Washington County High School

📣🐾 WASHINGTON COUNTY, COME OUT & SUPPORT OUR YOUTH! 🐾📣 Tomorrow at 12:00 PM, we’re asking our community to SHOW UP and SHOW LOVE as several of our school-based organizations participate in the Peanut Festival! 💙 Support our students. 💙 Support our organizations. 💙 Support ALL of our youth! And we have a special treat! 🥁🎺 Our Panther Band has only been practicing for a few weeks, and they are stepping out to perform! We are incredibly excited for them, so please rally behind our students, encourage them, and let them know their community is cheering them on! For our band and ALL of our organizations — WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED! 🐾🔥 Come out tomorrow at 12 and help us celebrate our students! #PantherPride #SupportOurYouth #PeanutFestival #WashingtonCountySchools #WereJustGettingStarted

🚨❤️ Special delivery! Here’s a little DoorDash for Team NIA! When you’re driven by purpose and destined for greatness, sometimes a special delivery is just what you need! 🦅❤️ Team NIA continues to bring the energy, build the culture, and spread that RED spirit throughout the halls! ❤️ NIA — Driven by Purpose. Destined for Greatness. #TeamNIA #HouseOfNIA #DoorDash #HouseSystem #PantherPride #WeAreREDdy

🌎💡 Connections are unlimited when we expose our students to new possibilities! Today, our students were highly engaged as we welcomed guest speaker Darrion Webster, an Elizabeth City native and owner of a Web3 company specializing in trading, cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, financial systems, and investing. Mr. Webster has shared his knowledge with students at Northeastern High School, Fayetteville State University, and Elizabeth City State University, and today our Panthers had the opportunity to learn from his experience. From financial literacy to emerging technology, our students were introduced to concepts shaping the future—and they were locked in! 📈💻 A special thank you to Mr. Walker for using his connections to bring this opportunity directly to our students. Experiences like this remind us that learning extends far beyond the classroom. Exposure creates possibilities. Connections create opportunities. 💙🖤 #WCHS #CTE #FinancialLiteracy #ArtificialIntelligence #Web3 #CareerReady #StudentEngagement #PantherPride

🍴 Not only are our students eating good—they’re learning new recipes and building real-life skills in the kitchen! Our Foods I & Foods II students have been busy cooking up some delicious dishes! 👩🏽‍🍳👨🏽‍🍳 🍯 Honey Garlic Chicken 🍽️ Smothered Pork Chops 🥢 Chicken & Shrimp Egg Rolls – Foods I From following recipes and practicing food safety to learning preparation and cooking techniques, our students are gaining skills they can use for a lifetime. Learning definitely tastes good at WCHS! 💙🖤 #WCHS #CTE #FoodsAndNutrition #HandsOnLearning #CareerReady #PantherPride

📣 SGA SIGN-UPS ARE UNDERWAY! Ms. Tann, our new SGA Advisor, is out, visible, and ready to get our students involved! 💙🖤 Our students are signing up TODAY and picking up their SGA requirements packets. We’re excited to see who will step up, lead, and represent their fellow Panthers this year! 🐾 Panther leaders are in the making! #PantherPride #SGA #StudentLeadership #WCHS

Parents & Pizza Title I Night

🌱 Hands-On Learning in Action! 🌱 Our Horticulture students are putting their skills to work and preparing for a productive fall season! 🌿 Horticulture I students rolled up their sleeves and removed unwanted weeds from our raised beds in preparation for the fall garden. 🏡 Horticulture II students took learning to another level by placing and securing our new shade cloth over the greenhouse—gaining real-world experience while helping create the proper growing environment for our plants. This is what CTE is all about—learning by doing, building practical skills, and seeing the results of your work! 💪🏽🌱 At Washington County Schools, we’re not just teaching horticulture—we’re growing skills, confidence, and future possibilities! ✈️ #HandsOnLearning #Horticulture #CTE #LearningByDoing #WashingtonCountySchools #PantherPride #CTETakesFlight

