Watson Chapel School District

Congratulations to Mrs. Paula Bailey! Our cafeteria manager was chosen as the WCSD Wildcat Warrior for November. She was presented with a certificate and a free lunch from Leon's Catfish and Shrimp Restaurant. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to feeding WCSD. Honoring Mrs. Bailey are Superintendent Tom Wilson and District Treasurer Norma Walker. #cafeteriacats #WCfamily Thank you Leon's Catfish and Shrimp Restaurant! Photo credit: I.C. Murrell and the PB Commercial

Wildcat Warriors! Congratulations to Marie Smith (kindergarten) and Cha'Niya Magsby (first grade) for being chosen Wildcat Warriors! They were honored, at the WC Board Meeting last night, by Superintendent Tom Wilson and Edgewood Elementary Principal Edgar Cooper. Keep up the great work!! #kittycats #WCfamily Photo Credit: I.C. Murrell and the PB Commerical

A VERY MUSICAL WEEKEND! Region 3 All-Region Choir 2023 is in the history books! Jayden Carroll and Lafayette Sharpe blended their beautiful tenor 2 voices with approximately 99 other tenors and basses for a day of clinic and a wonderful concert performance at the Magnolia High School Performing Arts Center on Friday, November 10th. We are so proud of our young singers, and we need more like them to join the choir. The very next day, Allahni Branch, Felicia Jones, Lily Varnell, and Haywood King sang in various All-Region Choirs. The music the conductors pulled out of them was awesome and amazing! We thank our dedicated Chaperones and family members who attended the concerts. We are super proud of each of our students for being selected. #singingcats #WCfamily

Watson Chapel School District cafeterias received our first shipment of Arkansas sourced ground beef today. Using a Local Foods Grant, we were able to connect with Natural State Beef (http://www.naturalstatebeef.org/). Their ground beef is 100% from Arkansas, and is made from the whole cow with no fillers. We are excited to partner with Natural State Beef to bring this ingredient into our schools.

Thank you Veterans!! Watson Chapel JROTC Veterans Day Parade honoring Veterans everywhere! #homeofthebrave #freedom #WCfamily #Wildcatnation

Please see the attached flyer for public sale details happening next week! Cash only.

Help WC give a big shout out to Trynity Sterling!! During the 22/23 School year, Trynity Sterling was awarded the Explore Academy Student of the Year while attending the academy here in Pine Bluff. Since she received this reward from an Academy that is a part of the NOLA STAR Academy program, Trynity was entered into STAR Academy's National Student of the Year competition. She ran against several students across the country and was the only runner up for the National title that was from Arkansas. Explore Academy Math Teacher, Dylan Harris, had this to say about Trynity: "I had the privilege of teaching mathematics to Trynity from the time that she started 7th grade at Watson Chapel Junior High School until she finished her 9th grade year at Explore Academy. Trynity proved time and time again that she was capable of mastering any skill that was put in front of her and not afraid to challenge any obstacle standing in her way. There is no doubt in my mind that she has a bright future ahead of her and I know she will be successful at anything she sets her mind to." Great Job Trynity! Watson Chapel is proud of you!! #Watsonchapelstrong #WCfamily #wildcatnation

Watson Chapel Cafeterias continue to introduce different apples - the new apple this week is called Lucy Glo. Its very sweet and red/pink inside. Thank you to KHall & Sons Produce to introducing us to this new one.

Thank you to the MLK Commission for the 'I fear for my life' assembly.

Trunk or treat! A good time was had by all! Everybody enjoyed the food, bounce house, music, face painting, gifts from UAPB and, of course, treats. Thank you P.I.G. Mrs. Martin and all the volunteers who made it happen!

Edgewood Cafeteria will celebrate with a Thanksgiving Meal on November 10th. Family members may join 1st grade students and receive a Thanksgiving Meal for $5.00. 1st grade lunch will be served at 10:55. Meal tickets may be purchased in advance in the Edgewood Cafeteria.

Coleman Cafeteria will celebrate with a Thanksgiving Meal on November 10th. Family members may join 2nd and 3rd grade students and receive a Thanksgiving Meal for $5.00. 2nd grade lunch is served at 10:45 and 3rd grade lunch is served at 11:45. Meal tickets may be purchased in advance in the Coleman Cafeteria.

Allahni Branch will be participating in the High School Honors Performance Series in New York at Carnegie Hall. The series begins on Feb. 7, 2024. Please help Allahni reach her financial goal to attend this great honor. WC is so proud of Allahni!! If you would like to contribute please use the link provided. https://www.canva.com/design/DAFw6f_Cuzs/4rlcFkoa5l_tzspHzZFZWA/view?utm_content=DAFw6f_Cuzs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer #singingcats #WCfamily

Attn Football Parents and Fans: Today's Home 7th grade and JV FB games have been canceled!! Our 7th grade team will travel to Pine Bluff today to play at 5! Go Wildcats!!

This week, the district is asking stakeholder groups to help us collect data related to the culture and climate of our schools. Please click on the link to access the parent survey OR you can go to our district website and click on PARENT RESOURCES to access it. We appreciate your time in helping us improve our district! The survey will be open until the end of the day Friday, October 13th. https://forms.gle/cYjjojWKvV4dYhR68

October is National Apple Month. To celebrate, Watson Chapel Food Service will feature different types of apples that students may not have tried before. These apples will be Honey Crisp, Fuji and Pink Lady Apples. Each is a little different but they all tend to be a mixture of sweet and tart while also being crisp and juicy.

Dinner with the homecoming court students at Colton’s Steakhouse was a success! The ladies were accompanied by Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Oates, and parents of the court.

These are the Watson Chapel High School 2023 Homecoming Queen nominees! Their academics, contributions to their Wildcat community, voting and all-around character met the criteria for participating on the Homecoming Court. The assembly will be held September 29th in the WCHS gym. The crowning ceremony will take place on the WCHS football field the same evening starting at 6:00pm right before the game.

Attn Football Parents and Fans: This is important ticket information for tonight's 8th and 9th grade games at Maumelle: Maumelle has gone online for game tickets! Ticket Information 9-21-23 Online Tickets $5.00+$1 service fee Gate Tickets Cash Only $10.00 They are encouraging fans to purchase tickets online. The 8th Grade game starts at 5:15 with 9th to follow. Here is the link: https://gofan.co/event/1044016?schoolId=AR4724 Go Wildcats!

A few of Mrs. Martin’s committee members from the Parent Inv. Group visited the high school & gave goodie bags to show support to staff. The group will be headed by Sarah Phillips and several others. If you are interested in involvement or need info please contact Mrs. Martin.