This year’s theme, “The Wilson

Family Barn Dance,” was the focus for Homecoming week activities.

Students competed in a spirit ban-ner decorating contest this week

and the Junior class were our win-ners! Homecoming events included

a variety of dress-up days including country/superhero day, crazy hair/

pajama day, nerd/twin day, favor-ite book & movie character/decade

day and concluded with Hornet spirit day. The annual Powderpuff

volleyball game was held that Monday. The Freshmen went un-

defeated at first, beating the Sophomores, Juniors, and the Sen-

iors! The Faculty stole the crown from them, only then to be de-

feated by the Alumni team! Our annual Powderpuff football game

was held that Wednesday. The Seniors and Freshmen defeated

the Sophomores and Juniors. Satur-day night, the SCA hosted our

country themed Homecoming dance from 8 pm to 11 pm.

2012 Homecoming Court

Freshmen Melody Gallimore escorted

by Garret McBee Landon Aud escorted by Caleb Conyers

Sophomores Hailey Fitzgerald escorted by Justin Koogler

Danielle Fitzgerald escorted

by Matthew Curry

Juniors Sheridan Critzer escorted by

Lakota Armstrong

Lauren Carter escorted by Teagan O’Brien

Seniors

Taylor Conyers escorted

by Ricky Hanger Jessica Watson escorted by

Karan Deengar Dakota Morris escorted by Dylan King Elizabeth Barnes escorted

by Logan Fitzgerald

“Wilson Family Barn Dance”

Homecoming 2012, a Boot-Scootin’ Good time!

Congratulations to our Emerald Regiment Marching Band

The Emerald Regiment competed in 5 competitions and the VBODA

marching assessment this fall. They took home the following awards: Blast in the Draft

3rd place colorguard,1st place drum major, 2nd place band in class AAA

Shenandoah Valley Marching Invitational (Harrisonburg HS)

1st place band in class AAA, and 6th place in Finals against all bands

Lynchburg Classic

2nd place color guard, 2nd place drum major, 3rd place band in class AAA

JMU Parade of Champions 9th place band in class AAA Powhatan Fall Classic

3rd place general effect in class AAAA

November 2012

Hornet Hive Wilson Memorial

High School 189 Hornet Road

Fishersville, VA 22939

Phone: (540) 886-4286 Fax: (540) 886-4611

Inside this

issue:

A word from

Guidance

2

Library

News

2

Club Infor-

mation

3

Sports

Schedules

5

Fall Sports

News

6

&

7

Calendar 8

&

9

Inside the

TEEN READ WEEK was celebrated during the week of October 15-19 with the theme “It

Came From the Library”. Reading Plus members decorated the library with lots of spiders, ghosts, bats and other creepy creatures which really brought the theme to life! The library also conducted book trivia contests with winners being drawn daily for a Sheetz gift certificate. Stu-

dents seemed pretty happy to receive these prizes. Research Help Does your student ever need to have access to school databases at home? Well, now it’s possible

through remote access. Simply go to the WMHS Library homepage at http://www.augusta.k12.va.us/domain/793 and select “Databases”. There will be a prompt asking for a password for the first two databases. For EBSCO the User ID is s437601, password is hornets

and for the World Book the user name is ―augusta1 and the password is worldbook. The re-maining database, called Find It Va, links you to databases supplied by the Library of Virginia and there are no logins or passwords required.

Printer Cartridge Recycling The library continues to collect printer cartridges and cell phones for recycling. The school re-

ceives money for these, so please keep us in mind when you need to dispose of this type of item. Students may drop off any contributions in the library and we’ll send them in. Thanks so much for your support!

A Word from Guidance

Library News

Registration News for 2013-14 Counselors are in the process of registering students for the 2013-2014

school year and will continue to do so for the next few months. Parents are

encouraged to talk with their students regarding plans beyond high school. Courses should be selected based on plans for post secondary education,

career and technical, as well as high school graduation. If you have any ques-

tions, please see your student’s school counselor. The WMHS Course Guide can be found on the School Counseling Webpage. Please visit the web-page

for additional information about SAT/ACT testing, Scholarship, and/or Finan-

cial Aid information.

