Waynesboro Area Senior High School

Hello high school families, Please review the information and reminders below.

First, WASHS students and their families are invited to attend local College Fairs.

• Wednesday, October 16 at Hagerstown Community College

  ARCC

  (Athletic, Recreation, & Community Center) from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Click HERE to access the flyer for more details.

• Thursday, October 17 at

  Mercersburg

  Academy Hale Field House from 7-8:30 pm. Click HERE to access the flyer for more details.   

• Tuesday, October 22 at Shippensburg University in the

  Ceddia

  Union Building from 6-7:30 pm. Click HERE to access the flyer for more details and THIS link to register if attending.

Second, as a reminder, PSAT testing will take place Wednesday, October 9 for any 11th grader who signed up.

• WASHS students should report to their Block 1 classes and then report to the auditorium for testing at 9:00 am.

• Testing is expected to run through 12:00 noon.

  • Students who had A, B, or C lunch will eat C lunch after testing and then return to their 3rd block class.

  • Students who eat D lunch will go to their 3rd block class after testing and then eat their scheduled lunch.

• Fall CT students should report to the

  WASHS

  main office upon arrival and will remain in study hall until testing begins at 9:00 am. Testing is expected to run through 12:00 noon. Fall CT students may be picked up after testing or will eat lunch and then remain in study hall until dismissal time; they will not return to CT after testing.

• Students will access their

  PSAT

  results online. 

• Please contact Mr.

  Leidy

  (

  luke

  _

  leidy

  @wasdpa.org) with questions. 

Third, upcoming events on the WASD calendar:

• Thursday, October 10, 2024 - Early Dismissal

  • WASHS will dismiss at 11:50 am.

  • Fall CT will return early for

    WASHS

    dismissal.

• Friday, October 11, 2024 -

  WASD

  Schools are Closed

  • WASD Offices are open

  • Fall CT is

    Homebased

• Monday, October 14, 2024 -

  WASD

  Schools are Closed

  • Offices are open

  • CT is closed for Fall students

• Tuesday, October 22, 2024 - Picture Make-Up Day.

  • We have extra copies of the picture package in the main office, you can also access it via THIS link.

• Wednesday, October 23 - Last day of 1st marking period.

  • Report cards posted to Sapphire Community Web Portal on Friday, October 25.

WASHS will run a building-wide schedule on October 10 with a focus on student safety and therefore will not be following our typical early dismissal class schedule. A summary of the planned activities is listed below. 

• Run - Hide - Fight Overview Video (produced by

  WASHS

  Broadcast Journalism class)

• Run - Hide - Fight Drill

• PBS Video “After Newton, The Pathway to Violence - This video highlights the importance of students responsibly reporting safety concerns. Click HERE to access the full video; we will show the first 10 minutes.

• “Think Fast Interactive” Teen Driver Safety Assembly for grades 9 & 10, provided to

  WASHS

  free of charge by State Farm - Click HERE to learn more.

• Project iGuardian Presentation

  • Presented by Homeland Security Investigations, this presentation is designed to inform teens on the threat of online child sexual abuse exploitation and abuse (

    CSEA

    ), how to implement strategies, how to report suspected abuse to law enforcement. Click HERE to learn more about Project iGuardian’s Teen Presentation.

• Mental Health Awareness Day activities planned & facilitated by Student Council and

  Aevidum

  members

• Free breakfast will be available upon arrival and students will rotate through lunches by grade level.

• NOTE: PA Law requires schools to conduct a Run-Hide-Fight Drill annually and all students and staff will participate. Alternative activities are available for other events should a family prefer their child to not participate. To request an alternative, please contact Dr. McCallum via email -

  diane

  _

  mccallum

  @wasdpa.org.

Lastly, a few notes for tonight's away football game versus Mifflin County:

• Game will be played at Mitchell Field (13 Grand Parkway North,

  Lewistown

  )

• Kick-Off is at 7:00 pm.

  WASHS

  Marching Band & Color Guard will perform before the game  (6:40 pm) as tonight is Mifflin County's Homecoming. 

• Admission information:
  

  • Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for students and seniors.

  • NOTE: There is only 1 cash ticket gate - attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets ONLINE prior to arrival.

  • Spectator Policies:

    • K-5 students must be accompanied by a supervising adult

    • No Backpacks are permitted

Thank you and have a great evening.
~Dr. McCallum