I hope this newsletter finds you well. Please take some time to read it and see all the great things happening at the MSHS. I hope it can provide you with some important information and give you a glimpse into what we are doing throughout the year.

As always please feel free to reach out to us anytime with your questions or concerns.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Page

We are excited to have two student teachers working with our staff this semester. Francesca Ligott will be working with Mrs. Pankowski and the 9th grade students and Sarah Galvin, a former WB alum, will be working in our math department with Mr. Hyde.

• Report Cards for term 2 were posted to Aspen - 1/27
• February Break - 2/20-2/24
• Mr. WB - 3/10
• Senior Ball - 3/24
  
• Spring Musical - 3/31 & 4/1
• Midnight Madness - Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 6:000pm-12:00am

Scholarship applications are filling our bin! Make sure to check out the 2023 Scholarship Google Classroom to see what is available or have your senior swing by the Guidance Office to browse the scholarship opportunities. Also, for the Seniors going to college, we have uploaded Mid-Year grades to Common App.

Counselor’s have been meeting with students to go over course selections, which will be done during February break. We will also be meeting with each grade to show how to select courses online.

Shout out to the 117 students that will be taking (in total) 204 AP exams in May! There are a couple of benefits to taking AP courses: a bump in GPA as well as receiving possible college credit. Feel free to reach out to your student’s counselor to find out more.

We are hosting Career Fair Day on March 15. Any parent/guardian that is willing to come talk to seniors about their respective profession please contact Paul Goulet- pgoulet@wbridgewater.com. We are looking at all careers to give our students a variety of opportunities that await them.

If there are any alumni who would be willing to come in to talk to seniors about what life is like post high school WE NEED YOU. Please contact Ms. Wilder - awilder@wbridgewater.com

Some helpful tools:

1. Remember your past accomplishments

2. Accept and give compliments

3. Build habits that will promote self improvement

Inclusion Matters' next webinar will be on Tuesday, March 14 from 6-7 p.m. via Zoom. Tiffany Goffer-Fitz of As I Am Learning will join us for Sexuality 101: How to Talk to Kids and Teens with Disabilities about Their Bodies, Healthy Relationships, and Safe Sex.

Join via Zoom at https://bridgew.zoom.us/j/96663514586

More information is available on our event page at https://fb.me/e/4aNjKHnB2

Our daily morning show has a new look! Thanks to the financial support of the Cable Advisory Committee, we received a new anchor desk. This desk is very flexible incorporating multiple tops and bases. We’ll be able to incorporate the new look into our in-class productions and cable access will use it for their after-hours productions. It’s a win-win!

Mrs. Mischley’s Senior English classes are learning about sonnets and how to analyze them. They will work their magic by translating their favorite songs into Old English and hitting the Karaoke mic! It’s a Medieval American Idol at WB!

Ms. DeCastro and Mr. Antonio’s 8th grade Phys Ed classes just finished their 3-way Omnikin Volleyball unit. The students had a fun time playing and they demonstrated excellent teamwork.

High School PE classes have started the Pickleball Unit. They are working towards the Pickleball Tournament of Champions! With the reigning Pickleball Champion graduating last year we are guaranteed to have a new champion this year!

Juniors in SAT 11 just began their first practice tests. Throughout the semester they will be striving to increase their scores as they prepare to apply to colleges.

I can’t believe we are down to the last couple weeks of our regular season for winter sports! Check out some updates below!

Congrats on a strong end of the regular season to our Boys and Girls indoor track teams.

