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Congratulations to our Academic Decathlon Team! They won their 6th consecutive STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

Read the full Kenosha News article HERE
On Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9, Wilmot Union High School will be administering the ACT Aspire Examination in the morning from 7:35am -10:55am. Students will be taking the math portion of this exam during their regularly scheduled math class on either Wednesday, April 10 or Thursday, April 11. All components of this test are state-mandated for all ninth and tenth-grade students. 
 Attendance for Freshmen and Sophomore students on the testing days is essential. 

The ACT Aspire will provide students with information about their growth and progress toward college readiness and will provide data to help us prepare our students for the ACT Exam which they will take Junior year.  The ACT Aspire consists of five sessions: Math, Reading, English, Science, and Writing.  

The schedule for the days is as follows:
Monday:  
Freshmen and Sophomores: 7:30-10:55 (Reading & Writing)
Tuesday: 
Freshmen and Sophomores: 7:30-10:55 (English & Science)
Wednesday & Thursday:
Freshmen and Sophomores: During regularly scheduled math class (Math)

Read the full ACT Asprire letter from Associate Principal Weinstock HERE
Interested in hearing more than 670 instrumental music students, 4th through 12th grade performing together? The 8th annual Wilmot Band Festival "Space" celebrating the silver anniversary of Apollo 11 will take place Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 6pm in the field house!

Tickets are $4 in advance (purchase from a band student) or
$5 at the door.

We hope to see you there!
Next Steps Transition Program- ADRC Parent Meeting
Monday, April 15, 2019 at 6:00PM in Room 180
Any questions please contact Mr. Hopkins.
 262-862-2351 ext. 150 
Prom tickets will be on sale from April 10 - April 18. Tickets are $60/each. Each ticket includes dinner, beverages, and desserts, unlimited access to the photo booth, DJ entertainment, and table gifts. Please note: If you have any outstanding fees, you will need to clear them up with Ms. Obertin in the high school office before purchasing a ticket. You will need to indicate your dinner choice when purchasing tickets.

Menu:
Option 1: Chicken Imperial. Grilled Chicken Breast with Cheese and Spinach, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Vegetable, Grand Geneva Salad, Rolls, Butter and Dessert.

Option 2: (Vegetarian) Cauliflower and Mushroom Ragu, Ember Roasted Peas, Parmesan Cheese and Fusilli Pasta with Grand Geneva Salad, Rolls, Butter and Dessert.

Any other special dietary needs will need to be told to Ms. Carlisle directly, so she can set something up with the Grand Geneva.

DUE TO THE NEED TO GET OUR FINAL COUNT TO THE GRAND GENEVA BY FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH, NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AFTER APRIL 18TH
(NOTE: WE DON'T HAVE SCHOOL ON THE 19TH)

Please see Ms. Carlisle in room 147 or Ms. Barranco in room 136 with any questions.
STUDENT SERVICES INFO
Schedule Changes

Each year a new master schedule is created to accommodate students' course requests. Counselors meet with all students in February to review course requests. Faculty members are employed, textbooks are purchased, and rooms are assigned based on these requests. 

For these reasons, course requests for the 2019-2020 school year are finalized on May 1, 2019
Changes after that date will only be allowed for the following reasons:

1) You haven't met the prerequisite for a course
2) You have already taken and passed that course

Course Level Changes

On occasion, once the school year has started, students may need to change the level of the class in which they are enrolled (ex. from an Honors to regular level course). Level changes are a collaborative effort between parents, the student, the teacher, and the school counselor and cannot be approved until all parties involved have been able to discuss the change. Level changes will be made whenever it is deemed appropriate by all involved.  

The letter grade earned at the time of the level change will accompany the student to the new class. Before a course level change can be approved the student must follow the Educational Problem Solving process found on page 15 in the WUHS Course Guide.
Scholarship Information
Now is the time to earn free money for college! Deadlines for scholarships are coming up soon. A variety of local, state and national scholarships are posted on Wilmot Union High School’s Scholarship Bulletin. If you have any questions see your School Counselor in the Student Services Office.

To access the online Wilmot Scholarship Bulletin:
  • Go to Wilmot Union High School’s website: www.wilmothighschool.com
  • Click on the Students Tab
  • Click on Student Services Department
  • Click on Post-Secondary Planning on the left hand side
  • Click on Scholarship Bulletin
Senior Awards Night

Wilmot Union High School will be recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of the students in the Class of 2019 at Senior Awards Night on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. 

All family members are invited to attend a small reception at 6:00 p.m. in the commons prior to the 6:30 awards presentation. Please join us to acknowledge and support the great accomplishments of our students. Also, it is important that you inform Mrs. Sweatman in the Student Services Office of any scholarships/awards that your student has been awarded, from colleges and outside organizations, in order to be recognized at Senior Awards Night.
The 39th Annual Kenosha County Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD)
Awareness Week
Did you know that number sense is an innate talent? According to David Sousa's  How the Brain Learns Mathematics,  two capabilities humans are born with include language and number sense. Sousa states "Because we are born with number sense, most of us have the potential to be a lot better at arithmetic and mathematics than we think". From recent studies, we also know that the adaptability of our brain allows for growth in acquiring new skills and information throughout an individual's life. 

To read more about this topic, see Jo Boaler's message on 

To help support your student with the changes in our math instruction, here is the link to the parent support site:  https://cpm.org/parent-support/  . 
This website has homework help and online parent guides for each chapter in Algebra and Geometry.
Jessica Hammersmith
Shout out to Wilmot's very own Library Media Specialist, Jessica Hammersmith. Mrs. Hammersmith presented at the Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association (WEMTA) Conference. Her presentation "Dewey have to?" discussed the art and challenge of losing the Dewey decimal system in a high school library and adpoting a genre-based organization. Way to go, Mrs. Hammersmith!
MIGHTY MITES (Grades 1st - 4th)
YOUTH BASKETBALL (Grades 5th - 8th)
Has your student downloaded the Stop!t App? If not, please have them do so. The app allows students to anonymously report bullying, vaping/alcohol/drug use, school threats, fear of someone contemplating hurting themselves or others. Learn more about the Stop!t App here: https://youtu.be/H2mM-b2RC6w
SOFTBALL FUNDRAISER
Our softball program is a part of the the Home Team Advantage Program at Buffalo Wild Wings this year. Whenever you go into the Kenosha BWW, all you need to do is have a printed version of our card with our information on it, or show a copy on your phone. Wilmot Softball will get 10% of the sales from your ticket, as if we needed more of a reason to go out and get some wings!

(Click on the image below to get a copy of our card)
Be sure to check out our new and upcoming classes on the  Community Outreach Page !
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