Reminder for Transcripts Seniors needing to meet a college deadline anytime from December 15 to

January 15 are reminded that all requests for transcripts and letters of recom-mendation MUST be received in the School Counseling Office by Friday,

12/7.

Applications Available Applications for Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School will be available

December 1st. Students interested in Spend a Day should see

Mrs. Lovell.

Applications for Valley Vocational Technical Center and Mentorship are

available now. VVTC applications are due February 1st. Mentorship applications are due November 30th. Please stop by and talk with

your Counselor.

Applications for the Career Pathways Academy sponsored by BRCC are available and due February 8th. Seniors interested in completing an

Associate’s degree should speak with their Counselor.

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Want Some Money For College? The scholarship season is underway. Many of our scholarships

involve community service. Seniors: We already have several

posted on the Counseling Webpage and some applications are available in our office. Please continue to check the website

weekly for more information!!

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) The FAFSA is the form used by the U.S. Department of Educa-tion to determine your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) by

conducting a “need analysis” based on financial information, such

as income, assets and other household information, which you (and your parents if you are a dependent student) will be asked to

provide. The form is submitted to, and processed by, a federal

processor contracted by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), and the results are electronically transmitted to the financial aid

offices of the schools that you list on your application.

FAFSA is the application used by nearly all colleges and universi-

ties to determine eligibility for federal, state, and college-

sponsored financial aid, including grants, educational loans, and

work-study programs.

Deadline Dates

Mentorship Applications – Friday, 11/30 SVGS Applications – Available 12/1

Transcript Request Forms – Friday, 12/7

VVTC Applications – Friday, 2/1

Career Academy Applications – Friday, 2/8 to BRCC

“To catch the reader's attention, place an

interesting sentence or quote from the story

here.”

The Wilson Memorial High School chapter

of FCCLA is in full swing! We just finished our first fundraiser, as well as a community service project. A couple weeks ago the offi-cers and members served a meal at the Val-

ley Mission in Staunton. We’re also busy filling stockings for the Salvation Army. If you would like to fill a stocking see Mrs. Harris

for more information.

The WMHS FFA has been hard at work taking in fruit sales for the

past several weeks. Fruit and gourmet nut orders will be in the first full week of December. Thank you to all of our loyal custom-ers!

The FFA is also selling Poinsettias in 4.5”, 6”, 8”, and 10” in red,

white, pink, and marbled. Contact the Ag Dept today to place your order!

At the November meeting, FFA mem-

bers signed Christmas cards to send to active duty military serving our country overseas for the holidays.

They also took a picture in all camou-flage to add to the card to give the soldiers a picture from home! At the

December meeting, students will hear from a local Forester who works for

the Department of Forestry.

Academic Challenge Report

FFA News

Chorus News

Congratulations to Sarah Daley, Cullen Ed-

wards, Brennen Gilbert, Tori Leche, and

David Casey for making District Chorus!

The Band & Chorus Holiday Concert will be Wednesday, 12/19 at 7:00 PM. Admission is

free! Come enjoy an evening of music that is

sure to put you in the spirit of the season.

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FCCLA is in Full Swing!

On Tuesday, 11/12, the Academic Challenge

team continued their undefeated streak in a dou-ble win over Stonewall Jackson. Senior David

Casey led the team with 190 points, followed by Senior Bree Long with 80 points scored. The

team will travel to Riverheads on Monday 11/19.

Forensics News

Calling all public speakers! The WMHS Foren-sics Team is forming for the 2012-13 school

year! Forensics is a speaking competition team of the following categories: extemporaneous

speaking, duo interpretation, short story telling, poetry, prose, serious and dramatic interpreta-

tions, and original oratory.

If you are interested in finding out more infor-

mation about Forensics and how to proclaim your spot on the team, see Dr. Flippin in Room

34 for more details. Competitions begin in January 2013. There will be a mandatory

informational meeting on Tuesday, De-cember 4 in Room 34 @ 3:30 PM for any

students interested in being on Wilson's speak-ing competition team. (This will be a brief

meeting of no longer than 15 minutes!)

