Wyoming Public Schools
Wyoming High School
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Greetings again Wyoming Wolves family, First of all, I wanted to update
you on some of the staff happenings here at WHS. Back on October 30
our staff had a professional development day and really did some
great learning. All staff members were able to visit with some local
businesses. Through these visits, the staff was able to learn about each business,
what they do for the community, how they have changed over the years and what they
look for in new employees, etc. This time was very positive for all of our staff as we
learned some valuable lessons. Certainly we learned some basic things related to being on time and attendance. But we also learned that employees are valued for their
ability to work in groups, to present problems and solutions and to think creatively
and effectively. These lessons, along with our own content, can now be discussed and
presented to our students as we move forward, learning together! Through our visits,
we were also able to share some of the things we are doing as a school and to help
solidify our partnerships. It was a great day of learning.
A big thanks goes out to the local businesses including, Weller Auto Parts, Consumers
Energy, General Electric, and Gordon Food Service. We had a great day. Included here
are some pictures from our learning.
Finally, I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. This is a wonderful time of
year to spend with family and friends and to remember all that we have. I know I am
thankful for the many great people at Wyoming High School, the great students and
parents who make this all a positive learning community!
Take care and be safe.
Nate Robrahn
(616) 530-7580
[email protected]
December 2014
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Wyoming High School
WYOMING GIVES BACK
HOLIDAY EVENT
BAND & CHOIR HOLIDAY
CONCERT
Dec. 4th 5-7pm @ Rogers Plaza
Tuesday, December 15th
7:00 pm
Dan Heintzleman Fine Arts Center
Wyoming/Kentwood
HOLIDAY PARADE
Dec. 6 10:00am on Division Ave.
November Students of the Month
Congratulations to the following students...
10th grade
Edgar Portuondo
Isabella Grays
11th grade
Chris Hanson
Mikayla St. John
12th grade
Tyler Peters
Kaley Fox
CONGRATULATIONS
to the following students for being named
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH at KCTC!
Madison Maslonka
Trevor Reno
Ezequiel Sanchez Lagunas
Jasmine Lipscomb
Mitchel Duncan
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Wyoming High School
ROBOTICS
The female members of our Robotics team participated in a "Girls Only” Robotics Competition
that took place near Detroit. With a Rookie “Drive Team” and Floor Coach that has limited experience they became a dominant scoring force and made it to the Semi-Finals out of a field of
32 Teams.
Please congratulate the following team members for their excellent performance:
Jessyka Monroe, Milexis Gonzales, Julia Vu, Kristina Frantz, Tiffany Le , Vanessa Tijerina
Montes, Rian DeYoung and Danielle Schumcher.
PARENT ADVISORY MEETINGS
Our next Parent-Advisory Meeting will be on January 14 at 10:00am & 6:00pm.
Parents and guardians are invited to meet with Mr. Robrahn to discuss what is
happening at our High School. There will be two meetings per day to accommodate different work schedules & parent availability. The morning meeting
content will be exactly the same as the evening.
Please contact Mr. Robrahn if you have questions or a topic of interest for the
meetings.
Mark your calendar for April 15 at 10:00am & 6:00pm.
Counselor Corner
December
Seniors should have their applications to their colleges of choice by
now. It is important that students get applications done so that they can
be considered for financial aid. College websites will give you dates
for when applications need to be in to be considered for scholarships.
For example GVSU must have all information to them before Dec 31st
to be considered for scholarships. Reminder that transcript requests
are not sent over Winter break so request should be made early.
FAFSA – there will be a FAFSA informational meeting on January
28th at 7:00pm. Senior and junior parents are encouraged to attend.
The FAFSA website is not available until January 1st for the following
school year but you can get your pin number at any time from
www.fafsa.ed.gov. Juniors won’t be applying for FAFSA until January
of their senior year but it doesn’t hurt to get a handle on the information early.
Sophomore and junior students still have an opportunity to change
their GPA for college acceptance. Now is the time to have your student look at the colleges they are interested in online to see what their
admissions requirements are for GPA and ACT. Juniors will be taking
the ACT on March 3rd as part of state testing. They will also take the
WorkKeys which is used by Michigan Works and other businesses for
job placement. Please encourage your student to do well on these two
tests.
All transcript requests for current students as well as graduates need to
be through www.parchment.com . To make the process go smoothly be
sure you use your legal name as shown on your diploma or schedule
and choose the high school you graduated from correctly – i.e. if you
graduated in or after 2013 your high school is Wyoming High School.
GUITAR CLUB
You may have heard more music around the building lately. That's because students have been gathering in Mr. Pittman's room after school
on Wednesdays to improve their guitar skills. The club is open to any
student who has a guitar and already knows how to play some songs.
Students work together to share and learn new songs. Ukeleles and
banjos are also welcome, but all instruments must be acoustic, not
electric.
