Greetings WHS Families: Please help me in welcoming Mrs. Melissa Cameron to the WHS Family as our 3rd Quarter Substitute Math Teacher for Mrs. Monty's classroom. Mrs. Mayra Kmetz will continue to sub at BOTH WHS and WEMS daily, in our newer, full time Substitute position.
Congratulations to our WEMS Spelling Bee Finalists--3rd place winner Micka Davis, 2nd place winner Thomas Gonzales, and school champion Izzy Rushing! There were some super hard words and all three of these spellers were great. Good luck to Izzy at the county bee in February!
More Friday Fun with WUSD!
WUSD # 2 Friday PD Fun!
Fly High tomorrow Falcons!
Kudos to Ms. Noble and Ms. Moreno and our WHS Culinary Team for a wonderful dinner at our Annual Fall Sports Banquet. #BuiltToServe #TheWilliamsWay
A Falcon Shout-Out to one of our amazing custodians, Refugio "Cuco" Duran! Cuco exemplifies the "Built to Serve" attitude--he's generous with his time, prioritizes students'/staff's needs, and pitches in whenever help is needed. Thanks, Cuco! #TheWilliamsWay #PrincipalProject
Thanks to the Grand Canyon Rangers for spending yesterday and today at WEMS! They've worked with all of our kindergarten through sixth grade students on special hands-on lessons ranging from history to ecology to geology. Very cool!
We'd like to welcome Audrey Houseman to our special services staff. Audrey is so caring and supportive of our students. She is an awesome addition to our WEMS teaching staff. Welcome Audrey! #thewilliamsway
Boys basketball pictures will be Saturday, January 25th at WHS before the games start. All basketball players should be at high school at 7:45 a.m. in their uniforms for photos. Thanks!
Eighteen of our WEMS students are at GCU in Phoenix this morning participating in the 4th Annual Stand Up, Speak Up, Save A Life Conference. They are surrounded by 4,000 other Arizona middle and high school students. They'll hear keynotes from leaders from around the country and participate in breakout sessions that are centered around mental health awareness and bullying awareness/prevention. Go Falcons!
Congrats to the Falcon Boys A, B, and C Basketball Teams for a great season opener yesterday! The boys swept all six of their games and the Cheer Squad was fantastic!
Attention WHS Basketball Families: Tomorrow (Jan 17) we play Mogollon at home. There will be NO JV BOYS GAME. Games will be at 4:00 (JV Girls), 5:30 (Varsity Girls), and 7:00 (Varsity Boys). Come support your Vikings in this great rivalry matchup!
Congratulations to the 100+ 3rd through 8th graders who were recognized at last night's award ceremony. Also, thank you to our award sponsors: Williams Kiwanis, WEMS PTSA, McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, and Carl's Jr.! Our hard-working students appreciate the community support!
#PrincipalProject #TheWilliamsWay
"Hey, we're a class act here, we don't say that!"
-Coach Brownlee, August 2019
On the sidelines of a home game, reminding a player of the conduct expected of a Viking.
Kudos to Coach Brownlee and his staff for not only having a dominating football team on the field, but a program/team that plays with class. #WeAreWilliams #CharacterCounts
Greetings WHS Families: Just a friendly reminder that there is NO SCHOOL Monday Jan. 20th in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Thank you!
WHS Students and Parents: More links to scholarships and PSAT/College Board scholarship partners. Please take a look! https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/scholarships-and-recognition/scholarship-partners-programs?SFMC_cid=EM255746-&rid=171655525
Attention Kindergarten, First, and Second-Grade Families: Please join us for our K-2 Awards Assembly this Thursday, January 16th as we recognize our youngest students for their first-semester achievements! The fun starts at 2:30 p.m. in Parenteau Auditorium. Hope to see you there!
A Falcon Shout-Out to WEMS kindergarten teacher Christina Hernandez! Her class is always hopping and full of creative, active learning. What's better than bowling for math class, aka "Subtraction Bowling!" Keep up the great work Ms. Hernandez! #TheWilliamsWay #PrincipalProject
The AZ Coalition to End Se%^*@ and Domestic Violence Council is looking for youth ages 12-17 to apply for the 2020 Arizona Coalition to End Se%^*@ and Domestic Violence's Youth Advocates Institute Southwest Advisory Council! To learn more, and/or to apply, please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TLYJTTV and https://www.acesdv.org/yai-southwest/