Warrior Newsletter

2024-25 Volume 2

A Note from Principal Marvel

I shared the following story last week in a connect-ed message to our school community, but thought it worthy of sharing again. One of our school counselors told me about a student who, at the end of his junior year, had already received 27 college credits. The student's future plan is to attend UAA (University of Alaska Anchorage). More impressively, this student is on track to graduate high school this year with 45 college credits, essentially saving him and his family thousands of dollars.

The reason I wanted to share this story is that every year we have students who leave WHS to attend the Mat-Su Middle College. While an excellent choice for some, Wasilla High School provides the exact same option to receive duel college credit. MSBSD is a district of choice and we have wonderful options; however, if you are a student and/or parent who is considering attending/sending your student to MSMC because you don't believe WHS provides the same opportunities, please speak with your child’s school counselor. They will show you how AP classes can earn college credit.

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

Counseling Corner

Mat-Su College & Career Fair (11th & 12th grade)

October 10, 2024 11:45-1:45

Bus transportation will be provided for students

Stop by the counseling office to sign up & get your permission slip

Bus Passes

PARENTS– BUS PASSES need to be called in BY NOON.

Please include your students name, bus #, cross streets or the

address of the stop. Include the students name your child will be riding with and your contact information.

Picture Retake Day - October 9th

Picture forms are in the office or you can order online at mylifetouch.com with your student ID # or picture day ID: EVTQ3739D

Parking Passes

All WHS students that drive to school need a parking pass. If you have not gotten one yet please visit the WHS Student Parking Pass Form on WHS Website. When the form is completed see Mrs. Harris, in the activities office to receive your pass.

WHS Tardy Policy

We hope this newsletter finds you well. We wanted to take a moment to address a recurring issue at Wasilla High School: excessive unexcused tardies.

What is an unexcused tardy? An unexcused tardy occurs when a student arrives to class late without a valid reason. If a student has a valid excuse, the tardy will be marked as excused. For our Freshman class, the norm in middle school was to mark all students that were arriving late for school as Excused. This is not the case in high school. A parent or guardian must call the school or send a note in with the student when they are late and the parent want the tardy to be excused.

How to prevent unexcused tardies:

Ensure on-time arrival: Please make sure your student is dropped off or arrives at school on time.
Communicate with the school: If your student is late due to circumstances beyond their control, please call the front office or send a note with the student to have them marked as excused.

Consequences for unexcused tardies:

1-4 tardies: Warning
5-6 tardies: Meeting with a school administrator
7 unexcused tardies: SERVE
8 unexcused tardies: 2 SERVE’s
9 unexcused tardies: 3 SERVE’s
10 unexcused tardies: Saturday school

Further unexcused tardies: Out-of-school suspension (at the discretion of the administration)

What is SERVE? SERVE is a program at WHS that involves "giving back to the school" through activities such as cleaning, assisting teachers, and more. It is held after school from 2:30-3:30 PM multiple times a week.

Our goal is to have students in class and on time as much as possible. We kindly ask for your support in reinforcing the importance of punctuality with your student. If there are any specific challenges or reasons for the tardies, please feel free to communicate with us so that we can work together to address any concerns.

Please note that tardies will reset at the beginning of each quarter.

Staff of the Month

Congratulations to our Staff Member of the Month, Karli Rauchenstein! Administration will be buying her a lunch of her choice. Following are what staff are saying:

"Talk about a superwoman! Teaching multiple AP classes, advising student government, planning homecoming, new girl mom/and toddler mom - WOW! And doing it all with grace!!"

"Always love to see what she comes up with to pump up school spirit during HOCO!!! I appreciate everything she does for leadership and getting kids involved!"
"[Karli] did an amazing job with our GLOWCO Homecoming week. Spectacular events, spirit days and school camaraderie. We wouldn't be WHS without her!!"

Italy and Spain

Japan

France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland

If you have questions, stop by Ms.Gabbard's classroom (r. 215) or come to the meeting on October 10th at 6:00 PM , room 215

What's Goin' on Warriors????

WASILLA HIGH SCHOOL

ACTIVITIES

SEPTEMBER 23 - 28

MONDAY 09/23:

3:30 Varsity tennis vs Colony at Wonderland courts

TUESDAY 09/24:

3:30 Tennis at Valley cup at Palmer

4:00 C team volleyball vs Palmer

5:00 JV volleyball vs Palmer

6:30 Varsity volleyball vs Palmer

6:30 JV flag football at Colony

WEDNESDAY 09/25:

3:30 Tennis at Valley cup at Palmer

THURSDAY 09/26:

3:30 Tennis at Valley cup at Palmer

5:00 C team volleyball at Service

6:15 JV volleyball at Service

7:30 Varsity volleyball at Service

FRIDAY 09/27:

3:00 JV volleyball Showdown at Wasilla

3:00 C team volleyball tournament at Colony

4:30 JV flag football at Lathrop

4:30 Robotics at Wasilla in our library

6:00 Varsity flag football at Lathrop

6:00 Varsity volleyball at West Spike

SATURDAY 09/28:

8:00am JROTC Decathlon at Wasilla

9:00am JV volleyball Showdown at Wasilla

9:00am C team volleyball tournament at Colony

9:00am Varsity volleyball at West Spike

9:00am C team football at Lathrop

12:00 Region III Cross country championships at Wasilla

12:00 JV football at Lathrop

12:00 JV flag football at North Pole

1:30 Varsity flag football at North Pole

4:00 Varsity football at Lathrop

5:00 Marching Band at Colony Invite