Williamstown Middle/High

Parents/Guardians of Middle School Students, A letter will be coming home with your student this week in regards to our suicide prevention speaker coming Oct. 14, 15, and 16th form Westbrook. Please only return the form if you do NOT want your child to participate in the presentation on their assigned day. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Sturm at the school or message in rooms. Thank you.

To all Williamstown Middle High School parents, The French Club is hosting a 2025 Europe Trip information meeting this Sunday, October 6, at 3pm in room 219 of WMHS. All students attending WMHS with a good record of attendance, discipline and grades are invited. To access room 219, please park in front of the school and enter through door 5 by the electronic sign.

Congratulations to our September Students of the Month! In addition to their certificate, each student received a gift card from Da Vinci's, and a shirt of their choice provided by BSN Sports! 12th grade -Aislinn McComas 11th grade -Lauren Deem 10th grade - Cassie Sites 9th grade - Addison Woodburn 8th grade - Aftyn Ferraris 7th grade - Maggie Flinn 6th grade -Grace Boise

This week, our middle school teachers nominated Grayson Stone (6th), Harper Ridgeway (7th), and Kyla Devine (8th) for the prestigious DASH Award! Congratulations to these hardworking Yellow Jackets! Keep it up!

Rain or not, we hope to see everyone tonight!! Grab a poncho and come on out to cheer our YellowJackets on to victory. We will also be crowning our Homecoming King and Queen and announcing the winning parade float. Pre-buy tickets here: https://gofan.co/app/school/WV2669. If you absolutely cannot make it, please tune in here: https://tinyurl.com/WHSJACKETSLIVE. This is the only streaming option that supports your YellowJacket athletes.

Homecoming Details: Parade will be Thursday at 1:30 PM. Specific line up with times and locations will be sent out shortly. Homecoming court, class floats, and high school sports teams and groups will be in front of the school. Middle school and elementary teams and groups will be in the park. After the parade we will have the pep rally in the stadium. The parade route, which is slightly different due to the construction in town, is included and can also be found on our facebook page. Thank you everyone for your patience as we try and make the best decision for our students to be able to take part in these activities. We are hopeful that the weather for tomorrow continues to cooperate.

Due to the impending weather for this Friday, we are considering moving the Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally to THURSDAY. The final decision on this will be made tomorrow around 3:00 and will be based on what the weather looks like for both days. The parade will begin at 1:30 regardless of the day. The exact parade route will also be included in tomorrow's posting. I understand Thursday may cause issues for some, but we do not want the kids to miss out altogether. Hopefully this gives everyone time to plan for this possibility.

This week, the middle school staff started up the DASH Award, a weekly award that recognizes three middle school students who had an outstanding week. This week, middle school teachers nominated Rui He -6th grade, Derrick Clare - 7th grade, and Eli Houser - 8th grade. Congratulations to these hardworking Yellow Jackets!

Watch tonights game LIVE: https://tinyurl.com/WHSJACKETSLIVE Pre-purchase tickets (entry is much quicker): https://gofan.co/app/school/WV2669

Next week is Homecoming Week! Dress up days are attached to this post. The homecoming parade will be Friday, starting around 1:30. We will be playing The Poca Dots on Friday night at 7:00. The middle school homecoming dance will follow from 9:00-11:00. The high school homecoming dance will be Saturday from 8:00-10:00. Go Jackets!

Reminder: We live stream all sporting events on our main football field and in the high school gym. Today's volleyball game vs. St. Marys, which starts at 2:00 pm, will be live streamed. We will also stream tonights middle school football game vs. Gilmer, and tomorrow's high school football game vs. Ritchie. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wv/williamstown/organization/14404/williamstown-high-school

A student at Williamstown Middle High School posted false information to intimidate on a social media post. The student has been detained and there are no credible threats to Williamstown Middle High School. As a school system, we take all threats seriously and are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students, staff, and community.

Dear Wood County Schools’ families: Thank you for your courage, patience, and understanding this week as our school personnel and law enforcement agencies worked together to keep our schools safe. We are fortunate for the relationship between our school system and law enforcement. Wood County Schools would like to express gratitude and appreciation for the law enforcement agencies throughout our county and state who provided support to Wood County Schools this week. Thank you to the Parkersburg Police Department, Wood County Sheriff’s Department, Vienna Police Department, Williamstown Police Department, and the Capitol Police. -- Christie M. Willis -- Superintendent

Wood County Schools has investigated a threat made at Williamstown Middle High School. Discipline was issued yesterday September 11th. Additional information was brought forth and investigated. The student has been suspended from school and further action is pending. There is no threat to students at this time.

We have been made aware of false information circulating on social media stating that Williamstown Elementary and Williamstown Middle/High School are on lockdown. This information is **not true**. There is no lockdown at either school, and all operations are proceeding as normal.

Wood County Schools is aware of an online threat targeting various school systems across West Virginia. We take every threat seriously and are actively monitoring the situation. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and we are working closely with local law enforcement to ensure that all necessary precautions are taken. We will continue to keep our community informed as we gather more information. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

This afternoon, a student at WMHS made a threat in the school. Law enforcement and school administration immediately investigated and determined that their is no intent to harm and there is no legitimate threat at this time. Wood County Schools takes all threats seriously and works with authorities to investigate every report. Student and staff safety are our top priority.

Picture Day is this week! See attachment for details.

Parents and community members: We will now have two gates open at all JV and Middle School football games. The main gate will take cash or card, near the concession stand area, and the gate near the weight room will be cash only. Please share this information.

Friendly reminder Juniors who want to qualify for National Merit Scholarship need to sign up for the PSAT/NMSQT. Please see Mrs. Sturm in the counseling office with $18 before Thursday, September 12th.