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MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
Last updated: Sat 05-18-2013 6:46 pm
Event Date: Sat 05-18-2013
TODAY is an “A” Day.
Yearbooks will be distributed TODAY during both lunches in the courtyard. Our slightly adjusted schedule is:
Periods 1-3 Regular Schedule
Period 4 10:00-11:00am, includes announcements
Period 5 11:05-11:45am Lunch
11:50-12:45am Class
11:05-12:00pm Class
12:05-12:45pm Lunch
Periods 6-8 Regular Schedule
Committee WHS is scheduled to meet TODAY and TOMORROW during each lunch hour in Student Center Room 128. Reminder notes have been distributed.
Mock Trial meets after school TODAY in Room 111 for 2013-14 officer elections.
Study Table meets TODAY from 2:45-4pm in Room 118B.
All PE lockers need to be cleaned out by Friday. Everything left in lockers after Friday will be thrown away.
SENIORS: Graduation rehearsal will be held on Friday from 9:45-11:15am at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. No caps and gowns are needed for rehearsal.
If you are interested in taking drivers education at Washington this summer, please see Mr. Simons in the Counseling Office.
AP LATE (ALTERNATE) EXAM SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, May 22 -- 7:45am (report by 7:30am)
Macroeconomics
Statistics
US Government and Politics
US History
Wednesday, May 22 – 11:45am (report by 11:30am)
Comparative Government & Politics
English Language & Composition
Environmental Science
Microeconomics
World History
Thursday, May 23 – 7:45am (report by 7:30am)
Art History
Calculus BC
Computer Science A
Thursday, May 23 – 11:45am (report by 11:30am)
Chemistry
European History
Human Geography
Friday, May 24 – 7:45am (report by 7:30am)
English Literature & Composition
Physics B
Psychology
Friday, May 24 – 11:45am (report by 11:30am)
Biology
Physics C: Mechanics
Happy Birthday today to:
Tanea Browning
Justine Glandon
Karrissa Murphy
Gabrielle Pickering
McKenna Pink
Monday’s Activities:
Girls Varsity Golf Regional at Gardner, 9:30am
Yearbook Distribution, Courtyard, both lunches
Committee WHS, Student Center Room 128, both lunches
Girls Varsity/JV1 Soccer at Iowa City High, 4:15pm
Today’s Lunch Menu:
Featured Lunch:
Maid Rite
Alternates:
Burger Basket
Sliced Turkey Breast & Pepperoni Sandwich
Pick 2 Chef Salad w/Soft Pretzel
Yogurt w/Cereal & Graham Cracker
Pierre Veggie Burger
Pizza Hut Pizza
Fruit Parfait
Specialty: Pasta Bar |
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A Message to Parents with Great News about Wash Students
Last updated: Wed 05-15-2013 6:49 pm
Event Date: Wed 05-15-2013
Results from the 2013 Iowa Assessments (formerly known as the ITEDs) are in, and Washington students'''' scores are outstanding! The average score for our juniors placed the Class of 2014 at the 90th percentile in the nation, highest in many years. That means the average score for Wash juniors was in the top 10% of eleventh grade classes in the United States.
The average score for the Washington sophomores was at the 89th national percentile, top 11% in the country. When our sophomores took the Iowa Assessments as freshmen in 2012, the class score was at the 80th national percentile. Excellent growth by the Class of 2015!
In their first experience with the Iowa Assessments as high school students, the Wash freshmen posted an average score at the 83rd national percentile. That was the best performance by a Washington ninth grade class in more than a decade.
We are so proud of Washington students! They obviously tried their hardest when the Iowa Assessments were given in April. Hundreds of t-shirts will be given for personal bests when the Iowa Assessment Assembly is held next October. Congratulations to all!
One final note: Big urban high schools with large percentages of students from families that qualify for free/reduced price lunch typically do not do well on standardized tests. That fact, while regrettable, is often true and is widely known as the "achievement gap" in American schools. Wash is one of those large urban schools with a 41% free/reduced lunch rate. That''''s why the excellent 2013 scores of Washington students are so impressive! Also, average scores for the three classes contain scores from EVERY member of each class, including ELL students with very limited English skills and students served in all of our Special Education programs… another reason to celebrate our 2013 Iowa Assessment results.
Individual Iowa Assessment score reports will be mailed to students'''' homes in June along with final spring term grades.
AVERAGE SCORES ARE BASED ON "COMPLETE COMPOSITES" WHICH INCLUDE ALL CONTENT AREA SUBTESTS. |
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2013 WAC Golf Tournament
Last updated: Tue 05-14-2013 6:08 pm
Event Date: Tue 05-14-2013
Dear Washington Athletic Club Supporter,
Our annual Washington Athletic Club Golf Tournament is Tuesday, June 25,2013. We are looking forward to another great event and are SO excited to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the WAC Golf outing this year! Thanks to generous supporters like you, we raised almost $15,000 for WAC last year. The WAC Golf outing is not only fun, it is a Wash tradition!
The Washington Athletic Club has raised $78,000.00 or more, a year for the past several years for the student athletes at C.R. Washington HS. The money that the Washington Athletic Club raises and contributes to the WHS Athletic Department, supports many needed projects and improvements such as new scoreboards, concession stand appliance updates and remodel, transportation for athletes to out of town events and new uniforms and equipment. We also host events like Fall Sports night, Homecoming parade and bonfire and the WAC Hall of Fame night.
