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The Heartbeat of the Wildcat

April, 18, 2025

The Heartbeat of the Wildcat April, 18, 2025
The Heartbeatof the WildcatApril, 18, 2025

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Welcome to Our Heartbeat Newsletter!

If you're new here—welcome! Every Friday, we send out our Heartbeat of the Wildcat newsletter to keep you informed and connected. Each edition includes highlights of what’s been happening around the school during the week, as well as important updates and upcoming events.

Stay tuned and thank you for being part of our Wildcat community!

Around the Halls Around the Halls

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Our Agriculture students have officially adopted chicken eggs! Incubation is underway, and they’ll be tracking each egg’s development over the next 21 days until hatching time.

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Anatomy students practiced anatomical positions and dissection using gummy bears.

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Mrs. Williams’ Honors Biology students are using preserved specimens to study and identify the characteristics of life.

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In Chemistry we are learning about experimental design and chemistry fundamentals using sparklers. Getting the year off to a HOT start!

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We’re excited to have three students in the first cohort of INTER-Alliance Jumpstart Academy. The students will embark on a 16-week journey, learning about the information technology field and the careers available within the pathway.
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CCP biology students studying the properties of water by making it ‘walk’ down a string

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Physical science students are applying the scientific method and studying the respiration rates of fish.

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Mrs. Moore's ELA flex group practiced utilizing prefixes , root words, and suffixes to help them break apart the names of unknown dinosaurs and then illustrate the dinosaur based on their scientific name. This skill helps students determine the meaning of unknown words when they encounter them in the texts.

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Mrs. Cleaver sixth graders took the field this week with a plot card sort challenge using the short story Just Once. Like a football team running plays, they worked together to move Moose’s story down the field from kickoff (exposition) to the game-winning touchdown (resolution).

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Gwen, Kara, and Lucy are kicking off a marketing and graphic design internship with our partner, The Williamsburg Mercantile. We are thankful for the collaboration and opportunity to explore, create and learn.

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8th grade students in Mrs. Vuyancih’s class were asked to use what they know about word parts to figure out the meaning of the longest word in the English language. The word is 45 letters long!
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School Information School Information

Williamsburg Local Schools Website

Grant Students - Picture Day

For Grant students: they will have their own picture day. Please make sure your student gets their photo taken there, as Grant will send those photos to us to include in our yearbook.

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As many of you know, we’re excited to launch our brand-new website and the official Burg Schools app!

We encourage everyone to download the app, as it will serve as a one-stop hub for all school-related communication. Whether you’re looking for important announcements, school updates, newsletters, parent-teacher communication, athletic schedules, or club information, the app will have it all. It’s designed to keep parents, students, and staff informed and connected in one convenient place. Make sure to download the Burg Schools app today and stay in the loop all year long!

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📣 Reminder for Wildcat Supporters! 🐾

Next time you fill up at the BP in town, choose the pump with the Wildcat logo! ⛽

A portion of your purchase goes directly to Williamsburg Local Schools, helping support our students and programs — just by doing something you already do!

🐾💙 Fuel up. Give back. Go Wildcats! 💙🐾

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USA Spirit Wear Sale until Thursday, September 4 at Midnight! USA Spirit Wear Sale until Thursday, September 4 at Midnight!

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Williamsburg High school 2025

Online ordering for Williamsburg High school 2025

launch williamsburghighschool2025.itemorder.com
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Seniors Seniors

The senior portrait deadline is May 1, and we will be sending reminders leading up to that date. This will be the photo included in the yearbook. You can email these to Kelsey Book: Book_k@burgschools.org
Please email the students first and last name, along with their photo.

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Want to celebrate a senior? Buy a Senior Ad in the Williamsburg High School Yearbook! 🎓✨
Space is limited.


Shop Here: https://yearbookforever.com/

Full Page: $100

1/2 Page: $60

1/4 Page: $35

Job Openings Job Openings

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From the Counseling Department From the Counseling Department

Mrs. LaGrange - Elementary School Counselor K-5 (formerly our district's Resource Coordinator)

Mrs. Ervin - Middle High School Counselor, 6-12 (formerly K-12 Counselor)

Mrs. Eilerman - College & Career Coordinator, K-12 (formeraly 6-12 Counselor)


As the school year kicks off, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have.

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Wildcat Chats

Don’t forget to tune in to the very first episode of Wildcat Chats featuring a couple of our alumni and Mrs. Eilerman from our amazing counseling department! You won’t want to miss it!🎙️
Watch it here!

College Representative Visits

College Representative Visits will begin this fall at Williamsburg High School. Admissions Specialists will come and speak to students and provide information regarding the school, application process and more. Any interested student should sign up (using their school account) here to attend a visit:


College Presentation Sign Ups

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From the Athletic Department From the Athletic Department

Live Broadcasting

🏈⚽🏐 This fall, we’ll be broadcasting all home games for football, soccer, and volleyball so you can cheer on our teams from anywhere!

Streaming Link Here — you won’t want to miss a single play.

Buy your home game tickets ahead! Hometown Ticketing Link Here.

Fall Sports Schedules 2025 Fall Sports Schedules 2025

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Varsity Football
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Girls Varsity Soccer
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Boys Varsity Soccer
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Cross Country
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JV Football
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JV Girls Soccer
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JV/Varsity Volleyball
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Girls Golf
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Boys Golf
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JV Boys Soccer
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Middle School Football
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Middle School Volleyball

From Health Source From Health Source

Williamsburg Middle/High School mobile dental hygiene visit scheduled for 9/15/25-9/26/25

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Mark Your Calendars - Important Upcoming Dates Mark Your Calendars - Important Upcoming Dates

9/1 Labor Day - No School

9/15 - 9/20 - Homecoming Week

9/17 - Parent Night with Graduate Services - 3:00 - 6:00 pm

9/17 - Powder Puff Football - 7:00 - 8:00 pm

9/18 - Ring orders/Senior Orders Graduate Services - 8:00 am

9/19 - Homecoming Parade - 5:30 pm

9/19 - Homecoming Game - 7:00 pm

9/20 - Homecoming Dance - 7:00 - 10:00 pm

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