Tuesday, January 30

JV2/JV1/V Boys Soccer @ Fossil Ridge HS 4:30/6:00/7:30

JV/Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Fossil Ridge HS @ Roo Stadium 6:00/7:30

JVTennis @ Keller Timber Creek HS 8am

Varsity/JV Softball @ Aledo HS (scrimmage) 5:00/6:30

Thursday, February 1

Girls & JV Boys Powerlifting @ Mineral Wells HS 5:00

Friday, February 2

JV/V/9A Girls Basketball @ Abilene HS 4:30/6:00/7:30

9A/9B/JV/V Boys Basketball @ Abilene HS 4:00/5:30/6:00/7:30

JV2/JV1//V Boys Soccer vs. Timber Creek @ Roo Stadium 4:30/6:00/7:30

JV/V Girls Soccer @ Timber Creek HS 6;00/7:30

JV Boys Wrestling in JV State @ Arlington Bowie HS 9am

Varsity Tennis @ Brock HS 8am

Saturday, February 3

Varsity Softball @ Eaton HS 2pm

JV Softball @ Richland HS 2pm

Varsity Boys & JV/V Girls Wrestling in Senior Duals @ NGC Student Activity Center 9:00 am

North Texas High School Rodeo Association hosted by Board of Directors

*We do our best to post the most up to date schedules, but to double check an athletic schedule, please go to the WISD Athletic site.

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Valentines day is fast approaching!! Make sure you get your order placed with the Floral Design club for that special someone!

Arrangements are $15 and will be designed and delivered by our floral students. Orders are due buy Jan 30 so we can make sure we order enough.

Floral Order Form

Check out our latest stories!

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review" by Grace West, Staff Writer (WARNING: SPOILERS!)

"With the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on December 15, it had no trouble getting off the ground with a $220 million dollar opening weekend. But it did have trouble with the audience score on the popular entertainment websites..." read more

Go to WHSGrassBurr.com to see other great articles about WHS!

The WHS Roo baseball program is selling tickets for the 2018 Texas Rangers season. Our selling these tickets is part of an agreement in which our Roo Baseball Team will have the opportunity to play a game in the Rangers Stadium, Globe Life Field on March 12th against Garland Sachse High School.

Please get with a Roo baseball player to get your tickets ordered today or you can use the link below to place your order directly with the WHS Baseball Booster Club. Order deadline is Monday, March 5, 2018.

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Last Thursday, the Varsity Boys PowerLifting team competed in the Decatur Invitational. Weatherford dominated the meet in multiple weight classes. Congrats, guys!

Korey Grant, weight class 114 -- 1st place

Ethan Orsak, weight class 123 -- 4th place

Kylen Hart, weight class 148 -- 1st place

Saul Sanchez, weight class 165 -- 2nd place

River Hall, weight class 181 -- 2nd place

Carlos Amaro, weight class 181 -- 4th place

Ethan Herron, weight class 198 -- 1st place

Tanner Knox, weight class 198 -- 2nd place

Zeke Baker, weight class 220 -- 2nd place

Cooper Coffee, weight class 220 -- 3rd place

Cody Henderson, weight class 242 -- 1st place

Chandler Jackson, weight class 242 -- 2nd place

Cayde Taylor, weight class 275 -- 2nd place

Weatherford hosted a JV Boys and Girls PowerLifting meet in the Outback on January 18th. WHS's participants placed in many weight classes. Congrats to the following top placers:

JV Boys

Justin Sitz -- weight class 114 - 1st place

Nick Brown -- weight class 165 - 1st place

Michael Anderson -- weight class 181 - 2nd place

Christian Medina -- weight class 181 - 1st place

Joshua Kerfoot -- weight class 198 - 1st place

Dylan Choates -- weight class 220 - 1st place

Girls

Lauren Gilliam -- weight class 97 - 1st place

Esmeralda Hernandez -- weight class 105 - 1st place

Georgina Villarreal -- weight class 123 - 2nd place

MoMo Dunn -- weight class 148 - 1st place

Nancy Hernandez Lara -- weight class 148 - 2nd place

Lauren Galindo -- weight class 181 - 1st place

Guadalupe Solorzano -- weight class 220 - 1st place

Congratulations to the powerlifters! So proud of your hard work and efforts!

