Check out the February 2023 In Review Superintendent Update: https://www.smore.com/f4raz5
This Friday, March 3, will be a WHITE OUT dress day to honor Ricky Lopez-Navejas. Basketball team members, please wear your #playforricky and #24 t-shirts to school and the services, if you plan to attend. Students, whether you plan to attend the services for Ricky or not, the family would really appreciate your support in participating in the dress up day. Students planning to attend the visitation or services must be excused by a parent/guardian and are not required to return to school after the services. #TheWhippetWay #1Family
📅 The WUSD 2023-24 Academic Calendar is now available online!
View here: https://www.wwusd.org/documents/school-year-calendars/2023-24-calendar/422981
CHANGE TO ACADEMIC CALENDAR: The WUSD School Board approved modifying the current academic calendar to make Monday, March 13, a regular day of school for students.
The day was originally planned as a teacher professional development day, but will now be used to make up for last week’s snow day. This will prevent us from needing to add another day to the end of the school year in June.
We appreciate the understanding and flexibility of our families as we make this change.
WHS Players' Opening Night Rescheduled: Due to today's school closure, tonight's (Thursday's) performance of WHS Players' "A Murder is Announced" has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 25 at 2pm. All ticket holders for tonight's show should contact the box office at 262-472-8178 to exchange their tickets. Tickets for the other performances are still available. We hope you can come out to support these talented performers.
Due to the current road conditions Whitewater Unified Schools will be closed for today, Thursday, February 23, 2023. The road crews have done great work in the city, however, this morning many county roads were still very slick for buses. We will work to reschedule parent/teacher conferences and update families with this plan soon.
Best,
Dr. Caroline Pate-Hefty
Whitewater Unified School District will be closed on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 due to an Ice Storm Warning that goes into effect early Wednesday morning. The storm is predicted to include significant icing with accumulations of a quarter to one half of an inch and winds gusting as high as 40 mph, throughout the day Wednesday.
All after-school activities for Wednesday are also canceled.
Dr. Caroline Pate-Hefty
Superintendent
REMINDER: Elementary & Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences are tonight from 4:00 to 7:30pm! Our teachers look forward to discussing students’ progress and goals with our families.
Whitewater Unified School District will be closed on Thursday, February 16, 2023 due to predictions of snow and strong winds that will make travel for our students and staff dangerous, throughout the day Thursday. All after-school activities for Thursday are also canceled.
Check out Dr. Caroline Pate-Hefty's January 2023 In Review: https://www.smore.com/j91p8
A Bilingual Immigration Workshop will be held in the WHS auditorium on Saturday, February 11th at 1pm. For more information call Jorge Islas Martinez at 920-397-8942.
⏰REMINDER: There is no school for all Whitewater Unified School District students on Thursday and Friday of this week. Our staff will be participating in professional development. Classes will resume Monday, January 30.
We’re looking for more players to join the 5th & 6th grade girls’ basketball team! ⛹️♀️
Practices take place at both Lincoln and Washington on Mondays and Wednesdays, starting on January 16. No sports physical is needed.
To register, visit www.whippetnation.com.
Whitewater Unified School District will be closed on Thursday, December 22, 2022 due to predictions of rapidly dropping temperatures, snow and strong winds (potential blizzard conditions) that will make travel for our students and staff dangerous, throughout the day Thursday. All after-school activities for Thursday are also canceled. We wish our students, staff and community a wonderful winter break, beginning a day early. See you in 2023!
This morning we have been in collaboration with the National Weather Service, our transportation providers, and our streets clearing support. We will be holding school in Whitewater Unified School District. We suggest that you help your students who may be walkers to bring/wear their snow gear for today, as the PM walk home may look very different than the AM. (We are expecting snow mid-day.) For our bus riders, buses are one of the most safe forms of transportation, even in snow, but plan for possible route delays home. We will be watching the weather carefully and will inform you of any changes.
Stay warm,
Dr. Pate-Hefty
Download the WUSD mobile app today! On the app, students, parents, and community members can read the latest announcements, locate staff information, review upcoming events, and find important documents. The Whitewater app is available to download free from the Apple App Store or the Google Play store by searching for "Whitewater Unified Schools."
Click the following link for an introduction video on the app: https://youtu.be/NZXAlONRMek
Check out Dr. Caroline Pate-Hefty's November 2022 In Review: https://www.smore.com/vmn2f
Thanksgiving Break starts Wednesday! There is NO SCHOOL for all WUSD students November 23-25 of this week. 🗓️
We hope our students, staff, and families enjoy the holiday. Classes will resume Monday, November 28.
In honor of National Apprenticeship Week, which was last week November 14th-20th, Whitewater High School wishes to congratulate all of our students who have taken steps into their future by participating in Youth Apprenticeships. Youth Apprenticeship (YA) integrates school-based and work-based learning to instruct students in employability and occupational skills defined by Wisconsin industries. WHS has more than doubled participation in YA over the last few school years and we hope to continue growing opportunities for WHS students. Students wishing to learn more about YA should contact Mr. Baron West.
Preliminary election results indicate that voters have approved the operational referendum question for the Whitewater Unified School District.
As a result, we will be able to maintain: robust academic and athletic opportunities, student support and mental health services, comprehensive instructional and co-curricular programs, and technology and facilities infrastructure.
We are incredibly appreciative of the input and feedback we received throughout this process. Thanks to your engagement, we were able to present a solution that made sense for our entire community.
The canvass will be held on Friday, November 11, to certify the results.
As always, thank you for your support of WUSD schools and the students we serve!