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🚍🔍 #SchoolBusSafetyWeek – Let's clear up a common question!
Q: Why don’t school buses have seat belts?
A: Seat belts on school buses do not offer the same protection to passengers as they do in a car. In a bus design, 'compartmentalization' offers the best means of protection for the occupants of a school bus by forming ‘compartments’ that protect children in the event in an emergency.
• 🪑 High-backed seats create a protective barrier.
• 🛡️ Thick, padded materials absorb impact.
• 🏠 Closely spaced seats form safety compartments.
• ⚓ Solid anchoring keeps everything secure.
This built-in passive safety system protects children as soon as they take their seat and allows for quicker exits in emergencies. It’s been proven effective at preventing serious injuries, ensuring our precious passengers stay safe on every ride. 🚸✨
Safety isn’t just a priority—it’s built into every part of the journey!
Next week our district is celebrating Red Ribbon Week. Dress up to promote staying bullying and drug free!
WCHS National Honors Society would like to invite Veterans to our Veterans Day Breakfast on November 11th. Please RSVP by October 30th.
NHS would also like to invite the community to attend the Veterans Day Assembly which will begin at 9am.
It's School Bus Safety Week! Each school day, millions of children ride school buses. Did you know that the school bus is one of the safest vehicles on the road? Less than 1% of all traffic fatalities involve children on school transportation vehicles. However, children are more at risk when approaching or leaving a school bus. It’s important for all drivers, as well as parents and students, to understand school bus safety.
Watseka High School 2024 grad, Amber Stingley, was honored at the Illinois Art Education Association's Student Show that was held at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott this past weekend. Out of 500 submissions from schools across the state, 45 student artworks were chosen to be part of the show. The IAEA Student Art Show will tour to different school districts throughout the state for the remainder of the '24 - '25 school year.
Congrats to Amber!
Come see us :)
Image Credit: Haven Crouch
Coyote Event Flyer
Warrior Soccer will play for the Regional Title this Wednesday in St. Anne.
Our GRS 3rd Grade Students decorated pumpkins to go with their book reports. Thank you to Mrs. Maple, Mrs. Hasselbring and Mrs Smith for providing our students with this fantastic reading project!! 🎃
WCHS wore purple today to support Tayla!
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This is just a reminder :)
Image Credit: Haven Crouch
Come support your Lady Warriors!
Image Credit: Cara Petersen
Wear PURPLE TOMORROW for Rett Syndrome Awareness!
Image Credit: Madison Hughes
Congrats to our Warrior XC boys!
Drew McTaggart is the VVC Conference Camp and Hayden Sullivan placed 9th!
Have questions about PowerSchool or other academic programs we use in Unit 9? Mrs. Hanson will have a help desk during Glenn Raymond's parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday, October 16th from 4-8 and Thursday, October 24th from 4-8 pm. Stop by the table, ask questions, and enter your name for a prize!
Junior High Red Ribbon Week - October 28 - November 1
Parent Teacher Conferences begin this week. Call the school to schedule an appointment!
Wear PURPLE this Friday for Rett Syndrome Awareness Day!
WCHS Post Prom Annual Greenery Sale. We are going with a different vendor this year and their wreaths are beautiful. We are also offering Tabletop decorated tree, candle centerpieces, door sprays and garland. The sizes, prices and pictures are listed below. ORDERS ARE DUE ON OCTOBER 30TH! Payment will be collected at pickup. PICKUP WILL BE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 18TH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. We will confirm the exact day once we receive a date from the vendor.
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Good luck to the Marching Warriors as they travel to Charleston to participate in the Panther Marching Band Festival at Eastern Illinois University. The Warriors perfrom in Class 2A at 1:16 pm.
