UPDATE: There will be a Girl's Track informational meeting on Friday, March 3rd from 1:05 - 1:30, during WIN time. The meeting will take place in the WJH Commons.
The WJH boy's track coaches will have an informational meeting for students interested in participating, on Wednesday, March 8th from 2:45 - 3:00 in the WJH Commons.
All 7th grade students went on a field trip to Ankeny DMACC campus today to learn more about their 10 different career pathways. Our students learned a lot and represented our school extremely well today!
There are so many wonderful counselor's in our profession and Winterset Junior High is so fortunate to have one of the best in the biz! Happy Counselor Week Suzy Busta!
8th grade basketball with a win against B-F tonight. Great energy and effort by all.
When we return to school tomorrow (Friday) it will be a Day #1 at the Junior High.
We will have a 2 hour early dismissal today due to it being the last day of the first semester. School will resume on Monday, January 16th. Have a great weekend everyone!
December Student of the Month winners! Thanks to Montross Pharmacy for sponsoring this valued event.
The WJH Environmental Club is looking for your trash! If you have any nonworking, broken or damaged holiday decorations or lights, they will take them. The club will send the items to Terracycle, a company who "recycles the unrecyclable" and saves them from going to the landfill. Please see the attached flyer for more information and details.
WJH Boy's Basketball season will begin soon. Informational meetings are scheduled as follows:
7th grade boys will meet with Mr. Nedved today from 2:45 - 3:00
8th grade boys will be meet with Mr. Bunting on Monday from 1:10 - 1:30.
On Friday, the WJH participated in the National One Hour of Code during their Math and Science classes. The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to show that anybody can learn the basics and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts.
WJH Holiday Dress Up Days December 16 through December 22
Don't forget...tonight is the WJH Band and Choir concert. It will begin at 7:30 and will be held in the HS auditorium. Come out and support our students, they have been working really hard to perfect the songs they are presenting.
Here is the most recent Husky Minute.
https://youtu.be/1iji-qx_n80
In a collaborative effort with JH environmental club, McDonald's Tree & Lawn Care, HS conservation club, and silver cord we planted 3 new trees on our campus! Awesome to see students making a difference and showing pride in our school!
The JH/HS staff and students recognized those that have served our country. Happy Veterans Day. Thank you!
Shout out to our October Student of the Month winners. Special thanks to Sarah Cowman with Homefront Real Estate for being our business sponsor this month!
7th grade students Nora Lowden and Grant Heithoff presented their award winning Utopia Project to Mayor Macumber and the Winterset City Council Monday night. Great work students!
CONGRATULATIONS to the WJH Honor Band! What a great accomplishment!
The school year is flying by. Friday October 21st is a 2 hour early dismissal so teacher can finalize term 1 grades. Monday October 24th is no school so teachers can engage in professional development opportunities.