The Boomer

Monday, Sept. 18

JV Boys & JV Girls Golf in Brock Kickoff Scramble @ Oeste GC, Weatherford TBA

Tuesday, Sept. 19

9A/9B/JV/V Volleyball v. Timber Creek @ WHS (Middle School Night) 5:30/6:30/5:30/6:30

Thursday, Sept. 21

JV Football vs. Brock @ Kangaroo Stadium 7:30

Freshman Football vs. Brock @ Kangaroo Stadium 5:00/6:00

Friday, September 22

9B/9A/V/JV Volleyball vs. Fossil Ridge @ WHS 5:30/6:30/5:30/6:30

Varsity Football vs. Lubbock Cooper @ Kangaroo Stadium 7:00

North Texas High School Rodeo Assoc. - hosted by Ponder High School Rodeo Team

Saturday, September 23

9A/9B Volleyball @ Grapevine Tourney, Grapevine, TX TBA

Varsity Tennis vs. Abilene High @ WHS 9:00am

JV Tennis vs. Abilene High @ NGC 9:00am

Cross Country in Keller Classic, Indian Springs Middle School, Keller, TX TBA

North Texas High School Rodeo Assoc. - hosted by Ponder High School Rodeo Team

*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.

Meet the Teacher Night – September 18 @ 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Senior Parent Meeting – September 18 @ 6:00 in the cafeteria

Giveback Night @ On The Border September 19th

Also, Weatherford FFA Night at the Volleyball Game is

September 19th -- Meet at the Ag Building at 5:30.

Free or Reduced Price Student Meals - Free & Reduced Meal Online Application

You can apply any time during the school year for free or reduced price student meals. You may apply with a paper form or online.

1. A printed meal application form. You may pick up a form at our school office. The Child Nutrition Department cannot accept faxed applications. Only original signatures can be accepted.

2. Online at www.heartlandapps.com

If a completed application is not received and processed by the Child Nutrition office within the first 30 days of school, the student's meal status will change to "full pay". Applications can be completed online or paper applications are available at the school office, the District Services Building at 1100 Longhorn Drive, or at the Child Nutrition Office.

Yes, that time again! What time? YEARBOOK TIME!

Just go to Smart-Pay.com to order YOURS now at the cheapest price of the year $75. This book has SOLD OUT the last two years.

Fall is in the air, and homecoming is right around the corner, October 6th. Student Council is excited to share that this year's homecoming theme is "Game On".

Float applications are now available! Applications are available in room H204 or the WHS front office. Email crobertson@weatherfordisd.com with any questions.

Theme: "Make the Pirates See Stars" - Wear red, white, and blue!

Criminal Justice Club will be meeting on Fridays B Block during MegaLunch in room K210.

Also, if you are a senior, are community-minded, and interested in earning community service hours, come to room K210 during B block on Thursday to find out about Seniors for Seniors.

ASL Club is meeting A Block of Mega Lunch on Fridays. We will be learning the National Anthem, planning silent dinners, and ordering shirts soon. Come join the fun!

Flu season is upon us again! Parker County Hospital District will be coming to our campus on September 27th to administer flu shot to Students and Staff. They will start giving flu shots at 7:15am and go until they have completed immunizations for all that wish to participate.

Important additional information….

- This clinic is for staff and students only. (There is a Family and Friends Day where the Community is invited on September 20th from 4-7pm at the NGC.)

Please, remember, you WILL NOT get the flu from the flu shot as it is an inactivated virus. Occasionally a person will be exposed to the flu before his/her body has had sufficient time to build immunity (about 2 weeks), or he/she gets a flu type not covered by the vaccine.

This year the CDC says “the vaccine has been updated to better match circulating flu viruses.”

Overall the more people who get the flu shot the better off we all will be. Herd immunity is a great thing choose to be part of the HERD!!!

2017-18 Flu Consent Form (English)

2017-18 Flu Formulario de Consentimiento (Spanish)

Applying to College: What You Need to Know Now

Wednesday, September 27, 7:00-8:00 p.m. (ET)

This webinar is a definitive guide to the entire college application process. Expert panelists will help viewers build a relationship with colleges of interest and narrow down their list; understand application types and deadlines; and communicate effectively.

NHS School Affiliation Number: 00021538

"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.

Congratulations to these ladies!

Miss High Kick of the Week Katy McMichael,

Belle of the Week Emma Anderson,

and Spirit Belle of the Week Amy Ligon

At Friday night's game (9/8) against Brewer, The Fightin' Roo Marching Band and Color Guard had another successful run of their 2017 production of "Fly to Paradise". In the coming weeks uniforms, props, and completed drill will be presented before starting their competition season in October. Make sure to come out and support these great students!

