Washington County High School

👟 Step Into Learning at Sneaker Fest Data Night! 👟

Parents, join us for a Title I event where students take the lead in reviewing their own progress through interactive data walks! 📊✨

🗓 When: September 30th
Time: 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Where: WCHS
Come see your students shine as they share their achievements and goals—it’s learning, leadership, and fun all in one!

🎉 Get Ready for WCHS’s 1st Ever 5K Walk! 🎉

📅 When: Saturday, October 11th at 9 AM
📍 Where: WCHS Campus

In collaboration with Community Schools and CTE, this is a major community event you won’t want to miss! Gather your church groups, sororities, cultural groups, sister squads, organizations, families, or join as an individual.

Expect music, WCHS Cheerleaders, SIMP Mini Cheer Squad, line dancing, snacks, breast cancer awareness tables, CTSO booths, and more! 🏃‍♀️💃🎶

📲 Registering to walk? Sign up using the QR code and secure your spot! Or click here https://forms.gle/NfqvKV6sFdM3Nvng9

📲 Sign up using the QR code and secure your spot!

For more information, contact:
📧 Ms. Spence: dspence@wcsnc.org
📧 Mrs. James: wyjames@wcsnc.org
📧 Mr. Burnett: kburnett@wcsnc.org

Let’s walk, celebrate, and show our school spirit and community pride! 💖💛

Congratulations to the WCHS FB team with a gut wrenching 18-6 road win against rival Bertie. Panthers improved to 2-2 on the season. Standout performances: Jeremiah Mann 6 tackles and 2 sacks, Keitrell Sutton 2 interceptions. Brandon Spruill 4 receptions for 76 yards and 1 TD, Kiymani Jones set a school record with 212 yards rushing on 19 carries. Panthers have a bye this week and will resume play at home on 9/26 against 3A Wake Prep Academy.

🌟 A huge THANK YOU to WIC Clerk, Ms. Althea Stuger, for visiting our Foods & Nutrition students today! 🌟 Her presentation was engaging, informative, and perfectly aligned with our curriculum, giving students real-world connections to the concepts they’re learning in class. 💙🍎

🇺🇸🎖️ Our JROTC Cadets represented Washington County High School today at the Peanut Festival in Roper! They showed great discipline, teamwork, and community spirit.

📚✨ Our teachers are fully engaged in AVID training today! They’re diving into new strategies, collaborating, and sharpening their skills to ensure our students are prepared for success in school, college, and beyond. 💡🙌 We’re proud of their commitment to continuous growth and can’t wait to see the positive impact in our classrooms! #AVID

🎓💰 We had FAFSA Night for our seniors this week! A huge thank you to the families who came out to learn about this important step in preparing for college. Here are a few key things to know about FAFSA: ✅ FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the form students complete to apply for federal grants, work-study, and loans for college. ✅ Many states and schools also use FAFSA information to award their own financial aid. ✅ The sooner you complete it, the better—some aid is first-come, first-served. ✅ Both students and parents need an FSA ID to get started. Filling out the FAFSA opens the door to thousands of dollars in potential aid.

🤖 Entrepreneurship students are staying active and hands-on! 💡 They’ve been tasked with identifying real problems they can solve as future business owners. To get started, students went out and interviewed their peers to learn about the challenges teens face every day. These authentic conversations will serve as the foundation for their innovative business ideas in the LCBM (Learning Career-Based Model). 🚀 Our students aren’t just talking about solutions—they’re preparing to create them! It's where innovation and solutions meet. #CTE

Today, our JROTC program paused to honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001.
With a moment of silence, our cadets reflected on the nearly 3,000 people who tragically lost their lives during the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

This day serves as a reminder of the resilience, bravery, and unity that followed one of the most difficult moments in our nation’s history. We honor the first responders, service members, and countless others who sacrificed in the days, months, and years after 9/11.

May we never forget. 🇺🇸

Today, interested uppercla had the opportunity to hear from two special guests: • Carrington Dudley, Regional Assistant Director from North Carolina A&T State University • Sydney Proctor, Student Recruitment Specialist from Pitt Community College

🌱 Check out our Horticulture I students hard at work transplanting Pothos into hanging baskets! 🌿🪴

Congratulations to WCHS Panthers on winning their first game of the season in an exciting game against the Southside Seahawks at the old Creswell HS. Standout performers were Kiymani Jones who had 160 yards rushing and 2 TD’s and Brandon Spruill who hauled in 4 catches for 140 yards. Leading the way on defense was Tyshawn Stevens with 11 tackles and Ishawn Fuller with a game sealing interception. Panthers will be on the road next week against the Bertie Falcons. Come out and support.

🤝 The Power of Community Partnerships 🤝 Washington County Schools is grateful for the support of Domtar employees, who recently donated supplies to our Community Resource Coordinator for the district. 🎒✏️📚 These partnerships make a real difference in meeting the needs of our students and families. Together, we are stronger—and together, we are building brighter futures! 💙💛 #WCSStrong #CommunityPartners #ThankYouDomtar

Check out this media release from our Superintendent about expectations regarding school performance and our vision for the future.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MntjtcrEhrPVbXyu33AtfXz2bHVmQF1A/view?usp=drive_link

🎨 Check out the amazing work from our Art Department! Artists: Maya Williams & Lamiya Belcher Painters: Lamiya Belcher, Gianna Libretti, Dalia Saleh, Zy’Mere Cooper & Debbie Wilkins 🏈 And don’t forget—come out and support Panther Football tonight in Creswell! Let’s show up and cheer them on!

✨ Impact. Inspiration. Direction. ✨ Today, Washington County Schools had the privilege of welcoming back one of our very own graduates, who delivered an impactful presentation from start to finish to a group of high-achieving upperclassmen from WCHECH & WCHS planning to attend a four year university. Through a Lunch & Learn event—made possible by a partnership between CTE’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) and Community Schools—students walked away with wisdom that can truly shape their futures. Some of the powerful takeaways from Dr. Downing's presentation included: 💡 “Rejection is Redirection” – keep moving forward. 💡 Apply early, know your deadlines, and work on essays and personal statements ahead of time. 💡 Narrow down your college choices (3–5 schools). 💡 Learn how to win with scholarship essays by standing out, staying neutral where needed, and remembering: “Optional means required.” 💡 Complete your RDS. 💡 “If you help enough people get where they need to be in life, you’ll get where you need to be.” 💡 Don’t be afraid to use high-frequency brain music to boost focus. 💡 Celebrate small wins—turning experiences into powerful stories that shine in essays. The presentation not only gave practical strategies but also pushed our students to dream bigger, work smarter, and believe in their ability to stand out on college and scholarship applications. This was more than a session—it was an investment into the future of Washington County. 🌟

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Our Foods students are hard at work in the lab, cooking up delicious dishes while learning hands-on skills that will last a lifetime! #CTE

Check out our Foods II students in action! They’re testing foods for carbohydrates, predicting whether they’re simple or complex, and then confirming their results through testing.