Change in Schedule
Due to the impending forecast for Wednesday, February 12th - the Art Club Porkburger Drive Thru is rescheduled for this Friday, February 14th (VALENTINE'S DAY) from 3pm until 7pm in the circle drive at WCHS! Nothing says "I love you" like a porkburger!!!!
**If we do not sell out on Friday, porkburgers will also be sold at the Warrior HOME basketball game on Saturday, February 15th (Senior Night).
ATTENTION GRS PARENTS - Spring Picture Day has been RESCHEDULED for Friday, Feb 21st, due to forecasted weather.
PFA - Screening
Thank you to those who supported the Junior Class Super Bowl Square Fundraiser! Here are our winners!! Congrats to all!
Yesterday, WCHS Student Council visited Wanda Kendall to do Valentine's Day stations with the kindergarten classes.
Congratulations to our GRS Students of the Month for January. These are an amazing group of students who represent exactly what it means to a role model for others at GRS. Mrs. Sterrenberg could not be anymore proud of each and every one of them!!
We wanted to provide an update on the WCHS Spring Play. The dates and times remain the same, but the play that we are performing has changed. Please make plans to join us for An Act Of Piracy! Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 at 7pm at the Watseka Theater. Tickets will go on sale later this month!
Image Credit: Madison Hughes
Thursday, February 6th
Today - 2/5/25
Watseka Schools will be closed on Monday, February 10th.
Image credit: Cara Petersen
Image Credit: Juliann Newman
STEM Night Winners! Congratulations to Earl, Marcel, Amelia, and Olivia for winning a boardgame. * Not pictured Yatziri. Congrats also goes out to Onisty, Helena, and Karsyn for winning at the Math Games Estimation Station. *Not pictured Josiah. THANK YOU to all who helped make the first STEM Night a great success! From parent donors, FFA students and Mr. Wilkey, the Watseka Public Librarians, High School and Jr High students, GRS teachers and staff, this was truly a night of working together. **If you have pictures you would like to share feel free to add them here, and again THANK YOU!
Congratulations to Betsy Newell for being chosen to represent
WJHS for the IESA Scholar Attitude Award. 8th grade students who are interested in applying
for the award are asked to write an essay on the “Value of Sportsmanship” and they must also
have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA and be in at least one IESA activity. (The IESA Scholar Attitude
Award honors those students who have maintained a high-academic standard while pursuing
participation in their school community through IESA activities. We would like to congratulate the
selected students on their focus, passion, and pursuit. We look forward to the leadership they
will provide in the future and we are pleased to be a part of their journey.) Betsy will now
compete against other students throughout the state. Good luck Betsy!!
Watseka Elementary Kindness Week: Feb 10th - Feb 14th
Watseka Junior High School - Congratulations to the December/ January winners
6th grade: Angel Esquivel, Annabeth Rippe, Gage Nichols, and Jasmine Schroeder
7th grade: Trey Bruens, Ella Ulitzch, Kale Gerdes, and Ellie Hutchinson
8th grade: Braydon Gibson, Addison McTaggart, Kilar Sansone, and Ashley Barnett
The WCHS Student of the Month for Spanish is Owen Swartz!
Owen is an excellent student and always does his work on time. He can always be seen helping those who need it. Muy bien, Owen!
