Warsaw Welcomes Class of 2025
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
Thursday night, Warsaw Community Schools held a “Welcome to the Class of 2025” celebration at the Warsaw Community High School Performing Arts Center.
The event provided families the opportunity to meet Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz, elementary principals, teachers and other staff. Parents also received information about WCS, kindergarten round-up and curriculum.
Chief Academics Officer David Hoffert estimated 150 families attended, or about 400 parents, grandparents and children.
As patrons walked into the event, WCHS Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members handed out CenturyLink bags to them. The bags contained a copy of a diploma, a brochure on WCS, a brochure on CenturyLink Internet basics, a coloring book made by WCHS Drawing students and three crayons.
Inside, each of the eight elementary schools had a table set up for parents to ask questions, learn more about the school or to provide their contact information. Warsaw’s eight elementary schools are Claypool, Washington, Eisenhower, Madison, Harrison, Lincoln, Leesburg and Jefferson.
At 6:30 p.m., speakers then talked to the parents in the auditorium.
Hoffert welcomed everyone.
“Wow! 2025. Sounds incredible to think about, but in 13 years, they’ll be walking across the stage (for graduation) right down the hall from here,” Hoffert said.
He thanked CenturyLink and Teachers Credit Union who donated the bags, the WCHS Drawing students, FCCLA students, Kosciusko Literary Services that was giving out free books. OrthoPediatrics, the transportation department, nurses and WCS all had a table with information, Hoffert informed the crowd. Robotics teams from Jefferson and Washington also were there.
Hoffert said he wasn’t just the chief accountability officer for WCS, he also was a parent of a member of the Class of 2025. Warsaw Schools is excited to see their students’ dreams become reality over the next 13 years.
Hintz then spoke and said the celebration Thursday was a first-time effort in welcoming parents and students for the next part of their journey.
“I can guarantee the next 13 years at Warsaw Community Schools will be very exciting,” Hintz said.
At Monday’s school board meeting, Hintz said they will ask the board to approve WCS’s strategic plan.
“The plan is intended to be our pathway to the future,” he said.
The strategic plan includes seven core values, developed by a consensus by a broad-based community group.
“The core values is what we stand for and stand on as a system and are non-negotiable,” Hintz said.
The core values are: everyone has value; every individual has something to contribute; learning enriches life; honesty, integrity and trust are fundamental to thriving relationships; embracing diversity strengthens community; people have life-changing power; and giving of time, talent and resources is vital to the well-being of the community.
Hintz also read the mission statement, which states WCS’s mission “is to inspire and equip all students to continuously acquire and apply knowledge and skills while pursuing their dreams and enriching the lives of others.”
“That’s where we’re going as a system,” Hintz said. “... We will adhere to this plan. We will work with our staff to really embrace this plan.”
Jefferson Principal Dennis Duncan then spoke on behalf of all eight principals and welcomed the families to WCS.
“We welcome you and value you and recognize it’s a privilege to have your kids at our schools,” Duncan said.
He said they will do everything in their power to make sure their school experience is a pretty positive one.
Duncan spoke about the importance of children attending kindergarten. He said kindergarten is the most important tier in school. It’s where kids learn how to do school, where they learn to be a part of a group.
After Duncan read the poem “Everything I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”, Madison and Lincoln kindergarten teachers Gina Courtois and Carla Milliman respectively spoke. They talked a little about what kindergarten is like in the 21st century.
In the 1960s, kindergarten included naps, cookies and milk, coloring and writing the alphabet. Today, it includes reading, writing, math, science, social studies, health, physical education, library, music, art and technology.
Assessments include mClass, nine-week report cards and Fountas & Pinnell that measures reading assessment.
To conclude the event, Hoffert invited everyone into the WCHS cafeteria that was set up as a “kindergarten wonderland.”
Hoffert also informed everyone that kindergarten round-up will be March 1 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at teach of the WCS elementaries. Parents of kindergarten students planning to begin school in the fall are invited to meet the teachers, principal, school nurse and office staff at each school. Child care will be provided for the kindergarten students.[[In-content Ad]]
Thursday night, Warsaw Community Schools held a “Welcome to the Class of 2025” celebration at the Warsaw Community High School Performing Arts Center.
