Next week is ALLY WEEK. The WV GSA invites Warriors to participate in Ally Week by pledging to:
The WV GSA is hosting a Moana Sing-Along in the LMC on Tuesday 9/26 after school. We would love to extend an invitation to teachers and other clubs/sports/activities to come join us! Have down time before a game? No big plans for your club? Come and chill and watch a movie! Also, as part of our Ally Week celebrations, we will meet with BSA (Black Student Alliance) in the LMC on Tuesday 10/3. All are welcome to come! There will be snacks and good conversation for sure!
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Welcome back Warriors! We are off to a great start at WVHS! So awesome to get back, reconnect with old friends, and meet new ones! Check us out this week at Quad day, Thursday 9/7 in the atrium during all lunch periods. Sign up on our mailing list for candy!
Our first official meeting will be Tuesday 9/17 in room 303 from 2:30-3:30. All are welcome! Bring a friend! The GSA is a fun place for everyone! To the WV GSA of 2016-2017, thank you for an amazing year. Your courage and strength have been inspirational to me. You guys have done more for the students at this school than you will ever know. You make a difference every day in the lives of those around you. You make working at Waubonsie the best job ever! I am so lucky to be your sponsor, and I can't wait to see what awesome things we will do next year. To our incredible seniors: you guys rock. Keep on changing the world, but don't forget about us! You are welcome to come back and visit any time!!! Hugs, Mrs. Smith my heroesOur last meeting will be Tuesday 5/18. All are welcome to come! There will be food! We will congratulate and thank our seniors one more time!
We are all ready to go for tonight's Lavender Ceremony! Please join us for this special night, honoring our LGBTQ+ and ally seniors! The Ceremony is at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium. We will have a performance from Pink Notes and our Keynote Speaker is Owen Daniel-McCarter, the executive director of the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance. All are welcome to attend! We hope to see you there!
At our meeting today we discussed:
meeting FRIDAY 5/5 Lavender 5/8 no meeting 5/9 last meeting--PARTY 5/16 Another awesome meeting with BSA (Black Student Alliance) and OLAS (Organisation of Latino American Students) today! Celebrating Diversity month! Shared stories and asked questions. Also tried to get people hyped about Amplify!
We will have TWO MEETINGS NEXT WEEK! I know!!! So many meetings! Tuesday 5/2 and Friday 5/5. We need to discuss planning for the Lavender Ceremony, and debrief Day of Silence in more detail. After next week we will only have one more meeting (sad face) but it will be a party (happy face) on 5/16. This GSA is so amazing. I am the luckiest teacher at WV. Meeting Tuesday 4/25 in the LMC!
The Day of Silence was a smashing success! Record participation! Highlights:
For next year:
Woohoo! Day of Silence is off to an amazing start! We have record student sign up and record staff support. Waubonsie is an amazing school! Good luck being silent today! LipDubV will be filmed this afternoon and we will be together, in silence! Way to go warriors! I am so proud!
There will be a meeting after school on Tuesday 4/18. Hope to see everyone there! We will distribute Day of Silence t-shirts and finalize plans!
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