W-G Parent Email(10-22-10)

Greetings Hawk Fans!

Congratulations to our W-G Knowledge Bowl teams! W-G had TWO teams make it through preliminaries and qualify for the State Competition to be held Tuesday, Oct. 26th at Merle Hay Mall.

We are hoping that the trouble with the phone system has been fixed. When calls are transferred to a teacher’s room, they should be able to retrieve the message. We apologize for any problems this has caused.

Watch the website for information regarding football playoffs. The pairings and host sites will be announced by the state just after midnight tonight. It is highly likely that W-G will be hosting a first round game next Wednesday, but confirmation of that as well as who the opponent will be is not known at this time.
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All of us in the Woodward-Granger family have been touched by the news of Scott Chapman’s diagnosis of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The concern and support shown by students, parents, former students and staff has been wonderful. Thankfully, he is doing well and the prognosis is good.

Many of you have asked how you can help, what they need, etc. The staff at the MS/HS are providing a meal one night a week at this time. A collection is also being taken to purchase various gift cards that the Chapmans can use. Pat Verrips is organizing this. If you would like to donate to this fund, you are welcome to. Just send your donation to the school office and it will be added to the gift card fund.

The HS Student Council used some of their funds to purchase an air purifier for Mr. Chapman’s office and is going to be selling wrist bands for him as well.

Other fund raisers are in the works and ideas/help are welcomed.

I am hoping to get t-shirts made to sell. The idea is to encourage every student in the MS/HS building to wear it the day before Mr. Chapman goes in for his Chemo treatments to show him support. Because we would like to sell these to students at a low price so that every student will be able to get one, we are looking for businesses to sponsor the shirts. Any business or individual willing to donate $100 or more toward the production of the t-shirts will be listed as a sponsor on the back of the t-shirts. Any funds donated beyond the cost of the shirt production will be added to the “gift card donation fund” for the Chapmans.

If you would like to send Mr. Chapman a note or card, you can send it to the High School at 603 West Third Street, Woodward, Iowa 50276.
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Please see the note at the bottom of this e-mail regarding the Great American Smoke Out event.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Tonight, 10/22 –
***HS Football vs. Ogden at Ogden, Kick-off at 7:00

Saturday, 10/23 –

Monday, 10/25 –
*** Wear a Cap for Chap(man) Students pay $1 to wear a hat at school. Funds split between Cancer Research and the Chapman family.

Tuesday, 10/26 ––
*** Varsity Volleyball vs. Bondurant Farrar @ Bondurant, 7:00. 2A Regional Quarter finals.

Wednesday, 10/27 –
*** Possible Football playoff game

Thursday, 10/28 ––
*** W-G Cheer Expo @ 7:00 in the MS Gym.

Friday, 10/29 –
***Last day of the first quarter.
*** MS PTO Dance in the HS Commons, 7-9PM

Saturday, 10/30 –
*** Competition Cheerleaders @ Ia. Central Comm. College Triton Challenge in Ft. Dodge. Time to be determined.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Junior Parents: there will be a college planning presentation on November 4th at 6:30 in the auditorium. The information provided is very helpful as you start to make the very important decisions regarding your student’s college choices.

The State Cheerleading Competition is Saturday, Nov. 6th at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. W-G is competing in two divisions this year. The Stunt Group will be competing at 10:00 AM. The Cheer/Dance Group will compete at 1:35 PM. These times can vary as much as ½ hour either way. Make plans to go support the girls who support all the other athletes.

The Fall Play will be performed on Friday & Saturday, November 12 & 13 at 7:00 in the Auditorium.

Enjoy your weekend!

Go Hawks!

Jodi Bermel
W-G MS/HS Principal
jbermel@woodward-granger.k12.ia.us


Are you looking to quit smoking?
Do you have a loved one you’d like to encourage to quit?


Great American Smoke-Out
November 18, 2010

Students from Woodward Granger are assisting the
Dallas County For Positive Choices Coalition (DC4PC)
to encourage Dallas County residents to be smoke-free.
Students will have information to help you quit and quit kits
on November 18th during morning drop off.

The Great American Smoke-Out is an annual event that
encourages tobacco users to make a plan to quit,
or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day.

For more information on quitting smoking,
visit www.tobaccofreepartnership.com or call 800.QUIT.NOW.