Spooktacular Art Show Extravaganza
October 8th
5:30-6 pm Art Show located in Rooms F109 and F019E
6:30-7:15 pm Choir Concert located in the Auditorium
Washington High School Students and Families:
This message is intended specifically for Washington High School sophomores. If this does not pertain to your student, please disregard it, as it is a global announcement.
We are excited to share that all sophomore students have been invited to participate in a special field trip to James Rumsey Technical Institute on Tuesday, October 14th. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to explore a variety of career and technical education programs offered at the institute.
To help us plan the day, students are asked to use the QR code below to select the programs that interest them most. Please complete your selections by Tuesday, October 7th.
Students received a permission slip in their English 10 classes, which must be completed and returned in order to attend the trip. Signed permission slips are due to students' 10th grade English teachers by October 7, 2025. No late permission slips will be accepted.
Kindly,
Jessica Saxe
PEP RALLY ANNOUNCEMENT
Washington High School’s 2025 Homecoming “Under the Lantern Sky” is just around the corner. What does this mean? Our first Pep Rally!
The first Pep Rally of the 2025-2026 school year will be held on Friday, October 10. SGA is looking for students to sign up to compete in the games! The games will be: Dress to Impress, 4-Way Relay, Mattress Race and Bubble Dodgeball. If you would like to participate in any of the games, you may sign up this week during all three lunch shifts. You may not sign-up anyone except yourself. If you are chosen, you will be contacted and given instructions on what to do during the Pep Rally. May the best class WIN!
HOMECOMING ANNOUCEMENT
Washington High School’s 2025 Homecoming “Under the Lantern Sky” will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 7pm-10pm in the Washington High School cafeteria. Tickets are $25 each. Additionally, you may go to: Homecoming Dance 2025 - School Dance - Oct 11, 2025 to order your homecoming tickets. The total cost for this is $27.25. Permission slips will be available for students and outside guests starting Wednesday, October 1. You may find the permission slips on the table outside of G Hall close to the Main Office. If you have a guest who does not attend Washington High, you will need to complete the guest form and have it signed by an administrator prior to purchasing tickets. If you are in good standing for attendance and qualify for the $5 discount, SGA will have the list of students who qualify for the discount at the table during ticket sales. Please direct any questions to Ms. Hoover in room B116.
SPIRIT WEEK October 6-10, 2025
With Homecoming a week away, it’s time for Spirit Week! Each day will be a different theme, so show your school spirit!
Monday, October 6 will be Jersey Day: show off your favorite team jersey!
Tuesday, October 7 will be Pink Out: in honor of all of those who have fought the brave battle against breast cancer
Wednesday, October 8 is Western Wednesday: show off your best country western clothes.
Thursday, October 9 is Throwback Thursday: choose your decade or century and show off the fashion!
Friday, October 10 is Class Colors Day as we get ready to cheer our football team on during the Homecoming 2025 game. Seniors wear red, Juniors wear blue, Sophomores wear white, and Freshmen wear pink.
Looking for a fun way to give back to your community, have fun with friends, and have the opportunity to earn an extra graduation ticket??
Join us on October 17th from 5-7 p.m. at Page Jackson Elementary for a Trunk or Treat. Seniors can choose to work alone or in a group of up to four. You will choose a theme for your car, dress up to match the theme, and bring candy to pass out to trick or treaters at Page Jackson Elementary. At the end of the line, the trick or treaters will choose their favorite setup, and that person/group will earn an extra graduation ticket.
If you are interested, use the link sent on Canvas to sign up no later than October 15th.
October 7th
1-5 pm
432 W. Second Ave.
Ranson, WV
An appointment to a U.S. Service Academy is a fully funded education opportunity valued from $240,000 to more than $400,000.
Last year, students attending or who have attended schools in Berkeley, Cabell, Greenbrier, Harrison, Jefferson, Marion, Mercer, Morgan, Ohio, Putnam, Randolph, Wayne and Wood counties received appointments to United States Service Academies and Preparatory Schools. Most accepted their appointments and began their journeys this summer.
We will also have representatives from local ROTC programs on hand to discuss ROTC scholarship opportunities. Mock interviews will be offered and a representative from the Dept. of Defense’s Medical Examination Review Board will join us on Saturday, September 27, 2025 and Sunday, September 28, 2025.
Academy Day is an opportunity for students, parents, guardians, and school officials to ask questions and obtain information regarding the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy as well as the ROTC scholarship process.
Saturday, September 27th, 2-4 PM
Jefferson High School
4141 Flowing Springs Rd
Shenandoah Junction, WV 25442
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Feelings of Fall Choir Concert and Art Extravaganza
Wednesday, October 8th
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