WBHS Tuesday Touchpoint

11/26/2024

Here is this week’s WBHS Tuesday Touchpoint to catch you up on what’s been happening and what’s ahead. Have a great week!

Important Dates

November 27-29: No School - Thanksgiving Break

December 1: West Bend Christmas Parade featuring WBHS Bands and various athletics teams and clubs (starting at 5:00 p.m. at North Main St. & Silverbrook Dr. and ending at South Main St. & Oak St.)

December 2: Scholarship Kick-Off Night (7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Auditorium)

December 12:

WBHS 2024 Blood Drive (6:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the South Gym)
Chamber Winter Orchestra Concert (6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium)

December 16: WBHS Winter Choir & Orchestra Concert (7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Auditorium)

December 18: Winter Orchestra Concert (7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Auditorium)

December 21-January 1: Winter Break

January 2-3: No School for Students | Staff Professional Days

January 6: Classes Resume

Reminders & Updates

Next Tuesday Touchpoint

In lieu of a Tuesday Touchpoint next week, please watch for the December Family & Student Newsletters. The next Tuesday Touchpoint will be sent on 12/10/24.

Holiday Hoopla

The week of December 16-20 will be the annual Holiday Hoopla Spirit Week at WBHS! Check out the flyer below for the fun-filled dress-up days for students & staff!

Holiday Staff Appreciation

🌞 Help Us Celebrate Our Amazing Staff! 🌞

The West Bend High Schools Parent Sunshine Committee, in conjunction with our student groups, is spreading cheer this holiday season by showing appreciation for our incredible high school staff. We’d love your support by donating single-serve snack items to brighten their day!

Snack ideas include:
🍎 Fresh fruit
🍪 Granola bars or protein bars
🥨 Pretzel packs or snack-size popcorn
🧀 Cheese sticks or cracker packs
🥜 Trail mix or nut packets

Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4AA9A72AA7F85-53311653-wbhs

We’re collecting items now through December 16th. If you’d like to bring perishable items like cheese or fruit, please consider donating closer to December 16th.

📍 Drop-off location: West Bend West Greeter’s Desk, 1305 East Decorah Road, West Bend

Interested in getting more involved? Join the Parent Sunshine Committee! You can sign up through the link in the monthly family newsletter.

Thank you for helping us share sunshine and gratitude with the staff who make a difference every day! 🌟

Bridging Brighter Smiles at WBHS

Bridging Brighter Smiles is holding their next dental clinic WBHS on January 14 & 15.

Professional Dental Services Provided Right at School Include:

Teeth Cleaning
Oral Health Education
Silver Diamine Fluoride
Referral Assistance
Oral Screening
Dental Sealants
Fluoride Varnish
Sealant Retention Check

Forward Health (BadgerCare) Accepted!

(Other Private Dental Insurance Not Accepted)

To enroll, please fill out the enrollment form at this link or scan the QR code on the flyer! (Click in the upper right corner of the image to enlarge.)

2024-2025 Yearbooks

Don't forget to order your 2024-2025 WBHS Yearbook! Yearbooks are being ordered directly through Jostens this year using the links below:

East Students Order Here: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09443800

West Students Order Here: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09443810

WBHS Highlights & Celebrations

Students in Mr. Herther’s Career Development and Mr. Olson’s Vocational Skills classes raised money to donate to the West Bend VFW to help veterans in need.

The November grade-level assemblies were a SMASH… of pie! Special thanks to the teachers & administrators who helped WBHS students celebrate meeting their Quarter 1 behavior goal!

Be sure to check out the East and West Facebook pages for more highlights of the great things happening here at WBHS!

For highlights from our athletics teams, clubs, and co-curricular teams, be sure to check out the East and West Athletics' Facebook pages, too!

Don’t forget to read our latest edition of our electronic school newspaper, The Current, for the latest updates, stories, and student highlights!

Students of the Week

Congratulations to our Students of the Week for the week of November 25-29, Brooke Burch & Bentley Triggs! Check out the slides below to see why each of these great students were nominated!