Thought for the Day: You know you’re on the right track when you become uninterested in looking back.
There will be NO SCHOOL this Thursday and Friday, October 15th and 16th due to MEA.
Good luck to the junior high volleyball teams as they host NCE/UH here today – game at 4:30 p.m.
Good luck to the C, JV, and V volleyball teams as they travel to RLCC (Oklee) today.
Drivers Education Classroom instruction will begin on Monday, October 19th from 3:15-6:00 p.m. in Mr. Ian Hanson’s room. The dates of the class are October 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30 November 2, 3 and the 5th will be a make-up day. Students are expected to complete 30 hours of required instruction. The cost is $60 and should be sent in with the registration form by TOMORROW Wednesday, October 14th. Students enrolled in Drivers Education need to be 15 years old by June 1. Notice that there will be no classes on Wednesdays. Students will follow their usual RED/BLUE days of school. When it is your day to be in school you will be in person for the classroom portion. When it is your day to be home, you will join through zoom. Please pick up forms in the office.
Homecoming for elementary will be October 26-30 and homecoming for the high school will be October 26-30 and November 2-6 (this is so students can do all dress-up days in high school – this will make sense once we send out the dress-up days).
Join Cub Scout Pack 89 for the Cub Scout Kickoff TONIGHT from 5:30-6:30 pm at Rydell Refuge in rural Erskine! This will be an opportunity to meet with local scouts and their families to learn more about Scouting or if you are already a member to plan the upcoming program year. It will also be an opportunity to take in the fresh air and hike the beautiful Rydell refuge! Scouting has a rich tradition of guiding youth to be leaders and positive members of society both today and in the years to come. Cub Scouts is open to boys and girls in Kindergarten through 5th grade. In addition to the Cub Scout Kickoff, there will also be an opportunity for boys and girls in 6th grade and up to join or learn more about Scouts BSA, which will be new this year! Come join us and learn what Scouting is all about! If there are any questions, please call Phil at 563-2337.
According to the current MSHSL guidelines we can have up to 250 spectators at our home football games. After discussing as a school admin team and after conferring with the school board, we have decided to offer a maximum of 250 spectators. Here is how we plan to come up with that number.
- Players, Coaches, Team Personnel, and Cheerleaders will be allowed a certain number of tickets which they can offer to members of their immediate family and/or grandparents.
- 80 tickets will be given to the opposing team to claim by the Monday of the game week (subject to change based upon game day).
- All unclaimed tickets will be open for students (7-12) and staff to claim on Tuesday morning (Google Doc).
- The number of tickets still unclaimed by the end of the school day on Tuesday will be posted on the school’s website on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning, starting at 8:00 AM the public will have the ability to claim any available tickets by emailing tickets@wemschools.org.
WEM staff will have a list at the gate for all claimed tickets. Please try to pay in exact change, to limit the amount of contact. There will be NO purchasing of tickets on game day, all tickets have to be claimed prior. If you do not have claimed tickets, you will not be admitted into the game.
- Ticket Prices: Adults ($6.00), Student ($4.00), Senior Citizen ($4.00), WEM Staff ($4.00), and WEM Students ($2.00).
Game Day Guidelines:
- Spectators are expected to socially distance when at the game.
- It is encouraged to bring your own chair. Bleacher seating will be reduced.
- All spectators, children included, are expected to watch the football game.
- There will not be any concessions.
- No access to the school will be allowed for spectators (porta-potties will be the only bathrooms).
- All games will be broadcast on GVTV and GVTV will also be streaming our games online. For more access on streaming contact Garden Valley or the WEM school office.
- Our goal is to allow these young men to be able to complete their season, so please be willing to follow all the guidelines for us to better ensure this happens.
Guidelines are subject to change as regulations are also constantly changing.
Lunch today will be beef hash brown stackers, baked beans, fresh vegetables, fruit, and milk. Breakfast on Wednesday will be cereal, cheese stick, juice, and milk. Lunch on Wednesday will be taco in a bag, lettuce, grape tomatoes, fruit, and milk.