Monday, March 18, 2024

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Posted on March 18, 2024

Monday, March 18,  2024

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News from the Guidance Department:.

• Guidance is letting us know about an ACT tutoring opportunity hosted by La Tech University Saturday, March 30th from 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the Louisiana Tech Integrated Engineering and Science Building (IESB) See Guidance for more information

• The George Welch Scholarship applications are due March 21st.  You can stop by Guidance or Mrs. Averitt's room to pick up an application.

• We also have a new scholarship opportunity, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarship. Applicants that are eligible for this scholarship are black female seniors at WMHS, who have a 3.0 Cumulative GPA and an ACT Score of 20/SAT 980. The deadline to apply is April 2, 2024. For more details and additional scholarship requirements, please grab a copy of this scholarship application at the Guidance office or online at gorebs.org.

• Here are some important reminders about scholarship applications that are due before Spring Break:

• Scholarship Highlight:  The WMHS : LSU Alumni Scholarship is available for WMHS students only. That means that our WMHS Seniors will not be competing with other high school seniors for this scholarship! Any WMHS Senior who has applied and been accepted to LSU, and who also has a minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.5 and minimum Composite ACT Score of 25, is encouraged to apply. This application will also require a personal essay and two teacher letters of recommendation. Up to 2 Applicants may be chosen to receive this generous scholarship that provides $1,250 per year for up to 4 years (Total: $5,000, if student qualifies for all 4 years). This scholarship is coming due soon! All applications need to be received in the WMHS Guidance Office by 3:00 PM on Wednesday, March 20th. Please see the Guidance Office or gorebs.org to grab your copy of the application. 

• If anyone is interested in taking Drivers Ed come see Coach Osborne in the gym 1-3 periods for information.

• Dual Enrollment applications are now available for anyone interested in taking a dual enrollment class NEXT year. Any student planning on taking a DE course next year MUST complete this packet. Simply signing up on your course request form will not place you in a DE class. This application is for new students to dual enrollment and students currently enrolled. You may pick up a packet from any of the following teachers: Aswell, Ashley Walker, Gulde, Rawls, Garvin, Eason, Etzel, Harris, Reynolds, and Knox. As a reminder, Ouachita Parish School Board plans on paying for 2 courses per semester for seniors and one per semester for juniors. All additional 3 hr courses are $300 for the 2024-2025 school year. The application deadline is no later than Wednesday, April 3. This includes the ULM online application. Any student who is only taking a course through LA TECH will complete the paper portion only and will complete the online portion in the fall. All of this information can be found in the current dual enrollment packet.

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Sports News: 

• Baseball took on Pineville on Friday night and won 8-4. Caleb Ramsey collected 3 hits and three runs scored on Friday, Isaiah Shivers batted in three runs, and Garret Frye picked up the win, with Greyson Boyd and Trey Hawsey picking him up in relief. Baseball will be at Neville today, at home vs Byrd on Wednesday, and at home vs West Ouachita Thursday. 

• Softball will be at home vs Ruston tomorrow, at Pineville Thursday, and in the Quitman Tournament this weekend. Macy Nordstrom will be signing to play softball at East Central Community college this Wednesday. Congrats to Macy and we wish you the best of luck. 

• In Golf, a couple of our guys competed in the Bayou Rapides Invitational this weekend. Nate Painich shot five over and Cole Masters shot one over, placing him 8th out of 88 golfers. Their performance placed them 8 overall as a team in the biggest tournament in the state. They will back in action today at Calvert Crossing for a nine hole tournament.

• This weekend, our Rebels and Lady Rebels powerlifting compete for the State Championship in Lafayette! Wish these guys and girls good luck!

• Track and Field will be at the Hoss Garrett Relays in Ruston Thursday.

• Tennis will be at home vs. West Ouachita tomorrow.

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Club and Organization News:

• Board Game Club will have a meeting this Wednesday 3/20 after school in the library.

• Tryout days for Raiders are Wednesday and Thursday at 2:30- 1st floor of Edgewood. Tryout days for Rebeline are April 3rd and 4th at 3:30- 1st floor of Edgewood .Candidates for Raiders should return packets including all documents on the first day of tryouts, March 20th in Edgewood at 2:30. The tryout fee must also be paid by tomorrow. Candidates for Rebeline should return packets including all documents on the first day of tryouts, April 3rd in Edgewood at 3:30. The tryout fee must be paid by Thursday.. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Shepard in room 4206 for Raider questions, or Miss Tubbs in room 4109 for Rebeline questions during 3rd lunch shift or during 6th period only.

• Powder Puff Football is BACK!! It will be on Tuesday, April 9th @ 6pm @ Rebel Stadium. Buy your tickets now to either participate or to cheer on your friends! Tickets are sold via GoFans. Participant tickets will only be sold through March 20th. Spectator tickets will be sold from now until the night of the game.  Flyers for Powder Puff are posted around campus with the QR code linked to our GoFans page. Find a Student Council member, Cheerleader, or Raider to get the access code to purchase your ticket!

• Juniors & Seniors are you ready for an Evening of Enchantment? Prom will be Saturday, April 6th. This year we are bringing back the game room with great prizes such as flat screen tv's, speakers, dorm fridges, & more! This is the last week to purchase tickets via GoFans. The last day is Thursday.   Tickets will not be sold after Spring Break. Flyers are posted around campus with the QR code linked to our GoFans page.See Mrs. Jones in room 4208 or Mrs. Nix in room 3105 for  paperwork & access codes for non-WMHS student tickets.

• The WMHS Jr Civitans encourage you to Rock Your Socks with us as we recognize World Down Syndrome Day, 3/21/24! Why rock your socks on 3/21? Down Syndrome (or Trisomy 21) means that there are 3 copies (instead of 2) of the 21st chromosome which is why we celebrate on 3/21. Wear brightly colored socks, long socks, printed socks, 1 sock...even 3 socks for 3 chromosomes! If you get a chance, stop by Mrs. Beach's room that day so we can take pictures of the awesome socks!

Our window for purchasing a yearbook is about to close. Be sure to go to Balfour.com, choose West Monroe High School and order your yearbook today. If you are an Eagle Scout, please send a picture of yourself in uniform (preferably from your pinning ceremony) to karen.wise@opsb.net. This year we are including a special page in the yearbook to honor those who have reached the rank of Eagle Scout. The yearbook staff is seeking some additional pictures to complete the yearbook.  Specifically, we are looking for more pictures from Volleyball, the homecoming dance, the Valentine's dance, Powerlifting, Interact, and Golf. If you have some pictures from any of these events that you would like to share, please send them to karen.wise@opsb.net or send them to the yearbook Instagram page. (wmhsrebelyearbook)