Principal’s Corner

YELM HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Special points of

interest:

Students of the

Month

Dollars for Schol-

ars

Scholarship

Deadlines

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March 29, 2016 Volume 9, issue 4

Inside this issue:

Principal’s Corner 1

Upcoming Events 2

ASB/Leadership 2

Scholarships 3

Counselor Corner 3

Business Partners 3

Student Achieve-

ment

4

9th Grade Students at YHS in Fall of 2017-18

We are really excited that Yelm

High School will return to a 9-12

comprehensive campus in the

fall of 2017-18. Our current 7th

grade students will be the first

freshmen class we will serve.

Over the next 15 months, 12

modular and portable class-

rooms will be added to the cam-

pus to house our 9th grade popu-

lation. The first buildings could

arrive at YHS in May of this

school year.

Housing a 9-12 student body on

the high school campus has

been our goal all along, and we

feel the instructional program

will be the best way to serve

high school students. That first

class, the class of 2021 is also

the first class required to meet

the 24 credit graduation require-

ments. Perfect timing!

With the arrival of the freshmen,

we will have a 9th grade program

designed to promote high levels

of success in high school. We

will need to add approximately

19 teachers for the current size

of the class. There will likely be

an additional assistant principal,

classified staff and supports for

students. Our 9th grade stu-

dents will be full members of the

student body, but also be in-

volved in transition activities to

support their step up to high

school accountability. The fea-

tures of our 9th grade program

will include:

A guidance counselor with

exclusively assigned to

9th graders and their

needs

Strong orientation program

for both students and

parents

The teaching staff will be

predominantly as-

signed to 9th graders.

Our freshmen will have

some access to blend-

ed programs such as

choir, band, PE and

selected CTE programs

Most of the classrooms to

be used for 9th grade

will be in a core area of

campus. Freshmen

will not have as far to

travel between classes

Full, on campus access to

clubs, sports and activ-

ities after school

Benefit from strong mentor-

ing from older peers

We will begin working with the

class of 2021 this spring. We

are really excited for this change

as we know our students will

have a stronger, more struc-

tured transition into high school.

Please feel free to email me

your questions about this

change at

brian_wharton@ycs.wednet.edu.

Follow us on Twitter

@TornadosYHS

Mar 29 Choir Concert 7pm

Mar 31 Grad Item Delivery

Mar 31 Band Concert 7pm

Apr 6-8 Student Lead Confer- ences.

Apr 11-15 Spring Break

Apr 19-21 SBA Math 11th grade

April 22 Guest Passes Due—NO EXCEPTIONS

Apr 26-28 SBA ELA 11th grade

April 27 LAST LATE START OF THE YEAR

April 30 Prom—Great Wolf 8pm- 11pm

May 3-5 SBA ELA 10th grade

May 2 AP Env Science 8am- 12

May 4 AP Eng Lit & Comp 8am -12

Mary 5 AP Calculus 8am-12

May 6 AP US History 8am-12

May 6 AP European Hist 12pm-4

May 10 AP Gvnt 8am-12

May 11 AP Eng Lang & Comp 8am -12

May 11 AP Macroeconomics 8am- 12

May 12 AP World History 8am-12

It's been an

eventful

month in

the YHS

Leadership

class. We

ended the

first semes-

ter with an

incredible

Snow Ball dance and boys bas-

ketball game. King and Queen

were randomly drawn at

halftime, Maria Aguilar and Up-

ton Yost were the lucky winners.

It was a great event, and we plan

on having it again next year.

Leadership students have been

working hard planning activities

and events for March and April.

Coming up, we have the second

annual YHS Spring Egg Hunt

where students can find eggs

with candy and other special

prizes in them. Also, the Event

Committee has been planning a

movie and book drive for Seattle

Children's Hospital for a thought-

ful service project. Teacher Ap-

preciation Week is getting close,

and you bet leadership students

are doing something for our

amazing teachers. We will also

be having a Care Week designed

to help shape the culture of Yelm

High School into the best it can

be. Get ready for an amazing

next few months!

Upcoming Events

ASB and Leadership News - Mackenzie Anderson ASB President

Page 2 YELM HIGH SCHOOL

850+

PARTICIPATNTS

IN THE 2016

NATIONAL

HONOR

SOCITEY/

SOPHOMORE

CLASS DADDY/

DAUGHTER

DANCE!

AMAZING TURNOUT FOR

THE DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS

AUCTION MARCH 5TH

THANK YOU YELM COMMUNITY FOR

SUPPORTING THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS

YHS Students of the Month

January

10th

Jayden Nimocks

DJ Jorbal

11th

Lexi Robinson

Noah Lyons

12th

Indigo Keesler

Jaida Bryant

February

10th

Katharin Brock

Tim Hahn

11th

Riley Gosney

Dakota Hill

12th

Nissa Sweeney

Alix Bliss

PROM INFO—Guest passes will be available in the office on April 4th and due no later than April 22nd, NO EX-

CEPTIONS. Guest ticket is $35.

Prom tickets will go on sale starting April 18th through April 29thfor $30 per person. No tickets will be sold at

the door.

Scholarship

Army Engineer Spouses Club

Ft Lewis Family Scholarship

Prairie Aeire (Yelm Eagles)

UFCW

WA Cattle Feeders Assoc.

