For more information

about College Goal Georgia

and what you will need to bring

to the event, visit

collegegoalsundayga.com.

We look forward to

seeing you there!

The WCHS guidance

department has scheduled a

parent workshop offering FREE

help completing the Free Appli-

cation for Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA). The workshop is

scheduled for February 11, from

6-8 p.m. at the Board of Educa-

tion in the Professional Learning

Center.

High school seniors

who will be entering college in

2013-2014 are encouraged to

attend the College Goal Georgia

event.

The FAFSA is the

federally required form for all

students seeking financial aid,

including federal and state

grants, loans and work-study

programs.

Financial aid experts

will be available to guide stu-

dents and their families through

completing the FAFSA, submit-

ting the application and answer-

ing any questions. Participants

can also enter to win a $1000

scholarship to help pay for col-

lege.

College Goal Georgia Parent Workshop

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W O R T H C O U N T Y H I G H S C H O O L

P A R E N T N E W S L E T T E R

T I T L E I S C H O O L - W I D E P R O G R A M

The Rampage February 2013 Volume 4, Issue 7

2012 2013

Dates To

Remember

Worth County High School

Basketball Schedule

2/11 REGION TOURNAMENT

BEGINS

Worth County Rams

Varsity Baseball Schedule

2/22 Fitzgerald 6:00 Home

2/26 Berrien 6:00 Home

2/28 Turner 5:55 Away

Worth County Rams

Junior Varsity Baseball

Schedule

2/10 Turner 8:00 a.m. Away

2/22 Fitzgerald 4:00 p.m.

Home

2/26 Berrien 4:00 p.m.

Home

Worth County Rams

Tennis Schedule

2/5 Cairo / Home / 4:30

2/7 Monroe / Away / 4:30

2/12 Westover /Home / 4:30

2/14 Crisp Co. / Away / 4:30

2/19 Dougherty /Home/4:30

2/21 Albany / Away / 4:30

2/26 Americus Sumter /

Away / 4:30

2/28 Cairo / Away / 4:30

Worth County Rams Varsity

Soccer Schedule

2/8 Tifton / Away

Girls 6:00 / Boys 8:00

2/12 Albany / Home

Girls 5:30 / Boys 7:30

2/14 Crisp / Away

Boys 5:30 / Girls 7:30

2/19 Valdosta / Away

Girls 5:30 / Boys 7:30

2/21 Monroe / Away

Boys 5:30 / Girls 7:30

2/26 Americus / Home

Girls 5:30 / Boys 7:30

2/28 Westover / Home

Boys 5:30 / Girls 7:30

Worth County High School

406 W. King St., Sylvester, GA

31791

229-776-8625

Help support WCHS students with the Achievement Booster Club by purchasing a

Valentine's Dinner for two. The meal will be catered by Frescos Italiano Chef Allam Torres.

The meal will consist of a 100% Black Angus steak along with all the trimmings. As an incen-

tive a local photographer is donating her services taking sweetheart snapshots of couples.

Dinner entertainment will be provided by a DJ as well as a local community member who recently qualified to be on a national television show. Door prizes will be given away and

your ticket goes into a drawing to win up to $1,000.00. The goal is to raise enough money to

offer students a scholarship. The event will take place February 15, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00

p.m. Location will be determined according to number of participants. To purchase a ticket

contact Traci Chesser by email wchs.abc@gmail.com or by phone at 478-733-6000. You may

also contact Kathy Conger at kconger@worthschools.net or 229-777-8439.

The booster club has many ideas to help support and encourage our future community

leaders. They have been responsible for the 9th grade pinning and awarding many students for

"A" and “A/B” honor roll, perfect attendance, and no discipline referrals.

We would like to continue offering these type of incentives in the future, but we need

your help to do so. You can help by purchasing a ticket for $100, which covers dinner for two.

If you can’t purchase a ticket any donation is greatly appreciated. The deadline to purchase tickets is February 13, 2013.

February 18-22, 2013 Winter Holidays

A c h i e v e m e n t B o o s t e r C l u b A t W o r k

P a g e 2 T h e R a m p a g e

Pennies For Patients

Let’s not forget our annual Pennies for Patients fund-

raiser is underway. Please encourage students to par-

ticipate. The 5th period class that raises the most money will celebrate with a pizza party during their

5th period class.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies

for Patients program, is a community service project

where students donate their spare change to fund blood cancer research and patient aid programs.

Remember, every penny counts!

Worth County High

School will be having a

School Council meeting

March 19, 2013, at 4:00

p.m. located in the

WCHS media center.

Parents and community

members are encouraged

to attend.

Worth County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Babs

Thomas, supports providing computer access to parents of

students who attend Worth County Schools. As a result, a

computer lab has been established at the Board of Educa-

tion for parent use.

You may contact Mrs. Cindy McGee to set

up access. Mrs. McGee may be reached at 229-776-

8600. We hope parents will take advantage of this useful

resource that is being provided. Computer access is free

of charge and internet access will be available. At the current time printing is not avail-

able but we hope to provide this service in the near future. We recommend you bring a

flash drive for saving documents to be printed.

Please feel free to contact me for assistance with our website. I would be happy

to set up an appointment to meet you at the Board of Education. If you need assistance

with PowerSchool, I may be able to help you with that as well. I can be reached at 229-777-8439 or kconger@worthschools.net.

WCHS Achievement Booster Club (ABC) is helping support many initiatives to benefit students. As

I mentioned in a previous newsletter they are recognizing students for having “A” and “A/B” honor

roll, perfect attendance, and no discipline referrals.

