It is our desire to keep you as informed on the upcoming school year as possible. Remember, changes are occurring daily. Please see the attached letter that will share information regarding reentry this fall. https://rb.gy/s8xwqv
This is for all 5th and 6th grade girls interested in playing basketball for the 2020-2021 school year.
Congratulations ‘Class of 2020’
Let's welcome Mrs. Paula Nixon to White County Central!!
Mrs. Nixon will be teaching special education for grades K-4. She has been in education for 26.5 years. She has taught special education, middle school science & social studies, and EAST(Education Accelerated by Service and Technology).
Mrs. Nixon and her husband, Danny, and have been married for 34 years. Her oldest daughter, Haley, is married to Logan Best. Our youngest daughter is MaKensie.
Message to the community from Mrs. Nixon: I am excited to become a staff member at WCCSD. My goal is to provide the tools necessary to help each student in my classroom reach their potential.
WCC's Graduation - Class of 2020 Details.
2020 Graduates - please click on this link and read it!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CcYM6vTPqkXig6qcYOEIVMwEfVgIY-3D/view?usp=sharing
Let's welcome Mrs. Bethany Yates to White County Central!!
Mrs. Yates will be teaching 5th grade math. Mrs. Yates has been teaching Algebra 1 for the last 3 years in a different school district.
Mrs. Yates' family consists of her husband Coach Dawson Yates; her parents: Jim and Denise Engel; her sisters: Janelle and Chelsea Engel; her in-laws: Jim and Robyn Yates and her cat - Theo!
When Mrs. Yates was in college at Harding University she was a high jumper and triple jumper on the Harding University Track team!!
Message from Mrs. Yates: I am excited and thankful for the opportunity to join the WCC family. I look forward to getting to know my colleagues, and students, as well as the parents and other members of the community! Go Bears!!
Let's welcome Mr. Zachary White to the White County Central School District!!
Mr. White will be teaching 6-12th grade band and guitar this year at WCC.
He is originally from a small town in Northwest Arkansas. His family consist of his Mom and Dad, Bobby and Dawn White and he is an only child.
Mr. White started and directed an annual benefit concert that has donated over $4000 in the past three years to clean water initiatives in Haiti, as well as City of Hope Outreach, which helps homeless individuals in Arkansas.
Message from Mr. White: I’m extremely honored to be joining the wonderful people at White County Central, and cannot wait to help make music for the WCC community!
WCC would like to welcome Ms. Julia Williams to WCC High School. Ms. Williams has been teaching history for the past 3 years.
Ms. Williams' family consists of her parents and her dog named Clyde.. She loves to read and is a HUGE Kansas City Chiefs fan.
Message from Ms. Williams: I am SO excited to be a part of the WCC family! I am looking forward to getting to know the colleagues, students, and parents that make up this awesome community!
Our new WCC Basketball Coach is Coach Dawson Yates. He has taught for 3 years in El Dorado where he was the assistant basketball coach, assistant junior high football coach, and the coach for Elementary P.E.
Coach Yates' immediate family is his wife Bethany, his parents, James & Robyn Yates, and his in-laws, James & Denise Engel.
Something unique about Coach Yates is that he was adopted at birth. He believes it has had a huge impact in how he builds relationships and expresses empathy.
From Coach Yates: It is an honor to join the WCC family and I am beyond excited to support and promote our community. Go Bears!!!
Update on WCC's Re-entry plan for the 2020/2021 school year: White County Central is in the process of making plans for our reentry back to school procedures that will take place in August. We are having committee meetings, looking at directives that have been pushed out, and having conversations on what is best for our students and teachers. We are following updates from the Governor closely and the Arkansas Department of Education to provide additional guidance for reentry. We will release more information in July. Thank you for your patience. Have a great summer!!
BOYS BASKETBALL PARENTS
Coach Yates would like to have an informal parent meeting at the gym Thursday. Jr high parents at 5:15-5:30. Sr high parents 6:45-7:00.
This is not mandatory. Coach Yates just wanted to have the opportunity to talk to parents that can make it and introduce himself. A more formal parent meeting will take place later after restrictions are lifted.
Enter at lobby (could change). Sit in student section bleachers. Masks are suggested for any that want to wear them but not required. Please remember to maintain social distancing guidelines.
If you could not make it to the school to order a letterman jacket, you are able to go to Rayburns in Cabot in the next week to get sized and order your jacket without a late fee applied. You have to go by next Friday, June 19th. You will have to pay in full for the order to be processed. Thanks!
Si aún no ha completado nuestra Encuesta de impacto COVID-19, hágalo en el enlace proporcionado en este mensaje. Una respuesta por familia. Debe ser entregado para 24 de Junio. Por favor comparte. Queremos el aporte de cada familia en nuestro distrito. Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para completarlo.--
https://forms.gle/VRVcJNN28xGHpxoE7
If you have not already completed our COVID-19 Impact Survey, please do so at the link provided in this message. One response per family. Due June 24th. Please share. We want input from each family in our district. Thank you for taking the time to complete it.
https://forms.gle/AXe14FUyd5wuK1F19
En un esfuerzo por prepararse para el próximo año escolar y todas las incógnitas, necesitamos su opinión. Complete la encuesta que se encuentra en el enlace proporcionado antes del 24 de Junio del 2020. Agradeceríamos una respuesta de cada familia. Una presentación por familia por favor. ¡Por favor comparta con nuestras familias de WCC--
https://forms.gle/TmLPbUe9h3RSDAgE6
In an effort to prepare for the upcoming school year and all the unknowns, we need your input. Please complete the survey found at the provided link by June 24, 2020. We would appreciate a response from each family. One submission per family please. Please share with our WCC families! https://forms.gle/kUuzECSvS5nqYwak9
Jr. and Sr. Boys Basketball teams will practice this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Jrs will practice from 5:30-6:30. Srs will practice from 7:00-8:00. Please follow these guidelines:
1) Practices are closed. Due to space requirements parents are asked to drop off and come back or wait in vehicles. Please do not walk into the gym with your child.
2) Athletes will enter on the west side of the gym (girls' locker room side). They will exit on the east side of the gym (boys' locker room side).
3) Make sure to bring water to drink. Water fountains and water bottles are not available.
4) If you want a towel you need to bring your own.
5) Locker rooms are not available.
6) It is very important to get there 10-15 minutes before your practice starts to have time for everyone to go through the check-off. Once we begin we have 60 min this week per AAA rule. Times can increase each week.
Band /choir Letterman jacket forms
Forms for Letterman Jackets
JUNE 11 (Thursday), Students involved in Sr High Athletics & Band/Choir (10-12th) will have the opportunity to order a letterman jacket.
Location: WCC Gym
Entrance: through the front lobby
Exit: NW side door
Time: Basketball athletes- 6:00
All other athletes and band/choir members- 6:30-
Temps will be taken at the door and anyone with 100.4 F or more will not be allowed in.
Please sit in the bleachers and wait your turn following distance guidelines.
If there are any questions please feel free to contact any coach or Mr Farris— sfarris@wccsd.k12.ar.us
Payment will have to be in full for the order to be processed. Forms will be provided that night. You may ask Mr Farris or coaches to see them beforehand. Thanks!