Contests will be at:

Sound of Springtown Marching Showcase in Springtown, TX - October 7th

Don Hanna Memorial Marching Contest in Denton, TX - October 14th

UIL Region Marching Band Competition at Chisholm Trail HS - October 17th

Freshman Members of the Week:

Trinitee Archibald from the baritone section and

Ty Wynne from the baritone section!

The outstanding Guard Member of the week is Kalisha Fapohunda

And the section of the week is… The Horns!​

Your "Running Roos" ran in the Paschal Invitational this past weekend and had 5 runners come home with medals.

Sadie Tharp and Gina Limon placed 3rd and 12th respectively in the varsity girls division.
Austin Christmas placed 6th in the varsity boys division in a field of 180 runners.
Pryscilla Lopez placed 1st in the JV girls division.
And finally, in his first cross country meet, Chris Trejo placed 16th out of 223 runners in the boys JV division.

We will run at the Keller Classic this coming Saturday. Congratulations on a great run, Roos!

On September 12th, the Kangaroo Tennis Team took on the Timber Creek Falcons. Braden “I Got Game, Set, and Match” Carter dominated his match on his way to a win. Jana “You Won’t Like Me When I’m Angry” Zacharias also came away with a win in a nail-biting tiebreaker. The Varsity Team takes on Abilene High next Saturday, September 23rd at home. Come out and support us!

17 WHS Choir Members competed on Saturday in the first round of All State Choir Auditions. 13 advanced, and one was named alternate.

Soprano 1
2nd Chair Jenny Smith
13th Caitlynn Bonnett
23rd Jordan McCaslin

Soprano 2 Zone 1
9th Sarah Talmage

Soprano 2 Zone 2
8th Hayley Vantine

Alto 1 Zone 1
3rd Chair Clara Chestnut
17th (Alternate) Haley Davis

Alto 1 Zone 2
2nd Jana Zacharias
15th Sydney Looper

Alto 2
29th Taylor Fite

Tenor 1
18th Landen Elizondo

Bass 1 Zone 1
6th Sam Shaw
16th Layton Hilburn
32nd Dylan Worsham

Congratulations to James Moreno and Anna Jefferson-Polk for being voted the Optimist Texan and Texanne of the month for September!

Each week during the football season the Weatherford ISD Education Foundation honors a Student Athlete of the Week on the 102.5 Chuck FM broadcast of The End Zone. The 3rd week's Student Scholar Athlete of the Week is Corban Campbell.

Campbell has played football for 11 years, and he’s been a Roo his whole life! He's played basketball and run track but favorite sport to play is football. This is his 3rd year on the Varsity football team where he proudly wears #7 as the quarterback for the Kangaroos. Corban was named to the Academic All-District team the past two years.

He excels in academics and has always been an A/B student. In school, he also participates in Theater Arts and Culinary Arts classes, and he’s helped coach younger students. He’s interested in studying psychology/sociology to become a therapist counselor, but hopes to continue to play football after high school.

Congratulations to Corban Campbell!

WHS Baseball program's annual Spaghetti Supper Homecoming Night at Ninth Grade Center Cafeteria right before the game on Friday, October 6th, 5 - 7 p.m.

$6.00 in advance or at the door. Includes: Salad, Spaghetti, Bread, Iced Tea, and Dessert

Join your friends and family at the NGC Cafeteria for a delicious meal at an unbeatable price, then walk over to participate in Homecoming festivities! "To Go" meals available.

Players selling tickets - just ask or team members will be selling tickets at the next two home games.
Checks are fine. You do not want to miss this!

The American Legion is offering a scholarship for students in grades 9 – 12 for an oratorical competition. Scholarships will be awarded at the local, district and state levels. The assigned topics for the speech will be on Amendments 2, 3, and 15. The deadline to apply for the contest is Monday, September 25 at 3:00 pm. Please see Ms. Hartnett in the Counseling Center if you are interested participating in the speech contest.

Attention Juniors and Seniors, The Weatherford Lions Club is sponsoring an essay contest and scholarships for $2,000, $1,500, and $1,000 are available for the winning essay. The topic is “Accepting Diabetes Diagnosis: What can Parents, Partners, and Caregivers Do To Help Loved Ones Adjust to a “New Norm?”

Applications are available in the Counseling Center and the deadline to apply is November 30, 2017. Go to http://loeb2e2.org for more information.

What: 2017 FWISD's Annual College Night - a chance for students and parents to meet with representatives of more than 250 higher education institutions

When: Monday, September 18, 2017, seminars at 5:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.; Browsing area open from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where: Texas Room at Amon Carter, Jr. Exhibit Hall, 3400 Burnett-Tandy Drive, Fort Worth

Summary: More than 5,000 high school students, along with their parents, are expected to attend Fort Worth ISD’s 2017 annual “College Night” on Monday, September 18, 2017. College Night will be held in the Texas Room at Amon Carter, Jr. Exhibit Hall, 3400 Burnett-Tandy Drive, Fort Worth. For more information click HERE.

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

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