Wednesday, January 10, 2024

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Posted on January 10, 2024

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

News from the Guidance Department:.

• Senior cap and gown pictures will be taken through senior English classes. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Jan. 23- Dixon and Gulde, Wednesday, Jan. 24- Barron and Hunt, Thursday, Jan. 25 - Rodgers and make-ups until 1:15

• Hey Seniors, we have several new scholarship opportunities available for you. You can grab a copy of these scholarship applications and find out more info in the Guidance Office, as well as on Gorebs.org. Please check out the following:

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Sports News: 

• Congratulations to the Lady Rebel Soccer Team on their District win over Pineville last night by a score of 5-0.Alia Sanchez led the scoring with 2 goals.  Xan Nix, Harley Lockwood, and Jansen McDonald chipped in with a goal apiece.The JV Lady Rebels kick off vs. St. Fred tonight at 5:30 at Rebel Stadium and both teams are back in action here at home on Friday with varsity kicking off at 5:30 and JV at 7:15.

• Boys soccer “secured the bag” against pineville by a score of 4-1. Goal scorers were Miles Kairshner times two, Clark Barron, and Marvin Escobar. Miles added an assist and Henri Valesquez also had an assist. They move to 1-0 in district play.  On Thursday, they will host Captain Shreve at 6 PM, and on Saturday they will be competing in the Cannon Cup in Pineville. Students get in free to all soccer home games, bring a jacket and come support these programs!! Big week for basketball this week: On Friday the teams will host the Ouachita Lions, action will also begin at 5:30. Students get in free to these games as well. Let’s create a home court advantage and pack the gym!

• In Basketball -Our Girls survived a thriller last night against West Ouachita by a score of 39-38. They move to 1-0 in district play. Our boys basketball team opened up district play with a bang with a score of 76-35 against West Ouachita. They also move to 1-0 in district.On Friday we will host the Ouachita Lions, Girls will begin at 5:30 and boys will follow. Students get in free to these games as well.  

• Big news in Boys basketball, and even more reason for you to attend friday night’s matchup, We will be retiring #40 in honor of the career of Mike Smith who played here at West Monroe from 1991-1995. The 6 foot 8 inches tall forward went on to attend Bossier Parish Community college after graduating as a Rebel in ‘95. He finished his collegiate career at Northeast Louisiana University (Or ULM) and in the 2000 NBA Draft, he was selected to the Washington Wizards.He went on to have a 13 year professional career domestically and overseas. It’s always an honor to look back and see what alumni from this school have accomplished. Come and join us on Friday as we Honor Mike Smith and celebrate his achievements in the game of basketball. 

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Club and Organization News:

• Unfortunately, due to sickness, the ELLS meeting has been moved to next Thursday, January 18, immediately after school in Ms. Eason’s room, 1113.

• Attention Juniors interested in applying into the Tusquahoma Chapter of National Honor Society at WMHS. Applications open on January 16th, make sure you check the criteria listed on the webpage prior to completing the application. Criteria for Membership Eligibility are listed on the NHS webpage. Applicants must meet all of the criteria in order to be considered for membership. The application will be posted on the NHS Induction of 2024 Google Classroom. Make sure you join the Google Classroom page by using the Join Code: umigisv  If you have any questions, you may reach out to Mrs. Lovelady (alisonlovelady@opsb.net).

Junior Civitans will have a meeting on Tuesday, January 30th at 3:15 in Mrs. Beach's room (6206). There is a sign-up sheet on our Google Classroom. We plan to have pizza! Deadline to sign up is January 12th.