Waldron Jr./Sr. High

Here are this week's events at WHS for the week of December 12th - it's a busy one! This is the final week of the semester, and we will have final exams Wednesday through Friday (see schedule below). This is also our homecoming week, so we have student dress-up days each day, and we also have some fun spirit activities prepared for Friday afternoon. Winter break will take place from December 17-January 2. Students will return to school from break on Tuesday, January 3rd. Monday 12/12: Monsters University - College Gear 6th grade reward time during Advisory Piano recital during 6th period Boys C-team basketball home vs. Shelbyville 6:00 JH winter band concert 7:00 (students arrive by 6:15) Tuesday 12/13: Moana - Hawaiian Theme Boys 7th/8th grade basketball @ Triton Central 6:00 Wednesday 12/14: Sleeping Beauty - Pajama Day Final exams - Periods 1 and 8 Thursday 12/15: Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum - Twin Day Final exams: Periods 2, 6, 7 Boys 7th/8th grade basketball home vs. Southwestern 6:00 Friday 12/16: Class Colors - Seniors (black), juniors (white), sophomores (blue), freshmen (pink), Junior High (purple) Final exams: Periods 3 & 4 Winter i-Ready testing window closes Spirit day rotations - 12:55-2:25 Homecoming pep rally 2:30-3:10 Girls JV/varsity basketball home vs. North Decatur 6:00 Saturday 12/17: Girls JV/varsity basketball @ Hauser 12:00 Boys JV/varsity basketball home vs. Southwestern 6:00 (Homecoming)

Our high school band and choir students did an outstanding job at tonight’s Christmas performance! We have some truly talented students in our performing arts. Great work!

Here are this week's events at WHS for the week of November 28th! Have a great week! Monday 11/28: 7th grade reward time during Advisory Winter i-Ready testing window opens Girls 5th/6th grade basketball home vs. Shelbyville 5:00 Boys 7th/8th grade basketball home vs. Edinburgh 6:00 Tuesday 11/29: Student Athlete Advisory Board service trip to Gleaners Girls 5th/6th grade basketball home vs. Morristown 5:30 Boys C-Team basketball home vs. North Decatur 6:00 Boys 7th/8th grade basketball @ South Decatur 6:00 Wednesday 11/30: No events scheduled Thursday 12/1: Band performance at Circle Center Mall Boys 7th/8th grade basketball home vs. Eastern Hancock 6:00 Boys JV/varsity basketball home vs. Triton Central 6:00 Friday 12/2: IHSAA Champions Together Convocation during school 9:00 6th grade reward time during Advisory Girls JV/varsity basketball home vs. Triton Central 6:00 Saturday 12/3: Boys 7th/8th grade basketball Reindeer Roundup Tourney home 9:00 Girls 5th/6th grade basketball Shelby County Tourney @ Triton 9:00 Boys JV/varsity basketball @ Edinburgh 6:00

Here are this week's events at WHS: Monday 11/21: 8th grade reward time during Advisory Girls 5th/6th grade basketball @ Morristown 5:30 Boys 7th/8th grade basketball home vs. Columbus Northside 6:00 Boys JV/varsity basketball home vs. Elwood 6:00 Tuesday 11/22: 8th & 10th grade field trip to Blue River Career Center Girls JV/varsity basketball @ Monrovia 6:00 Boys JV/varsity basketball home vs. Crothersville 6:00 Wednesday 11/23: No school - Thanksgiving Break Thursday 11/24: No school - Happy Thanksgiving! Friday 11/25: No school - Thanksgiving Break Saturday 11/26: Girls varsity basketball @ GCA 1:30 Boys JV/varsity basketball @ Knightstown 6:00

Thank you to our veterans for your service! A special thank you to Dr. Holly Everette for being our guest speaker today! Our student speakers and performers all sounded excellent. Happy Veterans Day!

We look forward to our annual Veterans Day program tomorrow starting at 1:30 PM in the main gym. All veterans are invited and any community members wishing to join us are welcome to come as well! Please enter through the main entrance, doors will will open at 1:00 PM. There will be reserved seating for guests and community members. There will also be a hospitality room hosted by Waldron FFA available for veterans prior to the program.

Next week, the Scholastic Book Fair returns to WHS!

Congrats to Mrs. Peterson and the drama department on being awarded the Waldron Hometown Community Grant from the Blue River Community Foundation! The grant money will go toward purchasing new microphones and headsets for our drama productions and other performances.

We are looking forward to an awesome Veterans Day program next Friday, November 11th at 1:30. All veterans are invited and welcome! We will have musical performances, guest speakers, 21-gun salute, a hospitality room, among other activities to celebrate and honor our veterans!

Here are next week's events at WHS for the week of November 7th: Monday 11/7: 6th grade reward time during Advisory Boys 7th/8th grade basketball home vs. Jennings County 6:00 Tuesday 11/8: Girls JV/varsity basketball home vs. Shelbyville 6:00 Wednesday 11/9: FBLA convention Thursday 11/10: Girls 5th/6th grade basketball home vs. Triton Central 5:00 Friday 11/11: Midterm for 2nd Grading Period 8th grade reward time during Advisory period Waldron Community Veterans Day Program 1:30 in the WHS main gym Girls JV/varsity basketball home vs. Southwestern 6:00 Musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (Night 1) 7:00 Saturday 11/12: Girls 5th/6th grade basketball @ Edinburgh Tourney 9:00 Boys JV/varsity Blue & White Scrimmage 10:00 Musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (Night 2) 7:00

Our drama club students put on a dress rehearsal of the musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” for students from Waldron Elementary and Southwestern Junior-Senior High School today. They did an outstanding job, and we encourage you to come see it next weekend! #GoMohawks

Congrats to our students of the month for October: Syrissa Dodd, Sophie Hattabaugh, Hayden Schneider, and Tad Crosby! Also congrats to Ms. Gibson, our staff member of the month for October! #GoMohawks

The latest edition of the Mohawk Mail newsletter can be found at the link below! https://www.shelbyeastern.org/o/wjsh/page/mohawk-mail-newsletter

Next week on Friday and Saturday, come check out “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!” Our students and staff have been hard and work, and it will be a great show!

Mark your calendars!🌶️ Waldron Athletic boosters will host their first chili cook-off to kick off the Lady Mohawks season! Bring your family for dinner and cheer on the Mohawks! 🏀

Monster Mash fun! Congrats to our costume winners: scariest - Jazmyne Schultz, most creative - Jenna Thomas, best - Cheyanne McPherson. Also congrats to contest winners Ava Leising, Kassidy Meulen, and Aaron Presley. #GoMohawks

Here are the upcoming events at WHS for the week of October 31st - November 5th! Monday 10/31: 8th grade reward time during Advisory Tuesday 11/1: Girls 5th/6th grade basketball @ Hauser 5:00 Wednesday 11/2: Spell Bowl Competition @ Batesville 5:00 Thursday 11/3: Musical performance for WES students during 6th period Girls 5th/6th grade basketball home vs. Hauser 5:00 Friday 11/4: 7th grade reward time during Advisory Varsity/JV girls basketball @ Blue River Valley 6:00 Saturday 11/5: Varsity/JV girls basketball @ Tri 6:00

The Waldron Community Veterans Day program will take place on Friday, November 11th at 1:30 p.m. in the Waldron High School main gymnasium. This will be a combined program with student participants from both the elementary and junior-senior high school. We are excited to honor the veterans in our community! If you have a veteran you would like to invite, please do so. Students should bring home and fill out this form (available in each school’s main office) for each veteran attending. Veterans wishing to attend can also contact either school to RSVP. We look forward to another outstanding Veterans Day program! Please contact us with any questions.

Tonight’s Junior High “Monster Mash” dance will go from 5:45-7:45 in the junior high gym. Students should go home after school and come back for the dance. Please enter thru door 10 on the west side of the school by the 4-way stop. See you there!

Yesterday, our entire 6th and 7th grade classes visited the Indianapolis Zoo. Here is a photo of one of the groups. A big thanks to our many parents who volunteered as chaperones, as well as our bus drivers, Mr. Engelbert and Mrs. Hilton! It sounds like a great time!