Stop in Mrs. Hamel's office located next to the guidance if you want to sign up for the Spelling Bee this year!
LEAP activities and sports practices/games are cancelled
through December 10th.
Please
cross streets carefully when arriving and leaving school. Please pay attention to the cross walk
supervisors and make sure to socially distance when entering and leaving the
building as well!
Happy
birthday on Wednesday to Caleb Manuel and on Thursday to Adalynn Yeo!
Stop by Mrs. Hamel's office, located next to the guidance offices, if you want to sign up for the Spelling Bee this year!
If
you’re missing a blue Nike tennis show, you may find the other one in the lost
and found!
Get over to the principal's office to sign up for LEAP
activities! Lots of great programs
coming up: game night session, the Polar Bear Running Club, the Gay Straight
Alliance, old favorites like bakeology and homework help, and some great
Holiday Sessions coming up in December!
Sign up soon or you'll miss your CHANCE!
Thanks to all who purchased from the online book fair this
fall! We appreciate the support!
Crossing
the street anywhere else but the crosswalk is dangerous! Please pay attention to the cross walk
supervisors and make sure to socially distance when entering and leaving the
building as well!
Happy
birthday on Wednesday to Caleb Manuel and on Thursday to Adalynn Yeo! May you have a wonderful birthday!
Don't forget that Friday is Spirit Day! Wear your GWMS attire at home and at school to show your school pride! If you are an A day Hybrid student and dress up, email a picture of you celebrating school spirit to amozena@dbqschools.org!
Here is the LEAP news you need to know! November 16
and 17, we are offering Holiday Crafts, which will include sign painting and
making holiday decorations. Students will each make their own project to take
home and display or give as a gift this upcoming holiday season
Washington's Gay Straight Alliance group will
meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning next week and is a judgement free
group for all students to feel comfortable being themselves. In this group we
will have open discussions, participate in a variety of activities, and get
involved in the school community. All are welcome!
Also
new to LEAP is the Polar Bear Running Club!
Polar Bear running club is a club that any student can join to have the
opportunity to continue running and be active throughout the winter months. The
purpose of our club is to build and maintain endurance, set goals, and have fun
doing it! All running levels/paces welcome! Please dress for the weather and
join us on Mondays and Tuesdays starting next week!
You can sign up for these and many other fabulous LEAP programs on the board
outside of the principal's office! If
you have any questions, see Ms. Hefel in the main office!
Be sure to wish these Wahawks a happy birthday today! Sophia Bode on Wednesday and Leah Schemmel on
Thursday! We hope you both have a great
birthday!!!
Sign up for LEAP is happening right outside of the principal's office. Here's some great stuff coming up! On November 10th and 11th, you can make a warm, cozy fleece tie blankets. Students will choose from the fabric provided to make a blank without any sewing required.
And on November 16 and 17, we are offering Holiday Crafts, which will
include sign painting and making holiday decorations. Students will each make
their own project to take home and display or give as a gift this upcoming
holiday season
And don't forget to bust out your favorite headgear for Hat Day on
Wednesday and Thursday of this week for School Spirit week!! Remember that hats should not be a
distraction from the learning environment and hoods do NOT count as hats!
Friday is Spirit Day! Wear
your GWMS attire to show your school pride!
We know you will represent Washington well because you're better than
peanut butter!
Please visit the lost and found box located outside of the guidance to look for
your lost shoe! This poor shoe is looking for its match!
The birthday girls being celebrated on Monday are
Carly
Neuwoehner and PaShawn Wideman and on Tuesday we will wish Cheyenne Brown a happy birthday. We hope you have a very
happy birthday!
Make sure to stop by outside of the principal's office to see what LEAP programs are available! With limited space in each program, be sure to sign up ahead of time.
The
actors in the Dubuque Senior's One Act Play/Film Festival have been practicing
for their performances this weekend! The seating is limited but there are still
tickets available. Just visit www.dubuqueseniordrama.com for all the
details!
