TWHS Weekly News

Monday, September 30th:

• Regular Bell Schedule

Tuesday, October 1st:

• Regular Bell Schedule
• TWHS Phase 1 Open House, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Wednesday, October 2nd:

• Homeroom Bell Schedule

Thursday, October 3rd :

• Regular Bell Schdule

Friday, October 4th:

• Regular Bell Schedule

• Homecoming 2024 - UPDATE
• Worthington PTAC Scholarship Fundraiser
  
• Picture Retake/Makeup Day
• Worthington Schools State-Funded SAT Information
• ATTENTION PARENTS: Please Complete the Emergency Data Review
• TWHS Girls Volleyball Keychain Fundraiser
• Student Work Permits
• Flock Talk Friday is Back

Due to inclement weather the Homecoming Dance will be moved into the gymnasium. All students were notified at school today. Please spread the word as you speak with people in the community.

Ticket Prices:

Sept 21-Sept 27: $15

Sept 28th: $20

PURCHASE TICKETS

HOMECOMING RULES

Below is the link to order Worthington Pride Spirit Wear Sale put on by Ohiowa. A portion of every sale will go towards the Worthington PTAC scholarship fund. Also, families can purchase a t-shirt for a district bus driver for $15.

https://www.promoplace.com/worthingtonpridefall24

School pictures and pictures for student IDs were taken by HR Imaging during Orientation Days. Every student must have a picture taken to receive a digital Student ID, which will be used to check into the office when arriving after the school day begins. Student IDs also are required to enter all home athletic events for free.

HR Imaging will be photographing student portraits on one last date at TWHS:

• Friday, October 11th - picture RETAKES (or makeups) will take place inside by the front entrance of the building from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Reminder: Worthington Schools will be administering

the state-funded Digital SAT to all juniors on

March 11, 2025

Worthington Schools will register all juniors for the state-funded Digital SAT. This will be administered during the school day on March 11, 2025. Students have the opportunity to prepare for the assessment at any time using the resources below. If you have any questions, please contact your school counselor.

Digital SAT Practice and Preparation

Bluebook™ practice test: This is the best and most accurate way to ensure you're measuring your knowledge of the skills on the actual test. It's also a valuable introduction to the Bluebook testing app, which you'll use both for practice tests and on test day. Plus, when you practice in Bluebook, your practice scores will be available in My Practice, where you'll find helpful information about your performance on different content areas so you can target your practice more effectively.

Khan Academy®: For a skill check outside of Bluebook, students can take Khan Academy's SAT Course Challenge for both the Reading and Writing Test and the Math Test. These challenges will give you a snapshot of your performance on different content areas, which you can use to decide what you want to study.

It is required that all parents/guardians review and submit their emergency data information every school year before the start of school, even if nothing has changed. This information is used in case we need to contact you for any reason. (NOTE: this is different than the Final Forms information required for athletic participation.)

To update this information please sign into your parent "PORTAL LOGIN" by scrolling down on the NEW Thomas Worthington Website. If you have forgotten your ID and password, you can easily retrieve them by going to the Password Recovery Link on the Worthington Schools Web Page. Once you are logged in, click on the Emergency Data Review tile to begin your review.

CLICK HERE for directions on how to complete the Emergency Data Review.

The TWHS Girls Volleyball team is selling CARDS keychains for $6.00 each. It's a PERFECT way to show off your Cardinal Pride. Support Girls Volleyball and place your order today. If you have any questions, please contact the TWHS Girls Volleyball program lcvbtreasurer@gmail.com. GO CARDS!

PLACE AN ORDER

PAY BY SQUARE
PAY BY VENMO

Work permits are now conveniently processed at Thomas Worthington High School to make it easier for families to access and complete the necessary paperwork. Please see Mrs. Forman or Mrs. Burkholder in room A136 to submit your paperwork.

