Ware Shoals High School

Our scheduled date for returning to five day instruction, November 23, has been changed due to the increase in COVID19 cases in our counties and the chance that students, their families, and our staff will be attending gatherings over the holidays where exposure may occur. The new target date for reopening with five day instruction is January 14, the first day of the second semester. This is an additional 23 days of the hybrid schedule. We thank you for your understanding and patience as our Board of Trustees and I put safety first.

Good afternoon! Bus 2 and Bus 3 will be combined today during the PM route until further notice. Coach Wooten will be coaching basketball. The students will load bus 2, Pam Wagner is the driver.

After-school weightlifting will begin next week (Nov. 16th) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The time will be from 3:15 to 4:00 PM. Please make sure you have a ride to pick you up at 4:00 PM. This is for grades 9-12 at this time.

Tomorrow (Friday) bus 7&8 will be combined. Students will ride bus 7. Winnifred Wells will be the driver of the combined routes.

Reminder for parents and guardians of seniors: Next Friday, November 20th is the LAST day to purchase a yearbook senior recognition ad. Recognition ads can be purchased and designed at www.jostens.com/yearbookads Yearbook Ads | Jostens Tell your student how proud they make you through yearbook ads. Select a cherished photo, choose a layout and add your personal message. www.jostens.com Contact Mrs. Guess at 864-456-7923 with any questions.

The C-Team game vs Dixie has been rescheduled for tomorrow night (11-10). Game time is 5:30, All tickets will be sold at the game.

Ware Shoals Million Dollar Band: With a score of 87.5, taking Best Percussion, Best Woodwind Soloist and Best Visual Performance, please congratulate your Ware Shoals High School MILLION DOLLAR BAND! They made “Impossible” Possible!!! So proud WSM$B!!

No tickets will be sold at the game! https://cfcsblueflashes.com/tickets-event-tickets/

Attention all girls interested in trying out for basketball. The dates for the girls’ varsity basketball tryouts have been changed to November 9th, 10th and 11th. Monday’s practice will be from 3:15pm – 5:15 pm in the high school gym. Tuesday 11/10 and Wednesday 11/11 will be from 3:30pm – 5:15pm at the Larry Traynham Center. Any questions contact Coach Wirszyla at: pwirszyla@gwd51.org

News from the District Nurse: Mask wearing has become the new norm. The students in our district have adjusted well and have been very good at wearing their mask. Since mask wearing is a daily routine, how to store and clean them are very important. The following are some tips on storing and washing your child’s mask. Store your cloth mask properly and wash it regularly to keep it clean. Consider having more than one mask on hand so that you can easily replace a dirty mask with a clean one. Wash your cloth mask whenever it gets dirty or at least daily. If you have a disposable face mask, throw it away after wearing it once. Using a washing machine It is okay to include your mask with your regular laundry. Use regular laundry detergent and use the warmest settings on the washer that is safe for the material, or wash your mask with tap water and laundry detergent or soap. Rinse thoroughly with clean water to remove detergent or soap. Dry your mask completely in a warm or hot dryer use the warmest setting on the dryer that is safe for the material, or hang your mask in direct sunlight to dry completely. If you cannot hang it in direct sunlight, hang or lay it flat and let it dry completely.

Tomorrow (Friday) buses 2 and 3 will be combined in the PM. Mrs. Wagner will be out and Coach Wooten will drive a combined route.

We ARE staffing the library today to sell tickets only. There are tickets available for the Southside Christian football game. Tickets will be sold until 12:00 Friday.

Due to increasing threat of high winds from remnants of Hurricane Zeta that are predicted for our area, B Day (Gold Hornets) will have an eLearning day tomorrow. Students must log into their Schoology or Seesaw account to be counted present. A Day students (Purple Hornets) will return to school on Friday. Stay safe, everyone!

Elearning day on Thursday. Friday will be an A Day.

There are approximately 120 tickets left for Friday's game at Southside Christian on sale in the Library, and will be until Friday at 12:00. No tickets will be sold on their campus. As I picked up the tickets on Monday and, for those of you who travel to Woodruff Rd the "back" way through Hickory Tavern....there was/is a bridge out just past Hwy 101. There are clear directions for the detour, however coming back across the bridge to make a left in Simpsonville is a chore. The return detour leads one past Happy Cow and on to Hwy 25.

The Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of returning to the traditional model of instruction (5 days, face to face) beginning November 23. Today we learned that the company helping us needs one more week to get all materials in (demand is very high right now) and to finish making and installing everything. Starting on November 23 will give teachers and students 2 days (23rd and 24th) to learn and practice new routines and safety procedures for being all together again. After Thanksgiving, we'll have three weeks of productivity before the Christmas break.

Schedule for next week: Monday, November 2nd, is an eLearning day for all students and Parent-Teacher Conference Day. Tuesday, November 3rd, is Election Day and a holiday for students and staff. Wednesday the 4th, we resume school with B Day (Gold Hornets).

The Board of Trustees will have a called meeting tomorrow, October 27th, at 4pm to consider a recommendation that students return to school full time on November 16th. This is basically a formality, as they have already given their approval to take steps to get ready for 5 day, face-to-face instruction. All schools will have the best PPE that is available. Acrylic shields are being made for tables and desks, and will be installed by November 12 (photos here are from schools in Spartanburg 6). Combined with the other measures that are already in place, schools will be safe places for children. We are looking forward to having all students under one roof again!

SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL GAMEDAY REQUIREMENTS VISITING TEAM: ● The team bus will park by the bus garage. ● The players will enter through gate number 3 (see picture ). ● The visiting team will not have access to a locker room. Please come ready to play. ● The visiting team will have access to the restrooms that are in the trailer just inside gate number 3. ● In case of a storm, the visiting team will have access to the gymnasium or girls locker room. VISITING FANS: ● All visiting fans can use the Woodruff Road entrances. ● They need to park their vehicles on the front grass area in front of the school. Please remain in your car until gate number 3 opens. The gate will open 30 minutes prior to kick-off. ● Visiting fans need to enter the stadium via gate number 3 (see picture below). ● All fans are required to wear a face covering at all times per the SCHSL and the South Carolina Department of Commerce. ● Please social distance while waiting to enter the gate. ● We will only accept tickets that were pre-purchased through the visiting athletic department. SCHSL coaches passes are accepted. ● Follow the path (marked in red on the picture below) to the visitors' bleachers. Please sit in the open spaces in the visitor stands. The requirement for sitting in the stands includes social distancing. A family can sit together socially distanced from other families. ALL VINYL MARKED SEATS ARE TO BE LEFT VACANT. ● The restroom trailer near gate 3 will be available for visiting fans. ● There will be a tent with concessions near the visitors gate. There will be pre-packaged items and drinks for sale. ● Please follow the SCHSL and the Department of Commerce requirements for each and every game this year so that South Carolina student athletes can have a full season.