October 15th, 2015 Weekly Warrior News 1700 Buckeye Loop Road, N.E., Winter Haven, FL 33881 (863) 294-4135 or 299-8871 www.whcsonline.org W H C Early dismissal October 28th!! Middle school/high school dismissal 12:30; K5 thru 2nd grade dismissal 12:45; 3rd thru 5th dismissal 1:00. No school Thursday, October 29th and Friday, October 30th. Teachers are attending the FACCS (Florida Association of Christian Colleges & Schools) Christian Educator s Convention. PICTURE DAY (IN UNIFORM) IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH This year we are using Lifetouch for our photos. Be sure and check your child s backpack for the flyer coming home. Your family has the option of purchasing your child s photographs by sending the flyer back with cash, check or money order, or you can simplify picture day by ordering online at mylifetouch.com. When you order online there is no need to send money or the flyer back to school. You may pay by using credit card or PayPal at Lifetouch s secure site. The picture day ID # for ordering online is PM165134Y0. Bring your smiles!!! Attention Seniors!!!! Be aware that on picture day you will be taking pictures in your WHCS uniform. Also, Lifetouch will have drapes and tuxes for you to have your Senior portraits!! S Spelling Bee Information October 23rd, 2015 at Orlando Christian Prep. 500 S. Semoran Blvd. Orlando, FL 32807 Begins @ 9:00 am. Please be there 15 minutes early. November 2nd, 2015 NO SCHOOL/EXTENDED CARE OPEN There will be Parent/Teacher conferences all day Monday, Nov. 2nd. Schedule your time off work now so you can visit with your child s teacher. You will receive your child s first quarter report card and be able to have a one-on-one with the teachers. MS/HS families will only schedule with teachers if they feel the need to visit. As of today, you may sign on to Sycamore Education and schedule your time slot.
Looking for Warriors.. We are in need of some help for Warrior Wednesday. We want parents to join together every Wednesday morning to pray for our school. There are two opportunities for you to meet by the flag pole, and pray for our school. You can choose to meet at 7:15 a.m. or 7:55 a.m.. We plan to start meeting on Wednesday, October 21st. Hope to see you there. October WE ARE WARRIORS ON OUR KNEES!!! Pray without ceasing - 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thurs. 15 Fundraising banquet from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Faith Baptist Church Thurs. 22 Spirit Night @ Beef O Brady s - 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM Mon. 19-Fri. 23 Red Ribbon Week Fri. 23 Spirit T-Shirt/Blue Jean Day Please consult handbook - Collecting toilet paper and toothpaste Fri. 23 Regional Spelling Bee- Orlando Christian Prep Mon. 26 End of Marking Period 1 Mon. 26 Fall Pictures for the Yearbook Wear Uniforms Wed. 28 Early Dismissal 12:30 MS/HS; 12:45 - K-2nd; 1:00 3rd-5th Thurs. 29 - Fri. 30 FACCS Teacher Conference School Closed Aftercare Open Sat. 31 FH Fishing Trip @ Lake Kissimmee State Park @ 10:00 call Stephanie Durden for more info November Mon. 2 Parent/Teacher conferences - SCHOOL CLOSED/AFTERCARE OPEN WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS TO HELP DURING ELEMENTARY LUNCHES. LUNCH BEGINS AT 11:00 AND ENDS AT 12:10. YOUR TIME IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! STEP UP FOR STUDENTS 1ST QUARTER CHECKS HAVE ARRIVED. PLEASE COME TO THE OFFICE TODAY AND SIGN YOUR CHECK. Chapel offering for October 13th, 2015 $41.28 Students are allowed to wear spirit t-shirts and blue jeans every Friday. If your child doesn t have a spirit T they are allowed to wear their uniform shirts with blue jeans.
Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Celebrate Red Ribbon Week October 19th-23rd Sock it to Drugs -Wear your crazy socks. Wear your red uniform shirt. Give Drugs the Boot! - Wear country/western attire. (No boots, please!) Thursday: Friday: Team Up Against Drugs - Wear favorite team sports jersey/t-shirt. Be Creative, Be Drug Free - Wacky Tacky Day- Wear mismatched clothing.-be creative! MENU FOR HOT LUNCHES October 19th - October 23rd MONEY MUST BE SENT TO THE OFFICE TO BE PLACED IN YOUR CHILD S SYCAMORE EDUCATION LUNCH ACCOUNT Monday: Chicken Patty Tuesday: Sheppard Pie Wednesday: Beef and Bean Burrito Thursday: Lasagna and Garlic Bread Friday: ALL LUNCH ORDERS ARE TO BE IN BY FRIDAY MORNING NO LATER THAN 8:30 AM You may choose: REGULAR entrée with 3 snacks & beverage ($3.75) LARGE entrée with 4 snacks & beverage ($4.25) HIGH SCHOOL ONLY Salad and Loaded Tater A La Carte PB & J; CHICKEN NUGGETS; TURKEY SANDWICH Hungry Howie s cheese or pepperoni pizza
