Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Congratulations All State Football Players!

Congratulations to Chris Schleuger, Pat Smith, and Seth Goepel who were selected first team All State in football.

Coach Sanger, Pat Smith, Chris Schleuger, Seth Goepel

District FCCLA Day

Some of our FCCLA students accompanied Mrs. Trulson to the district  meeting at GHV high school last week in Garner.  Rachel Francis was district Vice President from the previous year and helped plan the event. Alyssa Wood was elected Secretary/Treasurer.  The students did a variety of activities and listened to Britt High School alum Bob Steenlage speak about character and leadership.

Another speaker spoke about Hayden's law and how that was passed through legislature this year.

It was a very good day and the girls had a lot of fun.





Maribel, Rachel, Cassie, Alyssa, Sam
Lizzy, Emma


 
Rachel and Alyssa
Mr. Steenlage


Rachel and last year's president
Minute to win it!




Induction ceremony
Maribel and Sam


 


School Spirit Bib Overalls

We ordered some new school spirit bib overalls that fans can wear for games or other times they want to show off their school spirit.  If you are interested in a pair please contact Mr. Peterson.

Go Eagles!

These students modeled the new bibs at school one day.


Kamille, Brice, Melissa, Connor, Ashley, and Miriam

 

6 Non College Reasons Why High School is Important

Parents, 

This is an interesting link.  Not every student will be going to college, and we do not expect all of them to.  Here are some very good reasons why high school is very important.

http://t.co/KW63Xwz4

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Tecmo Bowl - Super Mario and Bases Loaded II!

These three video games took up much of my brothers and I time back in the early 90's.  We would fire up the Nintendo when we got in from doing farm chores at night and had some great battles.  Video games can be a part of growing up and can be a lot of fun.  However, when video games begin effecting other parts of student's lives we need to be careful. 

As many of you are aware, the new Call of Duty game came out recently.  Many of our students are big fans of this game.  Last year when the new Call of Duty game came out,we had some students miss school because they were too tired from playing the game all night.  This is not a good choice and it is not an excused absence. We had other students who were doing very poorly in school but openly told me about the 10 hours they had spent the night before playing COD. I would hate to see a new video game coming out hurt a student's academic progress.  As long as students are keeping up in their school work and duties at home or work, video games can be a good form of entertainment.

For some students who are struggling, video games can be a good privilege that could be taken away if things are not going well at school.  If a student is failing a class or two should they be spending hours each night playing video games? That is a discussion for you and your student. 

I really hope our students can develop good habits and make good choices about the use of their time.  I like to tell students that we all get 24 hours each day.  How we choose to spend those hours is up to us.  If a student is falling behind in their school work, maybe they need to re allocate some of their time.

Hex 2 Grade Reports

Parents,

Hex 2 grades were handed out at lunch on Wednesday.  If your student did not get a report have them stop in the office.  As a reminder these are just a snap shot of the progress that has been made since August.  They are 2/3 the way through their first semester courses.  Everything starts over after the holiday break.

If you have any questions about your students grades do not be afraid to contact their teachers.  Many of  our students are doing great, but some could put more effort into their course work. Please speak with your son or daughter and have a discussion about their grades.  Whether good or bad, sometimes its good for your children to know you have an interest in them and want them to do well.

Grades are always available on line https://jmc.whancock.org:4430/Parent/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fParent%2fdefault.aspx

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Mr.Recker

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Congratulations Football and Cross Country teams!

Congratulations to the football team on a great season!  They accomplished many great things!

Congratulations to Kamille Kronemann who was a four time State Cross Country Qualifier!

Congratulations to the Boys Wolfpack GHVWH team for qualifying for State!

College Fair - FAFSA Meeting- Conferences

Parents and students,

Thursday November 1st we will have a great night of information for you and your future!  The college fair will be from 4:30 - 6:00 pm in the gym.  We will have a FAFSA information meeting from 6:00 - 7:15 in the HS cafeteria.  Conferences will also run that night from 4:00 to 7:45 in teacher classrooms.

Just a few notes, the FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.  It is necessary to fill this out to receive any financial aide.  It is best to get this filled out as soon as your tax information is complete after the first of the year.  The earlier you apply, the better your chances of receiving a good package.  You can put several colleges on your application and your FAFSA information will be sent to all of the schools. 

For the college fair we will have several colleges represented and branches of the armed services.  It is a great chance to gain information about prospective colleges.  If you and your student ever have questions about college selection do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Clark. College websites have also become very good.  There is an abundance of information including virtual tours, online applications and all sorts of different FAQs.  Encourage your student to learn as much as they can about any and all colleges that they have interest in.  That will be the best way for you and your student to make an informed decision. 

Conferences will be on Thursday and Tuesday night from 4:00 to 7:45.  Please make plans to attend.  Some parents like to bring their students along, some do not either way is fine with us.  We hope to see all of you on Thursday November 1st or Tuesday November 6th.