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Dear Walnut Hills Community,

As we approach the end of the first semester, I want to take a moment to encourage our students to finish strong. With exams on the horizon, it's important to maintain focus and dedication. I am so proud of all the hard work our students have put into the first semester. Exams can feel extremely overwhelming, especially for our younger students. Remind them to take a deep breath and have confidence in themselves.

Exam Preparation Tips

• Review Regularly: Encourage your student to review course material each night, even if it's just for a short time.

• Utilize Resources: Remind your student to ask their teachers for study guides or additional resources. Preparing for Exams Packet

• Attend Help Nights: If your student has any questions or needs clarification, attending help nights is a great way to get assistance.

• Physical Preparation: Ensure your child is well-rested and nourished. A good night's sleep and healthy meals can significantly improve focus and concentration during exams.

Fine Arts performances and winter sports seasons are underway. We encourage you to attend and support our talented students. Our home opener for Boys Basketball will take place this evening against Winton Woods at 7:30 PM. Go Eagles!

Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child's education. We look forward to a successful end to the first semester!

Rise to the Highest!

Ashley Morgan

Interim Principal

Sursum ad summum

Go Eagles!

December

12 FAFSA Help Meetings for senior families (Details in Counseling Corner)

17-20 1st semester exams

19-20 WHHS Spirit Shop Holiday Sale (Details below)

20 End of second quarter

20 Senior deadline for mandatory CPS 3E Survey (Details in Counseling Corner)

23-Jan 3 Schools Closed Winter Break

January

8-15 Grade level Optioning meetings

16 Course Fair

The medical room is in need of some supplies. If you can help, please see the attached Amazon wish list and send your items into school. Thank you very much! Nurse Kristie

Amazon.com

To ensure student safety and promote proper library use, we are introducing new after-school procedures next semester. Students must sign up via a Google Form, available each morning on the library Canvas page, and check in at the library desk upon arrival. Space is limited to 50 students each day, so signing-up early in the day is encouraged. The library is an ideal place for students to work with a tutor after school. Misuse of time may result in revoked library privileges.

Looking for a fun and festive activity?! Book your time and purchase tickets for the Forest Walk at the Acres! Walk the 1/3 mile trail, view the lights and sculptures and play some mini golf when you’re finished! WHHS Nights are December 10th, 11th and 12th so grab your friends or families and head on over!

Semester exams are quickly approaching! Please see the full exam schedule and study hall permission slip HERE.

As we enter the Fall and Winter seasons and the weather changes, please be advised that all students are expected to exit the building at 3:15 PM. If a student is waiting for their transportation after 3:15 PM, they will be doing so outside of the building. We appreciate your cooperation in making sure that students have arranged their transportation to pick them up by 3:15 PM.

AFS Exchange Program is in need of a host for a fantastic German exchange student for the 2nd Semester! He is currently staying with a temporary host, and is a student at Walnut involved in multiple activities, including theater, choir and jazz, He is friendly, enthusiastic, inquisitive, intellectual, and outgoing. Please contact Barb McManus for more information. bjmcmanus57@gmail.com, 513-608-2781

A few picture from our event at Kilgour!

We are shouting out our member, sophomore Rishi Pampati, for placing 1st in his event, Business Basics, at the National Fall Leadership Conference (NFLC) held in Columbus, Ohio November 8-9. Over 1,000 FBLA members attended the conference and Rishi came out on top against members across the nation. Congratulations Rishi!

Walnut Hills is excited to host the annual CPS Cheer Comp for another year! This cheer comp is designed to highlight cheer programs throughout the district.

Date: Sunday, December 8th, 2024

Time: 12pm (see agenda below)

Location: High School Gym

Agenda for the Day: (times can/will may vary)
12:00 pm - Welcome

12:15 pm - Competition Performance

1:15 pm - Game Day “Sideline” Performance

2:15 pm - Jump Off

2:45 pm - Awards

Walnut Hills Campus Map and Parking for the CPS Cheer Showcase

Tickets will be $8 for adults and $6 for Students, Children under 6 free admissions. Tickets can be found online here:

https://cps.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/3080

We hope to see you there to cheer on our Eagles!

