Chapel's Got Talent Show!
Arkansas Baptist Bound and Watson Chapel proud! Congratulations to three of our Watson Chapel Senior Athletes!! Damarrion Kye and Alcarlos Mack Jr signed to play baseball next year for the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes while Eddie Johnson will be joining the football team. #wildcatstobuffaloes #Wildcatnation #WCfamily
WCSD will hold a special board meeting tonight, 4/16/24, at 6:30 pm, location will be 4100 Camden Rd., Pine Bluff, AR 71603.
ATLAS Pep Rally part 2:
The Beta Club's First Annual Sock Drive was a huge success. Students and Faculty were encouraged to donate socks in the name of the person they wanted to see get a pie in the face. According to Beta Club sponsor, Ms. Cobb, almost one thousand pairs of socks were donated!! They will be given to local shelters and Churches. Sorry Mr. Faucette, Mrs. Dismuke and Mr. Webb...but it is for a great cause! #beta #makingadifference #WCfamily
ATLAS Pep Rally!!
The WCHS Golden Wave Band, Choir students and our Cheerleaders came together to encourage all Scholars to do their best this week on the ATLAS Exams! #Scholars #WCfamily
Congratulations to the following JROTC Seniors who have the highest GPA/grades in their class: Taylor Willams, Lawrence Williams, Xzavier Banks, Kamar Dismuke and Jordan Roberts. #JROTC #ourfuture #WCfamily
Photo Credit: Janiya Johnson
Congratulations to Jordan Roberts!
Jordan was honored as a Distinguished Cadet by being the top cadet in his class. Presenting the award to Jordan is WCHS Superintendent Tom Wilson.
#JROTCCats #smartycat #WCfamily
Photo credit: Janiya Johnson
ATLAS END OF COURSE EXAMS
Arkansas will be using the new Arkansas Teaching and Learning Assessment System (ATLAS) this spring. The new assessment is completely aligned to Arkansas state standards. The ATLAS End of Course (EOC) Exams will be given to all students enrolled in the course and the ELA - English/Language Arts Exams will be given to all 9th and 10th graders at Watson Chapel High School.
The dates are as follows:
APRIL 16TH - GEOMETRY EOC EXAMS
APRIL 17TH - ALGEBRA 1 EOC EXAMS
APRIL 18TH - ELA - ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
APRIL 19TH - BIOLOGY EOC EXAMS
Parents Can Help By:
-Making sure your child gets plenty of sleep the night before the test
-Making sure your child has breakfast on the morning of the test
-Making sure your child gets to school on time on the day of the test
-Making sure your child knows you understand that the test is important
-Making sure your child knows you think that they will do well on the test
Wildcat Warriors!
Congratulations to ninth grader Diamon Parks and tenth grader Ka'viyon Hudson for being chosen Wildcat Warriors! They were honored at the WC Board Meeting last night. They are pictured with Superintendent Tom Wilson and WCHS Principal Mr. Henry Webb. Keep up the great work!! #PBIS #ROAR #WCfamily
Photo credit: I.C. Murrell and the PB Commercial
WC Solar Eclipse 2024 Thank you Mr. Faucette for setting up the WC Solar Eclipse Event! What a great lesson outside of the classroom. #solareclipse2024 #solarcats #WCfamily
JROTC is showing up and showing out!!
WC JROTC attended the Mountain Home Drill Meet and came away with some hardware.
Color Guard: 4th place
Unarmed: 4th place
Armed: 2nd place
Stem: 1st place
Academic: 3rd place
Inspection:
Armed: 3rd place
Physical Fitness:
Individual: SU E'Niyah Dement
SU & PU 3rd place
400X1: 1st place
OVERALL: 2nd place
Navy drill competition ribbon: Baby Bomber competition
TOP CADET: Trinity Mitchner
Mrs. Laura R. Hildreth from The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came to Watson Chapel High School. She had a Lab Class about the "Solar Eclipse" with Mrs. Webb 3rd period Biology class. The Solar Eclipse is scheduled to occur Monday, April 8, 2024.
WCHS JROTC Awards Banquet 2024
It was raining AWARDS today! Congratulations to all of the award recipients!
Thank you Major Small and Sergent Stocker for your tireless leadership!
There will be a lot more pictures to follow..
#JROTCCats #honor #WCfamily
Congratulations to Chryshawn Savage!!
Chryshawn is heading to West Virginia State! Chryshawn is an outstanding sprinter for Watson Chapel. Coach Strickland calls him one of the "most hard working and dedicated kids I've ever been around." We are Watson Chapel PROUD!
