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Wilson School District Bulldog Blitz keeping our families informed May 17, 2018 |
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WILSON COMMUNITY NIGHT AT THE FIGHTIN PHILS
Reading Fightin Phils vs.
Richmond Flying Squirrels
Friday, June 1 | 7:15 pm
Plaza Gates open at 5:00 pm
Enjoy FIREWORKS after the game!
Hosted by the Wilson Education Foundation, enjoy an evening at the ballpark and see Wilson students recognized for their academic achievements as part of the pregame festivities. General admission tickets are available to Wilson parents, students, and community members at a discounted rate of just $2 each, providing an affordable, family-friendly evening!
Or for $30, enjoy the Deck Picnic with an all-you-can-eat buffet and reserved seating from 6-8:30 pm.
To purchase tickets, please complete and submit the
Order Form
with payment by Tuesday, May 29, or stop by the Wilson Administration Building located at 2601 Grandview Blvd, West Lawn. For questions, call the Wilson Education Foundation at 610-670-0180 ext. 5999.
Thank you to our sponsors for helping to provide our student and discounted community tickets: Sir Speedy, Berks Diabetes Management, Industrial Metal Plating, Keller Williams- Brad Weisman, Kingfish Water Polo
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Student, Staff, And Parent Survey
We want to hear from you! Let's work together to make the Wilson School District even better!
We are excited to announce our first-ever Wilson School District Student, Staff, and Parent Survey. Through the survey, we would like you to share your thoughts on the District's climate. We will use the feedback received to ensure that our District offerings meet the needs of our students, parents, and staff, and are consistent with the District's goals.
Your feedback is essential to the Wilson School District, and we appreciate your thoughtful responses. Please know that all responses will remain anonymous, and will only be reported to the district as a whole.
This survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete and is open to all Wilson students grade 4-12, parents, and staff members. The deadline to participate is Friday, May 25, 2018.
Please click
here to begin the survey.
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End of School-- Important Dates!
There will be an early dismissal on Friday, May 25 AND Friday, June 8. Secondary students will be dismissed at 11 am, and elementary students will be dismissed at 11:45 am. There will be no school for students or staff on Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day.
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 Wilson West Students Donate Pillowcases
Our
Wilson West Middle School's Creative Textiles students made over 50 pillowcases to donate to the Ryan's Cases for Smiles organization. These pillowcases will be given to the Reading Hospital pediatric floor to help brighten the stay for patients. Great work!
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Digital Citizenship Tips!
supporting parenting in the 21st-century.
The resources will help you support our kids in our ever-more connected world.
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 Annual Wilson Games
We are excited to announce that the Annual Wilson Games will be held TOMORROW, May 18 from 9:30 am- 1:30 pm, in the Wilson High School Gymnasium (new location due to predicted inclement weather).
This annual event consists of three activities: running, softball throw, and jumping. The events allow students of all ability levels and ages to participate and have fun! "Peer buddies" join our athletes to assist with each event, while friends and family cheer the students on. It is a great day for all to enjoy!
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 Wilson Color-A-Thon Family 3k/5k Run/Walk
Come out on Wednesday, June 6 at 6:00pm! All ages are welcome. Event starts and finishes at the Whitfield Elementary playground; the entire course is contained to the Wilson HS campus.
Register here
. The cost of $30 per person includes white tee, dye pack, and crazy shades.
ALSO, we have plenty of room for family friendly VENDORS & BUSINESSES at our Finish Line Party - come promote your wares! Please visit
www.WilsonSD.org/WHSA
for details & registration.
Volunteers are needed and greatly appreciated - if you can help at the event, or come out to the course just to make some noise and encourage our participants, please email Tracy Markle
.
See you at the starting line!
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Dynamic Drinkware Spirit Cup Fundraiser 
Please support Wilson Southern Middle School by participating in our 2018 Dynamic Drinkware Spirit Cup Fundraiser. You will find a huge variety of graphics to choose from, including a custom cup featuring our
Wilson
Bulldog
logo
. Click here for details.
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 Important Information for Our Graduating Seniors
We can't believe that it is almost time to say goodbye to the Class of 2018! There is a lot of important information for our graduates available
here. In addition, here is some additional important information for our graduates and their families to be aware of:
Baccalaureate:
Baccalaureate is organized by our student-led Connect club and will be held in the auditorium on June 2 at 8:00 am.
Cap and Gown Party:
Parents of seniors are busy planning the annual Cap and Gown party for the class of 2018. Please click
here to learn more about the evening!
Cap and Gown Tickets:
Sale Dates:
May 9th, 11th, 16th, 18th, 21st, & 30th (In the Upper House Cafeteria)
Tickets are $30 (No tickets will be sold at the door.)
