Cross Country in action today at the Valley Invite. 5 runners set new personal records!! 💪🏼
Fall sports are back! Last week we had volleyball, football and cross country action going on. Congratulations to all teams that won their games! We are looking forward to some fun games this fall.
Welcome back to a new school year! We recognize that transitioning back to school can be difficult, causing anxiety for students and families. We see you and are here to support your mental well-being. Here are some tips and tricks for families to use in helping navigate the stress from summer life to school routines. Any questions please contact Angela Warth the Community School Coordinator at WTMS. Together we can make this school year AWESOME!
¡Bienvenidos a un nuevo año escolar! Reconocemos que la transición de regreso a la escuela puede ser difícil y causar ansiedad a los estudiantes y las familias. Los vemos y estamos aquí para apoyar su bienestar mental. A continuación se ofrecen algunos consejos y trucos que las familias pueden utilizar para ayudar a superar el estrés de la vida de verano hasta las rutinas escolares. Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con Angela Warth, la coordinadora de escuelas comunitarias de WTMS. ¡Juntos podemos hacer que este año escolar sea INCREÍBLE!
We are happy to announce we have a new class available for 7th and 8th grade students during 6th hour. Mrs. Lusk will be coming over from the high school to teach Ride for Focus. It's the Outride Project transformation in process! This is such a great opportunity for our students! Thanks to Cameron Spencer, Luis Ambriz, and Office Jones who helped get all the bikes ready to go. If your student is interested in this class have them talk to their homeroom teacher ASAP.
Cross Country season is almost here! Practice starts Monday - August 12th - at 7pm at the middle school track. Students grades 6-12 are welcome to join the team. Middle school races are 1.5 miles and high school races are 3 miles. Hope to see you there!
Free Concert Alert!!!! Your American Falls City Summer Band 2024 will be doing their annual AF Days Concert in the Park @ 12pm under the Music in the Park Pavilion. Grab your camping chairs and come listen to a great hour of music.
The American Falls City Summer 2024 under the direction of Mr. Brian Leisher and Mr. Robbie Hanchey is proud to present the "Party Like It's 99" AF Days concert. The concert is free and will take place at Noon under the Music In The Parks Pavilion on Saturday, August 3rd. The band this year is made of regional music teachers, AF alumni, community members and current AF band students. This year's concert will feature exciting music ranging from hit 90's tunes like Radiohead's "Creep", the Disney movie "Tarzan" which came out in 1999 and other great features that the audience will recognize. An interesting fact of trivia for the concert, the band will be playing the tune "Sweet Georgia Brown", which was a #1 hit on the radio when it premiered exactly 99 years ago.
We are so excited to invite and have you out for the SOTF Fall Marching Camp 2024!!!! Come out and experience one of the funniest activities a student can participate in during High School. (We also love having Middle School students come out). Our marching show theme this year is "Latin Nights" - Celebrating the Music of Mexico's famous guitar player Carols Santana.
The student leadership team has been working hard to come up with fun theme days and fun game activities while we learn more about Marching Band.
Please feel free to reach out to Mr. Hanchey or Mr. Leisher for any questions. Reminder that High School students can take marching band for High School credit (Humanities, STEAM or PE credit)
We are excited to announce our Lunch in the Park program for Summer 2024!
Lunch will be provided Free to all children ages 1-18. Adult price $4.75
Sponsored by the AF School Lunch Program.
June 10th - August 2nd, 2024
No meals served on July 4th and 5th.
Monday - Friday
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Locations:
City Park
American Falls Skatepark
Vard Meadows Park
In case of inclement weather lunch will be served in the WTMS cafeteria.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
WTMS parents: if you want your child to use the diving platforms at Lava tomorrow, here is the link to the online waiver:
https://lavahotsprings.com/diving-tower-release/
Coach Hoppe, some of the AFHS football team, and cheerleaders came to deliver football recruitment letters to our outgoing 8th grade boys. We can't wait to watch you all play some high school football this fall!!
Science and Engineering Fair is in full swing! Come by and check out the projects until 2:30.
The 8th grade Science & Engineering Fair is quickly approaching. Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 23rd and plan to come to William Thomas Middle School from 9 - 2:30. The variety of projects this year is inspiring. We have everything from sports science to forensics to chemistry to engineering problems. It's going to be a great day of science!
Earlier this week, our top IBOB (Idaho Battle of the Books) team travelled to Pocatello to take place in the regional competition. They did awesome and came in with a second place finish. We are so proud of them and we can't wait to keep growing the IBOB program at WTMS!
Thanks to these hard working students in the Fired Up after school program we have a beautifully clean campus. They decided to spend Earth Day giving back to make their part of the community clean.
Ms. Clark's 8th grade Science classes took on the role of authors and created their own children's books about the water cycle. They are currently on display in the WTMS library before heading over for students in the Fired Up After School program to read.
As many of you may have already heard, our community recently lost Mrs. Jeanne Anderson. Mrs. Anderson was a pillar of WTMS for many years and one of the very best teachers we’ve ever had. She influenced the lives of hundreds if not thousands of students. All of her students knew she cared about them, and all of them were better math students after leaving her classroom. Her former colleagues will also greatly miss Mrs. Anderson.
There will be a Celebration of Life Open House for Mrs. Anderson at the Millhouse Event Center on April 11th from 4-6 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Additionally, the family has created the Jeanne Anderson Memorial Fund with the Bank of Commerce in AF. Mrs. Anderson loved animals almost as much as she loved people. So her memorial fund will be used to help care for local animals and to host spay and neuter clinics. In lieu of flowers, food, or other gifts, the family would ask for donations to be made to this fund.
Our thoughts and our thanks also go to Rockland Pharmacy, who originally shared the information about the celebration of life and the memorial fund.
8th grade student Eden Moore is now a published author! She was one of 6 students chosen from thousands of entries to have her short story published in a new edition of the book Human Kaboom! American Falls Public Library held a book reading and signing in her honor tonight. Way to go Eden. We are so proud of you and your accomplishments!!
Our own amazing Jess Rutledge was recognized by the Idaho Lottery as one of 34 2024 School Heroes from around the state. She was nominated by fellow staff member Jennifer Neeser-Curzon. Thank you Jess for all you do for our school and students! Your efforts are seen and appreciated greatly!!
WTMS parents, after your conference with teachers, don't forget to take your parent survey and to stop by our awesome book fair. Hours are today and tomorrow, 3:30-6:30, and there are lots of great books available!
The reviews are in and it's official: Mr. Leisher and the WTMS Players have a hit on their hands! Don't miss out on your last chance to see this wonderful performance of Frozen, Jr. on Monday at 6:00 PM.