#fastcat #extendeducation #Stinger #WCfamily
We're hiring and would love for you to join our team! Apply at wc-web.k12.ar.us. We look forward to receiving your application.
Watson Chapel JROTC Awards Ceremony is on April 4th, 2024 at 10:00 am @ Auxiliary Gym. All JROTC cadets will be attending. All staff, parents, and community members are welcome to attend.
March is Music in Our Schools Month!! We proudly present Watson Chapel Choir Member Allahni Branch and her exciting trip to Carnegie Hall in New York City, New
York!
On February 7-11, our Watson Chapel High School Choir Member and Honors Performance Series (HPS) Honor Choir Finalist, Allahni, and her companions, participated in the Honors Performance Series (HPS) International Honor Choir event. This was a well organized activity!
Allahni enjoyed her first flight on an airplane from Little Rock’s Clinton National Airport to Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, and on to New York’s JFK International Airport. She was accompanied by Her Mother Joye Branch, her grandmother Jessie Clemmons, her choir director Janet Johnson, and Mrs. Johnson’s husband Rev. Dr. Daniel W. Johnson.
Day 1, February 7, was a travel day. Once at JFK, we were met by a representative from HPS named Rita. We rode the HPS Shuttle to the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. Once we arrived, we had a finalist and family member check-in with the HPS Staff. Afterwards we headed out for dinner on our own.
Day 2, February 8, the finalists had rehearsal at the hotel, and the families were guided to the subway for a trip to Lower Manhattan to visit the 911 Memorial, Ground Zero, the 911 Reflection Pool, the Oculus, Central Park, St. Joseph’s Church, Wall Street, The New York Stock Exchange, Radio City Music Hall, The National Museum of History and Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Statue of Liberty.
Day 3, February 9, the finalists rehearsed and the families rested in some, but by 10:40 we were given an opportunity to sit in on the choir rehearsal for 30 minutes! What great music they made! At 11:30, we walked 5 blocks to the historic Carnegie Hall for a guided tour! That night, we attended a Broadway musical called Hades Town with our finalist (while some groups attended Hamilton or Wicked). We visited
Rockerfeller Center and went to the Top of the Rock for a look at NYC at night!!! Spectacular City!!!!!!
Day 4, February 10, was Concert Day! By 12:45 p.m. we gathered downstairs to be meet the shuttle bus to Carnegie Hall! The concerts began at 2:00 p.m. first the Orchestra, then the Treble Choir, and finally the SATB Honor Choir. Our finalist shined bright with the 184 singers from 44 states and 4 countries! They sang like angels, conducted by the awesome and amazing Dr. Jeffery Ames! After the concert, we boarded a big yacht for the Celebration Concert Cruise down the Hudson River with spectacular views of New York City and the Statue of Liberty!!!
Day 5, February 11, was our travel home day. We are thankful for the Honors Performance Series and the Carnegie Hall New York experience.
The HPS staff and team made us feel like family. We thank Delta Airlines for safe and timely flights, we thank those who supported Allahni, and most importantly, we thank God for providing perfect weather, safety, and the opportunity to participate in the
Honors Performance Series in New York City.
#singingcats #newyorknewyork #WCfamily
47 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE!!
The Watson Chapel JROTC Program for Accreditation (JPA) was conducted on March 13, 2024. Representatives from the United States Army Cadet Command 5th
Brigade from Fort Sam Houston, Texas conducted the inspection.
The inspection included two formal briefings by the cadets and a review of cadet portfolios, Instructor portfolios and interviews with cadets concerning JROTC curriculum knowledge. It also included an In-Ranks inspection as well Color Guard and Drill. This level of inspection is performed every 2-3 years and determines if the school will continue to have an accredited JROTC program.
Our students did an outstanding job scoring at 97.25 % earning the designation “Honor Unit with Distinction”. This award goes to units who held a very high standard, and puts the Watson Chapel JROTC program as an excellent program in the state and the nation. Watson Chapel JROTC has over 47 years of excellence!
Watson Chapel JROTC is led by MAJ Small and Sergeant First Class Stocker. Thank you for EXCELLENT leadership!! #JROTCCATS #EXCELLENCE #WCfamily
Parents,
Please join us tonight for some important information.
#makingadifference #WCfamily
Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day Event:
Thank you Mr. Whimper, Mrs. Sampson and Mrs. Dismuke for taking our WC scholars to an event that will shape their lives! Mr. Whimper is Watson Chapel's College and Career Coach. Mrs. Sampson and Mrs. Dismuke are English teachers at Watson Chapel. They are making a difference!! #investinginfuture #careers #WCfamily