Reminder announcements will be made! Please

see the Forensics Webpage under the “Clubs” on the WMHS Website for more information

about tournament dates!

One-Act Play Places Second In Shenandoah District

Who Returned My Soul,a one-act play that tells the stories of real Holocaust survivors, written my Kelly Brock Galloway placed second at the Shenandoah District Theatre Festival on October 22nd and will advance to Regional competition on November 17th at Nelson County High School. The play which was made possible for the Foundation for Holocaust Education Projects was commission to tell the stories of

Holocaust survivors living in Miami, Florida. Directed by Mr. Stephen Winslow, the play tells the true stories in a series of

vignettes of Edith Castoriano played by Clarice Ellinger, Emery “Pinchas” Deutsch

played by Joe Evans, the roles of Henry Frydman and Issac Kline are both played by Lucas Burns, Zoe Chetlin played Henry’s wife of 61 years Sabina Frydman, Erica Snook played Ann Rosenheck and rounding out the cast are Historians Leara Shumate and

Kyle Young. Lighting technician is Jacob Miller, sound technician is Leara Shumate and set designer is Jaclyn Hostetter.

The play is an ensemble piece which means that the actors play multiple roles in flashback scenes as the survivors remember the events of the Holocaust. Edith Cas-

toriano tells vividly about her families escape to Peru from her beloved France. She cautions the audience with words she heard a concentration camp survivor, “When someone tells you they are going to kill you, believe them.” Emery “Pinchas” Deutsch charges the audience to believe in miracles

when he says, “God works miracles. God made miracle after miracle and saved me, and I hope you see the miracles in your life as I have seen in mine.” Henry Frydman tells of his narrow escape from a firing squad,

but also the loss of thirteen of his friends, “By the time I got inside the machine gun was already working and my friends were dead.”

Sabina Frydman tells of her last moments with her mother as a German soldier rips her mother from her arms slapping her. “My

mother was taken away, and I never saw her again. This was the beginning.” For Sabina it was the beginning of her imprisonment at Dachau, a Nazi concentration and death camp. Issac Kline shares with the audience his many deaths saying, “By the time I was four-teen I had died many times.” Saved by Dr. Josef Mengele, Issac and

his brother, twins, were forced to bear horrid experiments. “We were alone, but we had each other. I was not old enough to com-

prehend the crime that the Nazis were committing. If I was, I probably would have gone mad. It took me a long time to come

back to life.” Ann Rosenheck tells of her experience as one of 109 people trapped in a cattle car being transported to Auschwitz concentration and death camp. It is estimated that 1.5 million people are buried

at Auschwitz. Arriving at Auschwitz, Ann is separated from her family as Dr. Mengele directed her to an-other line. “I cannot remember whose hand I was holding. Was it my sister’s? My mother’s? I do not know. But I let go.” Despite all that has happen to her, Ann still is thankful as she says, “Today, when I

open my eyes in the morning and I brush my hair I say my prayers . . . “I am thankful before you Living and Sustaining Ruler, who returned my soul to me with mercy. Your faithfulness is great.”

In addition to second place honors in the festival, Erica Snook and Joe Evans received second place Best Actor awards. Also receiving recognition for their acting abilities were Lucas Burns and Zoe Chetlin.

