April Burgardt, Larissa Christ and Paige Thompson all qualified for the Iowa All State speech festival on March 26th.
Great job girls!
 |
| Larissa, Paige and April are All-State Qualifiers! |
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
All State Speech Qualifiers!
Congratulations to our three all state speech qualifiers!
April Burgardt, Larissa Christ and Paige Thompson all qualified for the Iowa All State speech festival on March 26th.
Great job girls!
April Burgardt, Larissa Christ and Paige Thompson all qualified for the Iowa All State speech festival on March 26th.
Great job girls!
Security Drill
Today we had a security lock down drill. This went very well. Our teachers did a good job of handling the stressful situation. We hope nothing serious ever happens, but we want to be prepared in case it does.
In conjunction with the lock down, we had a visit from the K-9 officers in Hancock County. We do periodic random searches with the K-9 units to check for any illegal substances in our lockers and parking lots. This is a great way to raise awareness among our student body and do some preventive work for any student thinking about bringing something illegal to school. When there is a suspected locker, we have the student come out as we search the locker. We also call out the locker occupant on either side and search their locker, so three students get called out. Just because we call a student out, it does not mean they are guilty. If your child was one of the students called, you do not have anything to worry about. If you did have something to worry about, we would have already been in contact with you.
We have our second night of conferences tonight. If you did not come last night, make plans to attend tonight. If for some reason you missed conferences do not be afraid to set up a meeting with any of your student's teachers or just shoot them an e mail.
We will be on Spring Break the next few days and the weather sounds like it will be awesome! Have a restful break and we will see everyone back here on Monday.
In conjunction with the lock down, we had a visit from the K-9 officers in Hancock County. We do periodic random searches with the K-9 units to check for any illegal substances in our lockers and parking lots. This is a great way to raise awareness among our student body and do some preventive work for any student thinking about bringing something illegal to school. When there is a suspected locker, we have the student come out as we search the locker. We also call out the locker occupant on either side and search their locker, so three students get called out. Just because we call a student out, it does not mean they are guilty. If your child was one of the students called, you do not have anything to worry about. If you did have something to worry about, we would have already been in contact with you.
We have our second night of conferences tonight. If you did not come last night, make plans to attend tonight. If for some reason you missed conferences do not be afraid to set up a meeting with any of your student's teachers or just shoot them an e mail.
We will be on Spring Break the next few days and the weather sounds like it will be awesome! Have a restful break and we will see everyone back here on Monday.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Power Team visits West Hancock!
Wow Keaton Yeakel is one tough guy!
 |
| Keaton snaps a baseball bat! |
Ok - So Keaton did not really break this bat. But the Power Team broke all kinds of stuff in their four days at West Hancock. They left this bat as a souvenier. These guys put on a great show for our elementary, middle school and high school. Their message was very good. They talked about choices we all have and making the right ones. They had a lot of good things to say. During Friday's advisory time we discussed the assembly. Please ask your son or daughter about the Power Team's message.
 |
| Sgt. Rock |
 |
| Sgt. Rock and Banzai |
 |
| Sgt. Rock and Banzai address the students |
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Parent Involvement Opportunities
Parents,
It has often been said that it takes the teamwork of the parents, the school and the student, for the most successful educational experience. That being said, I want to invite you to a couple of opportunities to help your students out and learn more about their education.
This Tuesday March 6th at 6:30 we will host our first ever parent registration information night. We will discuss several topics, among them will be: Graduation Requirements, Registration information for 2012 -2013, The Regents Admission Index and what that means for your student, college information, ACT information and chance for questions. Most of this information will beneficial to current 8th-11th graders. Senior parents are welcome to attend as well but the main conversation will lean towards next year and the future for our under class men.