Wisdom Wednesday

💙🔥 THE HOUSE OF TUMAINI IS IN THE BUILDING! 🔥💙 The House of Tumaini is filling the halls today with a splash of BLUE! 💙 Representing HOPE, our Phoenixes continue to bring energy, school spirit, and positivity throughout WCHS. 🐦‍🔥 Six Houses. One School. One Panther Family. 🐾 #HouseOfTumaini #HopeInspiresGreatness #BlueHouse #SixHousesOneSchool #PantherPride

💜 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AT THEIR BEST! 💜 We’re excited to welcome SIMP (Sowing Into My Purpose), a local nonprofit focused on youth engagement, involvement, and empowerment, as a community partner and proud supporter of the House of Hekima! 🦉💜 SIMP is already sowing into our students! They recently sponsored Gatorade and snacks for our Panther Volleyball Team, showing our student-athletes that their community is behind them both on and off the court. 🏐💪🏽 This is exactly what our House System is about—bringing our school, families, and community stakeholders together to pour into our students. Thank you, SIMP, for choosing to SOW INTO THEIR PURPOSE! 🌱💜 #CommunityPartnerships #SowingIntoMyPurpose #SIMP #HouseOfHekima #PantherPride #WisdomLightsTheWay #SixHousesOneSchool

🚨 PARENTS & FAMILIES — WE NEED YOU TOMORROW! 🚨 📅 Wednesday, September 9 ⏰ 5:00 PM 📍 Big Gym — Please enter through the game entrance. Our Title I meeting is an important opportunity for families to learn what is planned for the school year, what is expected of students and the school, and how parents can be involved in decisions that impact their children. Under Title I requirements, schools hold an annual meeting and invite and encourage all parents and families to attend. During these meetings, families should receive information about: 📚 Curriculum and academic expectations 📊 Assessments and how student progress is measured 🎯 State academic standards and achievement expectations 🏫 Title I programs, services, and resources 🤝 Parent and family engagement opportunities 🗣️ Your rights to provide input and participate in your child’s education NC DPI emphasizes that meaningful family engagement is an important partnership that supports student achievement, attendance, behavior, and overall school climate. (NC DPI⁠) Please make plans to SHOW UP and BE INFORMED! Your presence and your voice matter. ⏰ We will begin ON TIME at 5:00 PM, so please arrive early enough to get seated. 💙🐾 Six Houses. One School. One Panther Family.

❤️🧊 CHILLIN’ WITH THE RED! 🧊❤️ Friday was a COOL day at WCHS! The House of Nia celebrated with Chillin’ With the Red, where Nia members—and anyone who showed up dressed in RED—got to grab an icy after lunch! ❤️ And the fun didn’t stop there! House Day was a great day for ALL SIX HOUSES! 🧡❤️💜💚💙💛 This is why we need our students IN SCHOOL, EVERY DAY, ALL DAY! You never know when your House, our community stakeholders, or the school might POP UP with a special treat, celebration, or surprise just to spread a little love through the halls! 🎉 Attendance matters—and you have to be PRESENT to experience the moments! Stay tuned… there’s more to come! 👀 #SixHousesOneSchool #HouseOfNia #ChillinWithTheRed #AttendanceMatters #PantherPride #WCHS

🚫💻 No Tech? NO PROBLEM! 🧠⚡️ Ms. Tann, our 8th Grade Science teacher, turned technical difficulties into an opportunity to TRANSFORM MINDS! 🔬✨ During our “No Tech Day,” students used Snap Circuits to build, experiment, problem-solve, and put their critical-thinking and analytical skills to work. When the technology went down, the LEARNING went UP! 🙌🏽 This is what hands-on learning looks like—creating thinkers, problem-solvers, and future innovators! 💡⚡️ #TransformingMinds #HandsOnLearning #6thGradeScience #CriticalThinking #STEM #WashingtonCountySchools #CrazyAndConsistent

