March 12, 2021 West Deptford High School Musical 2021
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EAGLE NEWS March 12, 2021 West Deptford High School Musical 2021 An evening of singing, dancing, and a few surprises from last year’s musical we were never able to perform! Beginning Friday, March 12th, at 12:00Midnight you can purchase a link to watch our production! Visit wdhs.booktix.com Our cabaret will be presented Friday and Saturday, April 16th & 17th, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, April 18th at 2:00 PM Seniors 2021 will be honored at the end of Saturday evening’s stream!
Transcript of March 12, 2021 West Deptford High School Musical 2021
EAGLE NEWS
March 12, 2021
West Deptford High School
Musical 2021
An evening of singing, dancing,
and a few surprises from last year’s musical
we were never able to perform!
Beginning Friday, March 12th, at 12:00Midnight
you can purchase a link to watch our production!
Visit wdhs.booktix.com
Our cabaret will be presented Friday and Saturday, April 16th & 17th, at
7:30 PM
and Sunday, April 18th at 2:00 PM
Seniors 2021 will be honored at the end of Saturday evening’s
stream!
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT NEWS & NOTES
ALL STUDENTS:
Interims for Quarter 3 came out last week. Please be sure to check your grades in
each class. Counselors are available to meet with you if you are struggling and need
additional support. Also, be sure to take advantage of your teachers’ afternoon
office hours if you need extra help with the course material.
Counselors are available for in-person or virtual appointments. Please reach out to your counselor if you
are struggling with managing your emotions, having difficulty with your schoolwork, or just would like to
connect with a supportive adult 😊 WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!
SOPHOMORES
• This week Counselors provided make-up zoom workshops for students who missed last week’s
sessions on Exploring Careers and Future Planning. During this lesson, students took a career
interest survey to help identify career paths that are a good fit with their personality, preferences,
and goals. Students who missed this workshop need to contact their guidance counselor. Students
MUST complete this activity prior to choosing classes for next year. Keep an eye out for
• Check out our Guidance Google Classroom for Sophomores! Be sure to join: vsoh4wi
JUNIORS:
• Counselors recently provided several Zoom Workshops on Future Planning (College, Careers,
Military). Be sure to ask your students about them!
• Check out our Guidance Google Classroom for Juniors! Numerous Resources are available for
planning your path after high school. Be sure to join: bjrtai5
• SATS: Students who plan to apply to 4-year colleges & universities should
register to take the SAT at WDHS in May or June. The deadline to register for
the May 8th SAT is April 8th. The deadline to register for the June 5th is May 6th.
Log into your College Board account to sign up.
SOPHOMORES & JUNIORS
Planning for college can be complicated and overwhelming. That’s why we wanted to tell you
about College Board Big Future Days. Between March and April 2021, College Board will host
four free virtual college fairs designed to help students have real conversations with
hundreds of colleges, admission representatives, and current college students. Any student
can attend, but we especially encourage sophomores and juniors to
attend any event (and even more than one!) to explore their college
options in each region across the country. Go to
cb.org/bigfuturedays to sign up now.
BigFuture Day West + Southwest is on Tuesday, March 30
BigFuture Day Midwest is on Sunday, April 18
BigFuture Day Southeast is on Thursday, April 29
SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT:
• Julia Polk Parham Award: $1000 scholarship for African American females
who plan to attend a 4-year college or university. Applicants should be high-
achieving students, and the application includes an essay. Please see Naviance for
more details.
• Robert M. Bess Memorial Scholarship: $1000 scholarship for a student who plans
to attend Rowan University, Rowan College South Jersey, St. Bonaventure University,
Thomas Edison State University, or Wilmington University and must exemplify the Five
Areas of Excellence as explained in the scholarship details available in Naviance.
• Sisters That are Rendering Service, Inc., the charitable arm of Upsilon Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is awarding four (4) $2,000 scholarships to three female and one male high
school seniors. Applicants must be African American; attend a public or parochial high school in
Camden, Gloucester, Salem, or Burlington County; and have a minimum of a 85 GPA. See Naviance for
application details. The deadline for submitting a complete application is Friday, April 30, 2021.
• Rizzieri Aveda Cosmetology School is offering several $1250 scholarships for students interested in
cosmetology, skin care, manicuring or barbering. If interested, please contact your guidance counselor.
• New Jersey Electronic Security Association Scholarship: $1500 - $2000 scholarships available for
students who have a parent who is a full-time paid member of a NJ police, sheriff or fire department.
