William Wirt Middle School:

This month's PTSA theme is : "HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION". Come out and join us for information on high school options and preparation. We will meet in the cafeteria at 7 PM, Tuesday, January 12th.

We are still asking 8th grade parents for a chairperson and committee members, to coordinate and assist Ms. Goodman with the 8th grade end of year activities. Ms. Jackson will also have information on the 7th grade end of year activities. We are also looking for 7th grade parents to coordinate and assist with these activities as well. If you are able to assist with either of these events, please email the event you are volunteering for and your contact information to wmmsptsa08@yahoo.com, or sign up at the PTSA meeting, on Tuesday. We hope to see everyone there!

Sincerely,
Shelley Long, President
WMMS PTSA

PARENT ALERT!

BOARD OF EDUCATION ENCOURAGES CLASS OF 2009
TO PREPARE FOR GRADUATION BY PASSING HSAs

The Prince George’s County Board of Education wants to ensure that students in the Class of 2009 receive their diplomas this spring, and is sending the message that the way to do it is to “SIT…PASS…WALK: If you do not SIT and PASS the HSAs, you do not WALK at graduation.”

“Students and families need to be aware that the state mandates all high school seniors to pass HSAs in order to graduate this year,” said Board Chair Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq. “We ask all members of the community to help us get the message out to students and parents about the HSA requirement and let them know what they need to do to ensure graduation in June.” Students must complete all four High School Assessments (HSA) in Algebra, Biology, English, and Government with a combined score of 1,602 in order to graduate. If students do not pass a test after taking it twice, they can work on a Bridge Plan project to meet the requirement.

Parents please view the SIT...PASS...WALK video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CRniVV5UzY