The Wildcat Chat

Our eighth graders will be taking their Science Standards of Learning (SOL) on Wednesday, May 31, during Blocks 5 & 6. All students will be participating on this date. The make up for the Science SOL will be on Thursday, June 1. Good luck to all of our scholars taking this assessment.

On Tuesday, June 6, we will host our annual Willard Field Day for our sixth, seventh, and eighth graders (who are not attending the Grade 8 Field Trip). We ask that students wear sunscreen, a hat, and bring a water bottle for the festivities. We suggest packing a bagged lunch on that day; however, our cafeteria will be providing lunch as usual. Students will be participating in outdoor activities, classroom challenges, and team building excitement. We look forward to a fabulous event!

Students should begin cleaning out their lockers at the end of this upcoming week to ensure that they can take home all of their materials easily. On Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2, our eighth graders will begin cleaning out their lockers during Resource/Spectrum. Our seventh graders will take on this adventure on Friday, June 2, with sixth graders participating on Monday, June 5.

Some families purchased yard signs for their rising ninth graders. Those signs will be available for pick up on Thursday, June 1, at our Willard Wrap Up, which will go from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Any remaining purchased signs will be placed on the grass median for ease of pick up for our families. If you should have any questions, please reach out to Grade 8 Dean Alex Jo.

A middle school student who has taken a high school course while in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade (such as Algebra I, Geometry, Robotics, or a World Language) may elect to have the course expunged (grade and credit omitted) from the student's high school records. Ultimately, to expunge means to erase the record of the course taken and grade earned. A more detailed explanation of this process may be found here. Please note some key information below:

• If a middle school student receives a failing grade in a high school credit-bearing course, that grade and course will automatically be expunged. Strong consideration should be given for expunging low grades (C or below) in credit-bearing courses.
  
  

• Once a grade is expunged, it is removed from the academic record and will not be counted in the GPA or count towards graduation credit.
  
  

• Middle school grades cannot be expunged at any time while enrolled in high school. The decision to expunge is irreversible.

If you are interested in exploring the expunging process or would like to expunge the grade for a high school course taken in middle school, please review the information below:

• For Rising 7th and 8th Grade Students: Please click here for the Willard Expunge Form via Permission Click. The Willard deadline to complete and submit this form is Wednesday, June 14. This deadline will not be extended.
  
  

• For Rising 9th Grade Students: Please click here for the Lightridge Expunge Form via Permission Click. The Lightridge deadline to complete and submit this form is Tuesday, August 15. Please note that this deadline is different from the rising seventh and eighth grade deadline, as our rising ninth graders are venturing to Lightridge next school year.

Please feel free to reach out to your child’s counselor if you should have any questions and/or concerns.