The Lady Roos rode the backs of Anna "AJP" Jefferson-Polk and Gabby "Big Nasty" Huggins Tuesday night as the Lady Roos defeated Fossil Ridge 49-28 at home. With that win the Lady Roos move into a second place tie with Keller as Keller fell to Abilene 41-40.

AJP lead the Lady Roos with 30 points, and Huggins dominated the paint with 12 points. Tyara "The sun is a planet" Buckner added 4, Syd "the Squid" Steffler added a deuce, and Nicole "I lost my exhaust system" Martinez added one!

The Lady Roos travel to 7-1 First place Timber Creek Friday night looking for a share of first place in district.

JV Lady Roos end preseason with a 5-0 win against Azle. Great talent included: Payton Thibodeaux with the hat trick, Sara Strittmatter and Jordan Johnson round off the 5th, with assists from Ashley White, Mackenzie Haley, and Emma Groce, and Christina Long and Chelsea Embry with the shutout.

Varsity Lady Roos lost a heart breaker 0-1 to the Lady Hornets. Outstanding play came from freshman Michaela Bosco with 4 shots on the night. Defensively, Hailey Maloy held down the Lady Roos to keep the 1-0 score. Abbigail Fant had the shutout in the second half. The Lady Roos begin district play next Tuesday in a must win against Fossil Ridge.

Come out and support them!

Photo credit to Yearbook Staff Member: Emily Wallace

Last Tuesday, the Roos traveled to Chisholm Trail and came away with two victories. The JV team won 4-0 and the Varsity followed up with a 5-1 Varsity victory. Way to go Roos!

Goals for Roos were:
Vincent Santibanez assisted by Jesus Hernandez
Pk by Jesus Hernandez
Waki Ebake assisted by Vincent Santibanez
Juan Villanueva assisted by Jesús Hernández
Jesús Hernández assisted by Levi Duvall.

Then last Friday night, Weatherford hosted Aledo Friday. Roos 2-1 winners. Special thanks to freshman Savannah Harvey for singing the national anthem at the start of both games.

JV goals were scored by Brandon Renteria on PK and a solo performance by Cameron Moore. JV won 2-1. Way to go Roos!

The Varsity Boys lost a close one 2-1 against Aledo. The Roos battled back from a 2-0 deficit in the second half with a goal from Waki Ebake off a cross from Levi Duvall. The Roos had several chances to tie the game game up, but ran out of time and came up empty with some great saves by their keeper. Great team effort! The Roos open up district on Tuesday at Fossil Ridge. Come out and cheer them on!

Photo credit to GrassBurr Staff Member: Shelby Gilley

The Weatherford FFA Tractor Technician Team has spent the last couple of weeks traveling and competing around southern and central Texas. The team competed in Gonzales, Wallis, and Waco. Highlights of the competitions included a sixth place team finish at Gonzales, and a second place team finish at the Area 5 competition at TSTC in Waco.

Jake Spooner was the high point individual in the Area 5 competition, as well. The team has earned a spot in the State Finals at the Houston Stock Show and Rodeo in March. These young agriculturists have done an outstanding job. Those traveling included Storm Weidler, Dalton Townsend, Katherine Zimmer, Hayden Johnson, Macy Glasscock, Mikenley McBride, and Jake Spooner.

Tuesday 24 freshman and 7 high schoolers traveled to the Ft Worth Stock Show and Rodeo to give tours to FWISD elementary students. They were a great representation of Weatherford and had a great time.

Lincoln-Douglas debaters from the Weatherford High School Debate Team competed today against 38 other LDers from 12 area high schools at Trimble Tech High School’s Winter UIL Invitational.

Brannon Heltzel took 2nd place: 4-0, 118 total points.

Lauren White took 4th place: 4-0, 117 total points.

Please congratulate these students when you see them. Go Roo Debate!

The Weatherford High School Winter Guards had their first competition for the North Texas Color Guard Association this past Saturday (1/27) hosted by Arlington Lamar HS. Both Groups had fantastic performances in there respected classifications. The Junior Varsity group performed their show "Home" using the song made famous by Phillip Phillips. They placed 5th overall in the Novice class and were 2 points away from being promoted to the next class.

The Varsity team placed 6th in the Regional A classification with their show called "Just Another Rainy Day" that uses three different songs to help the production go from a rain storm to a bright and sunny day. Both groups received positive feedback from the judges, and will continue to finish their shows before our next contest at Berkner HS in Richardson on February 10th. Please congratulate these kids on a job well done.

