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Friday, February 7, 2025

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Posted on February 7, 2025

Announcements - Friday, February 7, 2025

Video Link: https://youtu.be/1kajdUhdswI

Club News:

 

  • Junior Civitans will be participating in the Spread the Love Peanut Butter Drive for the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana. Members can bring plastic jars of peanut butter to room 6206 until Friday, February 28th. On Tuesday, March 4th, we will meet at the food bank after school to drop off our donations. Let's help them meet their goal of 5,000 pounds of peanut butter! See Mrs. Beach if you have any questions.

 

School News:

 

  • Attention  dual enrollment students: If you owe money to ULM, that payment will be due no later than Wednesday, February 26.  You may either bring a check or money order 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. Also, all LA Tech payments are due to Mr. Aswell or Mrs. Duke no later than TODAY. If you have any questions about the amount you owe, please ask your DE teachers or Mrs. Hunt.

 

  • Seniors, if you missed your Cap and Gown pictures, SnapMe Studio will be taking makeup pictures at their studio on Tuesday, February 18, between 9 am-1 pm. This is pic that is shown on the screen at graduation, so plan accordingly. 

 

  • Juniors and Seniors, do you want to take the ACT in April? You may be able to have the cost of the test covered by an ACT Waiver or Voucher. See your Guidance Counselor for more information. The last day to register without a late fee is February 28.  Juniors, remember that your ACT score is connected to a requirement to take an ACT Prep class as a Senior so be sure to try to attain that 20 before August 2025. 

 

  • If you are interested in joining the backstage crew of this year's musical, be sure to Pick up an application outside of the choir room and return it to Mrs. Freeman before the end of the school day on Monday.

 

  • The Rebel Room, which is like a merchandise store,  is now open on campus. It’s in the main office. See Mrs. Lindsey Long for more information.

 

  • WMHS will be presenting its Black History Program on February 25 and 26 from 8-9:30 am in the auditorium. Students who are participating in the Black History Program need to be sure to check the Google classroom for any updates. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Hill in room 1207.

 

  • We want to take a minute to remind everyone that this is National Counselors week. We encourage you to show appreciation to our amazing counselors for all that they do.


 

Sports News:

 

  • The Boys’ soccer team is moving to the quarterfinals of the playoffs and will travel to Catholic to take on the Bears. Good Luck, guys!

 

  • Both the boys and girls basketball teams travel to Pineville tonight for games. Good Luck to these teams.

  • This weekend, WMHS is hosting Bayou Jamb baseball. This will feature double headers with a homerun derby in the middle. The Rebels will face Ruston and West Ouachita. Come on out and enjoy some baseball.


 

Rebel to Rebel - Supporting One Another

 

Today’s opportunity to help others comes from the Care Closet. This is a place on campus where students can anonymously pick up some essential items they might need, but as the name implies, it’s a place where we show we care about each other. Right now the closet is need of deodorant, body wash, clothes wash, body wipes, socks, note cards, and backpacks. If you can donate any of these items, you can drop them off in Student services or Room 1222.

 

Scholarship of the Week

 

Today, we want to highlight the Champions of Faith scholarship. This scholarship is sponsored by the staff of the Champions of Faith event from Fair Park Baptist Church. As the name implies, it seeks to recognize students who are Champions of Faith in their community, especially through participation in service and religious organizations. This scholarship has an online application and asks for an essay and letters of recommendation. The scholarship is due TODAY so, you need to hurry if you plan to apply.