Awards are based on academic achievement, SAT or ACT scores, essay and a resume listing academic
awards, hobbies, extracurricular activities, and work history. Additional information and applications are
available in Naviance.
• Numerous RCSJ Scholarships are available. https://www.rcsj.edu/scholarships/gloucester.
Seniors should check Naviance weekly for available $cholarships. New opportunities are added frequently!
Also, be sure to look in the Guidance Google Classroom for Seniors to find other tools that can help in
searching for scholarships.
YEARBOOK NEWS
AMAZON FUTURE ENGINEERS
Through Amazon Class Chats and the Amazon Future Engineer program, we’ve been paired with an Amazon Web Services Professional – Javonne Mante -- to deliver a virtual career talk and in which he will discuss his professional journey and help us better understand what it’s like to work in the tech industry... and what it takes to get there! This talk will take place Tuesday, March 16th, at 1 pm. Just us using this Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/zey-zbtk-nnf
BOYS SPRING TRACK
Boys Spring Track Sign Up Meeting will be held on Monday, March 15th at 2:00 pm in the Auxiliary Gym. Please be on time and wear a mask. If you cannot make it to the meeting, contact Coach Dixon at [email protected].
MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS
It’s March Mammal Madness time, and all of Mrs. Castone’s Biology classes are
participating by developing their brackets and following the bouts on social media.
Here are some students with their chosen champs!
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
WDHS Student Council is excited to announce a Virtual Lip Sync Contest! Students and faculty are invited to submit their best lip sync videos! More details can be found at https://youtu.be/a8XEGI4_knM or by visiting http://tinyurl.com/WDHSLipSync. Any questions, contact Mr. Seeley or Mrs. Robinson.
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF GET ORGANIZED – CHILD MIND INSTITUTE
https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-yourself-get-
organized/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=How%20to%
20Help%20Yourself%20Get%20Organized&utm_campaign=Public-Ed-Newsletter
ATTENTION ALL SENIORS
There will be a CLASS OF 2021 Egg Hunt on Thursday, April 1st! There will be goodies in the eggs, and anyone who finds the GOLDEN EGGS will get a gift card for a prize! It will be so fun to do this together as a class.
Please remember to wear your face mask and social distance. Please email Mrs. Everwine or Mrs. B with any questions! [email protected] and [email protected]
WORLD LANGUAGE HONOR SOCIETY & CLUB NEWS AND NOTES
Our next meeting will be on Zoom on Tues, March 23 at 12:30.
CBI NEWS
WDHS CBI students are making Cinco de Mayo favors for the Gloucester County Nutrition Senior Lunch Program.
NHS BLOOD DRIVE
Would you like to help save 3 lives? The NHS is hosting an after-school community Blood Drive in the High School Media Center on Wednesday, March 17, 11 am – 4 pm. To make an appointment,
please visit:www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: West Deptford HS
Save time on the day of the donation and visit www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass
West Deptford High School Community Blood Drive
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, March 17th
11:00am-4:00pm
Media Center
Under the age of 19, please reference the height and weight chart prior to signing up (must weigh at least that amount)
All donors will receive a Red Cross T-shirt
Appointments are required!! sign up at www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code:
West Deptford HS
WDHS CHOIR PARENTS
WDHS Choir Parents are selling Devour Desserts Cannoli Kits to have in time for Easter!
Use this link -https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVFdLvkq3LIGJ89ZORoXFWoCaImKxFP5JvGkIHFONb4YcxRA/viewform for the Google Form to order, or see your favorite Choir Student and order from them and help them earn credit for next year's trip! The sale is running from now until March 15, and we will have delivery on March 28, so you will have everything before Spring Break. As they say at Devour Desserts: Peace, Love, & Cannolis!
WDHS BOYS BASKETBALL
PROJECT GRADUATION FUNDRAISER
WAWA FUNDRAISER
$4
G R EA T G I F T S
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Attention All High School Aged Students!
The West Deptford Little League Organization is
hosting two "Little League Complex Clean Up" days
where they plan on cleaning up the complex, spreading
new dirt throughout the fields, and doing a large amount
of painting. They are looking for high school-aged
students to help! The two dates are:
Sunday March 21st: 9am-12pm
Saturday March 27th: 9am-12pm
If you have any interested students, please have them reach out to Mr. Morrell.
WDHS VISITOR HEALTH SCREENING
All visitors must complete this survey before entering the WDHS building.
The process is straightforward. Please use your cell phone to take a picture of the QR code (Bar)and then complete the survey. A copy of this flyer is posted on the outside doors and to the right of the door buzzer.
Thank you!
