Warsaw Community High School

Dear Warsaw Schools Community, We all long for normality during this continued time of COVID.  As exemplified during the 2020-21 school year, our local schools are the bedrock of the community.  During a year of abnormality, we were able to provide a stable environment.  In-person instruction is needed for student academic and social well-being along with economic and community health. Our number one priority must be a safe in-person educational environment. Within the first four weeks of the 2021-22 school year, COVID-19 numbers have spiked due to the highly contagious Delta variant.  These numbers reflect positive cases experienced during the height of the 2020-21 school year.  Our local health department has noted substantial community spread that led to the creation of new recommendations for additional mitigation strategies.  Due to this similar spread throughout Indiana, Governor Eric Holcomb issued a new Executive Order 21-24 on September 1 for all K-12 schools.  On Tuesday, September 7, our school board met to review the executive order and local health department recommendations. Beginning Friday, September 10, 2021, in an effort to maintain high-quality in-person instruction in a safe and healthy environment for our students while minimizing the disruption caused by mandatory quarantine rules, Warsaw Community Schools will require masks for all students, staff, and visitors during the school day regardless of vaccination status in all of our school buildings. What does this mean for our WCS school community? During the school day, masks will be required regardless of vaccination status for all students, staff, and visitors in all indoor WCS school buildings and on buses.  By wearing masks, WCS expects to reduce quarantines significantly, which will increase the likelihood of maintaining full-time in-person learning as well as continued opportunities for co and extra-curricular activities.  Our number one priority is to provide our students and community a safe in-person educational environment. A compelling benefit of the mask mandate (per Governor’s executive order) is that instructional and social activities may return to pre-COVID conditions; a 3-foot or 6-foot radius is required between students when masked is no longer required. Healthy students will now be able to engage in more interactive instructional strategies with their peers without the risk of being quarantined. Staff will provide students with opportunities, as allowed by state health protocols, to remove masks at appropriate times when eating, engaged in physical activity, outdoor learning, and when 6-feet of physical distance is possible. Quarantines from outside of the school settings, as well as those close contacts from non-classroom settings, extracurricular activities. and athletics may still be subject to quarantine. In accordance with the Indiana State Health Department vaccinated (asymptomatic) students and staff remain exempt from contact-traced quarantines. WCS will continue to encourage social distancing and frequent hand washing/sanitizing in addition to our other layered mitigation protocols. The masking requirement will be deployed whenever Kosciusko County is in the orange or red zone according to the Indiana State Department of Health.  When Kosciusko County is in the yellow zone for two consecutive weeks, masks will return to recommended, but optional.   Thank you for your continued support to make our number one priority a reality.  #TogetherWeAreWarsaw Reopening Plan UPDATED: https://www.warsawschools.org/browse/158668 David Hoffert, PhD Superintendent, Warsaw Community Schools

Mrs. Lancaster's Adult Roles & Responsibilities class held a mock graduation to prepare students for life. Thank you Dena Lancaster for equipping students! Pictured (From Left): Brooklynn Wood;Tate VanHouten; and Ava Silveus. #wcsmission #togetherwearewarsaw

Check out the Warsaw Community Pool Calendar for September https://bit.ly/swimseptember #wcsmission #togetherwearewarsaw

Mark your Calendars: Secondary Picture Day is Coming Soon! WCHS/WACC: Sept. 15 & Sept. 16 Lakeview: Sept. 17 Edgewood: Sept. 24 Gateway: TBD #wcsmission #togetherwearewarsaw

Warsaw Community Schools is excited to announce our next JOB FAIR. WCS will join community partners and assist with applications. We have openings for full-time and part-time jobs. We offer flexible schedules, benefits, and full or partial-year employment opportunities. Screenshot this: DATE: FRIDAY, September 10, 2021 TIME: 11 am - 5 pm LOCATION: Goodwill, 751 Anchorage Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580 (We’ll have a marquee outside/on site) APPLICATIONS: wcsjobs.com Download/ Print the Flier: https://bit.ly/wcsjobfair Tell a friend. We look forward to meeting you! #wcsmission #togetherwearewarsaw

PSA: August 28 COVID-19 Vaccine Drive-thru Clinic A Community Collaboration A drive-thru Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held on Saturday, August 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish, 225 Gilliam Drive, in Warsaw. The drive-thru clinic is a collaboration between the Northern Indiana Hispanic Health Coalition, Kosciusko County Health Department, City of Warsaw, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory, Bowen Center, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, and Warsaw Community Schools. The Pfizer vaccine is FDA approved and available for ages 12 and older. Those ages 12 and older must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No ID is required. No pre-registration is required. Those who are not pre-registered are still welcome and encouraged to get a vaccine. Attendees will be able to remain in their cars for the entire process. Second doses are scheduled for September 18 at the same location, so attendees will already be registered for the next step before they leave. To pre-register or for questions, call (574) 206-3938. #wcmission #togetherwearewarsaw

Parents please view the red and green lines for your routes to drop off students.

