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Post by refbasics on Oct 6, 2008 9:27:57 GMT -6
Location: Scullen Middle School Date/Time: 9/29/2008 (11:58:00 PM) In the spirit of sharing transition information as it becomes available, the following listserv was sent out today (9-29-08) via the NEW-WVHS@LISTSERV.IPSD.ORG distribution list. If you are not signed up for this listserv, you may manually add email addresses via the e-news section on the district homepage at www.ipsd.org. Select school specific email news lists and scroll down to NVHS students moving to WVHS in 2009 and follow prompts from there. Scullen PTSA ____________________________________________________ Dear Future Warriors: I would like to extend an invitation for you to attend an informational night at Waubonsie Valley High School on Tuesday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m., beginning in the auditorium. The evening is structured to meet the needs of your student and your family. I understand the changes your family will be making in the 2009-2010 school year, and I will support you in making the transition to WVHS a positive one. Assistant Principals, the Athletic Director, Department Chairs, our PTA President, and our Booster Club President will be on hand to answer your questions. Student Council members will assist with tours of the building following the question and answer period. I hope to meet you and answer any questions you might have about our school. The evening will begin with an optional presentation in the Science Department: Genetics/Biotech Experience WVHS Science welcomes you for a unique laboratory experience in Genetics/Biotech! Come early (6:30 pm), room 179 or room 178, on Oct. 7, and extract your own DNA to take home and wear in an amulet around your neck! Space is limited to 60 participants. Please RSVP to, Elaine_modine@ispd.org, by October 5, 2008. Elaine makes Science come alive. Her class is very popular and always interesting. Elaine has decided to hold this special lab for you with the support of several of her former students assisting. On Monday, Oct. 20, I will be available at Scullen Middle School for a question and answer session. I will bring with me Rebecca Schreiber, Assistant Principal for curriculum and Mike Rogowski, Athletic Director. The session will be held in the commons at Scullen, and will begin at 7:00 p.m. Professionally Yours, Kristine Marchiando, WVHS Principal |
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Post by doctorwho on Oct 6, 2008 9:33:33 GMT -6
Location: Scullen Middle School Date/Time: 9/29/2008 (11:58:00 PM) In the spirit of sharing transition information as it becomes available, the following listserv was sent out today (9-29-08) via the NEW-WVHS@LISTSERV.IPSD.ORG distribution list. If you are not signed up for this listserv, you may manually add email addresses via the e-news section on the district homepage at www.ipsd.org. Select school specific email news lists and scroll down to NVHS students moving to WVHS in 2009 and follow prompts from there. Scullen PTSA ____________________________________________________ Dear Future Warriors: I would like to extend an invitation for you to attend an informational night at Waubonsie Valley High School on Tuesday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m., beginning in the auditorium. The evening is structured to meet the needs of your student and your family. I understand the changes your family will be making in the 2009-2010 school year, and I will support you in making the transition to WVHS a positive one. Assistant Principals, the Athletic Director, Department Chairs, our PTA President, and our Booster Club President will be on hand to answer your questions. Student Council members will assist with tours of the building following the question and answer period. I hope to meet you and answer any questions you might have about our school. The evening will begin with an optional presentation in the Science Department: Genetics/Biotech Experience WVHS Science welcomes you for a unique laboratory experience in Genetics/Biotech! Come early (6:30 pm), room 179 or room 178, on Oct. 7, and extract your own DNA to take home and wear in an amulet around your neck! Space is limited to 60 participants. Please RSVP to, Elaine_modine@ispd.org, by October 5, 2008. Elaine makes Science come alive. Her class is very popular and always interesting. Elaine has decided to hold this special lab for you with the support of several of her former students assisting. On Monday, Oct. 20, I will be available at Scullen Middle School for a question and answer session. I will bring with me Rebecca Schreiber, Assistant Principal for curriculum and Mike Rogowski, Athletic Director. The session will be held in the commons at Scullen, and will begin at 7:00 p.m. Professionally Yours, Kristine Marchiando, WVHS Principal "and our Booster Club President will be on hand to answer your questions. " ooh, I bet he will-- bring your checkbooks ! Balance that playing field ! ( their words, not mine) btw - take the tours. I was in the building this weekend for a VB tournament- it looks great ! |
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Post by casey on Oct 6, 2008 12:41:23 GMT -6
FWIW, I have heard that many freshman parents do not plan to go to Tuesday's meeting. Many are staging a silent protest by not going. There are those that feel it is completely WRONG to be moving freshman and do not want to be at any such meeting identifying a transitional plan. I would expect that there will be a few 8th grade parents though.
