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!
Reminder to Our 3rd-8th Grade Families: If your child received an award banquet invitation with his or her report card, we can't wait to celebrate with you this Wednesday, January 15th at our Academic Awards Banquet. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. in Parenteau Auditorium. See you there!
Thanks to these WUSD administrators who work tirelessly for their community! Eric Evans WHS principal, Carissa Morrison WEMS principal, Jessica Guzman special services and grants, Joyce McNelly business director. #thewilliamsway #principalproject
Families, just a reminder there is no school Monday, January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Kudos and Congrats to Mr. Ed Kmetz for "having a motor that never stops and a heart that always gives!" Mr. Kmetz is the WHS Employee of the Month! #TheWilliamsWay #PrincipalProject
Greetings WHS Athletes: The Fall Sports Banquet is January 22, 2020 at 6 pm in the gym! We hope to see all fall athletes and their families there! Please reach out to A.D. Mr. Echeverria with questions. Thank you!
Thanks to Herman Nixon for his service as WUSD Board president and to Leah Payne for her service as Vice-President. (They are still staying as a board members). Congratulations to our new President Carla Dent and Vice-president Ann Wells.
Happy 2020 Falcon Families! WEMS would like to start the new year off by sharing some good news: For the first time, our school has received results-based funding! Our students performed in the top 27% of all like-demographic Arizona schools on standardized tests. As a result, we'll receive a little extra money this year. While the money certainly is nice, we are most happy about what it represents--student achievement, staff excellence, and family support. Let's keep up the great work and have an amazing second semester!
Renowned documentary photographer Amy Martin presenting her work from around the globe to our 8th graders as past of the 8th Grade Identity through Photography Project! This project is a springtime tradition at WEMS and is generously sponsored by the Williams Alliance for the Arts. Student photography will be on display at WAFTA's gallery throughout the month of April!
SCHOLARSHIP INFO:
1) Coconino First Scholarship: This scholarship is offered by NAU and is exclusively for students from Coconino County who are incoming freshmen. It is worth $2,000 and will be awarded at the rate of $1,000 a year for the first 2 years. What is great is that all a student has to do is be accepted to NAU and they will automatically receive this.
2) Arizona Teacher’s Academy. This is through NAU, U of A, and ASU. Graduates of the Arizona Teachers Academy who agree to teach in Arizona will have their tuition and fees waived in exchange for a commitment to teach in an Arizona public school. The requirement is that they commit to teach in an Arizona school for the same amount of years that they get the tuition waived. Information for this is on the Governor’s website at: https://education.azgovernor.gov/edu/arizona-teachers-academy
Congratulations to Katelyn and Thomas for being selected Middle School January Students of the Month!
Congratulations to our elementary January Students of the Month! Way to SOAR!
Greetings WHS Families: I'd like to welcome & introduce to the WHS family, Mrs. Gurmeet Kaur as our new HS Math teacher. I'd like to also welcome from NAU, Student Teachers Samuel Fleming & Nevea Atherton to our WHS ELA Dept. Please help us in welcoming these folks to our team! Thank you!
Greetings WHS Families: we hope each of you had a wonderful, satisfying, and relaxing break. We at WHS look forward to seeing you all back at school tomorrow (Jan. 6) for the start of Semester 2!
On behalf of WHS, we'd like to wish each of our Williams Community Members, Faculty, Students, Parents, and Staff a very special Happy Holidays! See you all again Jan 6th, when school resumes!
Just a reminder to consider using your 2019 Tax Credit Donation before the end of the year! Just go to www.wusd2.org and look under the "menu" tab for the proper form. While December is a great time to donate, you can donate for 2019 all the way up to when you file your taxes in the spring. Have a great holiday season!!
Lots of special happenings this last week of the semester! Thanks to all of our great student performers, the PTSA for running a wonderful Holiday Shoppe, and the Falcon Flyers staff for putting on a fun winter celebration!
The 12 Pounds of Christmas tradition continues for WEMS staff with potluck lunches every day during December. Today, the middle school staff elevated the tradition to new levels with their "A Christmas Story" movie-themed spread. Decorations, red cabbage, and the movie playing in the background. Great job and thanks middle school team!
Falcon Families, please remember that tomorrow is an early release day for winter break. School will end at 12:45 p.m. and students will arrive at bus stops 3 hours earlier than usual. Thank you for a great, productive first semester of school. We wish you a very happy and safe winter break and look forward to seeing everyone in 2020!
ATTENTION WHS Seniors! Your first deposit (of $100) will be due Jan 16, 2020 to reserve a spot for your Senior Trip to California! Please turn in your deposit to your class sponsor, Mrs. Schober. Thank you!