Wolverines News- Graduation Edition

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,

Congratulations to the Class of 2021! It has been an honor to watch you rise to new challenges and reach this important milestone – commencement. While the COVID-19 pandemic has required us to re-imagine the way we do many things in the last year, we remain committed to recognizing this year’s graduates at a traditional commencement ceremony.

As scheduled, the West High School’s commencement ceremony will be held at the Tyson Events Center on Saturday, May 29 at 2:30 p.m. To make this event possible, we do have some added safety precautions built into our plans for this year. All guests, staff, and graduates will be required to wear a mask. To allow for social distancing, capacity is limited. Each student will be given four tickets to share with family and friends. Students must safeguard these tickets, as replacements will not be provided if tickets are lost or misplaced. Only graduates, staff involved in the ceremonies, and ticket holders will be permitted to enter the Tyson Events Center.

Seniors may pick up their four tickets for commencement from Mrs. Church, Counseling Secretary, in the Main Office on Monday, May 17.

To allow all family and friends an opportunity to participate in the celebration, we will live stream the ceremony. The link for the live stream will be available on the District website (siouxcityschools.org) as May 29 approaches.

I am pleased to share this announcement today and I look forward to recognizing this outstanding group of students on May 29.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Rieken, Principal

riekenr@live.siouxcityschools.com

712-279-6772

Each Sioux City Community School District high school will hold a graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 29 at the Tyson Events Center. North High School will hold the ceremony at 11 am. West High School will hold the ceremony at 2:30 pm. East High School will hold the ceremony at 6 pm. The doors open to ticket holders one hour before each ceremony.

The ceremonies will be live streamed. The link for the live stream will be available on the District website (siouxcityschools.org) as the ceremonies approach.

During each ceremony, a professional photographer will take a portrait photo of each graduate, which will be available for graduates and families to purchase. Following each ceremony, a recessional will be held to guide patrons to an appropriate location for family and friends to gather and capture memorable photos.

Because the Tyson Events Center is secured with metal detectors, all patrons of the graduation ceremonies will be required to pass through the detectors upon entry into the event. In accordance with Tyson Events Center guidelines, and out of respect to all graduates and patrons, the following items will not be permitted:

• Silly string
• Cowbells
• Air horns
• Large bags / backpacks, coolers or boxes
• Bottles, cans, glass containers, liquid containers or other projectiles
• Any food product, coolers or backpacks
• Laser devices
• Projectiles
• Skates, skateboards, Heelies or scooters
• Strollers
• Alcohol or illegal drugs
• Tobacco of any kind
• Animals, other than service animals
• Signs/posters
• Any item or action deemed to challenge public safety
• No Weapons of any kind, including Lawful Concealable Firearms
• Any other item deemed unacceptable by Tyson Events Center Management or the Event Producer

This year, nearly 900 graduates will be recognized during the three ceremonies. Names of graduates and ceremony awards will be released at a later time.

Wednesday, May 19 – B Day Testing 3rd & 4th (Regular Bell schedule)* & Laptop Check-In

Thursday, May 20 – A Day Testing 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th (Regular Bell schedule)* & Laptop Check-In

Friday, May 21 – B Day Testing 1st & 2nd (Regular Bell schedule)* & Laptop Check-In

Friday, May 21 – Test Make-Up 3rd & 4th (last day to make-up tests)* & Laptop Check-In

Friday, May 21 – All Senior Grades are due by 4:00pm

*Students will need to check-in their laptops as soon as they have finished with their final test.

• Students must remain in class during all testing periods; no early releases

• There will be no early testing, no exceptions

• Students need to schedule make-up times for missed tests the week of June 2– June 11.

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Principal: Rebecca Rieken

Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/west-high-school/
Location: 2001 Casselman Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6772
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SiouxCityWestHighSchool/
Twitter: @WHS_Activities