The Boomer

Monday, Oct. 23

Cross Country Regional Meet, @ Lubbock, TX

Varsity & JV Golf in Brock Fall Invitational @ Sugartree GC 8:30am

Tuesday, Oct. 24

9A/9B/JV/V Volleyball vs.Keller @ WHS SENIOR NIGHT 5:30/6:30/5:30/6:30

Thursday, Oct. 26

JV Football vs. Haltom @ Kangaroo Stadium 5:30/7:00

Freshman Football @ Haltom 5:30/7:00

Friday, Oct. 27

Varsity Football vs. Haltom @ Birdville FAAC 7:30

North Texas High School Rodeo Assoc. - hosted by Rodeo Teams of Mansfield

Saturday, Oct. 28

North Texas High School Rodeo Assoc. - hosted by Rodeo Teams of Mansfield

*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.

Mon: Be Your Own Hero! Say No to Drugs Superhero Day

Tues: Roos are RED-y to say No! Wear Red

Wed: We’ve Got Better Things to do than Drugs! College T-Shirt Day (College Fair Day)

Thurs: Our Future’s Too Bright for Drugs Neon Day

Fri: Show Roo Pride! Say No to drugs! Roo Blue Friday

On Monday, October 23rd, Texas DPS will be here on campus to host Drug Awareness/Education programs throughout the day:

2nd period - Sophomores

3rd period - Juniors

4th period - Seniors

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6:30 pm - Parents in Durant Auditorium

We think these programs will be both informative and eye-opening!

Project Opportunity Scholarship for seniors & parents who signed up during their sophomore or junior year

6:00 PM 10/26 in the WHS cafeteria (enter the school through Durant Auditorium entrance)

Go to Smart-Pay.com to order YOURS now at the cheapest price of the year $75 through OCTOBER 31ST.

This book has SOLD OUT the last two years. Missing the $75 price, now THAT'S scary!

Let your Senior know how much they mean to you!

Step 1 -- Click here to purchase your ad online Smart-Pay.com or send a check to "WHS Yearbook" to Mrs. Gilley in Room F210.

Step 2 -- Click here for the SENIOR TRIBUTE AD AGREEMENT FORM (print, fill out, and return to WHS Room F210)

Give your Senior words of support and encouragement that they can keep in their hearts and in their yearbook forever. Senior Tribute ads are available on a first come, first serve basis and price is dependent on the size of the Senior Tribute ad.

$350 - full page color ad
$225 - ½ page color ad
$125 - ¼ page color ad
$75 - ⅛ page color ad

Parents and families can purchase the ads easily and conveniently through Smart-Pay.com 24/7 through Monday, October 30th, or you may pay by check to “WHS Yearbook” and give to Mrs. Gilley at WHS Room F210.

All dedications and photographs are due to the Student Publications Room F210 by Tuesday, October 31st at the latest (the earlier the better for our staff).

GET YOUR BARCODE AT www.gotocollegefairs.com

1:00 – 3:00

Gyms B & C

Here’s the schedule:

1:00 – 1:30 Seniors + Cosmo students (Dismiss @ 12:55 – students will need to bring their things as they will return to 6th period)

1:25 – 2:00 Guest schools

2:05 – 2:30 Juniors (Dismiss @ 2:00 – students will need to bring their things as they will go to 7th period when they are done)

2:35 – 3:00 Sophomores (Dismiss @ 2:30 – students will go to 8th period when they are done)

Students may bring a bar code to be used to scan their information to avoid having to fill out multiple info cards.

Below are the instructions:

www.gotocollegefairs.com

Click “Students Register Now” (You’ve done this before? Don’t repeat, just choose “update account”. You’ll need to be able to access your email to get your username and password)

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Click on the state of Texas

Select TACRAO (10/23/2017 – 10/27/2017)

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Fill out all required information (be sure to use the “High School Name” link to find WHS)

Agree to the terms

Submit

Print Bar Code

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Hardin-Simmons

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Virginia Tech

Visile Music College

Weatherford College

Weatherford College Talent Search

West Texas A & M University

Wyotech

Picture Retakes for all grades 9-12 (NGC & WHS) are next Monday, October 30th on both campuses. Students will need to let their English teachers know that they need to go down to the Durant Auditorium Foyer or students may also go during MegaLunch.

Be sure to check out the latest stories of Weatherford High.

The Tradition of a Texan Homecoming

Shelby Gilley, Staff Writer

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

Tuesday Night - BEAT KELLER HIGH

JV/FA – 5:30

Varsity/FB – 6:30 SENIOR NIGHT BEFORE THE VARSITY GAME. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR 5 SENIORS! DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

PLAYOFF T-SHIRTS – (Roster will be on back)

$15 – Short Sleeve

$20 – Long Sleeve

Online Store will be open very soon.

Delivered to your campus for free, home for a small charge, or pickup at first playoff game TBA.

The WHS Bass Tournament Team weathered the wind and extremely finicky fish over the weekend at the Texas High School Bass Association Tournament at Lake Ray Roberts. Max Adair (NGC) and Hayden Johnson both hooked some fish, but their catch was under the legal limit, as was the case for many of the 231 teams from across the area. Bradley Slovak and Mathew McDougall kept their top 25 streak alive with a 21st place finish, weighing in 3 fish at 6.51 pounds.

The team is looking forward to the November tournament at Possum Kingdom Lake.