PSA: Covid-19 Pfizer Vaccine Drive Thru Saturday, August 28 10 am - 2 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe 225 Gilliam Dr. Warsaw, IN 46580 Age 12+ REGISTER: 574.206.3938, 1-877-21-salud (72583) Or Walk-IN 2nd Dose: Sept 18, 10 am - 2 pm (Same Location) https://bit.ly/vaccine828

LINK: https://www.warsawschools.org/page/technology 1405 students have purchased Accidental Damage Protection (ADP) for their Ipads for just $25 per device! Without ADP, a typical repair is upward of $200! The last day to purchase ADP is August 31 - just 13 days away.

Warsaw Community Schools Human Resource Department will Offer: WALK IN INTERVIEWS When: Thursday August 19 Time: 8 am - 4 pm wcsjobs.com Phone: 574.371.5098 Save the Date/ Share with a Friend #wcsmission #ForwardTogether

Hello Parents and Guardians, The WCHS/WACC staff could not be more excited and prepared to greet your eager scholars tomorrow morning for the start of the 2021-22 School year. Please view our pick up and drop off routes in red and green below. The 2nd image has student parking lots highlighted as well.

Dear students and parents, The 2021-2022 school year is upon us, and we look forward to the start of school on Friday, August 13th. In preparation for the new school year we would like to invite you to walk the building with your son or daughter this Thursday, August 12th from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. This is a great time to meet faculty and staff and for students to walk their new schedules. Please join us!

Welcome Back: Freshman Orientation (Aug 10), Back to School Night (Aug 12), Personal Technology Updates, Health Updates, If you are Driving Info, Locker Info, Useful Links/Bell Schedule, Dress Code Success, and Administrative Team Contacts. Click Here LINK: https://5il.co/wq74

Warsaw Community High School will hold Freshmen Orientation on Tuesday, August 10 from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Warsaw Community High School. Parents and guardians are asked to enter through the Performing Art Center (PAC) doors. All incoming freshmen students are invited to attend. Due to recent COVID-19 protocol restrictions, there will be three repeated presentations of important incoming freshmen material. WCHS will operate with alphabetized freshmen groups, based on a student's last name, in the PAC at ONE of the following times: 5:00 pm (A-J); 6:00 pm (K-R); 7:00 pm (S-Z). The remaining time will be allotted for students and a parent/guardian to tour WCHS and for students to walk their schedule. To assist with space limitations, WCHS is asking that only one parent/guardian enter the building with the student. Some highlights of the orientation will include sharing important information regarding the school year, meeting and hearing from key school figures, and introducing Tim Devlin, the new principal for the Class of 2025. Incoming freshmen will receive their iPad at this event as well as information to purchase insurance on that device. Insurance is a valuable asset to have in case of an accident. iPad insurance for freshmen will be $25. This is an important evening designed to help students and families make a smooth transition to WCHS. Warsaw Community High School looks forward to welcoming the Class of 2025 and providing valuable information on August 10, 2021, from 4:30 pm to 8 pm.

Warsaw Community Schools has ten (10) eLearning days scheduled for the 2021-22 school year. Baker Youth Club is the place for your child on those days! We can help your child complete their eLearning assignments in a safe and fun environment! Daily structured activities including: • eLearning Support • STEM Projects • Art Projects • Physical Activities Light breakfast, lunch and light afternoon snack provided. 6:30 am – 5:30 pm $25 per day Contact Tracy at BYC for more information. Phone: (574) 267-8771

We’re ready for you! Yearbook Distribution outside the PAC from 11:00-1:00 and 5:00-7:00 today and tomorrow!!

WCHS Yearbook Distribution! Where: WCHS PAC Horseshoe When: July 28th & 29th, 11:00am-1:00pm & 5:00pm-7:00pm The Yearbook acct. has sent emails! Rain Plan: We'll be inside the PAC lobby same days/same times! Can't make it? No worries. Check your email! #wchspublications

Sign Up for Powerschool ALERTS (PLEASE NOTE: New System this Year - Everyone Will Need to Submit their Info, Alert Preferences, and OPT-IN.) Go to PowerSchool. Scroll down to OTHER (Left margin). Choose FORMS. Scroll to Ecollect Communications. Choose Thrillshare Communications. Opt-In for school notifications. Update contact info and preferences (Email/Mobile Text/Phone Call) OR - Opt-Out: Choose I do NOT wish to receive notifications. https://warsawschools.powerschool.com/public/home.html School Returns Friday, August 13th, 2021 Please SHARE #wcsmission #ForwardTogether

Pool Calendar: August, 2021 LINK to PDF: Pool: August Calendar

Warsaw Community Schools Human Resource Department will Offer: WALK IN INTERVIEWS When: Tuesday July 13 / Thursday August 19 Time: 8 am - 4 pm wcsjobs.com Phone: 574.371.5098 Save the Date/ Share with a Friend #wcsmission #ForwardTogether