WJH Holiday Dress Up Days December 16 through December 22

Don't forget...tonight is the WJH Band and Choir concert. It will begin at 7:30 and will be held in the HS auditorium. Come out and support our students, they have been working really hard to perfect the songs they are presenting.
Here is the most recent Husky Minute.
https://youtu.be/1iji-qx_n80
In a collaborative effort with JH environmental club, McDonald's Tree & Lawn Care, HS conservation club, and silver cord we planted 3 new trees on our campus! Awesome to see students making a difference and showing pride in our school!




The JH/HS staff and students recognized those that have served our country. Happy Veterans Day. Thank you!
Shout out to our October Student of the Month winners. Special thanks to Sarah Cowman with Homefront Real Estate for being our business sponsor this month!

7th grade students Nora Lowden and Grant Heithoff presented their award winning Utopia Project to Mayor Macumber and the Winterset City Council Monday night. Great work students!


CONGRATULATIONS to the WJH Honor Band! What a great accomplishment!

The school year is flying by. Friday October 21st is a 2 hour early dismissal so teacher can finalize term 1 grades. Monday October 24th is no school so teachers can engage in professional development opportunities.
Shout out to our 2022 Covered Bridge Festival spelling bee winners.

Eric Johnson with Integrity Financial Group sponsored our student of the month program for September. Great group of kids doing great things!!

Winter Warmth Drive ~ Student Council is organizing a warmth drive with DM area schools. The drive will go through next Thursday (10/13). Our local CRISP organization will let us know if they need anything specific, and we take that out of our donations before we have the trucks pick up on the 14th. After everything is delivered and sorted in DM our local organizations can contact them for other needs. Please bring and encourage others to bring items through next week!

Captain Kevin Morrow spoke to a class today. He was in town for the 125th birthday celebration for local hero and monuments man George Stout.

WJHS showing school spirit on Neon Day! #allin

Homecoming week brings a lot of school spirit with dress up days. Today we saw a lot of country club and country walking the halls. While having fun, we still have time to make meaning of the Giver in 7th grade literacy!
WJH Boys Cross Country athletes came home with a 1st place plaque and some medals at the Southwest Valley XC Meet last week! CONGRATS guys on doing a great job!

We are appreciative of guest speaker! Sarah Cowman volunteered her day to talk to all of Mr. Heithoff's 7th grade classes. Topic- Land development and zoning in the Winterset area.
7th grade football is home tonight vs North Polk. Working hard on a wonderful evening!



8th grade students have been learning about variables and controlled experiments by testing catapult launch angles.


Here is the 2nd Husky Minute for the school year. We have a lot of great things going on each day and numerous students to celebrate for their hard work.
https://youtu.be/DLSTadkFUgY

