📸 Picture Retake day will be this Thursday, October 3rd! 📸
Missed your chance to have your photo taken at Wolverine Day? Show up camera-ready and #DressForSuccess on Thursday for school. We want to make sure everyone gets a new Whittier photo this year! 🐺
Starting off the week, Monday is Orange Shirt Day. 🧡 Field trips continue with 7th grade visiting Good Earth State Park. Picture re-takes are scheduled for Thursday, in case you weren't able to take your photo at Wolverine Day. 📸 On top of this, Lincoln High School Dress Up Days for Homecoming are happening each day! 🔷 #WeekAtWhittier
Didn't get a chance to dress up for Washington High School Homecoming? You're in luck! Next week is Lincoln High School's Homecoming Dress Up Days, and each day has a fun, new theme. 🔷♦️🔷 We can't wait to see how you put your spin on it! #LincolnHSHomecoming
After School UPDATE: All YMCA activities have been CANCELLED for today (9/26) and tomorrow (9/27).
Bus Updates:
1. There will be NO 3:45pm BUS to take students to the YMCA today or tomorrow.
2. The 5:30pm Activities Bus will still be available on both days to take students home.
In 7th grade Science class, students learn about the impact humans can have on the storm drainage system. To continue this study, students could elect to use PRIDE class time to participate in the Downtown Storm Drain Art Project. Five students in Ms. Miller's science classes submitted artwork to the City of Sioux Falls. Sophia's artwork, "Bee Kind," was chosen, and this summer she painted the storm drain at the corner of 6th and Indiana. #WhittierPride
https://www.siouxfalls.gov/resident-services/utilities-billing/sewer/storm-drainage/inlet-painting
On Sunday, Sept. 15, a group of Whittier students and staff walked together in the Latino Parade downtown as a celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month. They were so excited to represent Whittier and show up for all our Latino students. #WhittierPride #SupportEachOther
Congratulations to our Cross Country Team after their meet at Dunham Park yesterday! 🏃🏽🎉 Students ran hard and left it all out on the course.
Our Runner of the Race this week is Keondra Wilson -- she had her fastest race time of the season! #WhittierPride
This week is dominated by volleyball matches across the city. 🏐 Be sure to cheer on your fellow Wolverines & have a wonderful week! 🎉
This is also your last chance for Chromebook Insurance at the current cost -- $30. After Monday, Sept. 30, the cost goes up to $50.
As we go into this weekend, let's take a moment to review best practices for this school year. Time to set ourselves up for success! #BringYourBestSelf
On top of these reminders, don't forget to rest and take care of yourselves this weekend. 💙 #SupportEachOther #WhittierWay
Congratulations to the Whittier students who were chosen for All-City Honor Band! 🎶🌠 We're so proud of all your hard work! #WhittierPride
https://youtu.be/-znMTLcsgio
"Report, Don't Repost." Parents, students, and the community are asked to take 3 minutes to hear an important message from Superintendent Jane Stavem and Police Chief Jon Thum. School safety is everyone's responsibility!
Quick update to the Week @ Whittier calendar for this week: The 8th Grade Football Team visit to SDSU will not be taking place this weekend. The visit will occur on October 26th. #WeekAtWhittier
Tomorrow morning before school, the librarians from Siouxland Libraries are visiting Whittier Library and bringing a fun activity! Get to school a little early (8:00-8:45am) for some creativity! We'll be decorating rocks to make individual Tic Tac Toe games.
Can you believe we're already into Week 4? And it's a busy one! Plenty of chances to cheer on Whittier student-athletes, and to finish off the week, there's a skate night just for you! Remember, MAP testing continues this week so keep your Chromebook charged. #WeekAtWhittier
Got Chromebook issues? 💻😯 Here are the common issues we see... and solutions! 🎉
If your CB still doesn't work, ask your teacher if you can bring it to the library to drop off for repair. Don't forget to review the Repair & Pick-up procedures so you know what to do! ✔️
Whittier's Library opens TODAY to all students! A couple reminders:
📚 You must have an approved eHallPass to visit the library
📚 Enter and exit through the main Library doors
📚 Library is closed during PRIDE but available all other class periods
The books are waiting for you!
Any 7th/8th graders interested in contributing to the Whittier Yearbook?! Fill out the interest form for a chance to get involved! 📸💙📖 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7XaaD7eeD3sl-4QRRvA6Umj5DmF6_11Z-C3hJoLyt5qlW-Q/viewform
Congratulations to Whittier's Cross Country Team on success at their first meet at Memorial yesterday! 💪🏆🎉 #WhittierPride
Sioux Falls School District is transitioning to a new, cashless ticketing system to streamline the process of attending events, such as fine arts performances and athletics games. With digital tickets and card readers at the gate, getting into games and events will be easier and more convenient than ever. Tickets will be available in advance for all SFSD events, and purchases at the gate will be debit/credit card only.
Links to purchase for all SFSD events can be found at the QR code or link here: https://www.gobound.com/sd/districts/sfsd/stores/S115
Please visit the FAQ section at this link if you have any questions about this change and how it affects different types of events.
For more information on the change, please read the full press release here: https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/article/1685062
Welcome back to Whittier, students! We hope you had a fun and relaxing Labor Day weekend and are ready to tackle this week! ☀️
