4-8-2020 Announcements

The WVJH Podcast

School’s Closed. Now What?

With the announcement from the state superintendent of public instruction and our governor regarding school being cancelled, WVJH currently working hard developing plans for how to end the year. There’s a lot of events that would happen between now and the end of the school year that are going to have to be done very differently or cancelled all together. Please make sure you are staying tuned to the newsletters, Podcasts, and other school district information sources for updates. For now, I’d like to review with you some of the changes we already know about. If you are struggling to get a Wi-Fi connection at your home, please know that families can access the internet in any school parking lot, no password required. It may not be ideal, but it’s available.

• Junior High Jump Start teachers who teach HS credit courses will provide learning opportunities and will assign a Pass/No Credit grade.
  
• Work provided to students will not be graded, and we are evaluating how to exchange work packets between school and families.
  
• Special Education services will continue to be delivered to individual students based on the delivery method that works best to meet the needs of the student and family through the teacher(s).
  
• This information has been added to existing COVID-19 information on the WVSD#208 Website, www.wvsd208.org
  

Homework isn’t graded anymore. Why Should I do it?

If you are a WVJH student, you probably had that thought...you know the one. If homework isn’t graded, why am I doing it? It’s a great question and doesn’t necessarily have a right or wrong answer. What you, the student, need to do, is ask yourself, “who benefits when I do my homework?” Again, there are a lot of answers to this. The primary person who benefits from your education...it’s not your teacher, it’s not the principal, it’s not your parents...it’s you. It’s YOUR education. Don’t take it for granted...take responsibility for it!

As a leader, who do you speak for?

Yesterday, I asked the question “Who are the leaders in your school?” I concluded with my answer to this question...you. That’s right, you have the ability to lead...which brings us to today’s question: As a leader, who do you speak for? There are people in our lives that we stand up for. A lot of times, these people are our friends and family. Is there a cause that you can stand behind? Take time today to think about a specific person, cause, or group of people that you support.

Spring Sports are Cancelled--Join Ram-O-Lympics Instead

I was sad to hear of the cancellation of Spring sports in the state of Washington yesterday. Over 300 students had signed up for spring sports and now you may be looking for something else to do during that free time. Why not showcase your abilities online. WVJH will be hosting the Virtual Ram-O-Lmypics over the next two weeks. I would like to encourage you to post videos and pictures of you doing some what athletic things. Don’t forget to use the #RAMDEMIC and @wvjh208 tags. Have fun with this! It’s great if you have skills and athletic abilities, but it’s even better if you don’t. Have fun with it and don’t forget to tag us.

If you have questions, please email me at [e-mail]. I may not know the answer to your question, but I probably know who does and I’m glad to help you.

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