Monday March 12th and Tuesday March 13th we will have parent teacher conferences from 4:00 - 7:45 pm. These conferences are a great chance to sit down with teachers and see what is going on in your child's classes. Bring your child along if you want. You do not have come and see all of their teachers, but if there is a class where your student is receiving a D or an F, I would hope you would have some concerns and take advantage of this opportunity. These dates and times are the ones we set up specifically for conferences. Please know that with e mail, phone calls and even a visit from the parent our teachers are always available to you. If you want to come in and visit a class room at any time you are always welcome. If you would like to come in and meet with a teacher or group of teachers we will do our best to set that up.
In my mind the key factor in educational success is effort. If the student is giving their best efforts, the teachers are giving their best efforts and you as parents are giving your best efforts, the likelihood of success increases exponentially! If we really want our students to have success we are going to have to work together. Please take advantage of these two opportunities to be an active participant in your child's education!
Tuesday March 6th - 6:30 -7:30 - Parent Registration Information night - Most of this information was presented to students already, but you can bring them along if you would like.
Monday March 12th and Tuesday March 13th - 4:00 - 7:45 - Parent teacher conferences
It has often been said that it takes the teamwork of the parents, the school and the student, for the most successful educational experience. That being said, I want to invite you to a couple of opportunities to help your students out and learn more about their education.
This Tuesday March 6th at 6:30 we will host our first ever parent registration information night. We will discuss several topics, among them will be: Graduation Requirements, Registration information for 2012 -2013, The Regents Admission Index and what that means for your student, college information, ACT information and chance for questions. Most of this information will beneficial to current 8th-11th graders. Senior parents are welcome to attend as well but the main conversation will lean towards next year and the future for our under class men.
Monday March 12th and Tuesday March 13th we will have parent teacher conferences from 4:00 - 7:45 pm. These conferences are a great chance to sit down with teachers and see what is going on in your child's classes. Bring your child along if you want. You do not have come and see all of their teachers, but if there is a class where your student is receiving a D or an F, I would hope you would have some concerns and take advantage of this opportunity. These dates and times are the ones we set up specifically for conferences. Please know that with e mail, phone calls and even a visit from the parent our teachers are always available to you. If you want to come in and visit a class room at any time you are always welcome. If you would like to come in and meet with a teacher or group of teachers we will do our best to set that up.
In my mind the key factor in educational success is effort. If the student is giving their best efforts, the teachers are giving their best efforts and you as parents are giving your best efforts, the likelihood of success increases exponentially! If we really want our students to have success we are going to have to work together. Please take advantage of these two opportunities to be an active participant in your child's education!
Tuesday March 6th - 6:30 -7:30 - Parent Registration Information night - Most of this information was presented to students already, but you can bring them along if you would like.
Monday March 12th and Tuesday March 13th - 4:00 - 7:45 - Parent teacher conferences
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Blood Drive
We hosted our annual blood drive yesterday. Thanks to Mrs. Lang and student council. This is a message from Mrs. Lang! Great job West Hancock!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the blood drive this year! We had 25 registered donors this year. Of those 25, 23 were able to donate blood, and 6 of those were double red cell procedures! The nurse in charge mentioned that the students that donated and that worked at the donation center were very easy to work with, and that it was a great drive. Good job West Hancock students!
Mrs. Lang
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the blood drive this year! We had 25 registered donors this year. Of those 25, 23 were able to donate blood, and 6 of those were double red cell procedures! The nurse in charge mentioned that the students that donated and that worked at the donation center were very easy to work with, and that it was a great drive. Good job West Hancock students!
Mrs. Lang
State Level Accomplishments for Several Activities!
We have had a lot of success this winter at West Hancock in our activities!
Our wrestling team qualified four individuals for the State tournament. Ryder Clark, Gunnar Clark, Chris Schleuger and Zac Schleuger all qualified! Gunnar placed 8th, Chris placed 4th and Zac placed 3rd. It was a great way to end the wrestling season! Congratulations to the wrestlers and coaches!
Our girls basketball team had a great season and qualified for the State Tournament for the second year in a row. Their season ended with a heartbreaking loss to PellaChristian on Tuesday. It has been quite a run for these girls the last two years. Congratulations to the players and coaches!
