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August Building Report8/13/07 For the upcoming 2007-2008 school year WFHS has three foreign exchange students, Mengfan (Jenles) Wang from China, Elisa Blumberg from Germany and Kyoung Sin from South Korea. It is my evaluation that this is sufficient for the upcoming year and that we will be able to provide them with an appropriate educational and cultural experience. I request that they be admitted to WFHS and their tuition be waived. I have attached board policy JQKA and JQKA-R for your reference. |
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September Building Report9/10/07 WFHS is in the midst of planning for the 2007 Fall Homecoming festivities. It will begin on Wednesday October 3rd with the teams, cheerleaders, Sapphires and band traveling to the West Franklin Elementary Schools and parading for our K-5 students. The Wednesday evening festivities will include a West Franklin Community Parade and Pep assembly. West Franklin FCCLA students, Kelsey Devin, Kylee Piersol, Taylor Crosby and advisor Merritta Combs, attended the Take Aim conference in Hesston Kansas on August 26 & 27. Kelsey Devin was one of 16 Kansas Peer Education team members who taught 240 attendees. Stuco elections were held on Wednesday, August 29th. West Franklin High School’s first pep assembly on Friday the 31st was a success. |
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October Building Report10/8/07 The Falcon Flier Issue 1 will be distributed on September 28th. The Community Service committee and Falcon Time classes have been planning and working on school projects. The committee has developed a plan for a community wide service day. Liz Smith will be presenting this idea to the BOE for approval. On September 22nd the first annual West Franklin High School Volleyball Tournament was held. Our varsity team placed 3rd and junior varsity placed 2nd. West Franklin High School’s first Site Council meeting was held Monday, September 17th. We are beginning year one of our NCA CASI accreditation cycle where we will be developing our school profile and mission statement. Mike Pickman is our building chair. I have begun to examine different alternative school models to see if other options or approaches could better serve the needs of individuals that are in varying situations. During the September Flint Hills League meeting the high school administrators voted to admit Lyndon High School. They will enter with Chase County at the beginning of the 2008-2009 season. This will bring the total number of FHL schools to eight. KSHSAA released the 2007-2008 non-football classifications and WFHS will be 3A. For the 2008-2009 football seasons WFHS will also be 3A. |
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November Building Report11/12/07 On October 20th the WFHS Volleyball team became Sub State Champions, putting us into the State Championship Tournament held at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. During Wednesday’s pool play our girls beat Norton High School and lost to Sacred Heart and Remington/Whitewater. Attendance totals for the Parent Teacher Conferences The West Franklin High School Play 60’s Mania was held on November 6th, 8th and 9th. During the week of October 22nd FFA went to their national convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The FBLA Fall Leadership Conference was held at Cincinnati, Ohio on November 9th through 11th. FBLA, FCCLA and KAYs had their Hope House Scavenger Hunt on Oct. 30th. The three groups traveled throughout the community asking for donations to replenish the local food pantries. FCCLA went to their Fall Leadership Academy in Moran on Oct. 31st. National Honor Society induction was October 23rd. The four students being inducted were Kayla Hendershot, Leah Kennedy, Michelle Nelson and Melissa Reed. During the past month the PSAT and ASVAB were administered. The PSAT had seventeen juniors and sophomores take it and the ASVAB had fifteen seniors. |
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December Building Report12/10/07 The fall blood drive, organized by FBLA, was held November 12th. The WFHS Falcon Cross Country, Football, Golf and Volleyball teams were honored during the fall athletic awards night on November 13th. The first sign of graduation has come with the seniors ordering their announcements, cap and gowns and sophomores ordering class rings. FCCLA went to their Cluster Conference in Denver, Colorado on November 16th through the 18th. The Community Service Work Day was a wonderful and encouraging success. West Franklin High School students went throughout the USD 287 school district and assisted community members in raking leaves, picking up trash along roads and highways, landscaping, and helped individuals decorate for the holidays. Flint Hills All-League selections were made and Melissa Reed, Sam Schaffer and Rose Griffin were selected for volleyball. For football Collin Brady and Charlie Bollinger were selected with honorable mentions going to Lucas Humerickhouse, Matt Chanay, Nathan Fine, Trey Wadkin and Rayme Russell. The Students of the Month for November are freshman Cara Yuen, sophomore Megan Giffin, junior Janessa Putney and senior Ben Yates. There was an assembly on November 30th to honor the efforts of these students. The faculty, staff and administration of West Franklin High School would like to thank the USD 287 Board of Education Members for their support during the first semester of our new venture. We also wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday season. |
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January Building Report1/14/08
The following information is the three year transition Kansas Assessment testing schedule that WFHS will be following.
