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Roo Nation
It is a Great Day to be a Roo!
Week of March 31st
Greetings, Roo Nation.
I hope you and your family had a wonderful Easter. There are two weeks left in the fifth six weeks. Since April 5th and 8th are student holidays, that leaves only eight school days until the end of the grading period.
This week is Assistant Principal Appreciation Week, and I am grateful for the dedication from our Admin Team. The role of the assistant principal may be the most challenging and equally important position in a public high school. We are blessed to have a team that supports both staff and students and excels at making positive connections with all stakeholders.
This week's Student POV spotlights Trey Nelson, who provides some great insights into his experience in Weatherford. For instance, Trey mentions "The most valuable thing that you can find in high school is yourself, and finding your interests can set up your entire future." He is the youngest son of Alycia and Nick Nelson; siblings Blake and Sydney are graduates of Weatherford High School. Interesting sidenotes of Trey's family - his father has completed multiple 100-mile ultramarathons and his grandfather, Glade, has been a valuable addition to our Roo Staff.
You likely have heard the media building anticipation for the Solar Eclipse on April 8th. The WHS Science Honor Society and Science Department has been planning for a fun, educational gathering, which will include safe solar eclipse glasses, an interactive science fair in the WHS Cafeteria, and food trucks.
Have a great week and Go Roos!
Bill Tommaney, Ph.D.
Weatherford High School Principal
Important Dates:
* February 20 - April 12, 5th Six Weeks
* Friday, March 29th - Holiday
* Friday, April 5th - Professional Development (Student Holiday)
* Monday, April 8th - Workday (Student Holiday)
* April 15th - May 23rd, 6th Six Weeks
* Thursday, May 23rd - Last Day of School, Early Release for all Students
* May 23rd - Class of 2024 Graduation, 8:00 PM @ Kangaroo Stadium
Please follow WHS's Facebook and Instagram sites for updates throughout the year.
Student POV - Senior, Trey Nelson
• What advice do you have for an incoming 9th or 10th grader?
My advice for any incoming 9th or 10th graders is to challenge yourself. High school is a time to learn your interests and to grow, take every class that sounds interesting, regardless of a label like AP or Dual Credit. The most valuable thing that you can find in high school is yourself, and finding your interests can set up your entire future.
• What does Roo Nation mean to you?
I’ve been a part of Roo Nation since 3rd grade, and it has provided me with opportunities and memories that I’ll always be grateful for. The outstanding teachers have helped me come to both love and seek learning. The classes that were offered to me have set up my transition into college, and for anyone who thinks that school doesn’t pay, you’re wrong.
• How are you involved at school?
I’ve been a part of the drumline, marching band, and indoor drumline for four years, and this year I’ve had the honor of being drum captain. I'm the Treasurer of National Honors Society and the Vice President of Science National Honors Society. I’m also involved with the UIL Academics Current Events, Social Studies, and Science team.
• Who or what is your biggest inspiration?
My biggest inspiration is my dad. My dad is an ultra-marathon runner, and the dedication that accompanies a 100-mile race constantly leaves me in awe. My dad is always smiling and talking to anyone that he gets the privilege to meet, and tries his hardest in everything he does, whether it be his work or personal relationships. He is everything that I want to be when I’m older.
• What has been your favorite memory while at WHS?
My favorite memories while at WHS have got to be football games, pep rallies, and UIL band competitions. Getting to drum with my friends in high energy environments such as the ones that I listed creates a feeling that I’ll likely spend the rest of my life trying to chase.
• Any highlights this year?
One specific highlight from this year was when the drumline won the Springtown Standstill Contest and was awarded with best percussion in the Sound of Springtown Marching Contest. We set the goal early in the season, and getting rewarded for the countless hours of hard work that went into that show was a unique experience in marching band, and then winning outstanding percussion in the finals performance once again was only better. I’ve never screamed louder than when our name was announced at that moment.
• What are your plans after graduation?
My plans are to go on a two-year mission trip with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to Sweden to serve the people there. After the two years of labor, I plan to attend BYU Provo and to major in Political Science with a pre-Law emphasis, with an undecided potential second major in Scandinavian Studies in Swedish or mathematics.
• Favorite quote(s)?
“Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
-Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird
Activities and Events in Roo Nation
April 1 - 6
Roo Fest Shirts
Shirts are $15 each and will be printed on grey shirts. We will be taking orders until April 1st.
