West Monroe High

Posted on September 11, 2024

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

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CLUB and ORGANIZATION NEWS:

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. There has been some confusion on where to locate the link to buy an FCS T-Shirt. There are two places. You can find the link on our Instagram page by looking up wmhsfcs. The other location is on the goreb.org page. Go to extra-curricular. You will see a drop-down menu. Select Fellowship of Christian Students. Then select 2024-2025 T-Shirt. .

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.

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

If you are an animal lover, it is now time to sign up for the Biology Club! There are 3 steps to join the club 1. Bring a donation for the animal shelter to Rm 3109 2. Join the Biology Club google classroom page and fill out the questionnaire. The classroom code will be posted on the table when you bring your donation. 3. Order your Biology club t-shirt on GoRebs and pay the $15 in online school payments That's it. You are in the club.

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.

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.

Tickets are now on sale for the Homecoming Dance! You can buy them under the link called Tickets on GoRebs.org No tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets are $15 and you must use your student ID number as your access code to purchase. If you are hoping to bring someone outside of WMHS as your guest, you must submit paperwork to Mrs. Knox by Sept 25th in order to get an access code for their ticket. Don't wait until the last minute, handle your business now.

Would you like to help out our community & donate blood? Did you know that 25% of all donated blood in the U.S. is used by cancer patients. Blood transfusions increase the number of healthy red blood cells in the body, which helps prevent complications of these diseases and improve quality of life. Our school is having a blood drive on Thursday, September 26th. To donate blood, you must be 16yrs old or older. Students can stop by Mrs. Nix’s classroom (Room 3105) to get more information & to register. Students must pre-register to donate. Faculty can come during their planning periods to donate.

SPORTS NEWS:

The volleyball team will travel this Friday to ASH for a match. Come out and support these ladies if you can.

Any boys who are new to West Monroe High school and are interested in playing soccer must stop by room 1204 to see Coach Dickman to pick up a packet.

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