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Sports Schedules

JV & Varsity Boys Basketball

Date Home Games in Bold Tim

e

Nov. 17 Scrimmage vs. Western Albe-

marle

10:0

0

Nov. 20 Scrimmage vs. Rockbridge 5:30

Nov. 28 vs. Fort Defiance 5:30

Nov. 30 @ Waynesboro 5:30

Dec. 5 vs. Harrisonburg 5:30

Dec. 11 vs. Stuarts Draft 5:30

Dec. 14 @ Riverheads 5:30

Dec. 17 @ Harrisonburg 6:00

Dec. 18 vs. East Rockingham 5:30

Dec. 20 @ Page County 5:30

Dec. 28 @ Fort Defiance 5:30

Jan. 2 vs. Waynesboro 5:30

Jan. 4 vs. Buffalo Gap 5:30

Jan. 8 @ Luray 5:30

Jan. 11 vs. Stonewall Jackson 5:30

Jan. 15 @ Stuarts Draft 5:30

Jan. 18 vs. Riverheads 5:30

Jan. 22 @ East Rockingham 5:30

Jan. 25 vs. Page County 5:30

Jan. 29 @ Buffalo Gap 5:30

Feb. 1 vs. Luray 5:30

Feb. 5 @ Stonewall Jackson 5:30

Districts Feb. 8, 13, 15 TBA

JV & Varsity Girls Basketball

Date Home Games in Bold Tim

Nov. 17 Scrimmage @ Western Albe- 10:00

Nov. 20 Scrimmage @ Rockbridge 5:30

Nov. 27 @ Fort Defiance 5:30

Nov. 30 vs. Waynesboro 5:30

Dec. 5 @ Harrisonburg 6:00

Dec. 11 @ Stuarts Draft 5:30

Dec. 14 vs. Riverheads 5:30

Dec. 17 vs. Harrisonburg 5:30

Dec. 18 @ East Rockingham 5:30

Dec. 20 vs. Page County 5:30

Dec. 28 vs. Fort Defiance 5:30

Jan. 2 @ Waynesboro 5:30

Jan. 4 @. Buffalo Gap 5:30

Jan. 8 vs. Luray 5:30

Jan. 11 @ Stonewall Jackson 5:30

Jan. 15 vs. Stuarts Draft 5:30

Jan. 18 @ Riverheads 5:30

Jan. 22 vs. East Rockingham 5:30

Jan. 25 @. Page County 5:30

Jan. 29 vs. Buffalo Gap 5:30

Feb. 1 @ Luray 5:30

Feb. 5 vs. Stonewall Jackson 5:30

Districts Feb. 8, 12, 15 TBA

Varsity Wrestling

Date Home Games in Bold Time

Nov. 22 Scrimmage @ Parry McCluer 6:00 PM

Nov. 29 Scrimmage vs. Western Albemarle /Waynesboro 5:00 PM

Nov. 30 @ Parry McCluer 3:00 PM

Dec. 1 @ Parry McCluer 7:30 AM

Dec. 8 Hornet Duals 9:30 AM

Dec. 12 @ Wilson District Quad 6:00 PM

Dec. 14 Turner Ashby Tournament 4:00 PM

Dec. 15 Turner Ashby Tournament 8:00 AM

Dec. 21 @ Broadway Lou Nagy TBA

Jan. 5 @ Buffalo Gap/Bison Duals 10:00 AM

Jan. 12 @ Stuarts Draft/ News Leader 10:00 AM

Jan. 16 @ Stuarts Draft District Quad 6:00 PM

Jan.23 Wilson Quad 6:00 PM

Jan. 26 @ Riverheads Duals 10:00 AM

Feb. 2 Shenandoah District Tournament @ Gap 11:00 AM

Feb. 8 Region B Tournament @ Strasburg TBA

Feb. 9 Region B Tournament @ Strasburg TBA

Feb. 15 State Tournament TBA

Feb. 16 State Tournament TBA

Fall Student-Athlete News

It has been a great fall season for sports at Wilson!

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Golf Our Golf Team finished second in the

District during the regular season and had a strong showing at the District tournament.

Competition Cheer Competition Cheer started slow but finished strong. They had a great showing at Districts

which gained them a berth in the Regional’s. At Regional’s they once again had a great perform-ance, qualifying for States. At

States they had their best per-formance of the year finishing in seventh place.

Varsity Football Our Varsity Football Team won the District Regular Season Championship

outright for the first time in 34 years.

Fall Student-Athlete News

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JV Volleyball The JV Volleyball team enjoyed a perfect season. The team went a

perfect 16-0 during the season.

