We are blessed with the best in our maintenance/custodial. John Michaelson has been working diligently to make needed repairs and updates. He is quick to fix all of our requests and does so with a smile. Amanda Clayton and Christina Freemont has mowed, waxed and cleaned every inch of the school property this summer. They make our halls shine daily and our bathrooms spic and span. Thank you for making our school and grounds look so amazing.
Planning to attend a Hornet sporting event and don't have cash? Don't worry we have got you covered! Scan the QR code or go to gofan.co and search for White Sulphur Springs. You can buy your tickets there. You will need your phone as your ticket so please be ready at the door or when we walk by you. Thank you for supporting Hornet Athletics. Go Hornets.
Matthew Moore is our Industrial Arts teacher. He is a willing participant in helping with activities and supporting students. Students love his hands on courses where they can learn to weld, build items of wood and work on motors. His upbeat attitude and positive outlook draw students and staff in. Oh, he also might like to fish a little also.
School Resource Officer Jerami West is an important part of our staff. He shares duties with Meagher County Sheriff. We are fortunate to have him engage with our younger students, share advice with our middle school and keep our older staff dents safe in the halls and on the streets. He shares ideas for encouraging students who are struggling and cheers activities in for all students. Thank you for your service Officer West.
The Homecoming football game against Shields Valley is on Friday, September 6th at 7pm. Jr high will play that afternoon at 4pm. We apologize for the multiple date changes on these games. We were having trouble locking down refs.
Theme for Home games this weekend is: WHITE OUT!
Junior High sports are filled with energetic athletes. It is exciting to see the next wave of students learning and Growing their skills. Bless the Individuals who are willing to step up to introduce skill and a love of the game with our children.
Interested in learning a new skill? Want to help our student athletes? We are in need of clockkeepers, ticket takers, line judges and occassional other tasks for Football and Volleyball games throughout the season. Specifically we do not have ticket takers for Friday evening football against Harlowton. If you could help please call Angie at the office, 547-3351. Thank you.
Nancy Heggen is our K-12 Librarian, helps with our reading interventions, and is our Student Council advisor. She will have a busy couple of weeks with Homecoming on September 6 and school just getting moving. She assists our students in finding books and resources that help with Accelerated Reading and resources for projects. Her excitement for all things Hornets can be seen in the library and her activities.
Hey Hornet Fans! We have entered T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Lights, our chance to win a football field 5G upgrade and more. Use #Sweepstakes and #FN5GL as well as tagging our school @wsshornets and @tmobile to share why you love Friday Night Lights and the Hornets!
Open House/Welcome Back Night
Volleyball and football are off and running. The first Friday Night Lights will be played on August 30th. 4 pm game time for Junior High and 7 pm kickoff for Varsity. Girls will begin their season at a tournament in Belt on Saturday. Good Luck Hornets.
Doug Urban is our 6th grade teacher this year. A faithful follower of 4th grade curriculum he was. He offered to make the switch and has done a great job of getting our 6th grade settled this year. Mr. Urban is also that go to when someone needs a duty covered or help a staff member with a weak stomach. Mr. Urban attends student activities and supports athletics for all students. He may also be seen driving in a Ford Mustang in his spare time.
Our K-12 Art teacher is Jessica Settlemire. She provides students of all ages the ability to express themselves in multi-modal ways. Stay tuned throughout the year for bulletin boards filled with awesome work, activities where art will be displayed and on here for some of the most fantastic works. She is also the brave soul who teaches our students to drive. Driver's Education teachers are rare, amazing individuals who get in cars with teenagers with undeveloped frontal cortex to make decisions with large metal objects. Please give Jessica a big thank you when you see her.
Our First day has been fantastic. We started off with cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Students and parents met teachers and were welcomed to school. Our seniors posed with the Hornet. Our Junior High and High School prepped for Homecoming. Our elementary students learned rules and strategies.
Looking for instructors for new classes through our Adult Education program. Be on the lookout for a few upcoming classes; grocery shopping tips and tricks, bread baking series, and fitness classes!
Mr. Flores is our 7-12 Science Teacher. He comes to us from the Philippines. H e has offered cultural exchange ideas and projects for our students and they are interesting and engaging. He also has a love of basketball and is coaching Junior High Boys this year. Please visit with Mr. Flores about science, basketball or his culture.
We have a new staff member in Physical Education this year, Caitlin Boreczky. Caitlin is familiar to some as she has been in the community for some time. She is a Health and Human Performance major and is excited to get our kids moving. Her enthusiasm and excitement for fitness will be an asset to our students. Please Welcome Caitlin.
Switching gears for today. All staff will be in training tomorrow and Tuesday. We have the pleasure of hosting Mr. Wayne Black for those two days as well. Mr. Black will be presenting on security in our school. There will be a community portion offered for question and answers at 4:00 Monday in the multipurpose room. Please join us for ways to keep our students safe.
We would like to welcome our K-12 principal to the Hornet family, Lacey Arthun. Lacey comes to us from the Shields River. She has loads of energy, fantastic thoughts and ideas and an open door to share. Please stop by and introduce yourselves. We are excited to have her on the team.
