Announcements – December 3, 2024 – Day 1

                                                                  

Daily Announcements

December 3, 2024 – Day 1 – Day 67

 

 Safe – Outstanding Citizens – Accountable – Respectful

 

 This Week’s Birthdays!!

Nathan Witte – 12/2

Caleb Kruger – 12/3

Sydney White – 12/4

Zada Huff – 12/4

Kenden Nielsen – 12/4

Ethan Rembe – 12/5

Nickolas Bass – 12/7

Braxtyn Schultz – 12/8

• A Northwest Iowa Community College representative will be here today, Tuesday, December 3rd at 10:15 AM. Please stop by the office if you have any questions.

• Upcoming Important Dates: 

• Sunday, December 8, 2024

• • • 5:00 = 6-12 Band Concert (Sheffield big gym)

• High School grade checks will begin December 2nd and will be run weekly for the remainder of the 2nd quarter. Please refer to the student handbook for ineligibility policy.

• Sway Concussion Baseline Testing: All winter sports athletes who haven’t completed this need to go to Synergy after school on Monday, Nov 25th to complete this.

• The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) was set to open December 1st, but opened early and is now available for you to fill out. It is highly recommended that senior students planning to attend college in the fall of 2025 file the FAFSA. You can access the FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov. You can do this on your own, but there is also help available with this process. ICAN (Iowa College Access Network) is now accepting FAFSA appointments for after December 1st. The scheduling system can be accessed here: https://calendly.com/d/ckmp-vxg-m5v. We are also hoping to schedule filing appointments with our College and Career Transition Counselor in the near future. The Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) can be set up at any time. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Lillquist.

• Financial Aid Presentation: https://www.icansucceed.org/about-ican/services/virtual-events/how-to-pay-for-college-understanding-the-financia

• ICAN Financial Aid Guide: https://www.icansucceed.org/media/cms/ICANFinancialAidGuide28101129_272DCD3D3B383.pdf

• What is needed to file the FAFSA (Class of 2025): https://www.icansucceed.org/media/cms/ICAN__ReadytoFile__FAN_handout_2023_C0127B5ED318C.pdf

Just a reminder:  When students enter or leave the building, please use the northeast entrance by the office.  Anytime any student enters the building after 8:10am or exits the building before 3:10pm, You must check in or out at the office. 

 

Here is the link for the lunch menu West Fork Lunch Menu 

 

Extracurricular Date:

Tuesday, December 2, 2024

• 6:00 pm = HS boys wrestling quad vs WH, STA, & Rockford (high school main gym)

Thursday, December 5, 2024

• 4:00 pm = HS boys/girls basketball vs Garner Hayfield Ventura

• 4:15 = JH boys basketball at Allison (Dismiss at 2:45 PM, bus leaves at 2:55 PM)

Friday, December 6, 2024

• 5:00 pm = HS girls basketball vs St Edmond
• 5:00 pm = HS Girls Wrestling @ Woodward Granger (Dismiss at 1:30, bus leaves at 1:45 pm)

Saturday, December 7, 2024

• 8:15 am = HS boys wrestling @ Wapsie Valley (Bus leaves at 6 am) 

 

 This is a reminder that we are transitioning to a cashless ticketing system for all home athletics events this year. Options to purchase tickets include paying exact cash at the gate, purchasing a ticket in advance on Bound, or purchasing a ticket with a card at the gate. Athletic ticket prices are $8 Adults, $5 Students/Senior Citizens. Thanks to our sponsors, Warhawk Students will again have free admission to all regular season home events for the 24/25 school year.

 

Middle School Practice Shuttle Bus

Winter (Nov/Dec= G WR/B BKB, Jan/Feb= B WR/G BKB)

• After Sport Shuttle Bus Schedule (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri):
  • 5:00pm – Leave Rockwell
  • 5:10pm – Sheffield
  • 5:30pm – Meservey
  • 5:37pm – Thornton
  • 5:45pm – Swaledale
  • 5:52pm – Rockwell
• After Sport Shuttle Bus Schedule (Wed):
  • 5:15pm – Leave Rockwell
  • 5:25pm – Sheffield
  • 5:45pm – Meservey
  • 5:50pm – Thornton
  • 5:58pm – Swaledale
  • 6:05pm – Rockwell

 

Attendance

All students are expected to attend school regularly and to be on time. Students and their parents are expected to make attendance a top priority. Regular attendance and promptness are necessary for getting the maximum value from the instructional program and for developing habits of punctuality, self-discipline, and responsibility. Class participation is vital to learning, and learning lost due to an absence can never be replaced. Students with good attendance records engage more, earn better grades, enjoy school to a greater degree, and are more successful after leaving school. Good attendance fosters a lifelong pattern of responsibility.  In order to monitor chronic absenteeism, letters will be sent home after 4.57, and 10 absences quarterly. 

– 10% Absenteeism: When a student’s absences reach 10%, parents will be sent a certified letter regarding attendance and the county attorney will also be notified. 

NOTE: There is no distinction between excused and unexcused absences. 

– 15% Absenteeism: If the absence rate reaches 15%, a mandatory meeting with the county attorney will be held to set attendance agreements and expectations. 

– 20% Absenteeism: If the absence rate reaches 20%, legal consequences and actions by the county attorney (which could include community-based supports, fines, and in extreme cases a child’s removal from the home and/or jail time for the parents) will be enacted. 

Please note that if the state provides guidance that this goes by quarterly grading periods, 4.5 absences for any reason (with the exception for absences for items such as school activities or the specifics ones already allowed by the law) would trigger those steps above as required by the state. We know this could easily impact when and how you schedule your vacations, especially if done during the traditional cold and flu season, or when doctor’s appointments are scheduled. The new laws will impact all students and families who reach these thresholds.

Notification of Absence

• If a student is absent, the parent is asked to notify the office. 
• Upon returning to school after being absent from the building, the student is required to check in with the office.
• Before leaving the building for any reason during the school day, the student is required to check in with the office prior to leaving the building.
• If the school has not been notified and the student is absent the school will attempt to notify the parents or guardian.