WCS News & Updates
Leap Year: An Extra Day of Discount for Foundation Golf Tournament!
Golfers have until Feb. 29 to enjoy $50 off team registration for the Whitfield Education Foundation’s 18th Annual Select Shot Golf Tournament.
Shotgun start time is 1:00 p.m. Space is limited, so please complete a registration form and return it to the foundation office as soon as possible to secure a spot in the tournament.
For now, the cost for a team of four to register is $500. Team registrations increase to $550 on March 1. Individual registrations are $150 each. These fees include green fees, cart, unlimited range balls, tournament favors, and a buffet lunch catered by the Country Club. Trophies will be awarded to each member of the winning teams.
Presenting tournament sponsors are M.B. Kahn, Mohawk Industries, Perkins+Will, and Windstream. A golfer lucky enough to hit a hole-in-one on the 9th hole will get a brand new car from sponsor Pye Kia of Dalton.
The foundation has awarded more than $383,000 in grants since it was established in 1990 and is eager to continue increasing it’s investment in students and teachers!
Please contact Mary Ellen Kinsey, executive director of the foundation, with any questions about the tournament or the foundation’s work in Whitfield County Schools. Reach her by email at wef@whitfield.k12.ga.us or by phone at (706) 217–6756.
NHS Tech Students Taking Talent to State Competition
Three of the four Northwest Whitfield High School students who took top honors at the 2012 Sequoyah Regional Technology Fair will proceed to the next round of competition at the state level.
- Multimedia Applications - 1st Place - Sophomore Josh Rountree
- Digital Photography - 1st Place - Senior Eli McMahon
- Web 2.0 Internet Applications - 1st Place - Freshman Bryan Cooper
- Multimedia Applications - 2nd Place - Audrey Edds
Media Specialist Betsy Clem has sponsored the competition at Northwest and earned a bit of recognition herself from Judi Haggerty, director of the technology fair.
“Last year, she had never heard of this competition,” Haggerty said. “Not only has she hosted her own school wide fair, but she is sending 3 students to the state competition. She also was more than willing to jump in and help at the regional contest.”
The state competition is scheduled for March 12 at Macon State College. Learn more about the competition in a previous post titled Whitfield High School Students Take Tech to the Next Level.
Superintendent Barge Names Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools
Two Whitfield County High Schools earned recognition from the Georgia Department of Education as 2012 AP Honor Schools.
Northwest Whitfield High School is an AP STEM School and AP STEM Achievement School (STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Southeast Whitfield High School is an AP Access and Support School.
State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge yesterday named 367 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools as the Georgia Board of Education proclaimed today, Wednesday, Feb. 8, as AP Day.
"Georgia has much to be proud of when it comes to the success of Advanced Placement," Superintendent Barge said. "Much of this success can be attributed to the dedication to rigor and excellence at each of our AP Honor Schools."
Advanced Placement (AP) classes and exams are administered by the College Board, which also administers the SAT. AP classes offer rigorous college-level learning options to students in high school. Students who receive a 3, 4 or 5 on AP exams may receive college credit.
The 2012 AP Honor Schools are named in five categories, based on the results of 2011 AP classes and exams:
- AP CHALLENGE SCHOOLS: Schools of 900 or fewer students with students testing in four of the core areas (English, math, science, and social studies)
- AP ACCESS & SUPPORT SCHOOLS: Schools with at least 30% of their AP exams taken by students who identified themselves as African- American and/or Hispanic and 30% of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
- AP MERIT SCHOOLS: Schools with at least 20% of the student population taking AP exams and at least 50% of all AP exams earning scores of three (3) or higher
- AP STEM SCHOOLS: Schools with students testing in at least two (2) AP math courses and two (2) AP science courses (AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics B, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science)
- AP STEM ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS: Schools with students testing in at least 2 AP math courses and 2 AP science courses and at least 40% of the exam scores on AP math and AP science exams earning scores of three (3) or higher
AP Day in Georgia
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, has been designated by the State Board of Education as AP Day in Georgia. This date coincides with the College Board’s release of the 2011 AP Report to the Nation.
