2019 Iron Chef Competition & Benefit Auction
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Don't miss the 6th Annual Wilson Iron Chef Competition & Benefit Auction on Sunday, March 24 from 1:00-5:00 pm at Wilson High School. During this exciting, family-friendly, event, watch three local chefs face-off during a timed competition. Using 3 secret ingredients, each chef will create a unique dish, earning the title of 2019 Wilson Iron Chef!
Restaurants will vie for your vote with samples during the People's Choice Competition. Additional restaurants and food-related businesses will offer tasty treats ranging from entrees to appetizers and desserts. All food samples are included with the cost of admission. You will not leave hungry! Plus, enjoy student performances, auctions, and raffles!
General Admission tickets are: Adults: $15 in advance/ $20 at door; Students (18 & under): $10 in advance/$15 at the door.
First Taste tickets are also available for $25 where you can enter at 12 pm, an hour before general admission opens at 1 pm, for the first opportunity to sample tasty treats from vendors.
For more information and to purchase tickets, click
here
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Volunteers Needed for 2019 Iron Chef Competition & Benefit Auction
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The Wilson Education Foundation is excited to be hosting the 6th Annual Iron Chef Competition & Benefit Auction on Sunday, March 24. Volunteers are crucial to the success of the event! All volunteers will receive complimentary admission and will have the ability to enjoy the event either, prior to, or after, their designated shift. We are once again using SignUp.com (the leading online Sign-up and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming Sign-ups.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this
Link
to see our SignUp site.
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up!
Thank you for your support of this event!
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Announcing the “What Does Equity Mean to You?” Student Competition
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Wilson students… Let your voice be heard!
Students attending Berks County schools are encouraged to join the 2019 Student Competition: What Does Equity Mean to You?
Compose your equity story or speech, then record it in a video! Your submission may tell a story or describe a vision around equity, but it should ultimately respond to the question, “What does equity mean to you?” Your submission should be no longer than five minutes in length and is due by April 23, 2019. Scholarship awards will be granted to the top three contestants as selected by a panel of educational leaders.
1st place: $500, 2nd place: $300, 3rd place: $200. In addition, the top contestants will be invited to speak live, or share their video recordings, at the Core Connections Conference on June 13, 2019, at Governor Mifflin High School. Click
here
for more information.
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Vaping and JUULing: What Parents Need to Know Educational Program TONIGHT
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DON'T MISS THIS EVENT TONIGHT! As a school district, we look for ways to partner with families to provide timely and pertinent information. We have an upcoming event TONIGHT from 6:30-8 pm in the Wilson West Auditorium where Teresa Detweiler from the Council on Chemical Abuse will be presenting an educational program entitled "Vaping and JUULing: What Parents Need to Know." Teen vaping and JUULing has reached “epidemic proportions,” according to The Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Attendees at this event, will learn more about this new trend and the impact these electronic cigarette devices can have on our youth.
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Wilson High School Named as a Gold Standard School by Next Gen Personal Finance
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Congratulations to Wilson High School for being named as a Gold Standard School by Next-Gen Personal Finance. We are one of only 887 schools in the United States to receive the designation. The award was earned for giving our students access to personal finance courses. Great job!
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Wilson Theater Company to Present “Les Miserables” March 14-16
Join our talented Wilson Theater Company as they present the musical “Les Miserables,” based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo. Les Miserables is the story of Jean Valjean, a prisoner who breaks parole to create a new life for himself while evading the grip of the police inspector, Javert. Set in post-revolutionary France, the story reaches resolution against the background of the June Rebellion.
LIMITED tickets are still available, so get yours
here
today!
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Wilson School District Athletic Field Parking Reminder
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With spring sports officially starting, we wanted to provide a reminder about parking at our high school campus. In an effort to ensure safety for all attendees, as well as to provide emergency vehicle access, please be advised that the Spring Township Police Department will begin enforcing our designated NO PARKING areas. Signage has been added throughout the campus, so please be alert to our designated "no parking" areas, as you attend upcoming events at the high school campus. Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring the safety of our students, staff, and community members!
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9th Annual Baseball & Softball Pasta Fundraiser
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Mark your calendar for Friday, March 15, from 4:30 pm- 8:00 pm, for the annual Wilson Baseball and Softball Pasta Fundraiser. The event will be held in the Wilson High School Upper House Cafeteria. Tickets are $10 each, and take out is available. For tickets, contact
racsal@wilsonsd.org
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Wilson School District is offering a Softball Clinic on Saturday, March 9, from 4-8 pm, at Wilson West Middle School. The clinic will be an opportunity to work with Wilson softball players, ages 7-14, on improving skills, enhancing techniques, and learning what it takes to become a better softball player. The Wilson Varsity Softball Head Coach will be directing the camp with the assistance of the softball coaching staff. Click
here
for more information.
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Check out some of the events our Aquatics departments will be hosting this Spring!
March 11: The WSD Learn-To-Swim Program will begin Monday & Wednesday evening lessons on March 11th.
March 18: Wilson Aquatics will resume their evening open lap swim schedule beginning the week of March 18th.
March 19: Starting Tuesday evenings on March 19, WSD Aquatics will offer an ARC Red Cross Life-guarding course. Students interested must be 15 or older by May 21, 2019.
March 25: Aqua Aerobics is back! Classes run approximately one hour in length and are taught by one of the area's top aqua aerobic instructors, Alison Snyder. The combination of cardiovascular and toning exercises, with the addition of the underwater resistance created through movements, will give the participants a full body workout! The schedule will be announced soon!
March 26: Information and registration are now on the web for the 2019 Spring Middle School Mainline Water Polo League. Practices will run Tuesday & Thursday evenings from March 18-May 2, 2019.
April 20: Save the date for the annual pool Easter egg hunt set for April 20, 2019. The open swim and egg hunt event will run from 12-4 pm.
Visit
here
for more upcoming events!
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It is our hope to provide our community with helpful tips regarding technology. Here is an excerpt from a recent article about the “Surprising, Research-Based, Benefits of Active Screen Time.”
"If you had to guess how much time teenagers spend using screens outside of work each day, how many hours would you guess? Two? Four? How about nine? According to Common Sense Media, teens today are spending an average of nine hours a day online, while kids from ages eight to 12 are spending an average of six.
That’s a lot of time on screens. Even teens themselves are beginning to think they’re overdoing it: Recent Pew research shows that 54 percent of U.S. teens say they spend too much time on their cellphones, and two-thirds of parents express concern over their teen's screen time. "
Read the full article
here
to learn more!
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Applications Now Being Accepted for the Lauren’s Foundation Scholarship
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This scholarship is available to graduating Berks County high school seniors who have overcome adversity in their lives to successfully, complete high school, and will be continuing on to higher education at an accredited university, college, or trade school. Award winners will meet the following criteria:
1. Demonstrate a strong commitment to academics in high school
2. Demonstrate perseverance over challenging life circumstances to better themselves
3. Exhibit a strong desire for personal growth and success
For additional application information, click
here
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Lauren’s Foundation was created by the family of Lauren Fitzgerald, a life-long Berks County, PA, resident who died in 2005 from complications related to a brain tumor. The Foundation honors Lauren’s memory by supporting local families through a variety of charitable funds for high school seniors, families with seriously ill children, brain tumor research, and organ donation awareness.
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