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Tuesday, March 28

Varsity Baseball vs. Keller Timber Creek @ NGC 7:30

Varsity/JV Softball @ Keller Central HS 5:00/7:00

Wednesday, March 29

JV Tennis @ Duncanville HS 8:00am

Thursday, March 30

JV/Freshman Baseball @ Keller Timber Creek 5:00/7:00 (rescheduled from original Mon. 3/27 date)

Boys/Girls V/JV Track & Field in Elk Relays @ Burleson HS

Friday, March 31

Varsity Baseball @ Keller Timber Creek 7:30

Varsity/JV Softball @ Fossil Ridge 5:00/7:00

Varsity Tennis @ Abilene HS 8:00am

NTHS Rodeo Association competes in Decatur hosted by Decatur High School Rodeo Team

Saturday, April 1

JV/Freshman Baseball vs. Keller Timber Creek @ NGC 10:00/12:00

Varsity Tennis @ Abilene HS 8:00am

NTHS Rodeo Association competes in Decatur hosted by Decatur High School Rodeo Team

· Tuesday, March 28 – English 1 STAAR EOC (anyone retesting)

· Thursday, March 30 – English 2 STAAR EOC (all Sophomores & anyone retesting)

Thursday, March 30 is a College Day for non-testing students. (Junior & Seniors not retesting)

WHS juniors and seniors are allowed to take two excused College Days per school year. They are encouraged to take a College Day on Thursday, March 30th while sophomore students are taking the English II End of Course Exam. They are welcome to visit ANY college, but they must bring back documentation of their campus visit for the absence to be excused.

WHS is taking buses to a few area college campuses for teacher-chaperoned visits. If you are interested in going on one of these visits, you must sign up in advance to secure your spot. Seats on the buses are limited and it is first come, first served.

Please fill out this form by TUESDAY to indicate your plan for the March 30th College Day and to sign up for a WHS sponsored college visit:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTVTcgg5_loyDDRGbwipI6l9OCkG8ptHUWv3rqaG8APwqeMg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please see Mrs. Thompson in Admin C if you have any questions.

WHS has moved the JV and 9th Grade Games @ Timber Creek on Monday March 27th to Thursday March 30th due to STAAR testing on Tuesday March 28th. Game times will stay the same, so the change will look like:

Thursday, March 30, 2017

JV @ Timber Creek @ 5:00 PM

9th @ Timber Creek @ 7:00 PM

Saturday morning beginning at 8:00am in the WHS Cafeteria, there will be a Practice AP Exam for US History. Please see your APUSH teacher with any questions or for more information.

We know life is crazy busy! Sometimes IMPORTANT things slip through the cracks. The yearbook staff has your back. We've ordered FIFTY EXTRA BOOKS that will be sold until WE SELL OUT!

Don't miss this LAST opportunity. Just go to Smart-Pay.com and get YOURS NOW!

The National Technical Honor Society inducted its new members. We are so proud to welcome the following students:

Jaish Bhojwani, Rachel Birk, Abigail Bowman, Bayleigh Boyd, Riley Brown, Austin Bruno, Patricia Bullard, Nagelly Cabrera, Brandon Cooper, Elizabeth Cowan, Ruth Davila, Aaron Decker, Maria Delgado, Alexandra Field, Aubrey Garnett, Nathan Gay, Emily Geyer, Ezekiel Hernandez, Alisha Higginbotham, Kaley Hill, Kylei Hopkins, Persethamone Jones-Banks, Madison Keahey, Cole Keller, Ashlyn Kelly, Hannah League, Esmeralda Manzano, Alexia Mares, Karina Marin, Tatum McConathy, Tin Nguyen, Monica Olvera, Crisstal Palmer, Jace Pando, Akita Patel, Danielle Plocar, Kaitlynn Potter, Imer Ramos Torres, Lauren Roper, Kriziana Rubio, Wesley Rust, Michael Sallaz, Nicole Sanders, Kristina Sanchez, Micah Schwartz, Mary Smith, Morgan Smith, Bryce Spangler, Andrew Wiley, Thomas Wise, Trenton “TJ” Wittrock

HOSA's first Triage games were held at the NGC the Friday before spring break. Community EMS professionals came to teach classes to Weatherford and Aledo HOSA clubs. It was a fun day of learning disaster and first aid response.

"Last Thursday night, the Civil Discourse conferences on the economy, gender roles, and education were so involved, academic, passionate, and inspiring!" teacher Staci Tharp said. "Students spoke passionately from their research knowledge and own experiences about real issues. Students write tremendously effective researched arguments. This is the beauty of allowing student choice, we get to see such rich displays of true learning."

The Kangaroo Baseball team traveled to Keller Central High School early last week to take on the Chargers Tuesday night. The Kangaroos brought home a 7-5 win. Mason Hilton pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing 1 Earned Run on 3 hits and 10 K's to get the win. Zach Swain came on in relief for 1 inning pitching very well striking out 2 batters before Kade Spooner came in to get the final out for the save. Blake Burrows led the offense with 3 hits and scored 2 runs while Preston Edison had 2 hits and 1 run. Lukas Loran, Nick Rodriguez, Amon Pool, and Ryan Spindler had 1 hit each for the Roos.

