Warrior Newsletter

Let's talk school attendance for a moment. Did you know that chronic absenteeism is defined by the Department of Education as a student missing 10% of the school year? To put that into perspective, if a student missed 4.5 days in Quarter 1 (45 days), he/she would be considered chronically absent. There are several significant data points that correlate consistent student attendance to success in school. When students are in school and in class, they are successful. When they are absent and not in school and not in class, they are not. I am just going to be rather blunt for a moment. The pandemic created all sorts of bad habits and excuses in education and it is time that as a community we get back to the belief that being present in school is important. Remote learning was a thing for a brief moment in time and it proved that it did more damage to young people than the pandemic. Wasilla High School is committed to teaching all students and getting them where they need to be in order to be successful post-secondary. We cannot truly help students if they are not consistently in school. I am asking parents/guardians to stress the importance to their student(s) regarding consistent school attendance. The parent/school partnership is vital in creating a school culture where attendance is a priority.

As always, thank you for sharing your children with us.

Email: Jason.Marvel@matsuk12.us

Office Phone: 907-352-8214

Cell Phone: 907-232-7849

Jason Marvel

Principal

Wasilla High School

Senior Links & Details for Yearbook:

· Senior Portrait & Quote (rules apply) can be uploaded for free. Link to upload Senior Portrait & Quote.

· Senior Signature Page. We are creating a Senior Signature Page for our Yearbook this year. Link to upload your signature for the page

o The two links above are the same link.

o Choose Upload General Photo for the Senior Signature.

o Choose Upload your Portrait for the Senior Portrait & Quote.

o NOTE: You may also submit photos to the Yearbook Staff by using that link and choosing Upload General Photo.)

· Purchase your Yearbook while it's on PFD Sale. Link to buy a $55 Yearbook (The price increases to $65 on Tuesday, November 5. Here is the link for a $65 Yearbook to be used starting on Tuesday, November 5).

· A full-page Senior ad costs $200. Link to pay for a full-page ad

· A half-page Senior ad costs $100. Link to pay for half-page ad.

· Need design help? If you would like our Yearbook students to design the ad for you, there's a $25 Design fee. Link to pay for student design fee

· Lastly, if you would like to donate a Yearbook to a student in need, click this link to donate a Yearbook to a student in need.

Design Specs for Senior Ads:

· If you would like to design it on your own, turn it in to me as a high-resolution JPG, 300+ dpi.

o A half-page ad is 7.83 inches x 4.76 inches

o A full-page ad is7.83 inches x 9.67 inches

• If you would like us to design it, send me
• some high-resolution JPGs (do not pull them from Social Media - the resolution gets very low, and the images will be blurry in the Yearbook) AND
• your message for your graduate.

Senior Portrait Details:

• Files must be portrait (vertical)
• Minimum 1 MB
• Maximum 10 MB
• No Thumbnail, Social Media, or Screenshots (will be blurry in Yearbook).
• No Watermarks
• School dress code applies
• Your face must be clearly recognizable

Senior Quote Details:

• Cite the author of the quote
• School appropriate
• Not offensive to others or vague
• No references to look up elsewhere
• Subject to administration approval
• One submission only

• Congratulations to our October Staff Members of the Month, Kai Moua and Rhonda Lackey. Admin will be buying each of them a lunch of their choice. Here's what staff are saying:

• "[Kai] actively engages in collaboration with students and staff. Mr. Kai comes into our classrooms and has immediately become part of the WHS culture. He is making a difference in the lives of our students."
• "I didn't even know this was a position at this school until this year when Kai introduced himself. He is showing up IN class to help his kids. He is in the hallways having conversations with students and teachers. The students he is working with in my classes are showing improvements and they know he cares about them and will support them AND hold them accountable."
• "Rhonda is an amazing support and advocate for our students!"
• "Rhonda is great with kids and she really held down the fort when counselors were at district office."

WASILLA HIGH SCHOOL

ACTIVITIES

OCTOBER 28 – NOVEMBER 2

HALLOWEEK

MONDAY 10/28:

Monster Clash Day

TUESDAY 10/29:

Twilight Tuesday

4:00 C team volleyball vs Colony

5:00 JV volleyball vs Colony

6:30 Varsity volleyball vs Colony; Senior recognition

WEDNESDAY 10/30:

Pink out

1:20 Halloween Assembly during 4C’s

5:00 Tennis banquet at North Bowl

6:00 Football cheer banquet in our commons

THURSDAY 10/31:

Nightmare before Christmas

5:00 C team volleyball at East

6:00 JV volleyball at East

7:30 Varsity volleyball at East

FRIDAY 11/01:

Freaky Friday

9:00am Girls wrestling at MCCA

9:45am Swim/Dive Regions at Kodiak

1:30 Varsity wrestling at South

3:45 Robotics at East HS

4:00 C team volleyball at Palmer

5:00 JV volleyball at Palmer

6:30 Varsity volleyball at Palmer

SATURDAY 10/02:

9:00am Girls wrestling at MCCA

10:30am Varsity wrestling at South

11:30am Swim/Dive Regions at Kodiak

4:00 Varsity hockey vs South at Ben Boeke