Please share with all staff, students and families! Use the following link to purchase:
https://weatherfordisd.revtrak.net/roo-fest-1/#/v/roo-fest-shirt-sale
Feel free to email me with any questions.
Lindsey Walker
WHS BBQ TEAM
WHS BBQ TEAM - what started out as a thought quickly became a reality when students were present with an opportunity to join the newly created WHS Rockin’ Roo BBQ Team. The team is lead by Emily Bramhill, Tiel Jenkins and Uriel Quijas. The first opportunity to showcase skills happened during the CTE Spring Adivisory meeting where students showcased brisket. Competition season was well underway and one team was able to compete and landed a chance to participate at the state level. With much community support and request coming in for the team to cater we are super proud our our 23-24 founding members and officers:
Kaden Fleming - President
Peyton Tidwell - Vice President
Braiden Grimet - Secretary
Roy Moon - Treasure
And even more proud of Braiden Grimet, Colbie Humphrey, Kaleb Heiermann and Kaidence Grimet for advancing to state.
WHS Roo Counselors
Front Row:
Melanie Prince (A-CL), Lead Counselor and Mayra Denson (Q-Z)
Back Row:
Gaylene Greathouse (CO-JE), Chance Ray (JI-P), and Stephanie Pennington, Intervention Counselor
The school counseling department wants to gain insight into how school counselors and staff are engaging families and caregivers of students as it relates to student advising and post-secondary opportunities. We have created the following survey to request feedback which will help us ensure we are meeting the needs of your students. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
Please take a minute to review the student course requests for next year. This is your opportunity to submit changes for anything that you do not agree with or that may have been entered by mistake. If we do not receive any feedback, we will assume everything is good. Please fill out the form if a change is needed. The deadline is Thursday, March 28th.
Here is the step-by-step process to view the requests.
- Log into Student/Family Access.
- Navigate to the Schedule screen using the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Click on the link on the top, right-hand side of the screen, “Request Courses for 2024-2025 in XX School.”
- The course requests can be viewed for the 2024-25 school year.
- There is also a link on the screen to view Alternate Course Requests.
Please use this link to submit any needed changes. Once the change is completed you will receive a confirmation from the counselor.
Spring Finals - Exemption Requirements
I would like to draw attention to a few items that will be good for parents and students to keep in mind as you plan your family's schedule. First, are the exemption reminders, outlined in the graphic shown below. Second, is the final exam schedule for all grade levels. Third, is next year's school calendar. I am aware of how eager folks can be to finish early or believe it is not necessary to attend school if they qualify for exemptions. Students are expected to attend until the last day of school, even when they are exempt. Senior exams finish early, and their separate exam schedule is included in the Senior Smore, dedicated to important senior activities.
Spring 2024 - Final Exam Schedule
May 16 & 17
May 20 & 21
May 22 & 23
Grades 9-11 continue their exams on May 22 and finish on May 23, the last day of school.
Weatherford ISD 2024-25 School Calendar
The Weatherford College Testing Center
The Weatherford College Testing Center offers a secure testing environment that is conducive to achievement. The testing center administers national and state standardized tests, such as Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency (GED, CLEP, TCEQ, TCOLE, and Pearson Certification Exams. The testing center administers local tests, such as TSI Assessment, Accuplacer, ATI TEAS, HESI A2, and campus faculty tests. The testing center is also available for students and community members to have tests proctored while taking on-line or correspondence courses from other colleges or universities. For more information, contact the Testing Center at 817-598-6383.
Testing Center Contact Information:
Mary Catherine Yager, Testing Center Proctor - direct # is 817-598-6439 and email is mcyager@wc.edu
General testing center email is testing@wc.edu
Directors - Gwen Crabtree
Assistant Director - Lori Johnson
SAT/ACT Testing Dates
Are You Looking For Scholarships?
https://sites.google.com/weatherfordisd.com/whsccr/scholarship-opportunities
NHS Tutoring
Roos Staying Healthy!
Class of 2024 - Senior Info
Please visit the Class of 2024 Smore for Seniors.
Growing Roos with Weatherford Agriscience and FFA!
Parker County is right around the corner!
Make sure you are paying attention to these dates!
Entry Night is March 26th
Validation is April 2nd at the Ag barn or April 6th at the Posse.
Email Mrs. Seal with questions @ dseal@weatherfordisd.com
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo!
Big congratulations to our Weatherford students representing us at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo!
