There's lots happening at WEMS this week! Monday: Read Across America Week/Dr. Seuss's Birthday from 2:45-3:45. Students can dress up as their fave Dr. Seuss character or in their P.J.'s for partnered reading and cupcakes! Tuesday: WEMS Annual STEAM Night from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gym. Hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities, The Arizona Science Center and more! Free to all community members. Finally, Thursday: The PTSA will host a Sock Hop Dance from 5 to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria. Students should bring their mom, dad, or other important adult. $5 per person, $20 max per family, and under 3 are free. See you this week at WEMS!
Bradly Bozeman (starting left guard for the Baltimore Ravens) and his wife Nikki (former starter for University of Alabama B-Ball) stopped in Williams as a part of their anti-bullying cross country tour. They shared a powerful message about respect and empathy with our students
Greetings Vikings! WHS and CV had to change the baseball game vs. Camp Verde today to the JV playing first starting at 1:45-2 and then the varsity will start at 3:30-3:45.
Congratulations to Mrs Stearns and our WHS Band AND Choir! Today in Show Low, they brought home the hardware! Top honors at the Northeast Region Large Group Music Festival! Way. To. Go! Wow!
Congratulations to our WHS Band, WHS Choir, and WEMS Band! All three earned "Superior" distinctions today at the Northest Region Large Group Music Festival. This news is sweet music to our ears!
These ladies really do spread kindness like confetti! Let's thank them for everything they do for our exceptional students! Thanks Lois, Alexis, Heather, Sierra and Sydney! #thewilliamsway
Greetings from the WUSD Food Service Department. We want to take a moment to notify you that schools offer a nutritious breakfast starting at 7:30 AM and lunch each school day. The meals are offered according to your child’s approved meal status. Students can eat free, at a reduced rate, or full price. If you are not sure if your student qualifies for free or reduced meals, please feel free to contact Chris Sanders at any time Monday thru Thursday by calling 1-928-635-4428 ext. 124 or email csanders@wusd2.org. Our lunch ladies have noticed there are some students not eating during the day, so we are reaching out to parents to help us by encouraging their children to eat at school. Studies have found students that eat healthy meals perform better in school. We look forward to serving healthy nutritious meals to all students in accordance with the National School Lunch Programs (NSLP) guidelines. Please visit our Food Service page for meal application and pricing. https://www.wusd2.org/o/wusd/page/food-service--222
Greetings WHS Families: WUSD & WHS would like to share with you a newer/updated feature to our district website. You can report a bullying incident through our website, straight to your campus administrator. It can be anonymous (if you wish) and it's a simple, short process. From the home screen of the district website, click on "REPORT A BULLYING INCIDENT: help yourself, help others" icon. Definitions are provided to help clarify and best report the type of incident that occurred/is occurring. Thank you!
On Friday, our Forensic Science/Law Enforcement students competed at Glendale Community College. The ladies comprised the CSI team & the Gents were the criminal justice team. This was a SkillsUSA Competition. What a fun day in the Valley of the Sun for a great group of kids
This Thursday, WEMS elementary students (K-5) have the opportunity to participate in JumpRope for Heart in their Fit Kids classes. Student do not need to have fundraised in order to participate, but do need to turn in a signed permission slip. Students can pick up an extra permission slip this week so they can participate on Thursday. Our goal: 100% of students jumping rope together on Thursday for heart health!
Friday, some of our top CTE welding students went to Flag to compete in the Regional Qualifiers for State!
Congratulations to our Boys "B" and "C" Basketball Teams! After battling all day, the B Team took second place and the C Team took third at their tournament today... two trophies coming back to WEMS on Monday!
Another fun Friday with games, projects, and yummy food at Falcon Flyers!
Congratulations to our Falcon "A" Basketball Team, who beat Chino Valley today to bring home the championship trophy! Great job, boys, and thanks to all the coaches for a wonderful season!
Hard at Work! Special thanks to Coach Hatch, Troy Mortensen, Great Western and Spike Landscaping, the City of Williams, and everyone else who came together to make our softball field shine!
https://www.williamsnews.com/news/2020/feb/18/hard-work-city-school-and-volunteers-come-together/
Attention WHS Seniors: Scholarship Alert!
https://lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/communities/stem-education/lm-scholarship-program.html?utm_source=MDReRespond&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LM2020
Thanks to Williams Alliance for the Arts and Kris Williams especially for sponsoring a visit from photographer and documentary filmmaker Efren Lopez this past week. Mr Lopez held a Q&A session after sharing his documentary with our 8th graders. Very powerful film about his military service in Afghanistan. What a great addition to the Identity through Photography project! You can view the photographs from our students' participation in this project at The Gallery in Williams throughout the month of April.
What a great community event with huge support and turnout! WUSD # 2 was in attendance. A great event to connect community resources and needs all in one!
https://www.williamsnews.com/news/2020/feb/18/event-huddle-lays-out-mission-plans-future-events-/
Save the Date! WEMS Annual STEAM Night will be held on Tuesday, March 3rd from 5-7 p.m.
Jump and jive at the WEMS PTSA sock hop Thursday, March 5 5:00 - 7:00 PM WEMS Cafeteria. Hope to see you there!