Westside Middle Sweetheart Court
The Westside Middle School Sweetheart Dance is Saturday, Feb. 11, from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Feb. 8, for $8. The cost increases to $10 at the door the night of the dance.
Sixth-Grade Sweetheart Court - Seated, from left, are Mallory Mitchell, Cassie Trollinger, Katilyn Powell,Destinee Stewart, Madison McKeehan, and Ana Romero. Standing, from left, are Luke Shiflett, Bryce Reese, Matt Cates, Jared Bradford, Alex Gonzalez, and Carson Frye.
Seventh-Grade Sweetheart Court - Seated, from left, are Tori Ingram, Olivia Elrod, McCall Carlock, Makina Cook, Mary Kate Fletcher, and Mia Chambers. Standing, from left, are Gage Mosteller, Paxton Pardee, Tanner Boyd, Carter Hayes, Taylor McKeehan, and Dylan Pittman.
Eighth-Grade grade Sweetheart Court - Seated, from left, are Lexi Harrell, Carly Ensley, Hannah Brooks, Chelsey Arnold, Ali Lovain, Ally Roberts, Kylee Akins, and Ashlee Williams. Standing, from left, are Adam Scott, Trey Walker, Mason Shephard, Seth Hutchinson, Kyle Fleming, Anthony Rittenhouse, Rhett Stanley, and Shane Bonifacious.
Las Inscripciones de Pre-K para el Año Escolar 2012–2013 serán el 5 y 6 de marzo
Las inscripciones de Pre-Kinder de las Escuelas del Condado de Whitfield son el lunes y martes, 5 y 6 de marzo.
Las familias solamente podrán inscribir a los niños para el pre-kinder en el Departamento de Salud del Condado de Whitfield en el 808 Professional Boulevard, Dalton (para ver la localización haga click en el Mapa de Google) de 7:30 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. el lunes, 5 de Marzo y de 7:30 a.m. a 6:30 p.m. el martes, 6 de marzo. Para que el servicio sea mås rápido, favor de bajar las formas de inscripción de la página de las escuelas del condado dy Whitfield, llenarlas por adelantado y traerlas con usted al departamento de salud para inscribir a su niño/a.
Uno de los padres debe estar presente para inscribir al niño/a. También, favor de traer copias de los siguientes documentos:
- Forma de Vacunas (Forma #3231)
- Certificado de la Vista, Oído, y Dental (Forma #3300)
- Tarjeta del Seguro Social
- Certificado de Nacimiento
- Prueba de Domicilio (recibo de renta, factura de la luz o del agua a nombre de los padres con la dirección del servicio, debe ser del mes anterior o del actual. Si el recibo de renta la factura de luz o del agua no están a nombre de los padres, deben traer una carta notariada que certifique que ellos viven en ese domicilio. La carta debe ser hecha por la persona que le renta o con la cual viven. La carta debe decir que certifican que los padres y los niños viven en esa dirección.)
- Tarjeta de Medicaid/PeachCare
Durante su visita al Departamento de Salud del Condado de Whitfield pueda beneficiarse de los siguientes servicios:
- Vacunas
- Examen Dental
- Examen de la Vista
- Certificado de Nacimiento (si nació en el Condado de Whitfield)
- Obtener información sobre los servicios de necesidades especiales
Tenemos solones de clase disponibles en:
- Antioch
- Beaverdale
- Career Academy
- Cedar Ridge
- Cohutta
- Dawnville
- Dug Gap
- Eastside
- Primaria Valley Point
El Pre-Kinder es finaniado por la Lotería de Georgia y administrado por el Departamento de Cuidado y Aprenizaje Infantil “Georgia’s Bright from the Start.” Para más información, llame a Madeline Gonzalez al (706) 217–6766 o enviele un correo electrónico a madeline_gonzalez@whitfield.k12.ga.us.