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Post by Arch on Oct 6, 2008 12:47:01 GMT -6
I can certainly understand the different points of view and feelings on this one.
Hopefully the ones who genuinely wanted to be in the loop for the transition information will be in attendance so the Administration doesn't get the feeling that putting forth an effort to get information out there was for naught. Heck, I wish I was one of those slated to go there instead of mystery box A.
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Post by sardines on Oct 6, 2008 13:00:22 GMT -6
FWIW, I have heard that many freshman parents do not plan to go to Tuesday's meeting. Many are staging a silent protest by not going. There are those that feel it is completely WRONG to be moving freshman and do not want to be at any such meeting identifying a transitional plan. I would expect that there will be a few 8th grade parents though. So the same people that were up in arms about the school not reaching out to them and acknowledging the kids' transitional needs, are now going to stage a silent protest by not attending this special event set up for their kids? Seriously? Listen, I want to give people the benefit of the doubt and I do understand how upset the parents are about everything that has transpired but I do not see this as being helpful to their kids at all. I mean what is the goal? Do they really think if noone shows up the SB is all of a sudden going to rethink the entire process and plan? I think we all know the answer to that one.  |
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Post by researching on Oct 6, 2008 13:17:26 GMT -6
FWIW, I have heard that many freshman parents do not plan to go to Tuesday's meeting. Many are staging a silent protest by not going. There are those that feel it is completely WRONG to be moving freshman and do not want to be at any such meeting identifying a transitional plan. I would expect that there will be a few 8th grade parents though. Seriously? Listen, I want to give people the benefit of the doubt and I do understand how upset the parents are about everything that has transpired but I do not see this as being helpful to their kids at all. I mean what is the goal? Do they really think if noone shows up the SB is all of a sudden going to rethink the entire process and plan? I think we all know the answer to that one. Oh make no mistake, THESE ARE NOT THE SAME PARENTS. As a freshman parent with many, many freshmen parent friends, we were NOT the ones asking for transition information. For crying out loud it isn't even the end of the FIRST QUARTER! I would imagine that the people requesting more information would have to be current 8th grade parents as I have not enountered a SINGLE NV freshman parent interested in receiving transition info. this early in the year. Normal freshman orientation doesn't even happen until January but we are all of the sudden going to start looking at the next school year in September (WV Principal's first visit to NV) and October? Give me a break!  It is further proof (like we need any) that this admin and SB don't give a rat's about the class of 2012! |
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Post by researching on Oct 6, 2008 13:19:14 GMT -6
Oh and just in case it isn't obvious, we will NOT be attending this poorly timed meeting.
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Post by doctorwho on Oct 6, 2008 13:27:08 GMT -6
So the same people that were up in arms about the school not reaching out to them and acknowledging the kids' transitional needs, are now going to stage a silent protest by not attending this special event set up for their kids? Seriously? Listen, I want to give people the benefit of the doubt and I do understand how upset the parents are about everything that has transpired but I do not see this as being helpful to their kids at all. I mean what is the goal? Do they really think if noone shows up the SB is all of a sudden going to rethink the entire process and plan? I think we all know the answer to that one. Oh make no mistake, THESE ARE NOT THE SAME PARENTS. As a freshman parent with many, many freshmen parent friends, we were NOT the ones asking for transition information. For crying out loud it isn't even the end of the FIRST QUARTER! I would imagine that the people requesting more information would have to be current 8th grade parents as I have not enountered a SINGLE NV freshman parent interested in receiving transition info. this early in the year. Normal freshman orientation doesn't even happen until January but we are all of the sudden going to start looking at the next school year in September (WV Principal's first visit to NV) and October? Give me a break! It is further proof (like we need any) that this admin and SB don't give a rat's about the class of 2012! You didn't get the memo - the Class of 2012 " taking one for the team ", along with Scullen kids " taking one for the team" , Watts kids " taking one for the team", those kids going to attend a HS that is 50-60% complete their sophomore year ( and freshman ) - " taking one for the team" - kids with brutal bus rides " taking one for the team", those without varsity sports next year " taking one for the team", Some kids with multiples - oh well - it's only their high school experience. the question is - who exactly is the 'team' ? Are they the same as the ' silent majority ' ? |
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Post by sardines on Oct 6, 2008 13:29:57 GMT -6
Oh and just in case it isn't obvious, we will NOT be attending this poorly timed meeting. One thing that does strike me as obvious is that the administrators of the schools are once again damned if they do and damned if they don't. For some people things don't happen fast enough and yet others are upset about events occurring too soon... |
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Post by Arch on Oct 6, 2008 13:32:40 GMT -6
Oh and just in case it isn't obvious, we will NOT be attending this poorly timed meeting. One thing that does strike me as obvious is that the administrators of the schools are once again damned if they do and damned if they don't. For some people things don't happen fast enough and yet others are upset about events occurring too soon... Part of the job when dealing w/ the public. Comes with the territory. |
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Post by doctorwho on Oct 6, 2008 13:33:04 GMT -6
Oh and just in case it isn't obvious, we will NOT be attending this poorly timed meeting. One thing that does strike me as obvious is that the administrators of the schools are once again damned if they do and damned if they don't. For some people things don't happen fast enough and yet others are upset about events occurring too soon... When the overall plan is bad/flawed- the administrators of it tend to get blamed either way- I agree with that statement. They did not create the issues - but they have to deal with them...not going to be easy |
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Post by rew on Oct 6, 2008 13:50:08 GMT -6
I was thinking of this... Dash moved his own freshman to WVHS for sophomore year. Isn't that correct?
