Washington County High School

🚨 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!” 💜

🧪🔬 Scientists at Work! 🔬🧪 Our 6th Grade Science students stepped into the role of scientists today with Mr. V leading the lab! 🥼🧠 Science isn’t just something we read about—it’s something we explore, question, test, and discover! Our young scientists were engaged, learning, and putting science into action. Way to go, Mr. V and our 6th Grade scientists! 🧪🔍💡

💜 The House of Hekima presents Wisdom Wednesday! 💜

Team Imani filled the halls with CHEER today! 💛🦁 Our Yellow Team spread a little sunshine by treating their house members to popcorn and refreshing lemonade! 🍿🍋 Nothing like a sweet and salty treat to brighten the day and keep that house spirit going! Team Imani continues to show that when we come together, we create a school culture full of energy, excitement, and love. Keep shining, Team Imani! 💛

The Adobe Academy students pulled it out, set it up, and put it to WORK today! 🙌🏽🎥 Today, they experimented with the teleprompter for the first time, and let’s just say… they are learning as we go! Hands-on learning is the BEST learning. Our Adobe Academy students are creating, experimenting, and building real-world skills one project at a time. Lights. Camera. Teleprompter. 🎬😂 We’re just getting started! #CTE

💙 Check out our BLUE Team Tumaini! 💙 “Hope Inspires Greatness” — and Team Tumaini is putting those words into action! 🔥 Today, they took time to reward and celebrate their team members and spread a little BLUE love throughout the school. 💙 We love seeing each of our six houses creating their own energy, traditions, and ways to celebrate their members! Keep it going, Team Tumaini! 💙🔥 #TeamTumaini #HopeInspiresGreatness #BlueTeam #HousePride

Our teams are ROCKING it! 🧡 A huge thank you to SFC Lewis with the U.S. Army Elizabeth City Recruiting Station for the generous donation of donuts and coffee for all of our staff members today! 🍩☕️ And another big thank you to our amazing Maintenance Department for contributing Gatorade to help keep everyone refreshed! 💙 Shoutout to Team Amari 🧡🐘 for sharing the love throughout the building and making sure our staff felt appreciated! We love seeing our teams and community partners come together to spread kindness throughout our school. Keep spreading that ORANGE love, Team Amari! 🧡 #TeamAmari #OrangeLove #StaffAppreciation #CommunityPartners #SixHousesOneSchool

Thank you for supporting the CTE Marketplace and giving our students an opportunity to turn their skills into real-world experiences. Check out a few pictures of our work! 👀 New merch loading… ⏳🔥 CTE Marketplace — We Learn. We Earn. https://wcs-cte-marketplace.square.site/

💼 Health Science II: Building Job-Ready Skills! Our Health Science II students are putting “Job-Seeking Employability Skills” into action! Today, students presented their cover letters to their classmates and received instant peer feedback on both their presentation and written materials. Using the HOSA Competitive Event Guidelines for Job Seeking Skills, students are evaluating their classmates’ cover letters and résumés with the official rubric. Today’s learning went beyond the assignment. Students practiced important employability skills including: • Accepting constructive criticism • Confidence in their abilities • Teamwork • Enthusiasm • Public speaking This is what career preparation looks like—learning how to present yourself professionally, receive feedback, support your peers, and prepare for opportunities beyond the classroom! 🩺📄💼 #HealthScienceII #CTE #HOSA #EmployabilitySkills #CareerReady #HandsOnLearning

❤️ TEAM NIA SPREAD THE RED LOVE! ❤️ Team NIA showed up today! Our students were greeted in RED by some of our talented cheerleaders, bringing energy, smiles, and plenty of NIA spirit! And because we believe in spreading a little love along the way, our team also enjoyed water with an encouraging message and cupcakes! 🧁💧 It’s bigger than a color—it’s about creating a culture where our students feel welcomed, celebrated, and connected. ❤️ Driven by Purpose. Destined for Greatness. ❤️ N-I-A! N-I-A! 🦅❤️

Health Science I students presenting their organ posters and informing their fellow classmates of each organ structure, function and which organ system each belong to.