We are anticipating another great turnout for the 2013 WAC Golf Tournament. We are back at Hunter’s Ridge Golf Course and will tee-off at noon. Come join us for lunch, golf, raffle, dinner and program. Raffle tickets are available to purchase before the tournament. We will also sell tickets during registration and during the tournament. You do not need to be present to win. If you are interested in purchasing raffle tickets, please contact Kim Vogel at ktvogel66@hotmail.com or call 319-360-3819. Your financial support will help to continue the success of this event and will directly benefit ALL Washington Warrior Athletics!
See attachment for registration forms, sponsorship forms, raffle information and additional golf outing details. We hope we can count on your support for the 2013 Washington Athletic Club Golf Tournament.
Sincerely,
Warrior Athletic Club 2013 Golf Committee Co-chairs,
Don Claassen 319-360-5404 claassenpws@gmail.com
Bob Lillibrige 319-491-2964 robertlillibridge@alliantenergy.com | |
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WANT TO HOST A CHINESE STUDENT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR?
Last updated: Mon 05-13-2013 1:00 pm
Event Date: Mon 05-13-2013
-- Host families are needed
-- 2013-2014 Academic Year
-- Chinese students are 15-17 years old
-- Students arrive in Cedar Rapids in August 2013
-- Host families will receive $800 per month for up to 10 months (one school year) for expenses.
For more information, contact:
Wade Wagner
319-981-8550
PearlFinchGroup@aol.com
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GRADUATION
Last updated: Fri 05-10-2013 3:19 pm
Event Date: Fri 05-10-2013
Saturday, May 25
7:30pm
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Doors will open at 6:30pm |
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FINALS SCHEDULE
Last updated: Fri 05-10-2013 10:25 am
Event Date: Fri 05-10-2013
9th-12th Grades:
FRIDAY, MAY 31:
Period 1 -- 7:00-8:30am
Period 2 -- 8:40-10:10am
Period 3 -- 10:20-11:50am
Lunch
Period 4 -- 12:30-2:00pm
MONDAY, JUNE 3:
Period 5 -- 8:00-9:30am
Period 6 -- 9:40-11:10am
Period 7 -- 11:20-12:50pm
Period 8 -- 1:30-3pm
No Lunch Served.
McKinley/Franklin 8th Grade:
(See letter sent home to parents) |
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Congressional Art Contest
Last updated: Tue 04-30-2013 10:24 am
Event Date: Tue 04-30-2013
Click to go to Congressional Contest
Our AP Studio Art class has submitted work to the Congressional Art Contest. Vote for your favorite piece or your favorite student. Share with your family and friends.
Wash Students who have submitted art work.
August Stolba
Haley Stamats
Hansen Frake
Kait Burkle
Luke Godlewski
Megan Anderson
Tory Allen
Tori Wheeler
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Warrior Women’s Summer Basketball Camp
Last updated: Mon 04-29-2013 8:44 am
Event Date: Mon 04-29-2013
Warrior Women’s Summer Basketball Camp
June 10-June 13
9:30-12:00 noon (entering grades 8-12)
1:00-3:30 P.M. (grades entering 4-7)
Cost: $40
Checks payable to Frank Howell
This camp will cover the fundamentals of the game, and the values of the game. Warrior offenses and defenses will be taught during this week and good habits will be established.
Please detach and send the completed form.
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Washington Tops “Most Challenging Schools” List
Last updated: Sun 04-21-2013 8:08 am
Event Date: Sun 04-21-2013
Cedar Rapids Washington is again the top Iowa high school on the Washington Post’s 2013 list of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools.” CR Washington led all Iowa high schools, and CR Kennedy ranks second. Five other Iowa high schools made the recently released list including three from Eastern Iowa. Iowa City West is fifth and Mid-Prairie came in at sixth among Iowa schools. Decorah is seventh highest in Iowa.
Dr. Ralph Plagman, CR Washington principal, said: “The top ranking for our school is the result of the work of hundreds of incredibly ambitious students at Wash who take their education very seriously.”
The Washington Post list of top U.S. high schools has been published annually since 1998. Only 9% of the approximately 22,000 U.S. public high schools (1,924 schools) made the 2013 list. The list is derived by taking the total number of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests given at a school last year and dividing by the number of seniors who graduated last spring. To make the list, a school’s ratio had to be at least 1.0, the number of tests given at least equal to the number of graduates. The entire list can be seen at washingtonpost.com/highschoolchallenge.
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests are national exams that students take after completing yearlong college-level courses offered at their high schools. Washington offers 25 Advanced Placement courses.
CR Washington is ranked at 407 on the national list and 29th on the Midwest section of the list. CR Kennedy is ranked 612 in the U.S. and 54th in the Midwest. Iowa City West is 1018 in the nation, 103rd in the Midwest. Mid-Prairie is 1106 in America and 119 in the Midwest. Decorah is ranked 1772 in the nation and 212 in the Midwest.
The Midwest region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Congratulations to everyone in the Washington community on this outstanding achievement by our students! |
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WORK PERMITS
Last updated: Wed 04-17-2013 12:46 pm
Event Date: Wed 04-17-2013
Effective Monday, April 8, 2013, we will once again be issuing Child Labor Work Permits from the District Office, Main Reception Desk. In addition, Work Permits will continue to be available from the Iowa Workforce Development Office.
If you have or know of a student who is in need of a Child Labor Work Permit, please refer them to the ELSC, District Office and the following websites for more information:
www.iowadivisonoflabor.gov/childlabor.htm
http://www.cr.k12.ia.us/aboutUs/supportDocs/Work%20PermitsonWeb.pdf
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