We have an important update to our Early Dismissal procedures. If your student is unaware of their early dismissal before coming into the building, you must come in (with your ID) and check them out in the grade level office upon your arrival. Please note, depending on the timing of your arrival, it may take a while to find and retrieve your student, so please plan accordingly. Please see our full dismissal procedures here: LINK to Reporting Absences & Dismissals

Please use this LINK to access information about WHHS Athletic Boosters and upcoming events/fundraisers.

Want to stay in know of everything related to Walnut Athletics? The Eagles Week is posted weekly on Sundays and can be found at Walnut Hills - Team Home Walnut Hills Eagles Sports (walnuthillseaglesathletics.com).

Have information to be added each week? Email your leads to whhseaglesweekly@gmail.com !

Please use the link below to see the School Counselor breakout and contact info. for 24/25.

Counseling Department 2024-2025

December 11 Wednesday topic
Athletic Recruiting
Freshmen to juniors invited
2nd and third lunches in room 1109

Hello senior families! Do you need help completing your FAFSA application? Sign up for our FAFSA Help Meetings for students and parents/guardians.

Choose from Dec 12, 2024, Jan 28, 2025 or March 11, 2025

College representatives will meet individually with parents and students to assist in completing the FAFSA application. Appointments must be pre-scheduled.

The earliest appointment for each session is 10am, and the latest is 5pm.

Here is the Registration Link.

Please fill out this very short 3E survey letting us know your plans after high school. Do you plan to Employ, Enlist or Enroll? We need to hear from you by 12/20/24.

This survey will serve as the starting point to help us: your counselors, access mentor(s), teachers and district staff best support and guide you towards your post graduation goals.

3E survey

Join Mrs. Lee in room 1109 for ACT and SAT prep during Junior-Senior lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Upcoming topics include distance formulas, dividing polynomials, vocabulary, and scientific method.

Juniors, it is time to prepare for the ACT! Revolution Prep is offering another FREE ACT practice exam. Please see details below:

ACT Practice Exam: Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 9:00-1:00 pm ET, Live online

Step 1: Register here: Walnut Hills High School landing page

Step 2: Schedule a free 30-minute score report review with a Revolution Prep testing expert to help you interpret the results and develop a customized plan to prepare. Please schedule this appointment for the few days after the exam. You can pre-schedule this Score Report Review here: https://www.revolutionprep.com/jaime-wareham. We highly recommend both the student and a parent/guardian attend the score report review.

Step 3: Attend the mock exam and get your results immediately with Revolution Prep’s mobile scoring app!

Questions? If you have questions or want to learn more about Revolution Prep, you can reach out to Jaime Wareham at (412) 552-3532 or by email at jaime.wareham@revolutionprep.com.

Use this LINK to access a list of local and national scholarship opportunities.

Use this LINK to access a list of summer opportunities for students.

If you are a parent of a junior or senior and still need to register for a Naviance account, send an email request including your student's name and grade level to Mrs. Christie (christt@cps-k12.org) to receive your registration code.

Senior Monthly Newsletters 24-25

Junior Monthly Newsletters 24-25

Gr. 9 & 10 Monthly Newsletters 24-25

Click HERE to access School Counselor Meeting LINKS. (Also available on the Counseling page of the Walnut website)

If you have any issues making an appointment, email your counselor.

All Students:

Ohio has new graduation requirements that took effect in 2022. Please make yourselves familiar with them. Direct any questions regarding graduation requirements to your school counselor.

Simply calling or texting 988 or chatting 988Lifeline.org will connect you to compassionate care and support for mental health-related distress. #988Lifeline

NPR's A Martinez talks to Dr. Pamela Cantor, founder of Turnaround for Children, about a Pew report that finds U.S. parents' biggest concern is the mental health of their children.

NPR Link (to transcript and sound recording)

ATTN: All Students 15+

Volunteering in a hospital setting is a tremendously rewarding experience, providing individuals, especially high school and college students, with a unique opportunity to give back to their community while gaining invaluable insights into the healthcare field. Click HERE to learn more and apply for our Spring Cohort starting January 13. There are also opportunities for summer and fall.