Next
week is Wahawk Pride week and YOU can participate!!!! It includes dress up days and a super fun tik
tok challenge! Next week on Monday and
Tuesday, get comfy because it is pajama day!
Make sure it's school appropriate and no props-like blankets or stuffed
animals! Wednesday and Thursday, bust
out your favorite headgear for Hat Day!
Remember that hats should not be a distraction from the learning
environment and hoods do NOT count as hats!
And
Friday is Spirit Day! Wear your GWMS
attire and royal blue and white to show your school pride! We will also have a great tik tok challenge
that you will complete in your hombases during the week! We can't wait to see what our creative
Wahawks come up with for pride week!
Sadie
Small is having a birthday today. Be sure to wish
her a happy birthday! Also celebrating birthdays this weekend are Ashanteona
Smith on Saturday and we wish Maria Lopez the
best of birthdays on Sunday.
It's time for our Values Drawing! This week's lucky winners are Kasena Gander,
Quinn Spahn, Johanna Flores, Caleb Manuel, Abdul Alammari, Zoie Bettcher!
If you are looking for certain kinds of books and are having trouble finding them in the online library catalog, let your librarians know because they can put them in a collection for you! For example, let's say that you want to see all the graphic novels we have at Wash or all the books we have featuring cats, they can get those in a neat, tidy collection for you! Just email Mrs. Hannan for more details!
If you join LEAP on November 10th and 11th, you can make a warm, cozy fleece tie blanket. Students will choose from the fabric provided to make a blanket without any sewing required. At the end, you can decide to take your blanket home with you to keep or to give as a gift to someone, or you can donate the blanket to be given to those in need.
Check out the Dubuque Senior's One Act Play/Film Festival that is happening this weekend! The seating is limited though so make sure to get your tickets soon. Just visit www.dubuqueseniordrama.com for all the details!
Next week is Wahawk Pride week and YOU can participate!!!! It includes dress up days and a super fun tik tok challenge! Next week on Monday and Tuesday, get comfy because it is pajama day! Make sure it's school appropriate and no props-like stuffed animals! Wednesday and Thursday, bust out your favorite headgear for Hat Day! Remember that hats should not be a distraction from the learning environment and hoods do NOT count as hats!
And Friday is Spirit Day! Wear your GWMS attire and royal blue and white to show your school pride! We will also have a great tik tok challenge that you will complete in your hombases during the week! We can't wait to see what our creative Wahawks come up with for pride week! It's gonna be fun!
Huge exclamations of joy go out to Courtany Williams, Kaitlyn Siebert and Liberty Owens! Happy birthday!
LEAP
Activities: There is bakeology every Wednesday and Thursday through March! Students will be able to make yummy treats
while making some fun do it yourself projects!
And if you're really into baking and cooking, then you can sign to join every
Monday and Tuesday through December 12 to make some great recipes that are
perfect for the teenage life!
For LEAP on
November 10th and 11th, you can come and make a warm, cozy fleece tie blanket. Students
will choose from the fabric provided to make a blanket without any sewing
required. At the end, you can decide to take your blanket home with you to keep
or to give as a gift to someone, or you can donate the blanket to be given to
those in need.
Senior's One
Act Play/Film Festival is happening this weekend and there are lots of
performance options for you. The seating
is limited though so make sure you exercise your online buying power to get
your tickets soon. Just visit www.dubuqueseniordrama.com for all the
details!
If you are
in the VPA Readers Theatre, please meet after school in the auditorium with a
pencil and a highlighter.
Questions? See Mrs. Schumacher.
Do you love
words? You can participate in Telegraph
Herald Spelling Bee Contest this year!
Please sign up with Mrs. Hamel in
the instructional coaches office by Friday, November 6.
Make sure to
wish Claire Hoyer and Amelia Hoffman a happy birthday!