All qualifying students names are placed in a drawing and 5 names are drawn for each category. As

an incentive, $20 gift cards will be given to the 5 students whose names are drawn for each category.

2nd 9 weeks drawing winners are: (Winners will need to see Mrs. Odom to receive their prize)

Upcoming Dates

To Remember

February 15

Deadline for Pen-

nies For Patients

donations

February 18-22

Winter Holidays

February 27

GHSWT (retest)

11th and 12th

grades

March 19

WCHS School Coun-

cil meeting 4:00

media center

March 28

Parent/ Teacher

conferences 4-6

p.m. Students will

be released early.

April 27

Junior/Senior Prom

“A” Honor Roll “A/B” Honor Roll Perfect Attendance No Discipline Referrals

Amber Woodall Callie Lundy Bobbi Coxwell Jydasha A. Holloway

Jessica Patterson Paul Harris Jordan Dowell Jasmine A. Howard

Cody Hobby Sekret Jones Carrie Deal Kalyn D. Graddy

Blaze Crawley Mikaela Hope Kentarious D. Bailey Miranda R. Jackson

Bristal Thompson Sherah Tolbert Colby G. Bearden Shanyia K. Smith

1st Bristal Thompson

Candy Chromatography

1st Jacob Howe Bridge Power

1st Dillan Marrero Will a Truss or Arch Bridge Structure Withstand More Weight?

2nd Kaylie Jager Rock Candy

2nd Shannon Blalock The Effects of Fertilizer on Algae Growth

3rd Jessica Kirker Rainbow Fire

3rd Jessica Patterson What's the Fastest Way to Cool Soda?

3rd Jake Jones What's Better, Wood or Aluminum?

Division Winners

Michael French The Hamster and The Maze Animal Science

Tripp Goff The Sound of Music and the Change in Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Behavioral & Social Sciences

Heather Tomlinson Which type of pineapple will ruin your jiggly dessert? Canned or sliced? Biochemistry

Dexter Jones A preservative for a hot dog Biochemistry

Bristal Thompson Candy Chromatography Chemistry

Keshondra Shipp How much fizz comes out of the bottle? Chemistry

Julia Patterson Solar Energy Energy and Transportation

Jacob Howe Bridge Power Engineering

Dillan Marrero Will a Truss or Arch Bridge Structure Withstand More Weight? Engineering

Shannon Blalock The Effects of Fertilizer on Algae Growth Env. Sciences

Brandon Batts M&M Count Mathematical Sciences

Hanna Ivey Antifungal medicines and Stopping Fungal Infections Medicine & Health Sciences

Kourtney Butts Bread Molding Microbiology

Shelby Newsome Static Shocker! Physics & Astronomy

Lauren Smith Pinhole cameras: Light and Aperture Size Physics & Astronomy

For the first time in several years, WCHS hosted a Science Fair. Our students and teachers worked very hard research-

ing and building projects to display. We asked community members to volunteer their time to be judges. The commu-

nity members were excited and happy to help out with this event. A special thank you

to all who were involved.

P a g e 3 V o l u m e 4 , I s s u e 7

Worth County High School will offer three Intervention Days during Winter Break. Intervention Days will last from 8 A.M. to 1 P.M., February 18-20, 2013. No transporta-tion or meals will be provided, but students will have a break to eat a snack from home or purchase a snack from the vending machines. Students need to sign up in

Mrs. Patterson's office to attend Intervention Days.

Congratulations to you all !!! Job well done!!!

Bobbi Coxwell

Tunes to Grow…?

Plant Science

Overall Winners (Tied scores for all three placements):

Worth County

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WE’RE ON THE WEB:

www.worthschools.net

The Elementary and Secondary Education Assistance Act of 1965 (ESEA)[Section 1111 (6)(A)] These regulations allow you to learn more about your child’s teachers’ training and credentials. We are happy to provide this

information to you. At any time, you may ask:

Whether the teacher met state qualifications and certification requirements for the grade level and subject he/she is teach-ing,

Whether the teacher received an emergency or conditional certificate through which state qualifications were waived, and

What undergraduate or graduate degrees the teacher holds, including graduate certificates and additional degrees, and

major(s) or area(s) of concentration. You may also ask whether your child receives help from a paraprofessional. If your

child receives this assistance, we can provide you with information about the paraprofessional’s qualifications.

Our staff is committed to helping your child develop the academic knowledge and critical thinking he/she needs to succeed

in school and beyond. That commitment includes making sure that all of our teachers and paraprofessionals are highly skilled.

P a r e n t ’ s R i g h t T o K n o w

Free education resources for

parents, caregivers and educators are

available at www.cisga.org

Parent Resource center

The Title I Parent Involvement Resource Room is available from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. The resource room has an extensive collection of mate-rials that can be helpful to your student. Please feel free to come by or call 229-777-8439 and speak with Kathy Conger, Parent Coordinator about the materials avail-

able for check-out.

Also, upon request, we can provide a list of websites for student participation that

includes educational activities to enhance student learning.

The resource room is located in the southeast end of the building in room 144. Please take a moment to come by and check out the material we have avail-able. As always for everyone's safety, please sign-in at the south end main office.

School improvement

A copy of the Comprehensive LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP)

and the WCHS School Wide /School Improvement Plan (SW/SI Plan) is available for parents to view in the front office. Both

plans can be found on WCSS website as well. We will be glad to

assist you with any questions you may have.

Also, a copy of our Parent Involvement Policy is available in the

front office and may be found on our school website at

www.worthschools.net.

Scholarship Deadlines (See Guidance Department for Details)

Mediacom

Communications

February 15, 2013

Darton Dean’s

Scholar

March 15, 2013

SUNTRUST

May 10, 2013