The Optimist Texan and Texanne for the month of November will be Ashton Smith and Ruth Davila.

The representatives for December will be Aubrey Dillinger and Matt Gilbert.

Congratulations to these outstanding students on their excellent character!

The WHS nominees for this year are:

Ashley Bonnett

Shelby Gilley

Julian Lott

Carlos Olivares

Breanna Sarslow

Sadie Tharp

Leah Walls

Molli West

Congratulations to these students!

The following WHS Choir students competed in the Region Round of All State Choir And 9/10 District Honor Choir Auditions.

All Region Mixed Choir Members

Caitlynn Bonnett Sop 1 11th Chair Advanced to Area

Jenny Smith Sop 115th Chair First Alternate to Pre Area

Jana Zacharias Alto 1 4th Chair Advanced to Area

Sam Shaw Bass 1 11th Chair advanced to Pre Area

All District Treble Choir Members

Hayley Vantine Sop 2

Sarah Talmage Sop 2

Clara Chestnut Alto 1

Sydney Looper Alto 1

Taylor Fite Alto 2

9th and 10th Grade District Honor Choir

Savannah Harvey

Congrats to these students!

Congratulations to Belles of the Week - Carsyn Kern, Miss High Kick of the Week - Torrye Modgling, and Spirit Belle of the Week - Emily Kemp!

Weatherford FFA’s Erin Logan placed second and third in both of her classes at the State Fair of Texas with her Nubian does. Way to go Erin!

Varsity Cross Country runner Austin Christmas is this week’s Education Foundation Student Athlete of the Week.

Austin Christmas is a varsity cross country and track athlete who started running in grade school with his family. Then he started cross country and track at Hall Middle School as a 7th grader and loved it. He lettered as a freshman in cross county and in track his sophomore year. This past summer, Austin competed with Weatherford’s Mach I Summer Track program where he placed 2nd in the 800m and 4th in the 1500m… those rankings allowed him to advance to the National Junior Olympics in Kansas in both events.

In his senior year placed 4th at the District Cross Country meet and advanced to run at the Regional meet that will be held in Lubbock on Monday, October 23.

Austin has also lettered in choir as a member of Kanga Singers and Acapella Choir every year since 9th grade. And…just this week he was named the WHS October Optimist Young Texan of the month. He takes AP courses and is an A/B honor roll student. Austin is a member of the SALT team at Northside Baptist Church and very active in his youth group there. After high school he plans to major in Mechanical Engineering and attend ACU.

Congratulations to Austin Christmas…this week’s Education Foundation Student Athlete of the Week!

At last week's home game (10/20) against Abilene High School, The Fightin' Roo Marching Band and Color Guard performed their Fall Spirit Show featuring the Best of Michael Jackson. The Color Guard also performed to "I'm Still Standing" for the Pink Out pep rally. Both were a hit with the hometown crowd!

The Fightin' Roo Band also finished their marching competition season by competing in the Region Marching Contest at Chisholm Trail High School. The Band received an Excellent Rating with a great performance of their 2017 Production of "Fly to Paradise". The students and the directors would like to thank everyone for their continued support of our band program and hope you continue to enjoy our future events this year.

The band will begin preparing for Region Band auditions and their holiday concerts. Keep a look out for more information to come.

​​Our Outstanding Freshmen Band members of the week for Oct. 16th -20th were:

E'Myah Jones from the Clarinet section and

Bryce Grove from the Flute section!

The outstanding Guard Members of the week are Zoe Zimring and Logan Price,

And the section of the week is… The Trombones!!!

Please see the linked documents that provide information about the Project Opportunity Scholarship Program for Weatherford College. The deadline for students to sign up for the scholarship is December 1 of the student's junior year of high school.

Project Opportunity Letter to Parents
Project Opportunity A Foundation Scholarship Program

If you have any questions, please contact WHS Counselor Elizabeth Ward at 817-598-2858 extension 3521 or at eward@weatherfordisd.com.

This year, the Community Service Club is putting on a Christmas toy drive to benefit our Weatherford ISD students in need. We are accepting donations such as new toys for boys and girls of all ages, wrapping paper, and tape. If you would like to make a difference in our community, please bring your donations to F205 in Mrs. Brown's room between now and December 10th. Thank you for supporting our community!

ASL t-shirts are on sale for anyone. Come by K209 Mrs. Purdy's room to sign up. Price will be dependent on the number of orders, but we don't expect it to be more than $15.

"The Parker County Chapter of the NAACP is sponsoring an essay/coloring contest that will further its goal: to promote racial harmony and keep the dream alive."

For more information, click here.

Coca-Cola Scholarship. Seniors who had a 3.0 GPA by the end of their junior year are eligible for this achievement-based scholarship of $20,000. The awards are based on character, personal merit, and a demonstrated commitment to service. The deadline is October 31, and students need to apply online at coca-colascholarsfoundation.org.

For other Scholarship Opportunities click on the October Scholarship Letter link.

Looking to make some extra money?

Don’t forget to check out the Jobs Board.

Located outside of the Career Center at the top of the K hall stairs.

Come by often as things are always changing.

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

@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

@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.

Email: sgilley@weatherfordisd.com
Website: whs-hs.weatherfordisd.edlioschool.com
Location: 2121 Bethel Road, Weatherford, TX, United States
Phone: 817-598-2858
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WHSGB/
Twitter: @whsgrassburr