WB girls team finished 2nd overall in the meet, beating all the other teams in the mayflower league. A special congratulations to Aly Bassett, who not only finished 1st in 55m hurdles and long jump, but set a new school record in the 55 m dash!Congratulations to both of the Girls and Boys track teams for a great season. The WEB Boys Ice Hockey team had a hard fought tie against Cohasset/Hull, 3-3 and the WEB Girls picked up a tie with Old Rochester, 2-2. Also, congrats to our seniors on the WEB girls ice hockey who were celebrated on Senior Night. Congrats ladies! Our Varsity Boys Basketball lost a tough game against Seekonk 63-53. They will play at home against Blue Hills Monday, February 6th at 5:00 pm. The JV boys team picked up another win over Seekonk 41-33. Their next game will be Monday, February 6th at 3:30 pm vs Blue Hills. The FR boys basketball team lost a tough game against Seekonk 43-28. Their next game will be February 7th vs Blue Hills at 3:30pm. The Girls Varsity Basketball team lost a close game against Seekonk 39-30. Their next game will be Monday, February 6th when they travel to Cardinal Spellman. The Girls JV team lost a tough game against Seekonk. They will also travel to Cardinal Spellman on Monday, February 6th. Our Middle School Girls won a close game against Alms Del Mar Charter School and the Boy’s team came out with a nice victory over Holbrook last Friday! Finally, the BR/WB Gymnastics beat Norton on January 25th, 145.25 and a “Shout Out” to our cheer team for always supporting and cheering on our teams!! Congrats to all our Wildcats!

Check out some more important WBMSHS Athletic Info!

**WBMSHS Spring Sports are right around the corner! Sign up now! Please make sure your Athletic Fee is paid or you will NOT be able to participate in spring sports until this is taken care of. If you have any questions about the athletic fee payment or if you have a financial difficulty please contact me at jhammel@wbridgewater.com

**Any 7th or 8th grader that has signed up online for MS Unified Basketball, there will be a meeting in the gym on Tuesday, February 14th during Powerblock(10:30AM). Please see Ms. Hammel with any questions.

Thank you to Mrs. Goulet and the Kindergarten teachers and students from the Spring Street School for the opportunity to have our WB Winter Sport Captains come and read to them today! Great job by everyone!

Important Links:

**You can find the schedule on the Arbiter Live Website: https://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=25160

Check out the link below to the MIAA Power Rankings:

https://miaa.net/power-rankings/

**Basketball tickets to HOME regular season games are being sold online: https://gofan.co/app/school/MA14770

Make sure to follow along on Twitter for all your athletic updates

WBMSHS Athletics (@WBMSHSAthletics) / Twitter

High School Dates

Grade 10

March 28, 2023 - ELA Session I

March 29, 2023 - ELA Session II

May 16, 2023 - Math Session I

May 17, 2023 - Math Session II

Grade 9

June 6, 2023 - STE Session I

June 7, 2023 - STE Session II

Middle School Dates

April 11, 2023 - ELA Session I

April 12, 2023 - ELA Session II

May 9, 2023 - Math Session I

May 10, 2023 - Math Session II

May 17, 2023 - STE - There is only one science session.

Greetings from the MSHS Wildcat Café!

Just a reminder that both breakfast and lunch are free this school year! The WB Food Services link has more info and menus.

Each student is offered 1 free breakfast and 1 free lunch per day. Extra entrées are $2.00 and additional a la carte items such as bottled water, cookies, crackers and ice cream can also be purchased but a student must have money on their lunch account for these extras. All items served meet strict state and federal nutrition standards. Money can be added to a student’s account two ways:

· Cash or a check can be brought to the cashier at arrival or towards the end of a meal. To keep the line moving as quickly as possible, we no longer accept money in the line.

· Electronic payments using MySchoolBucks. You will need your student’s 10-digit student ID (SASID#) to set up an account. Even if you don’t add money using MySchoolBucks, it allows you to monitor cafeteria transactions until they graduate!

We are looking to hire additional cafeteria substitutes. Interested individuals can contact me at agrinder@wbridgewater.com or at (508)894-1220.

Thank you,

Ann Marie Grinder, Food Service Director

A friendly reminder that all medications need to be kept in the nurse’s office. The only exception is for students in grades 9-12 who carry life saving medications such as inhalers and/or EpiPen's. All medications, even if carried with the student, need to have a medication order on file with the nurse. If you would like to authorize your student to take over the counter medications at the nurse's office you can access the STANDING ORDER MEDICATION & ANNUAL HEALTH UPDATE FORM on our Health Services page on the district website: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/page/health-services

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