Donuts for Dads
The annual Donuts for Dads was held recently with dads and grandpas visiting the campus for breakfast.
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Senior Chapel
Seniors were honored in the annual Senior Chapel. Eight different organizations were present to award scholarships to seniors totally over $259,000. WCCS faculty and staff presented special awards to the seniors also. Pastor Thibault led the student body in worship with songs chosen by the senior class. Congratulations Class of 2013! May you always follow the Lord and may you be a wonderful testimony of His greatness.
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Serving Others Day 2013
Serving Others Day 2013 was held in spite of the rain. Students served throughout the Mid-Ohio Valley. Thanks to the volunteers who made our annual service day a success. Great job, students!
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Muffins for Moms
Many moms and grandmoms joined us for Muffins for Moms. Students always enjoy having their moms and grandmas come to school with them!
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Stacy's Strawberry Farm
On May 10th, Second Grade took their annual field trip to Stacy's Strawberry Farm. The class learned about bees, weather, and agriculture. The best part, however, was picking and enjoying the juicy, red strawberries.
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Circles in Advanced Geometry
The Advanced Geometry class is studying circles this chapter. Chords, diameters, radius, semi-circles, and arcs are illustrated by Eggo Waffles. Toppings were also an important part of the party!
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Teacher Appreciation Week
During Teacher Appreciation Week, Burger King, our Partner in Education, served smoothies and frappes to the staff.
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National Day of Prayer
Recently WCCS students and staff participated in the National Day of Prayer at the Washington County Courthouse in Marietta.
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First Century Meal
Third graders in Mrs. Reynolds’ and Mrs. Pickrell's rooms enjoyed a First Century Meal together. We shared this meal using similar manners and customs that the early Christians might have used including hand washing and praying both before and after the meal. This meal enriched our Bible study of the early church and exposed us to some new foods such as hummus, honey cakes, unleavened bread, and figs. Thank you to all who supported this wonderful learning experience!
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Garden Delight
A big thank you to Ms. Janel and the kitchen staff for helping our class with our Garden Delight activity. The kitchen provided our class with a variety of items from the salad bar. The students then categorized these items according to which part of the plant they were - root, stem, leaves, flowers, or fruit. This activity helped us prepare for our chapter test on plants. Thanks again!
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Kindergarten students celebrated beach day!
Kindergarten students celebrated beach day! Students have been learning about the ocean and were able to use what they learned to play games and do different crafts that had to do with ocean life.
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2nd & 3rd grade Spelling Bee
Over 20 students participated in the 2nd & 3rd grade spelling bee on Thursday evening, April 28. The 1st place winner was Franklin Angelos. He will go on to the Wood Co. Spelling Bee on May 2. Taylor Yoho placed 2nd and will serve as the alternate. Eden Woodford was 3rd. Alex Irvin placed 4th and Charlee Breece placed 5th.
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Thanks to all the great volunteers at WCCS!
Thanks to all the great volunteers at WCCS! This is Volunteer Appreciation Week and to honor our volunteers the art department created a thank you banner which is on display in the gym lobby. Each class honors volunteers with a Star!
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Life Size Portraits
The ninth grade students created life size portraits of themselves.
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Art with Clay
Art students love creating art with clay. Each class creates a different object. Some classes create pinch, coil and slab pots. The Fifth grade students create a portrait busts in clay, attending to proportions and expressive. After the clay artwork has dried, students paint with a variety of colorful paint.
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Mid Ohio Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual
High School Business Symposium
Pictured here are some juniors selected to attend the Mid Ohio Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual High School Business Symposium held on Wednesday, April 10th at WVU-Parkersburg. The High School Business Symposium is a time for our area students to interact with various Chamber members and business representatives. The day is organized to give students a taste of the business world
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Cookies, Cookies Everywhere!
Mrs. Pickrell's third grade class has very much enjoyed using cookies to learn about Science! We have had two cookie labs recently. The first one was using cookies and pudding to recreate the different layers of soil. The second one was sorting cookies based on the cookie's appearance. Students had to decide if the cookies most likely resembled igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rocks. We have been eating up these Science lessons!
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Researching Habitats
Our second grade class researched habitats and made shoebox examples of a habitat.
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Pilgrim's Progress
Recently Mrs. Reynolds's 3rd grade class participated in a Vanity Fair as they studied the classic, Pilgrim's Progress. Each student brought in a picture or item that represented something of vanity from today's world. Some items that the students brought were: a Wii remote, a TV, make-up, a mirror, and several others. The students discussed the wisdom of time spent on things of eternal value as opposed to vain things of this world.
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Charles' Law
Cooking up some Chemistry! Chemistry students hit the Lab to put Charles' Law into action. As the temperature rises, so does a gas' volume and our students' understanding of how God's creation works!
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Eyeball Dissection
Eyeball dissection is always a highlight of biology class.
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Physical Science
Jeff & Lauren explore the colors of different elements in Physical Science.
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Literacy Night
Alex the cowardly lion and Josh “Long John Silvers” pose with their books for the family literacy night. Beth, as Alice in Wonderland, from the book Alice in Wonderland. Hannah and Heather learn the correct procedure for lighting a Bunsen burner.
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WCCS Book Fair
The WCCS Book Fair as a great hit with the students. This year the fair was held in the Joy Center. Thanks to Mrs. Kratzer for organizing the fair and for all the volunteers who helped!
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Nubian Baby Goats
How cute! Nubian baby goats visit the primary classes. Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Max Sterrett and Sadie!
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Thank you to the Parent Volunteers
Thank you to the many parent volunteers who hosted a spaghetti dinner prior to the Donkey Basketball event. The meal brought in over $1200 , which will go into the campus security fund.
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Burger Bear - Stranger Awareness Day
Burger Bear visited K4 through 1st grade students for the Stranger Awareness program. Students learned important facts in responding to strangers.
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Congratulations to the 4th-5th boys basketball team.
Congratulations to the 4th-5th boys basketball team for their 3rd place trophy in the Wood County Rec League tournament. The team ended their season with a record of 14-2. Thanks to Coach Justin Wager, assistant coaches and the team!
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WCCS has a new entrance sign.
WCCS has a new entrance sign. Thank you to the generous contributions that made this sign possible. A large contribution to the sign was made in memory of Kenneth Kennedy.
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