PSE Local (available in Career

Center)

American College Foundation

Obee Credit Union

US Post Mail Scholarship

Bev and Wes Stock Scholar-

ship

Evalyn Poff Memorial Scholar-

ship

L&E Bottling Co Scholarship

The Learning Seed Scholar-

ship

Dan R. Montgomery Scholar-

ship

Next Step Scholarship

William and Dorothy Judah

Scholarship

Joan and Opal McGimpsey

Scholarship

Yelm Ed Foundation Scholar-

ship

ESA (multiple scholarships at

this site

Edmund F Maxwell Scholar-

ship

National Council of Jewish

Women

A&F

Big Sun

IAHA Scholarships: If you

would like to be nominated for

one of the following scholar-

ships, see Mrs. Carbone in the

Career Center:

International Air & Hospitality

Academy – Airline Scholarship

$500

International Air & Hospitality

Academy – Hotel, Restaurant

& Event Mgr. $1000

Northwest Culinary Institute –

Culinary $2000

Northwest Renewable Energy

Institute – Wind Turbine Tech-

nician $1000

Northwest Railroad Institute –

Rail Operations $1000

The Career Center is open

7:00am –3:30pm to ALL

students, not just seniors.

Please see Mrs. Carbone with

questions or concerns or call

(360) 458-6413

Visit our website for up-to-

date deadlines

www.ycs.wednet.edu/yhs

If you are looking for re-

sources to help your students

complete the Free Applica-

tion for Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA) or the Washington

Application for State Finan-

cial Aid (WASFA), be sure to

attend this very informative

workshop. If you are unable

to attend, you should visit the

College Goal Washington site

for helpful information.http://

readysetgrad.org/educators/

grad/college-goal-washington

Follow us on Twitter

@careercenterYHS

Scholarship and College Information

Counselor Corner The counselors

have been going

into classrooms

to deliver Junior

credit checks.

Juniors were giv-

en information

regarding what

classes they will need next year in order to

graduate. Counselors also went over the

varying requirements of all options beyond

high school, including entrance to a 4 year

college, 2 year college, Military career, Ap-

prenticeship, or workforce entry. The goal is

to have all students make good decisions

about the courses they choose next year

based on their own personal and profession-

al goals. With the entry and requirement

information, counselors hope to empower

students to make good decisions and good

choices.

Pre-registration will happen in March. Stu-

dents will have approximately one month to

plan for next years registration. Parent in-

volvement is important as students are mak-

ing some very important decisions regarding

their future. Ask your student about it today!

Volume 9, issue 4 Page 3

Positive Attitude Accountable Treat all with Respect Honor oneself, school and community

BUSINESS PARTNERS

Allstate Insurance

Grand Star Yelm Shell

McDonald’s

Nisqually Spring Farms

OBEE Credit Union

Sojak Insurance Services

Stewart’s Meat Market

Yelm Cinemas at Prairie Park

Yelm Dental Clinic

Yelm High School appreciates the

support from the community

THANK YOU!

Rotary Student of the Month for February is Brianna Feller

Brianna Feller is a strong student and also

attends South Puget Sound Community Col-

lege. She hopes to earn her AA degree at

the same time she graduates from YHS. At

the high school Brianna serves as senior ASB

treasurer and volunteers to help others

whenever possible. Brianna coordinated a

school scarf fundraiser as a leadership event

and organized other students to help. The

money raised by her efforts will offset costs

of leadership camp for future student lead-

ers. Brianna has volunteered to help train

new treasurers to work with the ASB office.

Outside of school Brianna works at Casa Mia

and also enjoys riding horses. She plans to

attend Arizona State University next fall with

the goal of studying Communications.

SkillsUSA Students Headed to State Competition

Page 4

Six YHS students participated in

the SkillsUSA Regional contest

and were invited to the BIG

DANCE!

All six students made it to

STATE.Students will have a long

month of practice before the

State Competition March 31-April

2 in Tacoma.

Cole Hess—Automotive Mainte-

nance

Upton Yost—Automotive Service

In Job Skills Demonstration A:

Kaitlyn Wilson

Cole Hess

Christian Benfell

K.C. Klump

Rotary Student of the Month for January is Kalista Fourre

Kalista Fourre is a talented senior

at Yelm High School. Near the top

of her class, Kalista has chal-

lenged herself in many ways. As

an Honors and Advanced Place-

ment student, Kalista has main-

tained her academic standing

while committing to a rigorous

program. Athletically, she is a 4

year letter winner in basketball as

was just named Honorable Men-

tion All League. Kalista participat-

ed in our leadership summit this

summer, performs with the band,

and volunteers significant time

serving as a youth basketball

coach. Always smiling, Kalista

stands tall among the best YHS

will graduate this year.

Thespian Conference Awards

State Awards

Adia Wyatt - Yellow Ribbon for Set

Design (Top 20% in the State)

Conference Awards (over 2000

students)

Bridget Davila & Maxine Connolly -

Winner in Tech Olympics for Props

Shift

Kathleen Jones & Erin Smith were

selected to participate in the

All State Musical

Yelm High School

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daily at 2:30pm

Office closes daily at

3:00pm

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