Tuesday, September 10, 2024

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Posted on September 10, 2024

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

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CLUB and ORGANIZATION NEWS:  

The deadline for membership forms to be turned in for Junior Civitans has been extended until today. Be sure to get those turned in. See Mrs. Beach in room 6206 if you have any questions.

FCS/FCA meets every Wednesday at 7:15 in the new gym. Come join in the fellowship and encouragement tomorrow morning. Also, FCS t-shirts are on sale on Gorebs and on the Instagram page. You must buy an FCS t-shirt to be on the roster.

The 30+ Club is now accepting applications. To apply students must fill out the google form under Mrs. Gulde's teacher page on gorebs.org and submit a photo of their official ACT COMPOSITE score with their name visible in the photo. 

Students interested in Amateur Radio Club are welcome to join our first meeting this afternoon after school in the STEM building until 4 o' clock. See Mrs. Cavin in the library for more information.

If you are interested in joining Key Club this year and missed the meeting this morning, remember there will also be a second meeting after school in Ms. McFadden's room from 3:15-3:40 for those who couldn’t make the morning one. 

The Board Game Club has a meeting tomorrow after school in the library. 

The Robotics team is hosting a Meet and Greet tomorrow afternoon in the STEM building from 5:30-7. 

SCHOOL NEWS: 

WMHS will administer the ACT to ALL JUNIORS and to seniors who have a score of 15-19. Test day is October 22. Mark your calendars.

The AAPPL (apple) test will be offered on September 11th. This is for students who know another language and who wish to test out of their language classes. The cost of the test is $20. See Mrs. Ballance in room 2207 for a list of languages or to pick up a registration form. Forms and money are due by today.

The annual PIZZA PIGOUT night is tonight from 5-8 pm at the Warren Drive and Wallace Road locations of Johnny’s Pizza. Make plans to attend. 

Attention students taking dual enrollment courses this semester: If you owe money to ULM, that payment will be due no later than Wednesday, Sept. 25.  Beginning in September, you may either bring a check to Mrs. Hunt OR pay online on your ULM  Banner account. If paying by check, you must write your full name on the memo line. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AMOUNT YOU OWE MAY NOT BE ACCURATELY REFLECTED IN YOUR BANNER ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW, AS OPSB FUNDING HAS NOT YET BEEN ADDED, AND COURSES ARE CURRENTLY BEING ADDED BY ULM . If you have any questions about the amount you owe to ULM, please ask your DE teachers or Mrs. Hunt.

The 2024-2025 Rebelaire is officially available for purchase. Go to Balfour.com and select our school and you can order now. Today the cost is $75 a yearbook, but on Jan 1, 2025 the price will jump to $100 a yearbook.  Also - SENIORS: Baby ad portal is also found through Balfour.com. Your parents can purchase the baby ad as well as your yearbook all in one shot. The baby ads will only be able to be purchased through Dec.1, 2024 so go ahead and take care of it now. 

ASVAB Registration is open now! This is open for all sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Sign up with your Social Studies teacher! ASVAB will be given on September 24 so the deadline to sign up is September 13. 

Due to the impending weather, AFJROTC Formal Reveille is postponed until next wednesday, September 18th.  

SPORTS NEWS:

The volleyball team will travel to  play at West Ouachita this afternoon. This Friday, they travel to ASH for a match. Come out and support these ladies if you can.

Last night our Freshman football team beat Union Parish with a score of 33-12 and our JV team took on Evangel and hung on late to win 24-20. Congratulations to these teams. 

The Varsity football team travels to Arkansas this Friday to take on Pulaski Academy. The spirit theme is Red Out. Get your red ready

Student Athletic passes are now on sale for $30! You can purchase online at gorebs.org under the online school payments  These get you into all home, regular season games (not playoff games) and work for all sports. An extra bonus is this pass also grants you access to the Rebel Nation Student Section at all home games