The event provided families the opportunity to meet Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz, elementary principals, teachers and other staff. Parents also received information about WCS, kindergarten round-up and curriculum.
Chief Academics Officer David Hoffert estimated 150 families attended, or about 400 parents, grandparents and children.
As patrons walked into the event, WCHS Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members handed out CenturyLink bags to them. The bags contained a copy of a diploma, a brochure on WCS, a brochure on CenturyLink Internet basics, a coloring book made by WCHS Drawing students and three crayons.
Inside, each of the eight elementary schools had a table set up for parents to ask questions, learn more about the school or to provide their contact information. Warsaw’s eight elementary schools are Claypool, Washington, Eisenhower, Madison, Harrison, Lincoln, Leesburg and Jefferson.
At 6:30 p.m., speakers then talked to the parents in the auditorium.
Hoffert welcomed everyone.
“Wow! 2025. Sounds incredible to think about, but in 13 years, they’ll be walking across the stage (for graduation) right down the hall from here,” Hoffert said.
He thanked CenturyLink and Teachers Credit Union who donated the bags, the WCHS Drawing students, FCCLA students, Kosciusko Literary Services that was giving out free books. OrthoPediatrics, the transportation department, nurses and WCS all had a table with information, Hoffert informed the crowd. Robotics teams from Jefferson and Washington also were there.
Hoffert said he wasn’t just the chief accountability officer for WCS, he also was a parent of a member of the Class of 2025. Warsaw Schools is excited to see their students’ dreams become reality over the next 13 years.
Hintz then spoke and said the celebration Thursday was a first-time effort in welcoming parents and students for the next part of their journey.
“I can guarantee the next 13 years at Warsaw Community Schools will be very exciting,” Hintz said.
At Monday’s school board meeting, Hintz said they will ask the board to approve WCS’s strategic plan.
“The plan is intended to be our pathway to the future,” he said.
The strategic plan includes seven core values, developed by a consensus by a broad-based community group.
“The core values is what we stand for and stand on as a system and are non-negotiable,” Hintz said.
The core values are: everyone has value; every individual has something to contribute; learning enriches life; honesty, integrity and trust are fundamental to thriving relationships; embracing diversity strengthens community; people have life-changing power; and giving of time, talent and resources is vital to the well-being of the community.
Hintz also read the mission statement, which states WCS’s mission “is to inspire and equip all students to continuously acquire and apply knowledge and skills while pursuing their dreams and enriching the lives of others.”
“That’s where we’re going as a system,” Hintz said. “... We will adhere to this plan. We will work with our staff to really embrace this plan.”
Jefferson Principal Dennis Duncan then spoke on behalf of all eight principals and welcomed the families to WCS.
“We welcome you and value you and recognize it’s a privilege to have your kids at our schools,” Duncan said.
He said they will do everything in their power to make sure their school experience is a pretty positive one.
Duncan spoke about the importance of children attending kindergarten. He said kindergarten is the most important tier in school. It’s where kids learn how to do school, where they learn to be a part of a group.
After Duncan read the poem “Everything I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”, Madison and Lincoln kindergarten teachers Gina Courtois and Carla Milliman respectively spoke. They talked a little about what kindergarten is like in the 21st century.
In the 1960s, kindergarten included naps, cookies and milk, coloring and writing the alphabet. Today, it includes reading, writing, math, science, social studies, health, physical education, library, music, art and technology.
Assessments include mClass, nine-week report cards and Fountas & Pinnell that measures reading assessment.
To conclude the event, Hoffert invited everyone into the WCHS cafeteria that was set up as a “kindergarten wonderland.”
Hoffert also informed everyone that kindergarten round-up will be March 1 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at teach of the WCS elementaries. Parents of kindergarten students planning to begin school in the fall are invited to meet the teachers, principal, school nurse and office staff at each school. Child care will be provided for the kindergarten students.[[In-content Ad]]
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