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 Bulldog Summer Blast Registration
As summer approaches, we are excited to offer Bulldog Summer Blast, a fun, 6-week program taught by Wilson teachers to help foster learning through the summer months! This program, for kids who completed kindergarten through 3rd grade, will help diminish the "summer slide" and offer continued academic opportunities while having fun outside. For more information and to register, visit www.Wilsonsd.org/bulldogsummerblast
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Free Water Polo Clinic
Do you like to swim? Ever thought about playing water polo?
The Wilson Water Polo Coaching Staff and current players will be hosting a
FREE WATER POLO CLINIC
Saturday June 2, 2018
. This program is open to ALL boys & girls from 1st through 8th grade! Join us at the Roy G. Snyder Natatorium for a fun morning of skills, drills, and games! This is a wonderful introduction to the sport of Water Polo.
The skills sessions will run as follows on
June 2nd:
9:00-10:00 am 5th-8th grade students
10:00-11:00 am 1st through 4th grade students
For questions, contact
Erin Kurtz. Registration information is available
here.
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Field Hockey Intramural Program
The Wilson Field Hockey Coaching Staff and current players will again be hosting a FREE field hockey intramural program May 29- June 1. This program is open to all girls currently in 1st-6th grade. Join us on Bulldog Field, from 3:45 - 4:45 pm each day, for fun games and age-appropriate drills, to introduce the sport to new players and improve those with more developed skill. For more information, please view the Flyer, or contact Coach Kim Underwood. To register, please Click Here.
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Wilson Athletic Camps & Clinics | Registration is NOW Open!
The Wilson School District offers to residents of the Wilson School District, sports camps/clinics designed to give students the opportunity to improve skills, enhance techniques, and enjoy their sport or activity. Wilson coaches staff the camps, along with Wilson athletes, and sometimes special guest staff. Each camp has a size limit (min/max). Registration for all camps is first come - first served.
Please be advised, if you register a child for a camp after it has been filled, you will be notified and your child placed on a waiting list. Please visit the
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Wilson Theater Company Announces 2018 Summer Theater Camp 
The Wilson Theater Company is excited to announce that the Wilson Summer Theater Camp will return July 2018! Wilson teachers, Jody and Karyn Reppert, along with fellow staff members and students, will lead elementary and middle school students in exciting and creative camps this summer! Camps are being held July 16-19 and July 23-26,and are available for both elementary and middle school students. For more information, please view the Camp Flyer, and to register, please visit www.wilsontheater.org.
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Bradley Mayer Memorial Running Man 5k
The 2
nd
Annual Bradley Mayer Memorial Running Man 5k will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2018 in Shillington. The proceeds for this event will be used to create a scholarship in memory of this late Wilson High School & Kutztown University cross country captain. For more info, click
here
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 Memorial Day Parade
Hey, kids! Want to be in the Memorial Day Parade? Put on your patriotic gear and come walk with your favorite librarians from the Sinking Spring Library! Find us on Elizabeth Ave at 9:30 am on Monday May 28; parade starts at 10 am. Parade will end on the VFW grounds (across from the library) for a ceremony. All ages are welcome!
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Open Swim Weekend!
Looks like it might be a washed out weekend! No better place to spend a rainy
Saturday or
Sunday than the Wilson Pool! We are offering TWO open swims this weekend from
12:00-3:00 pm.
Join us
Saturday from
12:00-3:00 pm for a Dive In Movie! The featured movie is The Spongebob Square Pants Movie. Cost is $5.00/ swimmer and the snack bar will be open. Sunday will be a regular open swim from 12-3 pm and cost is $3/swimmer.
Additional information on open swims throughout the summer can be found
here
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 Summer Swimming Lessons
The Wilson School District Summer Learn To Swim is now open for registration. Summer swim lessons will be offered every
Monday,
Tuesday &
Wednesday morning throughout the summer months.
To register, please visit the Aquatic Website.
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American Red Cross Lifeguard Course
Did you miss the opportunity to certify as a lifeguard this spring? Wilson Aquatics will be offering a blended learning class
June 1
, 2, 3, and
June 8
, 9, 10, 2018.
Cost is $275 per student, and will include American Red Cross Lifeguard, CPR, AED, and First Aid certification.
*This class will require preparation by the student PRIOR to the course start date. Please visit the website for further information.
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Conestoga Days
On
Wednesday, May 23 at 7 pm, a program entitled "Conestoga Days - A Working Man in Colonial Pennsylvania", presented by Cary Shaner, will be at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library, 101 Woodside Ave., West Lawn. This is a program for students from 4th grade and up, as well as, adults. FREE and light refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library at 610-678-4888, or
visit the website.
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