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Sept. 10, 11, 15
Registration for Evening High School
Wicomico High School, Building E
Fall registration for Evening High School will be held from 4-7 p.m. Sept. 10, 11 and 15 in Building E of Wicomico High School, off Glen Avenue. Evening High School is designed to help students who are enrolled in other Wicomico County high schools and who need to take classes to “stay on track” for graduation. It also serves anyone ages 16-21 who wishes to return to school to complete the requirements to earn a Maryland High School Diploma. Classes begin Sept. 17. To register, bring in a birth certificate, Social Security card, immunization records and transcript (copies of all of these are available at the last school attended) and proof of residency (any utility bill or rent/mortgage statement). Students already attending a Wicomico County high school during the day and wishing to attend Evening High School at night must bring to registration a blue form completed by the high school guidance counselor. 410-677-4537
Thursday, Sept. 11
Programs for National Day of Service and Remembrance/Patriot Day
Wicomico High, North Salisbury Elementary
Wicomico High School will welcome guests for the dedication of its newly refurbished memorial garden. The community is invited to attend. Guests may begin arriving at 8:45 a.m., and the JROTC at Wicomico High School will guide visitors to the memorial garden and lead a dedication program starting at 9 a.m. Birdhouses with plaques for deceased members of the Wicomico High family will be placed in the garden. Over the past several weeks, Wicomico High and JROTC, with support from Foundation for Human Potential, Salisbury’s Promise and ShoreCorps/PALS AmeriCorps, have cleaned and weeded the garden, laid stone, improved walkways, installed rain barrels, built birdhouses, and made other improvements to the memorial garden as an environmental stewardship project. Thursday’s ceremony will include the dedication of the memorial garden and the laying of a memorial wreath. 410-677-5146
North Salisbury will welcome the Salisbury Fire Department for a Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance program for all NSS students, grades 3-5. The fire department will bring two ladder trucks, four ambulances, 25 firefighters and a bagpiper to join in the observance. The program will begin at 9:10 a.m. Thursday. The theme this year is “Peace in our Community and Peace in our World, Peace Begins with Us.” Students from 5th Grade will share a PowerPoint presentation including the timeline of events that took place on the morning of September 11th, and a wonderful illustrated book written by A.B. Curtiss called “The Little Chapel that Stood.” (The book tells the story of a little chapel beside the World Trade Center. On 9/11, the chapel served as a staging area for firefighters and police: “Oh, what gallant men we did lose/Who never came back to get their shoes.”) The 4th grade students will sing a patriotic selection.
All NSS students will be writing a wish for our world on white ribbons, and parents and students will begin typing the ribbons to the fence outside the school starting at 7:10 a.m., to serve as a gentle reminder of the significance of the day. Each class will go outside to tie them on the fence located in the front of the school. The morning’s activities will conclude on the playground with a dove release by White Wings of Eden. 410-677-5807
Friday, Sept. 12
Deadline to register for Oct. 11 SAT administration. Juniors and seniors should visit the guidance office to information.
Saturday, Sept. 13
ACT administration for students who registered by Aug. 8
Monday, Sept. 15
Wicomico Schools Kick Off Fuel Up to Play 60 Initiative
Teams from All Wicomico Schools, at Seagull Stadium and Salisbury University
Some 240 student leaders from 24 Wicomico County Public Schools will gather at Salisbury University’s Seagull Stadium Monday, Sept. 15 to kick off the school system’s year-long Fuel Up to Play 60 initiative, with kickoff support from the SU Seagulls football team and Coach Sherman Wood, former NFL players Qadry Ismail and Robert Royal, and the mascots of the Baltimore Ravens and SU.
After piloting Fuel Up to Play 60 at Prince Street Elementary and Westside Intermediate in recent years, Wicomico was awarded $104,000 by the National Dairy Council and NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 to fund countywide participation in Fuel Up to Play 60 at 24 schools. With support this year from the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Fuel Up to Play 60, Wicomico Schools will aim to boost student wellness and performance throughout this school year with a greater focus on being active and eating healthy.