Varsity Cheer Winter 2014-15:
The Wyoming Varsity Competitive Cheer team is looking forward to their upcoming
season with much excitement and anticipation. The Lady Wolves will host a Scrimmage/Clinic at Wyoming HS on Friday, December 5th from 5 until 9 pm. There will
be over 20 Varsity and MS teams in attendance and this will give all teams the opportunity to get some early performances in without the pressure of ‘game day’!
Spectators are welcome. $2.00 at the door, 5 and under free, immediate family
household cap of $10.00. No passes will be honored for this event since it isn’t a
competition. Please plan to join us!!
On Thursday, December 11th all members of the Wyoming Competitive Cheer program will be on hand at the Jr. High to help with and cheer on our two Middle
School teams, we welcome everyone in the community to come check out this
event at 6:00 pm at the Jr. High.
On Saturday, January 11th we will host our Annual Wyoming Wolves Invitational at
Wyoming H.S. – the program will start at 9:00 a.m. with MS teams and then the
afternoon Divisions start at Noon for JV and Varsity teams. This will be the final
event we host for the Winter season, so please make sure to stop in and check it
out!!
The Varsity Cheer team is comprised of 7 Seniors (all returners), 7 Juniors (5 are
returners) and two Sophomores (1 returner), we are excited about the talent on
our team and are looking forward to a very successful and meaningful season. Our
JV team has 3 sophomores and 11 Freshman this season, we are very pleased to
see their numbers increased from last year and are looking forward to seeing
them compete at a higher level this season.
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Wyoming Way
Weight Program
Congratulations to Mr. Tom Hudson (High School) and Mr. Craig Vanvliet (Jr.
High) for the installation of the new Wyoming District wide weight lifting program. Over the past six months our teachers have orchestrated huge improvements to the Junior High and High School weight rooms. Mr. Hudson and Mr.
Vanvliet have worked on providing Wyoming students with new equipment.
Wyoming weight equipment is the best equipment used by colleges and universities across the country. The equipment is the newest, updated and tailored to
sports/academic performance. The Equipment is a perfect match the new Wyoming District Wide (7th-12th.) Weight Program. (Speed, Strength Training).
Last June our teachers and coaches went through a morning training session
taught by weight lifting experts. The intent was to learn the techniques and
benefits of the new district wide program. The SST program incorporates
power, strength, agility and speed. Our students will be bigger, faster, stronger
and more confident in athletics and academics. The most striking noticeable
element about the Wyoming Way program is that our students are constantly
moving while performing lifts and building strength.
Recently a GVSU Kinesiology professor visited the Jr. High Weight room and
was absolutely thrilled to see how our athletes were performing in class. He
remarked about the tremendous data that links performance in the weight
room and gym class to academic achievement. He also recommended that our
State Representative visit our weight room to see the excitement, commitment
and hard work of our Wyoming Public School students. Win Forever.
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Our annual Barnes & Noble Book Fair will be held December 5-6
at Barnes and Noble in Rivertown Crossings Mall. Come and
enjoy music, kids crafts, visits by our student athletes, and art
work provided by our art students. Friday night includes a reading
of "The Polar Express" by a special conductor and a visit from
Santa! Have your purchases gift wrapped by our friendly elves.
A portion of all sales will benefit the Senior All-Night Party. If you
aren't able to make it to the store that weekend shop online at
www.bn.com and use the code 11414042 at checkout and a portion of your sale will automatically go to the SANP. This code can
be used online or in-store December 5-9.
Wyoming High School Sports
Congratulations to the following players for being selected to the
O.K. Bronze All-Conference Team!!!
Tennis: Austin Paxson, Football: Max Kallemeyn, D.J. Donaldson, Mike Williams,
Soccer: Adrian Romero Lopez, Juan Gonzalez, Volleyball: Ashley LeMieux,
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CONGRATULATIONS
2014
HOMECOMING KING & QUEEN
Nicholas Staten & Ashley LeMieux
BOYS BASKETBALL—Pup Basketball in full swing! All elementary players are beginning
to prepare for January and February Saturday morning games in the West Michigan
Basketball League hosted by Wyoming Public Schools. The 7th and 8th grade basketball teams have bee playing games and will wrap up their school season in December.
Information on second season will be available soon for those 78ers that want to pursue their basketball career.
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Schedule of
Events
December 2014
Sun
7
14
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 Athletic 2
3
4
5
6 Parade
Boosters
6:30
It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life
10
11
12
13
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17
18
19
20
Concert
7 pm
21
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Dec. 3-6
It’s a Wonderful
Life7:00om at
Auditorium
Dec. 4 Wyoming
Gives Back 57pm
Dec. 5-6 Book
Fair at Barnes
and Noble
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Boosters Meeting
6:30pm
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WYOMING HIGH SCHOOL
1350 PRAIRIE PARKWAY SW
WYOMING, MI 49509
(616) 530 –7580
(616) 530-7589 (Fax)
Attendance Line
(616) 257-9250
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Dec. 6 Holiday
Parade 9 am
Dec. 15 Band &
Choir Holiday
Concert.
Dec 22-Jan 2.
Winter Break