Let's congratulate Maddox T for placing first in his class with his Cross, earning himself an "H Trophy" and a sale spot!
Let's also give a round of applause to Malaki T for showing his Cross at HLSR!
Houston Livestock Show
The Breeding Sheep came to conquer the Houston Livestock show and they did just that! With some fun and friendship along the way!
Open show
Ryleigh K- Grand Champion Southdown Ewe with Porsche
Brynnley M- 2nd place ** 2-tooth with Hazel
Megan C- 10th place Lamb with Monkey, 6th place and 7th place 2-tooth with Petunia and Penelope
Avery- 9th place 2- tooth with sprinkles and 12th place Aged with Honey. 
Ainsleigh K- showed ewe lamb Ferrari  
Kashleigh K- showing ewe lamb Mercedes
Jr show
Ryleigh K- 8th place lamb
Ainsleigh K- 9th place lamb
Kashleigh K- showed ewe lamb Mercedes
Avery P- 3rd place two tooth with Sprinkles
Megan C- 4th place ** two tooth with Penelope
Brynn- 6th place with Hazel
Avery- 10th place with Honey
Houston Livestock Show
The Market Sheep and Goat Team showed at the Houston Livestock Show this last week. Congratulations to all of the exhibitors!
Porter P- 9th place Southdown. Earning a coveted sale hole.
Brynnley M- showed her Southdown
Lila G- showed her Southdown
Hudson B- showed his goat
Lila G- showed her goat
Floral and Balloon Design
Love getting to be apart of getting Austin Elementary ready for their STARR boot camp this week! Thank you Kashleigh K for spending your Sunday morning helping!!
Weatherford Agriscience and FFA Social Media and Contact Info
FFA
Website. www.weatherford.ffanow.org
Facebook - Weatherford Agriscience and FFA
Band - https://band.us/n/afa97cG2T0NdL
Newsletter - https://www.smore.com/ew67m
NEW - Tik Tok - @Weatherfordffa
NEW - Twitter - @Weatherford_FFA
NEW - Instagram - Weatherford_FFA202
FINE ARTS
Weatherford Choir
Last Wednesday at Grandbury Highschool our Accapella (Varsity Mixed) Choir and Bel Canto (Non-Varsity Treble) Choir competed at UIL and BOTH WON SWEEPSTAKES!! Congratulations to these students and our directors; the trophies are well deserved; everyone worked so hard! 💙🏆
Fightin' Roo Band
Art- @roostudiowhs
Band- Facebook Page
Band- Website
Belles- Facebook Page
Choir- Facebook Page
Theatre Twitter- @kangaco3042
Career and Technical Education
BBQ Team Heading to State!
Our first ever BBQ team led by Mr. Quijas, for Weatherford HS competed this past week and are State Bound!
Congratulations to the Spice Girls BBQ Team:
Kaleb Heiermann, Colbie Humphrey, Kaidence Grimet & Braiden Grimet!
Great job students!!
First Ever Registered Dental Assisting Students!
Our first year Registered Dental Assistant program led by Mrs. White is doing amazing things for students!! It is with extreme pride that we share with you the very first group of students to successfully pass their Registration Exam for Dental Assisting! They have studied for WEEKS, and it paid off today!
Please help us congratulate these students:
Mary Amick
Andrew Groh
Peyton Middleton
Audrey Moreland
Will Neff
Paighton Porter
Lauryn Spangler
Destiny Walton
Pre-Engineering Students learn Robotics!
Students from Mr. Jester's Project Lead the Way (Pre-Engineering) learn about robotics! Great job students!!
2023-2024 NTHS
Please help us congratulate our new National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Inductees for the 2023-2024 school year! NTHS Advisors are Mr. Herring and Mrs. Kenyon.
WHS Teacher of the Year 2023-2024!
Please help us congratulate the WHS Teacher of the Year, our very own CTE Food Science Teacher, Mrs. Tiel Jenkins. Congratulations Mrs. Jenkins!!
NGC Teacher of the Year 2023-2024!
We are so excited to announce another CTE teacher was nominated for Teacher of the Year at the Ninth Grade Center! Please help us congratulate Mr. Gaines, CTE Welding Teacher, for NGC Teacher of the Year!!
Congratulations Mr. Gaines!!!
