoms have improved. We should also remain diligent about: staying home if sick hand washing often (soap and water for 20+ secs) wearing a mask social distancing where possible covering our mouth when we cough/sneeze continue to monitor the health of our children consult your doctor when needed/desired We will continue to keep you up to date with specific information during this fluid time.

Greetings Vikings! Changes to VB, FB and El Cap games! Lady Vikes Volleyball will be Thursday (11/5) @ WHS @ 3, 4, and 5 pm. Varsity @ 3:00, then JV @ 4:00, and then Varsity again @ 5:00 pm. Viking Football game @ El Cap moved to 7 pm Friday night (11/6)

Greetings Vikings! Monday Nov. 9th, 2020 is Picture Day! To help encourage social distancing, we will do pictures in the gym. Packets will be distributed tomorrow (11/4) to all students in their 1st period class. Thank you!

Science is alive and well! Just check out these projects created by Ms. Perkins' students! They made them after studying the Earth's four spheres!

Hey, thinking about college? Sign up now at virtualcollegefairs.org! Because on Sunday, Nov. 8, more than 600 colleges will offer Zoom sessions for students everywhere. Log in, drop in, ask questions & pursue your college dreams. It’s one day & FREE! #nacacfairs. I have sent instructions on how to sign up and attend this to your student's emails. If you need any help accessing this email me at jpowers@wusd2.org.

Hello students and parents. The cold weather has been making our daily temp taking have very low readings. That, and the fact that the CDC is not longer recommending schools take student temps upon entry, has led the WUSD Board to do away with the daily temp taking for students upon entry to the schools. We ask that parents be diligent in screening their children for symptoms at home. We will continue having staff and visitors be screened with temp taking daily. Of course, our mask rules are still in place. Please contact your school with any questions or concerns. Make it a great day!

Falcon Families: Thursday is the last day for our PTSA Membership Drive. Please send your envelopes and payment into the school if you plan to join. New envelopes can be picked up from the front office. Currently, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd are in a close race for the win! The winning grade will have a yummy ice cream sundae party!

In lieu of the games being cancelled tonight, WHS students have decided to gather and celebrate! THIS IS NOT A SCHOOL SPONSORED NOR SCHOOL SUPERVISED EVENT. All WHS students are welcome at the Cataract Lake Picnic Area. You can’t hide that Williams Viking Pride!

Greetings Vikings! We had an amazing week. I’ve never been a part of a Homecoming as great as this week has been. The participation from students, the excellent behavior, the competitive and proud spirit, it’s been great. It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the cancellation of both WHS Volleyball games and tomorrow’s Varsity Football game. The Mayer football and volleyball teams are quarantined. The Jr High Football game at 2 is still a go. Tonight my heart is heavy with this news, but full. We all should be proud of our kids, our teams, and our Viking Spirit. We will move on and we will endure. We will recognize Homecoming Royalty next week, vs. Mogollon, in conjunction with Senior Night. Bonfire at 8 pm tonight!! -Mr. Evans-

Greetings Vikings! Homecoming schedule for tomorrow (10/22) Early release day tomorrow (ALL STUDENTS @ 12:30 pm) Buses will run at their regular time of 3:40 pm from the HS. Volleyball and Powderpuff games during the morning! Tik Tok Video making!! Free BBQ/Picnic for all WHS students!!! 11:45 - 12:30 Homecoming Parade down Route 66 @ 1 pm Bonfire @ the Rodeo Grounds @ 8 pm All floats must be done & all votes for window painting cast by 9 pm tonight (10/21)!