Williams Unified School District #2

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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)!

Greetings Vikings! Homecoming 2020 marches on! Window Decorating, a new tradition, is complete! We now need voters! Vote for best window decoration at the link below. We fixed the previous link. This should now work! Please share the link with everyone in town! This is a community event! Voting ENDS tomorrow night (10/21) at 9 pm! https://forms.gle/EdJicf6sUKB9ZzdYA

Greetings Vikings! Homecoming Float info... Location of floats: (UPDATED!) Theme: "Take Us Back" 9th - WHS Welding Shop 10th - WHS Auto Shop 11th - Skate Park 12th - Rodeo Barn Deadline to complete float: Wednesday Oct 21, @ 9 pm Parade: line up @ 12:30 pm on Thursday (10/22) alongside WHS Softball Field: Parade starts at 1:00 pm down Route 66.

Greetings Vikings! Today's Opening Day of Homecoming Week was a success! From 4-5 pm today, up to 3 students from each class maximum, will Window Decorate in town. Tomorrow is Hall Decorating Day and Class Colors Day. Please wear your class colors tomorrow! 9th - Black 10th - Purple 11th - Blue 12th - White

Greetings Vikings! Homecoming Week is Oct 19-Oct 23 Please click on the link below for a FULL lineup of Homecoming Events! We will still require masks where we cannot social distance (6 feet or more) and encourage social distancing where we can. https://5il.co/m6pd

Greetings Vikings! Homecoming 2020 is a go! Details to come this afternoon! It's lengthy, so we will post to FB and send info to email addresses only. Early notes: Homecoming 2020 Theme "Take Us Back" Monday: Blue Clues Day - Wear your Pajamas! Monday: up to 3 kids/grade level maximum, window decorating! 9th grade: Cruisers 10th: Oh Sweetie's 11th: Brewed Awakenings 12th: Rehab & Relax Massage Stay tuned! Special thanks to our Governing Board Members for approving and supporting our Homecoming 2020 efforts!

A huge thank you to Greg and Sheraton Cole from South Rims Wine &Beer Garage for their support to our WUSD staff. These local business owners gave every one of our staff members a $25 coupon to their restaurant. Staff members have commented how much that support means this year.

Greetings WHS Vikings: Friendly reminder, Thursday (10/15) from 2-6 pm, at WHS, are Fall Parent Teacher Conferences. We ask that you: limit conferences to 10-15 mins max each Avoid bringing large groups for the same student Conferences will be inside teacher classrooms Social Distance where possible Wear a mask where possible Sign up ahead of time where possible with teachers Early release for all WHS students on Thursday @ 12:30 pm. Lunch served at 12:00 noon. Buses run at 12:30 pm.

Thank you to the extremely generous Kiwanis Club of Williams for always supporting WUSD! Once again this year, they've made sure that our students and staff have all the supplies needed to start the new school year. To boot, this amazing group is celebrating our middle school and high school Students of the Month with their photos displayed at The Pizza Factory and individual gift cards. Thank you, Kiwanis Club, for always prioritizing our Williams youth!

Greetings Vikings & Happy Monday! The Free School Breakfast Program (SBP) & Free National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has been extended through the end of the school year! ALL WHS Students can take a 'grab and go' breakfast and/or lunch each school day, if so desired. If wanting a lunch, students must order a lunch on that day, before 2nd period. -Mr. Evans***

Congratulations to Coach Endicott, Coach Mackin, and the entire WEMS Soccer Team on their outstanding level of play yesterday! Yesterday's victories against Ash Fork and Seligman wrapped up a short, but undefeated, season. Great teamwork and great athletes!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, American Legion John Ivens Post #42! Mr. Zambrano and our middle school band members are so grateful for your generous donation of $2,000! We will use these funds to repair old and purchase new instruments. #JoiningTogetherForSuccess

Save the Date! WEMS Parent-Teacher Conferences are next Thursday, October 15th from 2-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Elementary conferences will be held by appointment with teachers and middle school conferences will be held in the gym. Please limit attendees to 2 people and wear masks. We look forward to seeing all families at conferences and working together so that all students are successful this year! #JoiningTogetherForSuccess

Greetings Vikings: The Viking Post is here! Please visit https://sites.google.com/wusd2.org/we-are-the-vikings/front-page?authuser=0 or: go to wusd2.org and click on Menu in the top right. On the right side in the black, scroll down and click on Viking Post Congrats to our ELA 10 Honors Class on their first publication!

Greetings Vikings! Just a few announcements/reminders: Please save this text and/or mark your calendars! 1. Signed COVID Waivers are due Oct 8th. If we do not have your signed waiver, those students will have to report to in-home, remote learning until we receive the signed document. Please check with Miss Laci on the status of your child's waiver. 2. Oct 8 - Quarter 1 ends 3. Oct 15 - Early release half day. Classes end at noon. Lunch will be served for those that want lunch from noon-12:30 pm. 4. Oct 15 - Parent Teacher Conferences 2-6 pm in teacher classrooms. We ask that you keep each conference to a max of 10 mins and that as few people as possible come to the actual conference, to avoid lines and crowds. We encourage you to reach out to your child(ren)'s teachers to schedule times. 5. Oct 20 - ACT for Seniors (Class of 2021) 6. Pending - Homecoming Week Oct 19-23 (details to be released after Oct 14) 7. Homecoming for Volleyball & Football - Oct 23 vs. Mayer 4 & 7 pm.