**Please join the WISD Band Programs for our Mid-Winter Concert on February 12th. Concert will be at the Durant Auditorium starting at 6:30 pm and will feature, the Hall MS Symphonic Band, Tison MS Honors Band, WHS Symphonic 1 & 2, and the WHS Wind Symphony**

Upcoming Dates for the WHS Band and Color Guard:

Winter Guard Contest - February 10th @ Berkner HS

Mid-Winter Concert - February 12th @ Durant Auditorium (Starts at 6:30 pm)

Band Solo/Ensemble Contest - February 24th @ Aledo HS

Winter Guard Contest - March 3rd @ Wakeland HS

Percussion Concert - March 1st @ Durant Auditorium (Starts at 6:30 pm)

JV Novice Class Winter Guard Championships - March 10th @ Mansfield HS ​

Varsity Regional A Class Winter Guard Championships - March 24th @ Marcus HS

Pre-UIL Concert - April 3rd @ Durant Auditorium (Starts at 5:30 pm)

Auction Concert - April 7th @ Durant Auditiorium (Starts at 4:00 pm)

UIL Concert/Sightreading Contest - April 18-19th @ Burleson HS

Spring Band Trip to Corpus Christi - April 20-22nd

Spring Concert - May 22nd @ Durant Auditiorium (Starts at 6:30 pm)

State Solo and Ensemble Contest - May 25-26th @ UT Austin

Graduation Performance - June 4th

Rodeo Parade - June 6th @ NGC (Meet at 4:30 pm, pick up at Cherry Park by 5:30 pm)​

Blue Belle Captain, Shannon Elliott performed as a member of the All Stars Dance Team January 10-13, 2018. Way to go, Shannon!

Seniors from WHS have been accepted to their dream schools!

Tammy Wilson was accepted to Gallaudet University in Washington D.C.. According to their website, "Gallaudet is the world's only university designed to be barrier-free for deaf and hard of hearing students".

Dillon Moore was accepted to Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. The Rochester Institute of Technology website boasts that it "attracts students from every state and over 2,000 international students from more than 100 countries... Adding a social and educational dynamic not found at any other university are more than 1,300 deaf and hard-of-hearing students supported by RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf."

Congratulations, Tammy & Dillon!

Please click on this link to see an informative presentation regarding the Graduation Plan for the Class of 2022.

Graduation Plan for Class of 2022

Weatherford College has opened its online scholarship application for 2018-2019. Students need to apply to Weatherford College prior to filling out the application. The Weatherford College Foundation gives out more than $240,000 in scholarships every year. Be sure not to miss out on this valuable opportunity. The deadline to apply is March 24, 2018.

Seniors, the Ford Driving Dreams Scholarship for $2,000 is now available and the deadline to apply is February 12. This scholarship is available for students who are planning to attend a two-year or four-year college. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, submit one letter of recommendation, have a minimum of 1050 on the SAT or 20 on the ACT, upload a high school transcript, and upload an essay on “What Drives Your Dream” (500 words or less). Flyers are available in the Counseling Center. Last year, five students from WHS received this $2,000 scholarship!

Please see the counselors for more information on how to apply to college or to get information about scholarships.

For more scholarship opportunities, click on February Scholarship Newsletter.

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@WHSRooTennis WHS Tennis

@RooCheerWHS WHS Cheerleaders

@WHSRooBand The Mighty Roo Band

@WHSRooTheatre WHS Theatre

@WfordhsChoir WHS Choir

@RooBasketball Men's & Women's Basketball

@WHSRooBaseball WHS Baseball

@WHSRoosSoftball WHS Softball

@ladyroo_soccer WHS Lady Roo Soccer

@WfordRodeoTeam WHS Rodeo Team

@RooWrestling WHS Wrestling

@WHSRooDECA WHS DECA

@RooStuCo WHS Student Council

@WHSJWAC WHS Junior World Affairs Council

@WHS_CTE WHS Career & Technological Education

@SpanishClubWISD WHS Spanish Club

@Roos_AV WHS AV Department

@RooStudioWHS WHS Art Department

@WHSMelonVine WHS MelonVine Yearbook news and announcements

@RooCounselors WHS Counselors

@RooLibrary WHS Library

@Number1Roo Dr. Funk, Principal

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 by Mrs. Gilley. Background photo by Yearbook 1 staff members: Selena Raborn and Paty Yepson.

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