Blue Jay Bulletin - November 2021
A Bird's Eye View of News From Our District
Kephart Communications
School District of Washington Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Kephart's monthly message to families.
No School November 24-26
This is a reminder there will be no school for students and staff Wednesday-Friday, November 24-26, for Thanksgiving Break. Happy Thanksgiving!
Washington Softball Wins
Class 4 State Championship
Washington High School’s historic, dominant and memorable softball season ended with a state championship on Friday evening, October 29.

Playing in the MSHSAA Class 4 Softball Championships in Springfield, Washington continued its dominance through the postseason with a pair of mercy rule victories, an 11-0 victory in five innings over Rolla in the championship game and a 10-0 win over Platte County in six innings in the semifinals.
WHS Choir to Perform for 100th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Lincoln Memorial
The Washington High School Choir has been selected to perform for the 100th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. They will make the trip to Washington, D.C. March 24-28, 2022.

Washington High School will have a performance with choirs from across the country and then will have their own separate performance in front of another historic monument. The performances will be on Friday, March 25, and Saturday, March 26.
Family Elementary Literacy Night Scheduled for November 3 at South Point Elementary
The School District of Washington will host a Family Elementary Literacy Night on Wednesday, November 3, at South Point Elementary from 5-6 p.m.

Parents will have the opportunity to connect with members of the School District of Washington’s curriculum team, check out resources, and learn more about standards based grading, as well as walk away with ideas and tools to support their child's literacy growth.
WHS Senior Samantha Doepker Named Commended Student in National Merit Scholarship Program
Washington High School senior Samantha Doepker has been named a Commended Student in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

A Letter of Commendation from Washington High School and the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, was presented to Doepker.
Ingrid Figas Named Recipient of Daughter's of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award
Ingrid Figas has been selected as Washington High School’s recipient of the Daughter's of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award.

This award recognizes and rewards individuals who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities. These students are selected by their teachers and peers because they demonstrate these qualities to an outstanding degree.
WINGS Awards Early Bird Teacher Grants
The School District of Washington’s WINGS Foundation awarded 18 Jackie Krafft Early Bird teacher grants this fall (2021) totaling $3,560.

Since 1993, WINGS has now awarded 1,202 teacher grants totaling $610,851.
Augusta Elementary Fire Safety, Pumpkin Picking
Augusta Elementary students participated in a fire safety presentation along with a pumpkin picking event on Thursday, October 21..
First Grade Class at Campbellton Elementary Donates to Team Kaden
Students in Keith Thacker’s first-grade class at Campbellton Elementary recently made a donation to the Team Kaden Foundation from a lemonade stand they created.
WMS Eighth-Grade Language Arts Students Present 'Campfire' Stories
Eighth-grade students in Jennifer Wirthwein’s language arts class at Washington Middle School recently completed their first ELA (English Language Arts) Unit in Study Sync.

The theme was “Everyone Loves a Mystery.”
Superintendent Advisory Teams Developing
Superintendent Advisory Teams are being created to advise the Superintendent and District leadership staff on topics related to the strategic goals of the District.

Partnership with parents, staff, and student representatives provides an important voice in the District’s decision-making, planning, and implementation process while continuing to be transparent in the current and future work of the District.
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