2007-2008 Math Assessment will be given to all juniors, all sophomores and the freshman who are currently taking Geometry. Science Assessments (Physical Science & Life Science): OTL w/o will be give to all juniors (parts, physical and life). Freshman will be given the Physical Science portion. Social Studies Assessments (History-Government; Economics & Geography Assessment) will be given to juniors.
2008-09 Reading Assessment will be given to all juniors and freshman. Also included will be sophomores who have not taken the reading assessment. Math will be given to freshman who have completed Geometry, sophomores who haven’t taken the math assessment, and juniors who have not “Meet Standards” and have only taken the test once or have never taken it. Writing will be given to all juniors. The writing assessment is given to the odd year Junior class. Science Assessments (Physical Science & Life Science): OTL w/o
2009-2010 Math Assessment will be given to freshman who have completed Geometry, sophomores who haven’t taken the math assessment and juniors who have taken the test once and not have not “Meet Standards” or have never taken it. Science Assessments (Physical Science & Life Science): OTL w/o Social Studies Assessments (History-Government; Economics & Geography Assessment) Juniors will be given the U.S. Focus (includes U.S. and Kansas history, civics-government, and U.S. related economics). And, any junior who has not taken the World Focus (includes world history, global economics, world geography). |
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February Building Report2/11/08 On January 23rd, Franklin County high schools met to discuss final plans of the Franklin County Vocational Internship Program, VIP. This program was developed through the cooperation with Neosho County Community College, Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, Franklin County Businesses (American Eagle, Kalmar and Midwest Cabinets), Heartland Works, and the Franklin County high schools. Interested students will apply, be selected and placed in an area of interest with one of the three participating manufactures, American Eagle, Kalmar or Midwest Cabinets. While in the program the students will be enrolled in the following courses through Neosho County Community College, career life skills, maintenance & safety, intro to tech systems and their paid internship for a total of 13 hours of college credit. The cost for accepted students will be covered by one of the afore mentioned organizations. The initial VIP class size for Franklin County graduates is eight and will begin in July of 2008 and completed by March 2009. Applications are currently available for WFHS students in the counseling office and are due March 1, 2008. The purpose of this program is to develop manufacturing and job skills while earning a manufacturing certificate from NCCC. After completion of the program the individuals should qualify for above entry level salary. |
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March Building Report3/10/08 We are currently pre-enrolling students for the 2008/2009 school year. Kansas math assessments were administered to the freshman, sophomores and juniors during the week of February 25th and the Kansas reading assessments were administered to the freshman and juniors during the week of March 3rd. The winter athletic awards night will be March 11th starting at 7pm. The spring sport season is underway for baseball, boy’s golf, softball and track. The first competitions will begin during the week of March 25th. During the league vocal competition the choir received a one rating. Individuals receiving a one rating as soloists were Jennifer Allender, Shelby Webb, Jasmine Phillips and Kristine Hempel. During the league band competition the band received a 2 rating and Kate Wildeman and Sami McMahon received two ratings as soloists Only 24 parents attended the parent teacher conferences in February. Possible reasons for the low attendance are an increased use of the PowerSchool system to acquire student’s current grades and parents using email to communicate with their children’s teachers. The last day of the third quarter was March 6th. The senior’s last day is May 9th and graduation will be on Saturday May 17th at 10am. April Building Report4/14/08 Pre-enrollment is completed and the schedule is being built for the 2008/2009 school year. Kansas math assessments were administered to the freshman, sophomores and juniors during the week of February 25th and the Kansas reading assessments were administered to the freshman and juniors during the week of March 3rd. It appears that we will not make AYP in math and reading when the scores are finalized next year. We are currently looking at ways to improve curriculum and instruction for next year. The juniors took the Social Studies and Science Assessments during the past month. This is the first year that these tests were administered statewide. This year’s results will help to create the cut scores that future students will be compared to. During the past Site Council and Staff Development meetings we have been using an environment scan to assist in developing West Franklin High School’s mission statement. This process will be completed by May in which time we will be able to share with the BOE the new mission statement for WFHS. The FBLA State Leadership Conference was held in Topeka on March 27 and 28. On Monday, March 31st the Flint Hills League Forensics meet was held at West Franklin High School. The FCCLA State Leadership Conference was held in Wichita on April second through the fourth. The Flint Hills League Art competition was on Monday, April 7th. The West Franklin High School Band Trip to Winter Park was April 10th through the 12th.
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