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1/27 - RSU 1 School Board Meeting; 6:00 pm at MHS

2/11 - 5th Grade Concert: 6:00 pm

2/14 - 💘PTA K-5 Family Dance: 6-7:30 pm

2/17 - 2/21 - February Break - NO SCHOOL

3/6 & 3/7 - Grades 4-8 Talent Auditions: 3-5:00 pm

3/11 - Grades 1 & 3 Concert: 6:00 pm

3/12 - WCS PTA Meeting: 6:00 pm

3/14 - Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL

Great things are happening at WCS!

The basketball teams have wrapped up their regular seasons. The girls finished with a 4-7 record and head into the playoffs as the 5th seed. The boys finished out 9-3 and enter the playoffs as the #1 seed. Congratulations to both teams on a great season and good luck in the playoffs!

On Thursday, 8th-grade students spent the day at Bath Regional Career and Technical Center (Bath Tech). Bath Tech is a regional program that is open to students attending Morse High School, Boothbay Region High School, Wiscasset High School, and Lincoln Academy. Bath Tech offers traditional vocational courses to prepare graduates for a career after high school and also a mix of highly technical offerings that prepare students to continue their education at the community college or university level.

Throughout the day, each student had the opportunity to experience three different program sessions offered at Bath Tech.

The programs offered are:

• Automotive

• Carpentry

• Cosmetology

• Criminal Justice

• Culinary Arts

• Early Childhood Education

• Electricity

• Engineering & Architectural Design

• Graphic Design

• Health Science

• Welding

An educator from New Hope Midcoast will be visiting our school the first week of February during your student’s Guidance class. New Hope Midcoast is a local organization that strives to provide services and preventative education to bring awareness to domestic violence. For our K-5 classroom presentations, students will receive age-appropriate information in regards to kindness, respect, conflict resolution, and setting boundaries. For the middle school student presentations, the topics covered include navigating peer pressure, components of a healthy relationship, and resources available in our community. If you would like more information or have any specific questions or concerns, you can reach out to WCS Guidance Counselor, Erin Sturgeon, via email (esturgeon@rsu1.org) or visit the New Hope Midcoast website at https://newhopemidcoast.org/prevention-education/school-presentations/.

This week our students worked hard at collecting cans for the Soup-er Bowl Food Drive. The standings are as follows:

1st place: the Pre-K - 2 floor with 47

2nd place: the 3-5 floor with 37 cans

3rd place: the 6-8 floor with 1 can

The WCS PTA is holding a family dance for students in grades K-5 on Friday, February 14th from 6-7:30pm. Come join the fun at this fun and free family event! All students must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

• Happy New Year! Has your address changed since the start of school? Did you get a new phone number or email address? Please make sure that any changes to your home address or contact information are communicated with the school office. Parents can either call the school, or make the necessary changes in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal by CLICKING HERE. This important information is used for many things including, snow day notifications, scheduling school bus transportation, and student emergency contacts.

• Our Lost & Found is starting to grow! Remind your student to take a look to see if anything belonging to them has been turned in! Parents are also welcome to check when they stop in. The Lost & Found is located in the front entryway of the building. All unclaimed items will be donated over February vacation.

In accordance with School Board policy, the following promotional announcements have been included at the request of the sponsoring organization because they may be of interest to students and their families. These activities are not sponsored by the school, and inclusion of these announcements does not constitute endorsement of the organizations or activities by the school.