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Post by casey on Oct 6, 2008 14:22:35 GMT -6
I was thinking of this... Dash moved his own freshman to WVHS for sophomore year. Isn't that correct? Yes, the Dash did but that was HIS choice. Having his daughter move schools after her freshman year was a choice they made, it was not forced upon them. No matter what I think that it is WRONG to move kids in HS and that is not a decision my family would make. Once you get beyond the emotional issue of not moving kids in HS, recognize that there is still the overcrowding issue of moving more kids into WVHS next year. Remember, WV will be more crowded than it HAS EVER BEEN - minus the freshman building. Where are all these kids going to fit and how does moving 240 more kids into WV next year alleviate overcrowding? All it does is move it over to WV and for this those 240 kids suffer with the all the issues that come with a HS change? |
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Post by casey on Oct 6, 2008 14:32:33 GMT -6
Oh make no mistake, THESE ARE NOT THE SAME PARENTS. As a freshman parent with many, many freshmen parent friends, we were NOT the ones asking for transition information. For crying out loud it isn't even the end of the FIRST QUARTER! I would imagine that the people requesting more information would have to be current 8th grade parents as I have not enountered a SINGLE NV freshman parent interested in receiving transition info. this early in the year. Normal freshman orientation doesn't even happen until January but we are all of the sudden going to start looking at the next school year in September (WV Principal's first visit to NV) and October? Give me a break! It is further proof (like we need any) that this admin and SB don't give a rat's about the class of 2012! You are absolutely right, researching! Not one single freshman parent I know has wanted to hear a thing about a transitional plan. I think that there will be 8th grade parents but not one single freshman parent I know plans to attend! I'll be at home. Let's hope that someone at the WV meeting has enough guts to ask KM why she denied the whole WV fight thing. What's that all about? Oh, and please let's hope someone asks why WV has no girls LAX program? Oh, and ask why there's no WV store to sell WV wear (thereby earning a TON of money for the Boosters). The list can go on...... Don't forget though, that the "new Waubonsie" parents are just going to go crazy with lots of money pouring in to help. Wasn't that what this was all about anyway? Yeah, right |
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Post by gatordog on Oct 6, 2008 15:09:12 GMT -6
Once you get beyond the emotional issue of not moving kids in HS, recognize that there is still the overcrowding issue of moving more kids into WVHS next year. Remember, WV will be more crowded than it HAS EVER BEEN - minus the freshman building. Where are all these kids going to fit and how does moving 240 more kids into WV next year alleviate overcrowding? All it does is move it over to WV and for this those 240 kids suffer with the all the issues that come with a HS change? Casey, this isnt true. WV Green will not be overcrowded for 2009-10, even though its losing the frosh cntr. Nor will it be the most crowded its ever been. Kathy Birkett gave the following numbers: WV admin is expecting enrollment to be 3100 for 09-10. (this doesnt consider Frontier campus students, ~75). KB also said that 3655 students was peak at WV, the year before NV opened. Note, estimated max capacity at WV is 3600-3700. (It has more square footage than NV...has a third floor). The only way the 240 students slated to move to WV would be in a school building that is over the max capacity....is if they stayed at NV and went to the Blue campus. I hope this addresses anybody's concerns that the group moving into WV Green will be in an over-capacity bldg. (I have a child doing just that in 2009...so I definitely wanted to check this out, too.) |
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It is further proof (like we need any) that this admin and SB don't give a rat's about the class of 2012!