Then the team had a home district game Friday night against Keller Central. ​Blake Burrows​ got the start going 6 innings giving up no runs on 3 hits with 10 strikeouts to get the complete game shut out and the win. Offensively Nick Rodriquez went 4-4 with 3 singles and a triple. Mason Zamarron went 3-4 with two singles and a double collecting 2 RBIs. James Moreno had two singles, along with Amon Pool's 2 singles who also added an RBI of his own. Pierce Morris had a two out single picking up an RBI. Preston Edison had a single and an RBI, Blake Burrows had a double and scored two runs. The Roos took the win with a final score of 10-0. The Roos are now 3-1 in district and 11-9 overall. The win puts the Kangaroos in a four way tie for 1st with Keller, Fossil Ridge, and Abilene. The Roos have a home district game Tuesday night at 7:30 against Keller Timber Creek.

We would like to say a big THANK YOU to all of WHS for the help and support with hosting the District One-Act Play Competition. The kids did a fantastic job last week having the audience laughing while being thoroughly entertained. Although we did not advance to bi-district, the kids did their best performance to date, and there was nothing else we could have asked of them.

We did receive 3 individual awards:

Lauren James received an All-Star Cast Medal.

Robert Chavez received an Honorable Mention All-Star Cast Medal.

Trint Gardiner received an Outstanding Tech Medal.

We would especially like to THANK the band, choir, and E hallway teachers for the use of their rooms and Todd Jones and Alma Nichols for all their help and support.

We are currently looking to set a date for a public performance, so please stay tuned for more information if you would like to have a barrel of laughs watching the people of Fayro, Texas, show you some Southern Hospitality.

Friday, the Lady Roo Track Teams travelled to Aledo for a meet. The Varsity team won their 3rd meet in a row scoring 166 points! The JV team placed 5th scoring 62 points.

Top finishers include:
VARSITY
Hanul Lewis- 3rd in the 800 m and 2nd in 1600 m
Sadie Tharp-1st in 3200 m and 1600 m
Julie Griffin- 3rd in 300 hurdles and 100 hurdles
Selah Morris- 2nd in 100 hurdles
Guadalupe Solorozano- 1st in discus
Tyler Bowman- 2nd in pole vault
Jayla Schultz- 1st in long jump and triple jump
Kara Rothrock- 3rd in long jump
4 x 100 relay was 3rd- Tatum Wright, Juni Ejere, Dayla Roberts, Jayla Schultz
4 x 200 was 1st- Tatum Wright, Sydney Bowman, Dayla Roberts, Juni Ejere

JV
Jazmin Brownlee- 1st in 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles
Anna Wilson- 2nd in 3200 m and 1st in 1600 m
Kelsi Gemeny- 3rd in shot put and Discus

Both teams will be at Burleson next Friday before our district meet at home the following week.

Texas Bank Dual Credit Workforce Education Scholarship application:

Deadline is April 28 to submit the application to the Counseling Center

TSI Testing Calendar for Dual Credit link.

The 4 dates are first come, first serve. See the form for specific instructions on the pre-assessment that must be completed and paying for the test(s).

WHS website – Guidance & Counseling – Dual Credit link.

Students will find information about how to register for Dual Credit courses and the different courses that are available.

Deadline to register for DC at WHS was March 9. Students must see their counselor.

Deadline to register for DC at Weatherford College is May 24.

Join us for the WHS March Madness Book Tournament! Here is your opportunity to pick your favorite book from the most popular young adult novels of 2016-2017. We will vote each week until we narrow it down to the favorite book! Click on the link below to vote! (Be sure you are logged in to your school Google Account to access all links below!)

https://goo.gl/forms/fAUqHT4rJuXFOllz1

Haven't gotten a chance to read all of the books? The books are available in the WHS Library to check out, or you can click the link to view video clips over each book: goo.gl/IS8EAK

Click here for a printable bracket: goo.gl/Wxxi4s

Prom Packet - information including appropriate dress, conduct, dates, ticket prices, nomination for Prom King & Queen, etc. Please click on the link and read the entire contents of the packet.

Tickets are now $75: March 1 - 31st, then go to $100 April 1 - 19th.

The Dress Exchange is back! If you have dresses you've let sit in the closet too long, come donate them to k204, and let someone else put them to good use! Likewise, if you are in need of an extra dress for, say, PROM, or a banquet, you may come take a peek!

WHS GrassBurr is covering the latest "prom"posal stories. Check them out here!

“I know it’s not 1984, but can Jake Ryan take you to prom?” and A Peppy Promposal

You definitely want to check these out!

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.

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

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!

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 March Scholarship Newsletter.

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

@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 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