Whiteland Community High School

Marshaun graduated from CPA!! https://youtube.com/shorts/xue6ls6ak2Y?si=mId0gN30_D9fCxBm

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Pi Day is an annual opportunity for math enthusiasts to recite the infinite digits of Pi, talk to their friends about math, and eat pie. ~ piday.org

Congratulations to Kerman and Jasmine! Two of our Spanish Honor Society members were chosen to have their pieces published on Albricias. Kerman Sarao and Jasmine Shergill both submitted art work. The March 2024 Issue's theme was "La música." The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) publishes the student journal Albricias which contains essays, poetry, and short articles as well as photography and artwork created by student members of the SHH. Albricias is distributed in print to student contributors and their chapter sponsors and is permanently archived in electronic form on the AATSP website. Cash awards are presented to award-winning student contributions to the journal. Here is the link to the March 2024 Issue - https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.aatsp.org/resource/resmgr/albricias/final_pdfs/Albricias_Mar_2024_Web.pdf

Nik graduated!!!! https://youtube.com/shorts/jhiAV5jNyes?si=ypucyvmnfmMzFI-w

Luke graduated!! https://youtube.com/shorts/xUANq0NVJR4?si=Bxdz-ywmQJIuN6Sy

Headliner Showcase!!! YOU ARE INVITED to the Whiteland Choirs Show Choir Headliner Showcase on Tuesday, March 19th at 7:00PM in the Whiteland Community High School auditorium! Our three show choirs Iridescence, Expressions, Rhythm Masters, student band White Noise and tech crew at WCHS have had an incredibly successful season this year and our Headliner Showcase event is our way to recognize their accomplishments and celebrate our students and supporters' hard work. Please use the following link to purchase your ticket: https://wchschoirs.ludus.com/index.php. All guests will need to purchase a ticket online before the start of the event as we cannot accept cash payment at the door. Come celebrate with us what has been one of the best WCHS show choir seasons to date this upcoming Tuesday the 19th at 7:00PM! If you have any questions about your ticket or the event please contact evanderveen@cpcsc.k12.in.us directly for assistance.

SCHOOL ZONE COMING TO U.S. 31 IN WHITELAND! The Indiana Department of Transportation plans to implement a new school zone along US 31 near Whiteland Road beginning on/after Tuesday March 12, 2024. A total of 6 school zone flashing signals will be installed along U.S. 31, as well as 2 advance school zone warning signs. The school zone speed limit will be 35 mph, while school zone signals are flashing.

College Road Trip! College counselors, at WCHS took 50 students to the College Fair at UIndy, Monday evening. Over 90 colleges were represented.

Best Buddies Talent Show! Friday, March 15th, is our 2nd Annual Best Buddies Talent Show at WCHS. The show begins at 7pm and will be in the WCHS auditorium. This a donation based show so all are welcome!

Off to State! At the end of school today, we celebrated both our JV & Varsity Winter Guards that have qualified for State Finals happening both this weekend and next. Both guards have had great years and we would really appreciate your support of these hard working students.

NHS Induction Ceremony! WCHS National Honor Society Advisor, Katie DeClercq, says the NHS inducted 35 new members of the Whiteland National Honor Society Thursday evening. Congratulations students on this major accomplishment.

Hoops Honors! Earlier this week, Sophia Dyer was named All-Mid-State for Whiteland Girls Basketball! Gwen Higdon took home honorable mention for the Warriors as well!

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Envirothon! 4 WCHS students competed in a competition called Envirothon on Wednesday. They got to hear from professionals from 5 different fields of Ecology: Aquatic Ecology, Wildlife, Forestry, Soil and Land Use, and Current Issues (Solar Panels). They got to do some cool hands-on learning and hear stories from these professionals on what they do and why these fields are important for the environment. Whiteland placed 4th place overall during testing!

The Time to Prepare is NOW! Governor Eric Holcomb has proclaimed March 10–16, 2024, as Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp. urges everyone in our community to be as prepared for severe weather as possible. Here are some important reminders.

Surf's Up! March 4-8, is National School Breakfast Week celebrating the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success. WCHS students got a free breakfast this morning as they prepare for testing. The cafeteria decorations celebrate this year's theme which is "Surf's Up"! This special observance celebrates the national School Breakfast Program and the many ways it gives kids a great start every day.

Big BAND News!!! WCHS just received official word that both the Whiteland Jazz Band One and Shades of Blue vocal jazz are 2024 ISSMA Jazz State Finalists!!! This means that both the jazz band and vocal jazz were in the top nine scores in the state! They now have the opportunity to perform at State Finals on Friday March 15th at Pike High School (Jazz Band) and Franklin Central (Choir). We will be receiving schedules shortly and will share for anyone that would like to come out and support our talented students in this state-wide showcase! The Whiteland Community High School Band Department had the pleasure of hosting over 80 different performing groups from all of the state at the ISSMA Jazz event held this past weekend. The Whiteland Band Boosters and students did an AMAZING group of hosting these student musicians as they performed for adjudication. Friday night was a special night of jazz for the Whiteland Jazz Bands!!! FIT Big Band - GOLD with Distinction Jazz 3 - GOLD rating Jazz 2 - Group I - GOLD with Distinction Jazz 1 - Group I - GOLD with Distinction These groups also earned THIRTY ONE solo ribbons for excellence in improvised solos!! Whiteland is one of only a few schools across the state that enters their top TWO jazz bands in Group One (the highest difficulty of music and adjudication). For the second band to get a "With Distinction", is something quite special. And finally a special congratulations to Jazz One for knocking it out of the park and receiving the highest score in school history!!

Whiteland FFA had a great day at the District VIII FFA Leadership Development Events Saturday at Eastern Hancock High School! Below are the results. All 1st Places will be advancing to the State Contest at Purdue University in June! 1st Place Agriculture & Farm Business Management Demonstration - Josie Kelsay & Addyson Cox 1st Place Creed Speaking - Jack Kelsay 1st Place Multimedia Presentation 2nd Place Exhibit - Cian Cribbs & Brody Polesel 2nd Place Scrapbook 2nd Place Leadership Ambassador - Josie Kelsay 3rd Place Persuasive Essay - Leorah Morris Thanks for your support of our FFA Program!

Sectional Semi Final Tonight!!! Your Whiteland Warriors will play Franklin for the third time this season in the sectional semi final tonight at East Central. GO WARRIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Clark-Pleasant Band Department was recognized at the Statehouse by the Indiana Arts Education Network. The Department was recognized for being an ISSMA All-Music Award recipient last school year but also for our district being named a "Best Community for Music Education".