Waccamaw High School

**FALL BLOWOUT** Featuring The Marching Bands of Georgetown County: Waccamaw High School, Georgetown High School, Carvers Bay ECC High School, Andrews High School **November 9th @ Georgetown High School Football Stadium** Entry: $5.00 Donations of $10 or More Goes into 50/50 Raffle Gate Opens at 1:30pm Event Begins at 2:00pm Food Trucks will be on site

WARRIORS HELPING SOLDIERS Donate money in one of our collection bins during the week leading up to Veterans Day to support our military! All donations go to the Fisher House Foundation, an organization that provides temporary housing for military service members and their families in times of need. NOVEMBER 4TH-8TH WACCAMAW HIGH SCHOOL

Playoff season is here!! Reminder:No passes can be used for playoff games. Tickets $8

WACCAMAW HIGH SCHOOL IS RANKED EXCELLENT FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU STUDENTS, STAFF, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE! HTTPS://SCreportCarDS.COM/

📚 Calling all book lovers! 📚 Join us this Thursday for an exciting Book Club meeting featuring The Ivory Key! This thrilling fantasy takes you on a journey through ancient secrets, sibling rivalries, and a desperate quest to save a kingdom running out of magic. Whether you've read it or just love discussing books, everyone is welcome! Bring your thoughts, ideas, and love for stories—there’s room for all genres and book lovers at our discussion. Don’t miss out on the fun! Tribe Time in the library. See you there!

SAVE THE DATE! GCSD PARENTING EVENT: Panel Discussion 10.29.2024 GCSD BOARD ROOM @ 5:30 PM The panel will share insights on the topic of: BULLYING DINNER WILL BE PROVIDED! Click below to RSVP and list any questions you would like answered during the panel discussion. CLICK TO RSVP https://forms.gle/yNNDmR3hhCP7GZ8K6

October 12.2024 Parade & Olympian celebration honoring gold medalist & world champion Melissa Jefferson Parade time: 10:00 am location: Front Street, Georgetown, SC 29440 meeting point: East Bay Park olympian celebration time: 3:00 pm to 7:00pm location: Choppee Complex 8259 Choppee Rd., Georgetown, SC 29440

Student's artwork featured on the cover of Sasee magazine! https://sasee.com/essay/cover-artist-rose-west/

Waccamaw High students can win $50 logging reading and themed activities in Beanstack. It's easy, just open the app in Class Link to start earning badges. Every badge earned is another chance to win! Check out this amazing video produced by Caroline Danysh (WES) featuring the talents of the WHS Competetive Speech team for a brief explanation of Beanstack: https://youtu.be/qyEuF7KTVE4

Waccamaw High’s HOMECOMING GAME tonight has been CANCELLED. Details concerning the game will be released next week. The HOMECOMING DANCE (Saturday) is still on.

The Senior Supplies link is live and ready to take orders: https://carolinagrad.net/ SENIORS: Please place cap/gown order by Dec 1st. This deadline will help insure all the correct size gowns are made and delivered to the school in early Spring. All of the 2025 senior spirit accessories will ship direct to student's homes cap/gowns will be passed out to the seniors later in the Spring.

Letter Jacket orders can be placed on Wednesday, September 25th from 11:30 - 1:30. See the letter jacket order form pictured which shows the pricing and the custom artwork picture showing you the color scheme of the WHS letter jacket. Below are links to our LJ brochures that will be helpful to the students when designing their custom Warrior letterman jackets. Brochure A.) https://issuu.com/balfour/docs/sy22-letterjacket-bro_issuu?fr=sZmIzMDM4ODQxODM Brochure B.) https://issuu.com/balfour/docs/_27594_sy19_letterjkt_brochure_2018?e=2276235/59811906 We will properly custom size anyone who wants to order a jacket with our sample jackets. $100 deposit is required to place an order (cash, check or credit). If any parents or students have questions they can call Balfour at (803) 798-5134

Order your official WHS Class Ring! Wednesday, September 25th (11:30 – 1:30) WHS virtual ring design & order link - https://www.balfour.com/shop/jewelry/rings/high-school-class-rings?smi=94967 Class Ring Brochure link - https://issuu.com/balfour/docs/sy22-jewelry-bro_issuu?fr=sY2YwMTM4ODQxODM Here are a couple short videos telling students about ring options. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saW53QrlkHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISSXrh4rPlQ - How do I design my ring? Use Balfour’s class ring design brochure link in the email or go online to www.balfour.com to create a 3D custom image of your actual ring. Pricing is online. Ring samples will be on display at order taking for students to try on. - How do I order my ring? Orders will be placed electronically using Balfour’s tablets that will be provided at order taking. Rings will be delivered before Christmas - How do I pay for my class ring? Use a debit or credit card.. - How do I know my finger size? Balfour will professionally size your finger at order taking. All Balfour class rings come with a FREE ring lost protection plan to cover lost & stolen rings. Also covered under our free lifetime warranty is resizing, cleaning, etc. Questions – Call Balfour at (803) 798-5134

No Tribe Time on half days. ***** 1st BLOCK STARTS AT 8:30 ***** Half day tomorrow (9/18/24). School starts at 8:30 and ends at 12:15.

COLA TAB WARS -- BATTLE OF THE CLASSES -- IN SUPPORT OF THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITY Sponsored by Key Club SEPTEMBER 23-27

Friday's home football game vs. Johnsonville has been moved to Thursday at 7:00. Come on out and support your Warriors!

WACCAMAW AERONAUTICS AND AVIATION CLUB -- WASA JOIN TODAY! *Build and Launch Rockets *Fly Drones and Use Flight Simulators *Meet Pilots and Aerospace Experts *Join Competitions and Design Challenges *Develop Teamwork and Leadership Skills *Have Fun and Make New Friends! Take Off with Us! Your Journey in Aviation awaits! MEETINGS: MONDAYS ROOM 130

WACCAMAW HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE APPLICATION DAY 2024 BENEFITS: ✔ Talk to admissions representatives ✔Complete applications under the Guidance of admissions professionals ✔ Possible Fee Waiver Codes ✔ College Essay Guidance Seniors will come to the Aux Gym between the hours of 8:30am and 12:00pm FRIDAY, SEPT. 13TH https://che.sc.gov/sccango

Help the Robotics team raise money for our upcoming season and competitions by purchasing a Domino's Slice the Price card. Some of you are familiar with these. Basically, the card costs you $20 and you get unlimited BOGO Large pizzas from now until the start of next school year. You can now use the card through the Domino's app or online...no need to call in your order to use the card! Click the link below to purchase. The card will be mailed directly to your house! Thank you for supporting Robotics! https://store.dominos.cards/44812/Rayna_Smith

*CLASS MEETINGS* 9/3: Sophomores; 9/5: Juniors; 9/6: Seniors; 9/9: Freshmen *HOMEROOM -- ALL STUDENTS* September 6 * @ TRIBE TIME (8:30)