You may have noticed the new title of the WHS Newsletter, THE BOOMER. We are excited about this change! Not only does the name reflect the intention of the WHS Newsletter to sound off loud and proud about all the great things happening at Weatherford High School, THE BOOMER is significant in a Kangaroo's life. A group of kangaroos is called a mob (you know, Mighty Mob!), and the dominant male kangaroo in the mob is called the BOOMER! We hope you'll like this new name, as we sound off with future weekly volumes booming with Roo Pride about WHS, a school rich in traditions, old and new.

Tuesday, January 17

JV/V/9A Girls Basketball @ Haltom High School 4:30/6:00/7:30

9A/9B/JV/V Boys Basketball @ Haltom High School 6:00/4:30/4:30/7:30

V, JV, and Girls Wrestling SENIOR NIGHT vs. Azle @ WHS 5:00

Thursday, January 19

JV Girls Soccer in Keller Central Tourney @ Keller TBA

Friday, January 20

9A/JV/V Boys Basketball @ Keller Central 6:00/4:30/7:30

JV/V/9A Girls Basketball @ Keller Central 4:30/6:00/7:30

JV2 Boys Soccer vs. JV1 Boys Soccer @ Roos Stadium TBA

Varsity Girls Soccer @ Arlington High 6:00

JV Girls Soccer in Keller Central Tourney @ Keller TBA

V/JV Wrestling @ Highland Park 5:00pm

Saturday, January 21

9B Boys Basketball @ Keller Central 10:00am

JV2 Boys Soccer vs. JV1 Boys Soccer @ Roos Stadium TBA

JV Girls Soccer in Keller Central Tourney @ Keller TBA

V/JV Wrestling @ Highland Park 7:00am

Softball - 1st day of practice @ Hall TBA

The deadline to be GUARANTEED a yearbook is January 31st. Extras will be ordered, but once they sell out, we can't get any more. Last year we SOLD OUT before delivery! Order your copy TODAY! Go to Smart-Pay.com now. You know you want one!

Come show Roo pride at the pep rally Tuesday at 9am.

We have two college visits scheduled for next week during lunch. They will outside of the counseling office.

· University of Alabama and Mississippi State – Wednesday, January 18th

· Savannah College of Art & Design – Thursday, January 19th

A student performance will happen on Friday from 11:40 to 12:35, admission price is $3 per student.

Current featured articles are "Our Favorite Ginger Is Back" by Staff Writer Kaleb Engel and "New Year, New You?" by Co-Editor Madalyn Harris.

Located at the top of the K Hall Stairs outside of the Career Center

Need a part time job? Check out the Jobs Board for the latest information on who’s hiring!

The counselors are currently meeting with students and assisting with the completion of 4-year plans, including course requests for next year.

Current Juniors began making course selections last week during their English classes and should have requests “Submitted” by Friday, Jan. 20th.

Current Sophomores will begin course selections on Tuesday, Jan. 17th during their Social Studies classes and will need to have requests “Submitted” by Friday, Jan. 27th.

The link below may be used to complete course requests and submit. You can also visit our course guide from this link.

https://www2.careercruising.com/default/cplogin/roos

Check out the links below to see what’s new at WHS!

CTE Courses 2017-2018

What's New in CTE

Do you have questions about the courses we offer at WHS?

It's time for registration, access this webpage and find some answers.

On Saturday, January 7th, at Coppell High School, Cody Coen auditioned for the All-State Band on bassoon. He successfully earned a spot as an all-stater for the 2nd year in a row.

Cody will perform at the Lila Cockrell Theater in San Antonio on Saturday, February 10 as part of the Texas All-State Clinic and Concert.

Congrats, Cody!

Our own WHS choir director, Mac Chestnut, featured in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.

Read it here.

HST is proud to announce the following students passed their state certification exam for certified nurse aide!

Angelica Amador

Liset Gomez

Rosario Luna

Alayna Segura

David Keener

Tony (Jose) Rivas

Chrisitiana Bruner

Noemi Ponce

They will all be in the field working at local nursing homes, caring for our community!

Sophie Pasternak, the Blue Belles Captain, will perform at The Texas State Society's Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C. later this month.

Texas Dance Educator’s Association is proud to announce the invitation from the Texas State Society to perform at the Black Tie and Boots Inaugural Gala in Washington D.C. on January 19th, 2017. Guests include Texas state officials, dignitaries, and thousands of guests from all over the United States.

Only 25 All-State members will be performing at this prestigious event. The directors for the Blue Belles are Laura Buckner & Adriana Wood.

The following students have been selected as one of the winners of the 25th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Essay/Art Expression Contest.

Corbin Mayer

Bryanna O’Keeffe

Megan Walters

Congratulations on this great accomplishment!

StuCo Red, White, & Roo want to recognize YOU. As soon as you get accepted to a college, take a selfie with your acceptance letter and tag #RoosGoTo and then hashtag your college/technical school/military branch.

This week we congratulate Emily Geyer!

We'll be on the lookout for you and your amazing achievement!

Seniors: Be sure to check out the new scholarship website – E-Scholarships USA. Go to www.collegeguidanceconsultants.com User name: weatherford, Password: weatherford

Available Scholarships

Attention Seniors – Scholarship season is here! Did you know that last year’s senior class was awarded over $3.5 million dollars in scholarships? Let’s make this year the best year ever for scholarship awards. Many scholarships have deadlines coming up right away. Scholarships are available for all students who have a desire to attend college. Go to the Counseling Office often to get the latest information on scholarships and pick up applications.

For more scholarships available go to WHS Scholarship Newsletter.

The Weatherford College Foundation has opened its online scholarship application for the 2017-18 academic year, utilizing a new platform designed to simplify the process for students and donors alike.

Students will begin at www.wc.edu/scholarships, using their existing “MyWC” login credentials to enter the system. Students must have completed the overall WC application to apply for scholarships.

The deadline to apply is March 24th, 2017. The scholarships will begin in the fall 2017 semester, and many awards will renew for spring 2018, pending fall GPAs.

Click here to find our WHS GrassBurr Facebook page.

For up-to-date news including class relocations, sports updates, weather information, and more, follow:

@WHSgrassburr

Some other specific sports teams and organizations you might be interested in are:

@RooPride Roo Football Coaches

@WHSRooFootball WHS Football

@WHSLadyRooVB WHS Volleyball

@WHSBlueBelles Blue Belles

@WHSRooCheer WHS Cheerleaders

@WHSRooBand The Mighty Roo Band

@WHSRooTheatre WHS Theatre

@RooBasketball Men's & Women's Basketball

@WHSRooBaseball WHS Baseball

@WHSRoosSoftball WHS Softball

@WfordRodeoTeam WHS Rodeo Team

@RooWrestling WHS Wrestling

@RooStuCo WHS Student Council

@WHSJWAC WHS Junior World Affairs Council

@WHS_CTE WHS Career & Technological Education

@Roos_AV WHS AV Department

@WHSMelonVine WHS MelonVine Yearbook news and announcements

@RooPrincipal Mrs. Dowd

Last and certainly not least, check out #RooPride and #WhyWISD to see all the reasons why we bleed blue!

Newsletter created by Journalism 1 students.

This edition Edited/Designed by Victoria Eastland and Brooke McGuire.

Email: sgilley@weatherfordisd.com
Website: http://whs-hs.weatherfordisd.edlioschool.com/
Location: 2121 Bethel Rd, Weatherford, TX, United States
Phone: (817) 598-2858
Twitter: @WHSGrassBurr