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, October 14th from 3:45 - 7:25 pm and again on Wednesday, October 16th from 4:30 - 8:10 pm. Families can request to meet in person, via ZOOM or by phone with teachers when scheduling their conferences. Online scheduling will open on Monday, October 7th at 8:00 a.m. Please CLICK HERE for more information about scheduling parent/teacher conferences with your student’s teachers.

The administration for the McConnell Arts Center has sent out notifications that starting next week citations will be issued (by the Worthington Police) to those parked in the Art Center parking lot.

The safety and well-being of our students, staff, and community are always our top priorities in Worthington Schools.

Historically, our schools have participated in several important safety drills:

• Fire Drills: These drills teach students and staff how to report fire hazards and safely evacuate the building using multiple exits.

• Weather Drills: These drills help everyone stay calm and safe during weather-related events, such as tornadoes, by identifying and using sheltered spaces within the building.

• Lock-Down Drills: These drills prepare us for situations where free movement within the school is restricted due to external disturbances or unauthorized visitors. They involve securing the school perimeter, classrooms, and common areas to keep everyone safe.

• Rally-Point Drills: These drills focus on safely exiting the building in cases of emergencies like a gas leak or unsafe visitor, and moving to a predetermined safe space away from the school.

In addition to these drills, Ohio law requires public schools to conduct a "Full Scale" Safety Drill every three years. This comprehensive drill combines elements of the previously practiced drills and includes a controlled classroom lockdown, as well as a simulated evacuation to move students away from the building in the event of danger.

Our staff has been trained in the ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) emergency response model, which includes additional countermeasures during a lockdown to facilitate a safe evacuation to a Rally Point. In the event of an emergency requiring relocation, students would be transported to a designated "reunification" location, with the Worthington Education Center (WEC) being our primary consideration.

We will have more information to share as we get closer to our drill date.

ATTENTION CLASS OF 2025!

Please review the Senior Information Presentation to help guide you through the college application process! This presentation is aimed to help guide you through navigating Common App, requesting letters of recommendation, requesting your transcript, and more! Please review the presentation and see your School Counselor for support in this process!

SENIOR INFORMATION NIGHT

Sign up for a FREE senior t-shirt for the class of 2025. Fill out the form below with your first and last name and t-shirt size. If you miss the deadline, there will be a limited supply available and it will be on a first come, first served basis.

The deadline to sign up is Friday, October 4th! T-shirts are still being designed and will be voted on in the coming weeks.

Sign up for your Senior T-Shirt

The 2024-2025 Yearbook is now available to purchase for $65! We are offering the lowest price of the year until October 31st, at which point the price will steadily increase until our final sales date of March 31st. We won't be able to guarantee you a copy after that date, so grab your copy today and preserve the memories of the new school year (and school!).

We had to raise the starting price of the yearbook by $5 due to rising production costs, we have more content than ever before. Be on the lookout for sales during the year.

Buy Your Yearbook Today!

Our ComTech students produce a weekly edition of student news titled Flock Talk. It is released every Friday for the students and the staff. Here is this week's edition.

Help support the TWHS Girls Tennis Team by purchasing a Digital Dozen of doughnuts from Krispy Kreme now thru October 5th. Use THIS FORM to order your Digital Dozen that can be redeemed at any participating Krispy Kreme.

A reminder, per district policy, we cannot accept any food delivery services here at the office. (IE doordash, ubereats, postmates)

Please notify the Attendance Office if you know your student will be absent from school. Call or email ahead to pre-excuse for appointments and ask your student to pick up a pass in the Attendance Office ahead of time – we prefer not to interrupt classes by calling rooms.

Call the 24-hour recorded line to leave a message at

614-450-6291, or you may send an email to twhsattend@wscloud.org.

Visit our TEAM STORE today.

Limited Time Only! 20% OFF $75 Code: PRIDE20

All Worthington students in grades 6-12 will be admitted FREE to Worthington athletic events as long as they present their current school ID. Adult athletic passes are now available online with different options being offered.

Purchase Athletic Passes

Are you interested in getting involved in a club or activity at TWHS? Check out the list below to see all of your options. Reach out to the club advisor if you would like more information.

