We are officially down to crunch time! This is the last week of the semester. Tests will be Thursday and Friday. The schedule will be included at the bottom of this blog post. Students need to complete the test, project, presentation or other assessment for each class. Even though they may not be testing during every period, they need to be here. If they have a study hall or senior release they either need to be out of the building or in the library. Please encourage your student to STUDY for their tests. Almost every teacher will have some sort of review or study guide containing the information that will be covered on the tests. For students to simply not study or study just a little bit for these tests is basically like throwing in the towel. These tests are like any test and if a student wants to have a chance of doing well, they need to study. Like assignment completion, it really comes down to effort and the choice to do well.
Speaking of missing assignments, students really need to work this week to make sure they have everything in. Choosing not to turn in daily assignments or large projects is essentially choosing to earn a poor grade. For some of our students who do not test well or are otherwise doing poorly, turning in all assignments completed can be a big boost to their grade. Please encourage your student to speak with their teachers regarding missing assignments. They will have the Christmas break to get these assignments completed. However, I would make sure they speak with their teachers before break and explain their intent in completing these assignments. Grades will be posted on the website the afternoon of January 3rd.
We now have a peer tutoring program set up during our study halls. Students can sign up to be tutored by another student during their study hall. There are schedules all around school and students who are interested should see Mrs. Schoenwetter. Just a review of all of the academic help we have available for students:
Teachers available in their classrooms - everyday 7:50-3:30
Success Center - 3:30-4:30 every night after school
Library open for quite study - 8 - 3:30 every day
Peer Tutoring - see Mrs. Schoenwetter
Make plans to attend our winter concert which will be Tuesday evening at 7:00 in the high school gym. This will involve our band and chorus and should be a great show! The band will have a guest performer in one of their songs. It should be a great evening!
A big Thank you to Miss T and the NHS for their hard work in collecting the Toys for Tots. Thanks to their efforts and the generosity of our community many children will have a nice Christmas! These are the toys that were delivered!
The FFA did a good job with their fruit sales this winter. If anyone is still interested in some fruit for the holidays, please contact Mr. Hauge.
Congratulations to our winter sports teams. The girls basketball team has played very well all season. They boys have done a nice job and finished the first semester with a winning record. Although our wrestlers do not have the largest of numbers, the boys are having a lot of individual success at tournaments and in duals. The cheerleaders have also been doing a nice job at all of our games.
There are a lot of positive things going on at West Hancock! It has been a very good semester! From all of us at West Hancock, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Classes will resume on January 4th 2012.
1ST SEMESTER TEST SCHEDULE – DECEMBER 22 &23, 2011:
Thursday, December 22, (ODD # PERIODS):
1ST PERIOD CLASS 8:30 - 9:45
3RD PERIOD CLASS 9:55 - 11:10LUNCH AT HIGH SCHOOL 11:10 - 12:00 (YOU MUST SIGN UP WITH PEG)
5TH PERIOD CLASS 12:10 - 1:25
7TH PERIOD CLASS 1:35 - 2:50Friday, December 23, (EVEN # PERIODS): due to 1 hour early dismissal
2nd PERIOD CLASS 8:30 - 9:45
4TH PERIOD CLASS 9:50 - 11:05LUNCH AT HIGH SCHOOL 11:05 – 11:35 (YOU MUST SIGN UP WITH PEG)
6TH PERIOD CLASS 11:35 - 12:50
8TH PERIOD CLASS 12:55 - 2:10All students are responsible to be at their test classroom on time.
Students must stay the entire testing period.
Students can not take a test before the scheduled time and day.
Students may leave the high school building after their last test of the day, during the normal study hall time or during the lunch break.
Students in the building and not taking a test need to report to the library.
If a student is absent on THURSDAY & FRIDAY, they need to see Mr. Recker.
Dress code will be followed during the testing days.