The Individual Speech team competed at the district tournament at Mason City and had a great day! We achieved 18 division one ratings! They will compete at State on March 10th. Congratulations to all of our qualifiers and coaches!
Our wrestling team qualified four individuals for the State tournament. Ryder Clark, Gunnar Clark, Chris Schleuger and Zac Schleuger all qualified! Gunnar placed 8th, Chris placed 4th and Zac placed 3rd. It was a great way to end the wrestling season! Congratulations to the wrestlers and coaches!
Our girls basketball team had a great season and qualified for the State Tournament for the second year in a row. Their season ended with a heartbreaking loss to PellaChristian on Tuesday. It has been quite a run for these girls the last two years. Congratulations to the players and coaches!
The Individual Speech team competed at the district tournament at Mason City and had a great day! We achieved 18 division one ratings! They will compete at State on March 10th. Congratulations to all of our qualifiers and coaches!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Supply Drive for Britt Food Bank!
Our advisor program sponsored a supply drive for the Britt Food Bank. Our goal was to get personal items, paper products and toiletries that sometimes run low at the food bank. Our staff and students did a fabulous job! They collected 637 items and $87.00 cash! We will announce the winners when we have everything tabulated.
Thank you to all of our students for their generosity!
Thank you to all of our students for their generosity!
 |
| Michaela Andreasen, Taylor Glawe, Kelly Anderson, Rachel Francis, Melissa Miller and Alissa Lauderback represent some of the top advisor groups. |
 |
| Tristen Eden, Aaron Bratten, Scott Glawe and Jiummy Harris help load the supplies |
Hex 5 Starts today!
Parents,
Today is the beginning of Hex 5. Students will have until the end of the day Friday to tie up any loose ends from Hex 4. Please speak with your students and check on line grades to make sure there is not anything major from Hex 4 that they are missing. We are 1/3 of the way through the semester. It is definitely a good time to do a check in with your student. Report cards will be available on line by the end of the day Tuesday.
Last week our advisory groups had a food / personal supply drive for the Britt Food bank. Our students did great! Thank you to all who donated. Thanks to Mrs. DeHart and Mrs. Winter for heading up this activity. I will post some pictures in a later post.
Congratulations to our wrestlers. Zac placed 3rd, Chris placed 4th and Gunnar placed 8th. It was a nice season for the wrestling team.
Our Girl's Basketball season rolls on and they will play Sumner Fredericksburg tonight at 7:00 pm for a trip to State. The game will be at Mason City High School.
Individual District Speech will be this Saturday at Mason City Newman . Good luck to our speech participants!
We will have a 2 hour early out on Wednesday for Staff in-servcice.
Have a great week!
Mr. Recker
Monday – 4:00 Board Meeting – Britt
Tuesday
Wednesday – In-service – 1:15 Dismissal
Today is the beginning of Hex 5. Students will have until the end of the day Friday to tie up any loose ends from Hex 4. Please speak with your students and check on line grades to make sure there is not anything major from Hex 4 that they are missing. We are 1/3 of the way through the semester. It is definitely a good time to do a check in with your student. Report cards will be available on line by the end of the day Tuesday.
Last week our advisory groups had a food / personal supply drive for the Britt Food bank. Our students did great! Thank you to all who donated. Thanks to Mrs. DeHart and Mrs. Winter for heading up this activity. I will post some pictures in a later post.
Congratulations to our wrestlers. Zac placed 3rd, Chris placed 4th and Gunnar placed 8th. It was a nice season for the wrestling team.
Our Girl's Basketball season rolls on and they will play Sumner Fredericksburg tonight at 7:00 pm for a trip to State. The game will be at Mason City High School.
Individual District Speech will be this Saturday at Mason City Newman . Good luck to our speech participants!
We will have a 2 hour early out on Wednesday for Staff in-servcice.
Have a great week!
Mr. Recker
Weekly Schedule
Tuesday
Wednesday – In-service – 1:15 Dismissal
Thursday
Friday – Advisory – Fine arts
Saturday – District Individual Speech - MC Newman
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)