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Congratulations to the Class of 2023 - Senior Awards Night! 🥇🏆💰

On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, Washington High School hosted its annual Senior Awards Night. A large number of students were recognized for their leadership, academic excellence, scholarships earned, and for choosing to serve their country by enlisting in the military. In addition to financial awards, students were presented with stoles and cords to wear proudly at graduation.

Washington High School is an Early College school in partnership with Vincennes University. The class of 2023 earned 1,526 college credits during their high school career. Sixteen individuals earned the Indiana College Core, 30 college credit hours guaranteed to transfer to any college in Indiana.

Vincennes University Indiana College Core Recipients:

Ella Barnard, 45 credits earned, Magna Cum Laude

Chloe Browning, 49 credits earned, Magna Cum Laude

Leah Davidson, 30 credits earned

Allison Davis, 44 credits earned, Summa Cum Laude

Olivia Devine, 30 credits earned

Alyssa Edwards, 41 credits earned

Jenna Gray, 30 credits earned

Allyson Gross, 44 credits earned, Summa Cum Laude

Zachary Mann, 30 credits earned

Brian Martinez-Ayala, 34 credits earned

Ellie Matteson, 30 credits earned

Jayden Meredith, 46 Credits earned, Summa Cum Laude

Benjamin Myers, 49 credits earned

Liz Perez, 39 credits earned

Maddison St. John, 52 credits earned

Amber Williams, 48 credits earned, Cum Laude

This year, seven students enlisted in the military: Olivia Alvis–United States Air Force, Jose Flores–United States Army National Guard, Troy Heady Jr.--United States Marine Corps, Arijandra James–United States Navy, Abery Jones–United States Marine Corps, Alexander Myers–United States Marine Corps, Garrett Pattengale–United States Marine Corps.

National Beta encourages its members to continue their education beyond high school. They do this through their national scholarship program. We are honored to have a student who is one of this year's 257 National Beta scholarship recipients.

Beta members are not only high academic achievers; they are also leaders and service-minded individuals. While grades help determine Beta Scholars, it's the leadership and service activities as Betas that draw the winners to the top.

With over 500,000 members, we are proud to announce that Isaac Mozingo was selected as one of the top 5 National Beta scholarship recipients in the country and awarded an $8,000.00 scholarship. Isaac exemplifies the Beta ideals of academic achievement, leadership, character, and service.

If your child is planning on participating in athletics for the 2023-24 school year, they must have a physical completed after April 1, 2023.

The CORE Center will provide Sports Physicals on May 23, 2023, from 3:00 - 6:00 pm.

The physical and Eventlink athletic forms are required to be completed to participate in any summer open gyms, open fields, or official practices. A computer or iPad is recommended when completing the online forms. It is very difficult to do on a phone.

Please drop the physical forms off at the High School athletic office. During summer hours, forms may be placed in the drop box at Gate 6 if no one is available.

For the 2023-24 IHSAA Physical Form and instructions on how to set up an account and complete the required forms on Eventlink, please see the Athletics page of our website.

Washington Community Schools Sodexo Food Service is pleased to provide FREE breakfast and lunch meals for students over the summer. This year the USDA has changed some regulations concerning how meals can be distributed. A small amount of paperwork is required during pick-up, so be prepared for a longer wait time than in the past.

There are two ways that students can receive school meals.

Congregate: students receive a tray and eat at school (for students who are participating in daycare, summer school, or summer camps, including the YMCA, Kinder Camp, WC Cardinal Care, and Infinite Sports)

Non-congregate: families can pick up 5 days' worth of packaged breakfast and lunch meals to take home.

Based on USDA rules a child cannot participate and receive meals from both programs. So, if your child is eating lunch, breakfast, or a snack at their summer camp/daycare they cannot participate in the meal distribution.

This summer, beginning on June 5 - July 28, WCS will begin serving non-congregate meals out of the High School at Gate 4 between 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm each Tuesday. At this meal pick-up, we will provide breakfast, lunch, and milk for 5 days for each child in your home.

We will be using rosters from each camp/daycare to ensure families are not getting meals at both sites.

You can opt out of meals at this camp or daycare by contacting the camp director or the SFSP program director at elips@wcs.k12.in.us. If you opt out of meals at camp or daycare, you can then come through the line on Tuesdays.

Thank You for your cooperation in helping us stay compliant with USDA rules and regulations, which allows us to continue to serve meals to our kids for free!

WCS Sodexo Food Service would like you and your student(s) to share your thoughts concerning breakfast and lunch meals served at Washington Community Schools.

Help us improve our meal service to meet your needs by filling out the appropriate survey below. Thank you!

Washington JH/HS

Washington Upper Elementary

Washington Intermediate

Washington Primary

Washington Veale Elementary

Enjoy your summer and we will see you next school year!

In-Person Registration will take place on July 18, 2023, from 1:00 - 7:00 pm, and July 19, from 8:00 am -3:00 pm at your child's school.

Online Registration for returning students will begin on July 18, 2023. Your login information will be emailed to you prior to registration.

The Daviess County Health Department can provide Back to School Immunizations at the Daviess County Health Department, 300 E. Hefron St., Washington. All required immunizations must be completed before starting school on August 4, 2023.

Appointments can be made by calling (812) 254-8666 ext. 1. Please see the Health Services page of our website for more information.

May 20, 2023 - Graduation, 10:00 am.

May 23, 2023 - Sports Physicals, CORE Center

July 18, 2023 - Online Registration Begins

July 18, 2023 - In-Person Registration, 1:00 - 7:00 pm

July 19, 2023 - In-Person Registration, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

August 4, 2023 - First Day of School

Washington Schools is committed to preparing ALL students for the future. Offering a wide variety of opportunities and technology allows students K-12 to IMAGINE the possibilities, ACHIEVE success and explore their potential, and MASTER skills that will take them to the next level of life and learning. #IAMWashington

Email: tpeterson@wcs.k12.in.us
Website: www.washingtoncommunityschools.org
Location: 501 East South Street, Washington, IN, USA
Phone: (812) 254-5536
Facebook: facebook.com/WashCommSchools
Twitter: @WashCommSchools