Thank you to ALL of this year’s hosts and party attendees! Due to your generosity, Walnut Gatherings 13 parties raised $14,680 for Walnut Hills High School. 100% of the money raised provides financial support to many programs at WHHS: athletics, grants for teachers, salaries, supplies, WHIP etc.

Interested in hosting a Walnut Gathering in 2025 to support our school?

We are always looking for new ideas, with a goal of involving more people so that we can reach the entire Walnut community.

Variety is key, and we are always looking to include new party ideas and locations. (Click here to see the 2024 parties for inspiration). If you are interested in hosting and/or co-hosting a Walnut Gathering, please fill out this form with the information you currently have - we will help you with the rest!

If you aren’t sure about hosting but have questions, please send them to WalnutGatherings@gmail.com

What are Walnut Gatherings?

Walnut Gatherings are parties/special events hosted by parents at WHHS with the goal of building community, meeting new friends, and raising funds in support of our school. Each of these events (12-15 throughout the year held March - October) features a variety of venues, cuisine, and entertainment and are open to the entire Walnut community. 100% of ticket sales are donated to the Walnut Hills High School Association.

Walnut Gathering Committee

Becky Gash, Dawn Kurchak, Veronica Tollefson & John Twachtman

Parents and students, please note the Walnut Hills Dress Code listed in the Student Handbook.

Click HERE to review

We are so grateful for our brand new cafeteria expansion. We love that all of our students are able to sit and enjoy lunch with their peers and we want to make sure everyone is doing their part to maintain our beautiful space. Please review the following expectations for the cafeteria and cafeteria hallway.

Cafeteria Expectations

Hallway and Lunch Line Expectations

Our goal is to maintain a continuous flow of traffic, so that our students can report to their classes on time. Please help us to achieve this by following these expectations:
If you are using the Blair Circle or Junior High Gymnasium Traffic Circle please make sure that you pull forward as far as you can in the circle prior to stopping and dropping off your student(s).
If you have entered the circle and all traffic in front of you is stopped, then you may proceed with dropping off your student.
All traffic entering and exiting must stay in one line; no cars should try and pass other cars that are in the circle.

Attention Families: Please click on this LINK to review Drop off/Pick-up directions and Dismissal details

Membership Fees for our 2024-25 clubs are now live on Final Forms. If your student participates in any number of our clubs, please submit the flat-rate payment of $25 as soon as possible. This funding will allow our school to continue to offer the variety of programming that you've come to expect! Please view this letter that explains the need for our membership fee.

During the PowerSchool to Focus rollover, some contact information has been scrambled. We want to make sure that all stakeholders are receiving our communications. It takes a village, and we appreciate those of you forwarding our emails to families who are not getting messages. Please share THIS LINK with anyone you know not receiving emails from Walnut, so we can gather accurate information and update our system.

Are you not sure when to keep your student home if they are not feeling well? Please use the link below to access the CPS current Too Sick for School Policy.

Too Sick for School

Please keep in mind, illness is an excused absence and students will be able to make up work they will miss. Please do not send ill students to school because they have a quiz or test.

For CPS students and their families, help is a phone call away by dialing the Family Technology Support Center, (513) 363-0688 or emailing fts@cps-k12.org. Tech support is available in English and Spanish from 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday when school is in session.

New to Walnut? Hearing about important events after the fact?

The Parent Association communicates using a system called Constant Contact, so join our mailing list using the attached link and get up-to-date information about what's happening at Walnut Hills! Get Connected

Reporting Absences and Dismissals

Grades 7-9 Information Google Site

Grades 10-12 Information Google Site

2024-2025 Student Handbook

2024-2025 Club List

WHHS Important Phone Numbers

WHHS Association Mailing List

Our community communicates using a system called Constant Contact, so join our mailing list using the link above and get up-to-date information about what's happening at Walnut Hills!

This summer our school decided to go in a different direction, looking for a new school-based mental health partnership. After interviewing several mental health organizations our mental health team representatives collectively decided Children's Hospital would be the best fit for our Walnut Hills community.

Please click HERE for more details.

Click HERE to meet our new therapists.

Email: whhsattendance@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
Website: walnuthillseagles.com
Location: 3250 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone: 513-363-8400
Twitter: @high_walnut