On Sept. 15, a 10-student team from every participating school (primary through high school) will be at Seagull Stadium and Salisbury University for an opening ceremony, drills with football players, healthy snacks and lunch provided by the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Council, and team planning of fitness activities and initiatives to take back to the team’s school. School Fuel Up to Play 60 program advisors at each school have selected Fuel Up team members to participate in the kickoff and launch the program in their school.
Schedule for Sept. 15:
10-10:30 a.m. Kickoff at Seagull Stadium
10:30-11:30 a.m. Drills on football field for primary and intermediate teams, and team pictures with mascots.
10:45-11:45 a.m. Team planning in the Wicomico Room of the Guerrieri University Center for middle and high school students.
12-1:15 p.m. Team planning in Guerrieri University Center and Commons for primary and intermediate teams.
12:45-1:45 p.m. Drills on football field for middle and high school teams, and team pictures with former NFL players.
Monday, Sept. 15
Family Portal opens for the 2014-2015 school year
The Family Portal for parents/guardians and students in grades 3-12 will open Monday, Sept. 15. The Family Portal will provide information to parents and guardians and students on grades, assignments, attendance and other details. Parents/guardians and students will have access to the Family Portal through the end of the 2014-2015 school year.
To use the Family Portal, go to www.wcboe.org and click on the Family Portal box on the lefthand side.All passwords from the previous school year have been reset, for security purposes. Instructions are below for logging in for the 2014-2015 school year. Please check with your student’s school if you have any questions about using Family Portal or wish to discuss the information you find there about your student.
Family Portal for Parents/Guardians:
Login ID: student’s full last name (all lower case, special characters and spaces removed, not to exceed 14 characters) + first initial of student first name + the last 4 digits of the student’s Social Security Number.
Password: Student’s 5-digit lunch number (available from your student, or call the school). This is temporary; the parent will choose a new password the first time they log on.
Example: Your student is John A. Smith-Jones with the social security number xxx-xx-1234. John’s lunch number is 98765. The login id will be smithjonesj1234 and the temporary password is 98765. As soon as you are logged in, you will be prompted to set a new password.
Family Portal for Students:
Login ID: student’s last name (all lower case, special characters and spaces removed, not to exceed 14 characters) + first initial of student first name + the student’s 5 digit lunch number.
Password: Student’s 5-digit lunch number. This is temporary; the student will choose a new password the first time they log on.
Example: The student is John A. Smith-Jones with the lunch number 98765. The login id will be smithjonesj98765 and the temporary password is 98765.
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Superintendent’s Open Door Session
Board of Education Building
Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen will hold a Superintendent’s Open Door Session from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 in the Administrative Conference Room of the Board of Education Building, Mt. Hermon Road and Long Avenue, Salisbury. Open Door Sessions will be held throughout the 2014-2015 school year to provide the opportunity for people to meet one-on-one with the superintendent. People may express concerns, offer comment, or ask questions on any issue involving Wicomico schools. No appointment is needed. Each visitor will have approximately 15 minutes to meet with the superintendent. Follow-up sessions will be held if there are more visitors than there is time on the scheduled night. Open Door Sessions are also scheduled for 4-6 p.m. Oct. 15, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 18, April 15 and May 20. 410-677-4495
Friday, Sept. 19
Deadline to register for Oct. 25 ACT administration. Juniors and seniors should visit the guidance office for information.
Anyone know why night high school starts so late? Other kids have been in school for weeks. The night high school students need every minute of instruction possible, just like other students.
ReplyDeleteWell 8:35, maybe they should've had their act together the first time around instead of goofing off and wasting taxpayer money. The real world doesn't give second chances!
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ReplyDeleteI totally get what you're saying. But as long as we're giving a second chance I'm not sure why they get three more weeks vacation than other kids and it counts as a school year.
10:07 I imagine they must be getting the "regulars" situated before they can start the others. I'm sure it's not extra vacation. Night classes are usually accelerated.
ReplyDeleteGetting the regulars situated? What sense does that make? Regulars started August 25. They come at 7:45 and leave at 2:45. What does that have to do with evening classes? Night classes accelerated??????? You've got to be joking.
ReplyDeleteCould be that students attending night class blew their chance long ago and now the boa doesn't consider them a priority 7:36.
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