🧡 Community Support Makes a Difference! 🧡 A special thank you to Sheriff Arlo and his wife, Angela, for their generous pizza donation to the House of Amari! 🍕🐘 As we continue implementing our House System, community collaborations and donations like this have made a world of difference. Our stakeholders are helping us create meaningful experiences, build school spirit, and strengthen the sense of family within our school. Thank you to all of our stakeholders who continue to support our students and our vision. We appreciate you! 🧡 #HouseOfAmari #CommunityCollaboration #ThankYouStakeholders #SixHousesOneSchool

💚🦋 Team Zuri showed up and showed out! 🦋💚 Our Green Team represents kind hearts, beautiful minds, and bold futures! Yesterday, Team Zuri filled the halls with cheer, celebrating their team and spreading that GREEN energy throughout the school! Just like their beautiful butterfly, Zuri is ready to spread their wings and soar! 💚🦋 #TeamZuri #GreenTeam #KindHearts #BeautifulMinds #BoldFutures #SixHousesOneSchool

Hands-on learning is happening in Health Science! 🩺💙 Our students are putting their skills into action and gaining real-world experience that prepares them for future careers in healthcare. Learning by doing!

CTE looks different around here! 👩🏽‍🍳🍴 Check out our Foods and Nutrition II students putting their skills to work in the lab! From the classroom to the kitchen, our students are learning by doing and gaining real-world skills along the way. This is CTE in action! 💙🐾 #CTELooksDifferent #FoodsAndNutrition #CTEInAction #CrazyAndConsistent

🧡 House of Amari Spreading Kindness! 🧡 The House of Amari had the special opportunity to visit Mrs. Davenport’s kindergarten class! Our students shared treat bags filled with goodies and positive “Good Choice” message cards to encourage our youngest Panthers to keep making great choices. To show their appreciation, Team Amari also presented Mrs. Davenport’s class with a special Certificate of Appreciation for inviting them to visit.🧡🐘 #HouseOfAmari #TeamOrange #PantherPride #SixHousesOneSchool #MakingGoodChoices

The House System is off to a GREAT start! ❤️ Check out our Red Team, Team NIA, spreading love beyond our campus and into our local nursing homes! Our students are showing that being driven by purpose means making a difference wherever you go. Today, the Washington County High School Cheerleaders proudly carried the spirit of Team Nia — our Red House, representing PURPOSE — beyond the walls of our school and into our community. As part of our ongoing purpose-driven community service efforts, our cheerleaders visited The Carrolton of Plymouth following the residents’ lunch hour to share a special treat, a few smiles, and a whole lot of RED-HOUSE LOVE! ❤️ Our cheerleaders intentionally came prepared to spread cheer, kindness, and joy. We shared red hot dogs as a special treat and spent meaningful time interacting with the senior citizens and staff. While the hot dogs were red, the love behind the gesture came straight from our hearts. ❤️🌭 We went with the intention of uplifting the residents, but something beautiful happened along the way: we were uplifted, too. The conversations, smiles, laughter, and interactions with the residents and staff reminded us that service is never one-sided. When we take the time to pour into others, we often discover that they pour something right back into us. Our students left with full hearts, grateful for the opportunity to spend time with members of our community and to experience the joy that comes from simply showing up with love and purpose. This experience was a powerful reminder that purpose is not just something we talk about—it is something we live. It is found in serving, encouraging, connecting, and making someone’s day a little brighter. ❤️ TEAM NIA — PURPOSE IN ACTION! Six Houses. One School. One Family. ❤️🐾 #TeamNia #RedHouse #PurposeInAction #PurposeDriven #CommunityService #WCHSCheer #PantherPride #SixHousesOneSchoolOneFamily

💜 Team Hekima painted the halls PURPLE today! 💜 Purple everywhere, smiles everywhere, and plenty of Hekima spirit! The House of Wisdom showed up and showed out! 💜🦉 “Wisdom lights the way!” 💜