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Friday, December 5, 2025

Today’s Lunch: BBQ Pork on Bun, Baked Beans, Fruit, and Milk
Tomorrow’s Breakfast: Dutch Waffle/Syrup or Cereal & Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, & Milk
Tomorrow’s Lunch: Grilled Chicken on Bun, Peas, Fruit & Milk

NEW:
6 days left to get your recyclable ornament made and submitted in the Go Green Ornament challenge….get your ornament into Mrs. Finch by next Friday Dec 12th! Ornaments will be displayed on the tree in the lobby!

Monday we start our Env Club Go Green Holiday Dress up week:

Monday is to dress up as your favorite Christmas character….is it Santa, the Grinch, or Buddy the Elf??? Dig out some Christmas cheer from your closet and get in the spirit on Monday!

Flyers are posted around school for the rest of the dress up days!

Any student that needs to make a schedule change for 2nd Semester should stop by the Guidance Office the week of Dec. 8th – Dec. 12th.

All FBLA members need to stop by Mrs. Kemp’s room to set up their testing time ASAP.

Congratulations to the following students for making All-State Chorus: Ashley Isaacs and Dallin Garfield and All-State Band: Brynlee Squire! We are very proud of your hard work!

The Canned Food Drive has begun! Only 7 more school days to bring in non-perishable food items and toiletries to your class advisor. Dec 12th at 1:00 we will count them up and announce the winner! The winning class will win a bowling party on the morning of our Christmas party!

OLD:
Mrs. Ison is having a preliminary Scholastic Bowl meeting on Wednesday, Dec.10 during lunch. Anyone interested in joining and has not signed up yet can do so outside Mrs. Ison’s door.

Yearbooks for the 2025/2026 school year are now on sale through Christmas break for $45.00. After the new year they will be $55.00. See Mrs. Riney to get your copy ordered. If you are still needing a copy of last year’s yearbook she has a few of those available for sale as well.

Any athlete that needs a ride to or from practice on the practice bus must sign up in the office by 1:00 each day. The practice bus will leave Warsaw at 3:00.

Remember that the doors at the high school open at 8:10. If you drive or get a ride to school, please plan on getting here at 8:10 or after. Students coming in to meet with a teacher or riding a bus will be allowed in prior to 8:10. If you are not meeting with a teacher you need to stay in the gym or cafeteria until the bell rings at 8:10.

This Week’s Athletic Events

Saturday, December 6, 2025

6:00 p.m. JV/Varsity Boys Basketball at Payson; bus: Warsaw-TBA, Hamilton-TBA

About Warsaw High School

Warsaw High School is situated in Warsaw, IL, “the Crystal City on the Point” overlooking the Mighty Mississippi River. Eleven blocks from school you can stand on “the point” and see Missouri, Iowa and the Des Moines River as it flows in to the Mississippi. An instrumental point on the river during the Black Hawk Wars, Civil War and the Underground Railroad, the area is rich in history. Warsaw High celebrated its 146th graduation last year.

Warsaw High (220+ students) is made up of students from the many surrounding areas (Tioga, Sutter, Basco, Warsaw, the bottoms, Nauvoo and Niota). Warsaw High operates on the 8-Block schedule and offers one of the most varied and complete curriculums in the state. Students can choose from over 150 classes including 22 dual-credit classes (over 54 hrs college credit offered on campus) and 48 vocational classes (including national certification in welding and heavy machine operating and a state and nationally recognized FFA Program). Fine arts also play a large role in the offerings at WHS. Band, jazz band, marching band, and chorus, combined with variety and musical plays, offer outlets for our talented students. Warsaw High, itself has been rewarded nationally with the “Most Improved School in Illinois” Award given by Business Week Magazine.

Success is a major part of the mission of Warsaw High. With a graduation rate of around 95%, it is not uncommon for 80+% of our students to go on to further their learning in universities and colleges (community and votec) from coast to coast. Traditionally our students receive upwards of $250,000 of scholarships, yearly. Our teachers take pride in the success of our students.

The community, as do our teachers, support the success and driving interests of our students. The communities feeding Warsaw High have passed two referendums since 2001, both by margins of 75% – 25%. Through the Life-Track system, we stay in touch with our students receiving feedback and support for years after graduation.

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