West Monroe High

Posted on August 30, 2024

Friday, August 30, 2024

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CLUB and ORGANIZATION NEWS:

On Tuesday, September 3, Student Council will have its first meeting. This meeting is for all students interested in Student Council this year. The meeting will be in the Library at 6:30pm. There will be an officer candidate meeting after the general meeting. See Mrs. Nix if you have any questions.

The West Monroe High School Robotics team applications are due Sept 5th. See Mr. Lovelady (3203), Mrs. Lovelady (7101), or Mrs. Cady (7103) if you have any questions.

If you are a Rebel Art Club member from the '23-'24 school year and are interested in joining Rebel Art Club again for the '24-'25 school year, please see Mrs. Lengefeld in room 1109 for an application ASAP. Your applications must be returned and $25 dues paid by Wednesday, September 4th to confirm your membership. Membership will be capped at 35 students this year on a first-come, first-served basis, so get those applications returned quickly! A second round of memberships will open on Wednesday, September 4th for the following students: Current WMHS Art students, previous WMHS Art students with a written (or emailed) reference from your previous WMHS Art teacher. Applications for these students will be available starting Wednesday, September 4th.

Do you like history? Do you want to help local organizations such as the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum and the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home? The history club may be a good fit for you. If you are in the 11th or 12th grade and interested in joining the history club, please see Mr. Aswell’s Teacher Page on Gorebs.org for more information and the link to the application. Applications are due by Monday September 2nd.

CLASS NEWS:

The Freshman dance is tonight from 7-10 in the Edgewood Building. Wear your favorite West Monroe gear and jeans or school appropriate shorts.If you have any questions, see Mrs. Wilhite upstairs in Wing One.

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.

Seniors who are half day students and are interested in an on campus job should see Mrs. Averitt in Wing Six or Mrs. Felicia in the Rebel Branch of the Ouachita Valley Federal Credit Union.

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 September 10th. .

The annual PIZZA PIGOUT night is Tuesday, September 10th from 5-8 pm at the Warren Drive and Wallace Road locations of Johnny’s Pizza. Make plans to attend.

SPORTS NEWS:

The Bayou Jamb football game happens tomorrow in Malone Stadium on the ULM campus. Tickets on sale in the main office and online. The Rebels take on the Evangel Eagles.

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

To get into the Rebel Nation Student Section, you must have a Rebel Nation Pass or an athletic pass.

The Rebel Nation pass does not need to be purchased if you have an athletic pass.

Rebel Nation passes are ONLY available online. No cash will be taken at the game.

WMHS Seniors can sign in a guest that attends any school. The senior must be able to prove they are a WMHS senior before signing in their guest if asked.