Social Media
WISD CTE
Facebook - Weatherford ISD Career and Technical Education
HOSA
Instagram - @Weatherford HOSA
Roo Athletics - Building Champions
Click here for this week's Boomerang Report. (Thanks you to Coach Nicewonger and Coach Kostiha for the weekly updates!)
Roo Athletics Photo of the Week:
This is from the Bi-District playoff game from Tuesday. The Lady Roos fell in a tight defensive battle 1-0. The Lady Roos finished the year ranked in the top 20 in the state and with a district championship.
Weatherford Roos Baseball
ROO BALL SWEEPS CROWLEY, 2-0 IN DISTRICT
Weatherford Kangaroo Baseball started the district season out on a good note by sweeping the Crowley Eagles.
Game one on Tuesday saw the Roos score 13 first inning runs and never look back.
Final: Weatherford 23 - Crowley 1
Winning Pitcher - CJ Thronton 5.0, 0 er, 8 strikeouts
Jett Vindiola 2-4 with 6 RBIs
Chase Rodgers 2-2 with 4 RBIs
Game Two Final
Weatherford 1 - LD Bell 0
Player of the Game: Colton McClure 7.0 ip, 0ER, 11k
WHS Spring Golf
Results - District 3-6A Preview Tournament
Here are the results of the District 3-6A Preview Tournament the Varsity Golf Teams competed in on Monday and Tuesday at Cleburne Links Golf Club.
The Girls finished in 2nd place with a two-day team score of 735 (Day 1 - 375 and Day 2 - 365). The Lady Roos finished above all other teams from District 3-6A.
On top of the 2nd place team finish, all six Lady Roo golfers placed in the top 20 individually.
Emily Caldwell (5th)
Chloe Gaines (8th)
Peyton Sommer (12th)
Erin Caldwell (17th)
Ansley Crippen (18th)
Rylie Wolfsen (20th)
On the Boy’s side, the Roos placed 6th overall with a team score of 716 (Day 1 - 365 and Day 2 - 349)
The Roos had 3 Top 20 finishers individually.
Carter Bruton (10th)
Will Neff (18th)
Mason Ward (20th)
Roo Softball - 2024
CHANDLER POWERS SOFTBALL AS THEY GO 2-0 OVER SPRING BREAK
The Lady Roos went 2-0 over spring break.
Tuesday's gameWeatherford 20 - Crowley 1
Player of the Game: Harrison Ray with 5 innings pitched 7k’s no earned runs.
Thursday's Game
Weatherford 19 - North Crowley 0
POG: Cassara Perdue 3 for 5 with 2 singles, a double and 3 RBI’s.
Kangaroo Tennis
Cooper Edwards took 2nd B boys singles draw.
Lila and Lydia won consolation girls doubles.
Roo Track and Field
Results - Weatherford Invitational
TRACK RESULTS FROM WEATHERFORD INVITATIONAL; CASTILLO AND DOWLING LEAD THE ROOS
Boys
Daiton Kreipe 5th in the 100m dash
Tristyn Allison 3rd in the 800m
Riley Starling 4th in the 800m
Josh Gal 4th in the 1600m
Asa Dowling 1st in the 110m high hurdles, 5th in the 300m hurdles
Robert Taylor 6th in the 110m high hurdles
4x100m relay got 6th place
Daiton Kreipe, Jaiden Parker, Jamie Gray, and Wyatt Reeves
4x200m relay got 3rd place
Jamie Gray, Reno McCrory, Jaiden Parker, and Wyatt Reeves
4x400m relay got 4th place
Brayden Ho, Kaden Axel, Wyatt Reeves, and Reno McCrory
Girls
Jaidah Nieto 3rd in the 100m
Landri Polk 5th in the 100m
Rayla Castillo 1st in the 1600m
Remi Boone 2nd in the 1600m
Macayla Kopacz 4th in the 1600m
Victoria Kourouma 4th in the 100m hurdles, 3rd in the 300m hurdles
Amelia Whittle 6th in the 100m hurdles, 6th in the 300m hurldes
4x100m relay got 3rd place
4x200m relay got 3rd place
4x400m relay got 5th place
Roo Nation Social Media
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Choir
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Theatre
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Lady Roo Basketball
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Cheer
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Football
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Softball
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Volleyball
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Wrestling
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Weatherford H.S. Clubs & Organizations
FFA
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GSA Club
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HOSA
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Key Club
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PALS Club
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Public Safety Club
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Roo Nation Now
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Class of 2024
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Class of 2025
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