TWHS Clubs and Activites

Order your TWHS car magnets for $8 anytime through this link: https://bit.ly/twhsmagnets

TWHS car magnets are offered for all sports and many activities. Cash, check or Venmo payments are accepted.

Please contact the TWHS Softball program for any questions (twhs.softball@gmail.com). Go Cards!

The TWHS PTSO represents the parents, teachers, students, and staff of Thomas Worthington High School. We aspire to support our school's mission of supporting the education of students by fostering relationships amongst parents, teachers, students, and staff.

There are many opportunities to get involved at TWHS through PTSO. To join PTSO, a membership form can be completed online here or by going to the PTSO tab on the TWHS website here and selecting "PTSO Membership Form 2024-2025." Please join us for a meeting - all 2024-2025 meeting details are provided below!

If you shop at Kroger, please designate TWHS PTSO as your Community Rewards beneficiary. It is so easy! Log into your account at Kroger.com - Under "My Account" select "Community Rewards". Then search organizations for "Thomas Worthington H.S. PTSO" and click Enroll.

Now, everytime you shop with your Kroger Card or Kroger Account, a 5% of your total spend will automatically go to our group! Spread the word to family and friends too! Thank you for your ongoing support of our staff and students!

All meetings will be held at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to join.

November 12th - 7 pm, Cards Center (Room A240)

January 14th - 7 pm, Cards Center (Room A240)

March 11th - 7 pm, Cards Center (Room A240)

May 13th - 7 pm, Cards Center (Room A240)

Ohio Law (ORC 3313.671) requires all 12th grade students receive two (2) doses of the Meningococcal vaccine. The second dose must be received after the student's 16th birthday. Proof of this vaccination is due to the school prior to senior year. Once the vaccine is received please send proof of vaccination or an updated immunization record to cmohrman@wscloud.org or fax to 614-450-6393 or drop it off in the office.

• Visit: www.columbus.gov/publichealth/programs/immunization-program
• Health Department walk in hours: 240 Parsons Ave. Mon. 8 am - 4pm, Tues. 10 am - 6 pm, Wed. 8 am - 11 am, Thurs./Fri. 8 am - 4 pm

• Worthington United Methodist Church walk in vaccine clinic:1st Wednesday of each month 1 pm - 4pm, 600 High St. Worthington

Click on TWHS School Calendar to access the TWHS website calendar.

October 1st: TWHS Phase 1 Open House, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

October 8th: PSAT/NMSQT, 8:45am

October 11th: Superintendent Community Coffee, 8:00 am Panera at the Shops at Worthington

October 11th: TWHS Blood Drive

October 11th: Picture Retakes/Make-ups

October 14th: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:45 pm - 7:25 pm

October 14th: Board of Education Meeting, WEC 6:30 pm

October 16th:Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30 pm - 8:10 pm

October 15th: Choir Concert, 7:30 pm WUMC

October 17th: End of 1st Quarter

October 18th: NO SCHOOL

October 19th: Band Event - Preview of Champions

October 28th: Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 pm WEC

October 30th: Band Concert, 7:30 pm WKHS

twhsattend@wscloud.org

(614)450-6291

Principal, Josh Almanson

(614)450-6206

Assistant Principal (A-D), Nathan Thornhill

(614)450-6284

Assistant Principal (E-K), Mallory Tecklenburg

(614)450-6284

Assistant Principal (L-R), Adrienne Carr

(614)450-6261

Assistant Principal (S-Z), Brett Shaffer

(614)450-6292

Dean of Students, Scott Gordon

(614)450-6261

Athletic Director, Molly Feesler

(614)450-6288

School Counseling Chair, David Quart

(614)450-6296

Registrar, Kate Flom

Special Education Key Communicator, Meredith Murphy

mmurphy@wscloud.org

Website: THOMAS WORTHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

Location: 300 West Dublin Granville Road, Worthington, OH, USA

Phone: (614)450-6200

Twitter: @TWHS_cardinals