Mrs. Merchants wishes to announce that the following students have achieved Math A- Team status. Makayla Bustamante Levi Lewis Carissa Michel Gracie Quinn Chantel Brown Hannah Bustamante Congratulations students for your hard work at maintaining an A in homework and an overall A for Math this First Quarter. You will reap your rewards. Keep it up! WHCS WARRIORS Athletics News: Boys JV/MS Basketball Parent s Meeting Thursday, October 22 nd at 6:00pm. Girl s Volleyball Tournament information: Single Elimination Admission = $4.00/adult, $2.00/child, max of $12/family JV/MS Volleyball Tournament Geneva Classical Academy Tuesday, October 20 th 6:00 #2 Legacy vs. #3 WHCS 7:30 Championship game Varsity Volleyball Tournament- Whitestone Academy Friday, October 23 rd 5:00 E2 WHCS vs. W3 Central Baptist Varsity Volleyball Tournament Day 2 Saturday, October 24 th - Whitestone Academy 10:00am - E1 Geneva vs. winner of W2 Hillsboro & E3 Mulberry 12:00pm - Winner of W1 Genesis and E4 Whitestone & E2 WHCS and W3 Central Baptist 2:30pm - Winners of above teams for Championship JMerchant WEEKLY SPORTS SCHEDULE Week of 10/19/2015 SPORT Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Archery Archery Practice 3:30-5:00 WHCS Archery Practice 3:30-5:00 WHCS Volleyball Cross Country Cheerleading Basketball 4:30 WHCS MS/JV Tournament @ Geneva Classical Academy WHCS vs. Legacy Christian 6:00pm, 7:30 Championship Game 4:00 WHCS Practice at Grace Lutheran 3:40-5:30pm No practice this week 4:30 WHCS Varsity Tournament @ Whitestone Academy WHCS vs. Central Baptist 5:00pm 4:00 WHCS Parent's Meeting 6:00pm in WHCS cafeteria 4:30 WHCS Varsity Tournament @ Whitestone Academy Playoffs at 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:30 Championship Game
We CAN Make A Difference Congratulations to Elizabeth Myers for having her name selected from the ticket jar! She won a Chick-fil-A gift card as an extra thank you for bringing in cans during our building fund collection period. We ll have at least two drawings during our local collection period. Bring in your cans; your name goes on a ticket for every 25 cans you bring! Together we turned our aluminum cans from the first six weeks into $45.60 for the school s building fund. The cans we are collecting now through Christmas Break will benefit people and organizations in our local community. Everyone bringing cans during this period will help The Mission and will help sponsor a child on the Salvation Army Angel Tree. This small act of recycling our aluminum cans will mean so much to those impacted by these organizations! Thank you to everyone who brought aluminum cans! Students and teachers bringing cans the last two weeks were Ava Rogers (740), Tyler Robertson (423), Taylor Warren (341), A.J. Chapman (75), Izzy Zook (50), John Zook (50), Ms. Wright (37), and James Dobson (20). The next collection date is Friday, October 16. Please bring your aluminum cans to the curb. Don t forget to crush and count your cans! But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8 Attention Current Scholarship Families Great news! Renewal families can now submit applications for the Florida Tax Credit scholarship with Step Up For Students for the 2016-17 school year by accessing their parent login at www.stepupforstudents.org. As you apply, please be mindful of the following: 1. The username will be the email address associated with your account. Should you have trouble logging in with this email address, please select the "Forgot Password" link and a new, temporary password will be sent to you via email. 2. Once parents submit the online application, you ll be asked to submit documents to support the application. These documents can be submitted via document upload or via fax. Instructions for submitting documents can be found by selecting the "Print and Send Documents" tab in the parent login. There is no application fee for the 2016-17 application season! Parents will not need to pay any application fee for Step Up For Students to review their scholarship application. Should you have any questions or concerns about this process, you may can contact Step Up For Students at 877-735-7837. The contact center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern, with an hour closure from 11 am to Noon.
Secondary Newsletter Great things God has done 2016 Senior Mission Trip to Antigua, Guatemala In May, our senior class will take a mission trip to Antiqua, Guatemala. During their trip they will feed the hungry, work in an orphanage and assist with Vacation Bible School for homeless street children. They will also have the opportunity to experience Guatemala s culture while shopping at the local market and attend a worship service. The seniors are busy raising money to offset the cost of their trip. The names of the senior students, who are going on the mission trip are listed below. We ask for you to please pray for these students as they prepare financially and spiritually for their trip. Please consider financially supporting the students. Vicente Garcia Megan Mathis Nathan Rodgers Rachel Smith Meagan Walters Sponsorship Level Thank You Gift Level Amount Gift 1 $25 bracelet or necklace 2 $50 small purse or journal 3 $100 scarf or coffee 4 $150 backpack or coffee and scarf
Physical Science: Robotics By: Maddison Wallace, 9th grade student Mr. Harthun s 9th grade physical science class did a robotics unit where we put together four robotic arms from a Civil Air Patrol grant. We divided up into four groups which consisted of six people each. Each member of the team had their own job; whether they tightened some screws, built the remote control, put the motors together, or put the batteries in. Each of the arms were completed within 5 days and functioned very well. There were a few complications, but they were quickly worked out. They are not programmed, yet, but we are looking forward to doing so. Ryan Rannow (left) & Justin Keene (right)
BBQ Fundraiser Winter Haven Christian Agriculture Academy Location: 1700 Buckeye Loop, WH 33881 Friday, October 23,2015 Pick Up between 10 am til 2 pm Cost $10.00 1/4 dark meat chicken, 1/4 pound pulled pork, mac n cheese, baked beans & slice of bread order 15 dinners or more and we will deliver Pre-Orders or Questions call 863-412-0720