Cross Country Our Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams had amazing seasons. The Boys

repeated as District Champs, won the Region, and finished fourth in the State Championships. The Girls also

won the District for the third year in a row. They captured the Region Championship and on 11/10 won the State Championship. Stephen Good

and Hannah Rose both won District and Regional titles. Hannah repeated as State Champion.

The following student-athletes

where named MVP’s of their Fall

Sports: Golf: Gavin Childress

Competition Cheer: Megan Cunningham

Football Cheer: Cassidy Coffey & Michaela

Swink

Girls Cross Country: Elizabeth Barnes

Boys Cross Country: Stephen Good

Volleyball: Grace Phillips

Football: Ricky Hanger

Special Achievement Award: Hannah Rose

(Back to Back State Championships in

Cross Country)

Calendar

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December 2012 Sun

day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Wrestling @

Perry McCluer

2 3 Winter Student

Athlete Picture

Time

4 After School

Tutoring

5 6 Boys B-ball vs.

Harrisonburg

Girls B-ball @

Harrisonburg

7 ALL Tran-

scripts & Let-ters of Rec-

ommendation Requests

MUST be Received in

Guidance By

TODAY!

8

The BIG Give

Wrestling Hor-

net Duels

9 10 11 Boys B-ball vs.

Draft

Girls B-ball @

Draft

After School Tutoring

12 Progress Re-

ports Distrib-

uted

Wrestling @ Wilson District

Quad

13 FCA Meeting in

Mr.Barr’s Room

14 Wrestling @

Turner Ashby

Boys B-ball @ Riverheads

Girls B-ball vs.

Riverheads

15 Wrestling @

Turner Ashby

Tournament

16 17 Boys B-ball @

Harrisonburg

Girls B-ball vs.

Harrisonburg

18 Boys B-ball vs

East Rock

Girls B-ball @

East Rock

After School Tutoring

19 Band and Choral

Holiday Concert

20 Last Day to ap-

ply to the Hor-net Hive Year-

book Staff

Boys B-ball @ Page

Girls B-ball vs.

Page

21

No School Wrestling @

Broadway Lou Nagy

22

23 24

No School

25

No School

26

No School

27

No School

28

No School Boys B-ball @

Fort Girls B-ball vs

Fort

29

30 31

No School

Calendar

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Title IX Coordinator

Eric W. Bond, Ed.D.Assistant Superintendent for

Personnel6 John Lewis Road Fishersville, VA 22939

(540) 245-5107

Section 504 Coordinator George EarhartAssistant Superintendent for Admini-

stration 6 John Lewis Road

Fishersville, VA 22939 (540) 245-5108

We are an equal opportunity employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of

race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, or disability.

January 2013 Sun

day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

No School

2

Boys B-ball vs

Waynesboro Girls B-ball @

Waynesboro

3

After School Tu-

toring

4

Boys B-Ball vs.

Gap Girls B-Ball @

Gap

5

Wrestling @ Buffalo Gap/Bison

Duals

6 7

English 11 Reading

SOLs

8

Earth Science &

Biology SOLs

Boys B-ball @

Luray

Girls B-ball vs.

Luray

After School Tu-

toring

9

Social Studies

SOLs

10

Second and Fourth

Block Exams

11

First Block

Exam

Math/Chemistry

SOLs

Third Block

Exam

12

Wrestling @ Draft/News

Leader Tourna-

ment

13 14

No School

Make Up SOLs

15

No School

Make up SOLs

16

Wrestling @ Draft

District Quad

17 18

Boys B-ball vs

Riverheads Girls B-ball @

Riverheads

19

ShenVAFL Debate Championship @

TAHS

20 21 22

Report Cards

Distributed Boys B-ball @ East

Rock

Girls B-ball vs East

Rock

23

Augusta County Forensics Meet @

WHMS

Wrestling Wilson

Quad

24 25

Boys B-ball vs.

Page County Girls B-ball @

Page County

26

Wrestling @

Riverheads Duals

27 28 29

Boys B-ball @ Gap

Girls B-ball vs Gap

30

Club Picture Time

31

The Augusta County School Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability,

or gender in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth

groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: