Please help us congratulate Ginger McClendon on being named our Star Polisher for January!! It goes without saying the impact Ginger has had on The Grove!! We are so thankful for all she does for us!!

Each week our staff sends shout outs to each other and thought it would be great for our families to see not only the AMAZING things we have going on at WG but also the encouragement and appreciation our staff has for each other! Click on the link below to check them out! GO CATS!

Grover celebrates Mardi Gras in Algebra II - After pondering who needed a fat shoutout I decided to recognize Ms. Lauren Patton. Lauren is amazing in so many ways! As a long term substitute last year at RHHS I was privileged to interact with her when I covered a maternity leave position. Lauren was patient and SO helpful for my non-Math brain and I was overjoyed to know that she'd be here at The GROVE. Her love for helping kids, whether in her class or not, to understand and use real world scenarios is awe inspiring. Not to mention she's pretty on top of attendance and is an asset to both the Math Department and Walnut Grove. Enjoy your time with Grover, you deserve it!

Students must apply by 2/2/24 to be eligible for a $2,000 scholarship! This year marks H-E-B's 6th year supporting the UIL Scholarship Program for Community Service Excellence. Nominees must have the following submitted to https://www.sportsinaction.com/scholarship/ by no later than Feb. 2, 2024: Minimum 3.3 GPA Number of Community Service Hours completed in the last 12 months Community Service Verification Letters to document the number of hours submitted A Letter of Recommendation A Short Essay (500 words or less) on the topic: “What does Community mean to you?” There will be 15 total winners – 5 each in music, academics and athletics – and each will be awarded $2,000 from H-E-B. An announcement of the winners will be made at the 2024 UIL Basketball State Champions in March.

Please make sure to check your email and Skyward messages for all the information regarding Dual Credit Course Registration for this Summer and for the 2024-25 school year.

If you would like to join the Collin College to discuss any of these topics, please sign up by clicking on the link.

• If your child needs to leave campus for ANY reason, a request must be submitted via Skyward at least 2 hours prior to when the student needs to leave. When submitting a partial-day request, you must uncheck the all-day box and enter the time the student needs to leave the school, pay close attention to AM and PM, as well as which student you are submitting for. Partial-day requests entered as full day requests will be denied. Absences entered into Skyward are automatically coded as Parent Notes, there is NO need to submit a parent note via wghsattendance@prosper-isd.net. The attendance email address is for Doctor/Dentist, DPS, court, University visits, etc.
  

• Make sure that notes submitted cover all dates you need and include the student’s name.

• ALL Skyward requests entered after 2:00 PM are not guaranteed. When checking out in person for the first time a parent, guardian, or emergency contact will need to come into the front office to check the student out of school; when doing so, a government-issued I.D. must be shown to staff. ALL checkouts (Skyward & in-person) will be halted at 4:00 PM.

• Skyward also has an app that makes the checkout process much easier. Please consider downloading the app and using this option to make the process easier.

Students feeling ill while in class need to go to the nurse rather than just solely contacting their parents. This allows for them to leave class and to be closer to the office upon check-out.

*If your student is involved in a WG program and you'd like to get something highlighted in our newsletter please reach out to that Director or Head Coach to make sure they submit the information in the form provided to the staff each week.

WGHS was awarded the New Chapter of the Year award for 2023-2024. 27 students (63% of competing Wildcats) advanced to State! What an incredible level of dedication and grit. They set #TheStandard & represented both Walnut Grove and Prosper ISD well!

National "Hi how are you" Day will be on January 22nd. This is a day to reminds us to have open conversations about mental health and well-being. Look our for Student Council handing out candy in the morning before school on this day!

Coming up on January 26th is the 100th Day of School! Generation Day dress up will be this Friday. Freshmen and Sophomores dress up as babies and toddlers, Juniors and Seniors dress up as Adults and Senior citizens! Staff will dress up as teenagers. Can’t wait to see your participation!

Do you like science, learning, and serving your community? Consider joining Science National Honor Society! Applications are open to new members until SUNDAY, January 28th, at 5:00 pm. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Jaballa-Wasson

SHH is excited to launch the Pulsera Project and color WG starting January 29th-Feburary 12th. Find the booth before school and during lunch time at the cafeteria and help us to support the Central America communities.

Your last day to secure and pre-order the 2023-2024 WGHS yearbook is Friday, January 26th. Availability will not be guaranteed after this date.

Hardy's Cafe is open to the community and will be serving the menu below on January 9, 11, 18, 22, 24, & 26. Please sign up for a time to visit the cafe, and be sure to check in through the front office upon your arrive. We look forward to seeing you!

Our students love coming into the library during down time to play chess and we only have one board. We are currently looking for donations of complete chess sets in new or used condition. We have made a wish list to better showcase the types of materials that are used by our students in the innovation lab. We will accept items in new or used condition.

We are excited to introduce our Teacher Tutorial Website to help students plan for any tutorials they may need for their classes. This is a live website and will be updated throughout the year.

Email: datoth@prosper-isd.net
Website: https://www.prosper-isd.net/Domain/6843
Location: 3500 E First St, Prosper, TX, USA
Phone: 469-219-2000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalnutGroveHS/
Twitter: @WalnutGroveHS