Wednesday, October 1, 2014
WJHS Staff Members Recognized for Excellence
Today Rob and Miguel, important members of our WJHS family, were recognized for their outstanding work. No only do they model the Wildcat Way for our students, but they keep our facilities up and running and we'd be lost without them! Thanks to both of them!
FCA meets Monday mornings at 8am!
FCA meets Monday mornings at 8am in the band room for a Bible study. Anyone and Everyone is welcome!
Friday, August 22, 2014
A Great First Week and Relationships
We have just wrapped up a great first week at WJHS.
As always, our teachers have been modeling The Wildcat Way and focusing on building a collaborative classroom culture.
We understand that kids don't care what you know until they know that you care. So, a great deal of our efforts this week have been on getting to know our students and helping them to learn about us.
Our Instagram account has several pictures from the week that depict these relationship building activities.
One of the things that we frequently talk about as a staff is that we are about much more than test scores. We strive to make a difference in the lives of the students that we teach.
If you have four and a half minutes and some tissue (men, you may want to watch alone so nobody else sees you crying), check out the video below about a teacher that is retiring after 41 years in the business.
This teacher would fit right in with our faculty and demonstrates exactly what we strive to be about every day.
I'm looking forward to another great year of making a difference for students. Go Wildcats!
Tim Sparacino, Principal
As always, our teachers have been modeling The Wildcat Way and focusing on building a collaborative classroom culture.
We understand that kids don't care what you know until they know that you care. So, a great deal of our efforts this week have been on getting to know our students and helping them to learn about us.
Our Instagram account has several pictures from the week that depict these relationship building activities.
One of the things that we frequently talk about as a staff is that we are about much more than test scores. We strive to make a difference in the lives of the students that we teach.
If you have four and a half minutes and some tissue (men, you may want to watch alone so nobody else sees you crying), check out the video below about a teacher that is retiring after 41 years in the business.
This teacher would fit right in with our faculty and demonstrates exactly what we strive to be about every day.
I'm looking forward to another great year of making a difference for students. Go Wildcats!
Tim Sparacino, Principal
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
It's All About Ideas
WJHS teachers,
I found two really good blog posts in my short professional
reading time this morning.
If you follow me on Twitter (@sparacino), you may have already
seen the links.
If not…
You can find and search all of the online resources that I
collect in my Diigo library.
My Professional Learning Network helps me keep up with the
latest trends in education and more importantly, find ideas.
It’s all about ideas!
Where do your ideas come from?
I’ll be hosting sessions throughout the year to help you
harness the power of digital tools to efficiently locate, manage, and share
ideas.
Please join in the fun and let me know if I can help in any
way.
Tim Sparacino, Principal
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Awards Night 2014
We recognized many of our wonderful Wildcats last night for their outstanding achievements in academics, athletics, the arts, and citizenship. These students are excellent examples of the Wildcat Way!
Friday, May 23, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Washington Hosts Medal of Honor Winner
We were honored today to have a U.S. Medal of Honor winner speak to our students. Major General Patrick H. Brady spoke about the importance of personal courage, sacrifice, and character. There were performances by the WJHS Advanced band members, choir members sang the National Anthem, Student Council President Morgan Hasler led the Pledge of Allegiance, and art student Whitney McLeland presented a gift to our speaker.
Washington Junior High would like to send a special note of thanks to Walmart for their role in bringing the Medal of Honor winners to Northwest Arkansas, to Flowerama of Bentonville who graciously donated the beautiful plants and decorations for today's event, and to the Bella Vista Veterans Honor Guard who proudly presented our colors today.
For those who are interested in learning more about our Medal of Honor winner, please click on the link to watch the video:
http://vimeo.com/70869461
Washington Junior High would like to send a special note of thanks to Walmart for their role in bringing the Medal of Honor winners to Northwest Arkansas, to Flowerama of Bentonville who graciously donated the beautiful plants and decorations for today's event, and to the Bella Vista Veterans Honor Guard who proudly presented our colors today.
For those who are interested in learning more about our Medal of Honor winner, please click on the link to watch the video:
http://vimeo.com/70869461
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