Our student gardeners continue to amaze us and we appreciate Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Sutterfield, along with our awesome volunteers, for your leadership, time, and resources!
Happy National Therapy Animal Day! We love Murphy and appreciate all the love he shows our kids and staff!
Students in the WJHS EAST program went to the Little Rock Zoo today to show off their exhibits they created for Project Zoo. Students spent over 6 months creating and designing the exhibits in EAST. Go Wildcats!
Please join us!
This is a wonderful group and we hope you’ll come celebrate their retirements!
New signs were installed on all external doors today as a layer to keep our campus safe. As always, report any concerning happening to a teacher or principal so it can be addressed. If You See Something, Say Something.
K-12th general enrollment is happening now! Visit bentonvillek12.org for more info. #whereexcellencelives
We love our bus drivers!
Learn more about BHS Color Guard during Priority Time on Friday, March 15! Open to all students, 7th and 8th grade. Sign up is open in RTI Scheduler!
Pictures from JH Novice District Mentorship last week. Special thanks to Dee Thomas for sharing her technology with us and to Mrs. Bolding for leading this yearlong effort!
WJHS Art students have created ceramic bowls to sell as a fundraiser for Benton County Empty Bowls Organization. We will be selling their pottery at Parent/Teacher Conferences on Tuesday, March 5th, and Thursday, March 7th. The bowls are $20 with all proceeds going to fight hunger in Northwest Arkansas.
Washington Junior High School gardeners began their Spring garden maintenance and seed planting with a gift from the Bentonville Garden Club which included a selection of seed packets (herbs, tomatoes, host
pollinator plants), water hose wand and a new grow-light. Students divided into groups to prepare their 2’ seedling cups for planting and identification and to weed and water both the front and back gardens.
Mrs. Sutterfield organized the maintenance, and Mrs. Brown organized the seedling preparation. Bentonville Garden Club volunteer, Pamm Prebil, photographed the activities.
Our 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year is Becca Kirby! Mrs. Kirby is one of a kind and leads our kids in mathematics. This award and recognition by her peers could not go to a more dedicated person who loves kids and works hard to keep them engaged and learning at high rates!
Congratulations to our staff member of the year, Megan Irish! Mrs. Irish is our ISS Supervisor and so much more, including helping with testing and logistics for school events. She also helps kids in every subject and does it all with positivity and passion! Congrats again!
Hope to see you there!
There is still time to join this amazing competition! The last day to register is this Friday, February 23!
8th Grade Families and Friends:
If you are feeling overwhelmed, confused, or stressed about the Student Success Planning meetings for high school we are here to help you. We know that contemplating the move to high school is emotional and important to you. PLEASE LOOK FOR AN EMAIL TODAY FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOLS TO GET MORE SUPPORT.
Seventeen seventh and eighth graders signed up for priority garden club on Friday, February 16th to welcome guest speaker, Kitty Sanders of the Ozark Botanical Gardens, speak on Arkansas Butterflies. She was a guest of the Bentonville Garden Club whose 6 volunteers support the priority garden club coordinated by science teachers Mrs. Sutterfield and Mrs. Brown. The students have a keen interest in creating biodiversity in the ecosystem at WJHS. They are particularly interested in planting host plants for
pollinators in the Spring.
Save the date! More details sent to your inbox on Friday afternoon.
The staff chili cook off was a hit on Friday! The winner was Mr. Pennington and runners up were Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Irish. The real winners though were all the rest of the staff… delicious!
