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As we continue Principal Appreciation Month, y’all give a big shoutout to Clark Barnett, our High School Principal. Mr Barnett works hard to achieve excellence, preparedness, and future-ready endeavors for his staff and students.
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Tiger Families,
We have heard from the Deep East Texas Elec Coop that a planned outage is set for this coming Friday. Please be ready. For school purposes, Friday is a School Holiday and a bye week for football. Our Offices and Classes will be closed Thursday for the weekend.
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Please save the date and join us as we partner with the Texas Education Agency for a parent outreach and training session that provides parents with the skills, activities, and training needed to improve their English language skills and become more active participants in their child's education.
Reserve la fecha y únase a nosotros mientras nos asociamos con la Agencia de Educación de Texas para una sesión de capacitación y extensión para padres que les brinda las habilidades, actividades y capacitación necesarias para mejorar sus habilidades en el idioma inglés y convertirse en participantes más activos en la educación de sus hijos.
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Please remember that tomorrow is a school holiday. Class, operations, and offices will be closed.
From the Office of the Superintendent
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October is Principal Appreciation Month and WSISD truly has some of the best! Y’all give a big shoutout to Kena McClenny, our Elementary Principal who works tirelessly to pursue and achieve excellence for her staff and students.
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#SYATP 2023
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Major shoutout to our Food Service Department for passing their Health Inspections with 100%! We are proud of your dedication to the kids of this district.
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Communication regarding the phone system.
09.19.2023
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Texas Teachers do a miraculous job of teaching, influencing, guiding, and providing for kids across our whole state. Currently teachers & staff are being overlooked, but we are proud go say that WS has the BEST!
Take a look at a few members of the Tiger Team! When you see them around say hello & thank them for going above and beyond to make sure our kids have everything they need!
West Sabine is in GREAT HANDS!
Say something nice and let them feel appreciated! 🐯
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Meet the West Sabine ISD Parent & Family Engagement Liaisons for the 2023-2024 school year! Please watch for upcoming Parent & Family Engagement events throughout the district as well as on campuses. We hope to see you there!
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Sabine County, please see the flyer for a few logistics regarding the PineCone Bowl Friday Night.
#Communication
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Parents and Families, please save the date and join us for the first Parent & Family Engagement Lunch & Learn of the school year. The session topic will be the importance of attendance and effects of truancy on students and families. You may pick any session to attend on your student's campus.
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If you are still having issues registering your student online, please attend the Online Registration Assistance day at your student's campus. The campus Parent & Family Engagement Liaison will be there to assist you with the process and ensure that your student is registered.
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Coming this Friday.
There will be a Professional Learning Day for our Staff. Please note that there will be no school on this day.
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This is a friendly reminder that all buildings and offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day. All activities will resume Tuesday morning.
Please download our district app (west sabine) to stay current with school closures and activities for the year.
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What an awesome surprise it was for our bus drivers to receive this great basket of goodies as an appreciation gift!
Thank you very much to Shelby Insurance Agency for your kindness and encouragement to our educators and departments!
#collaboration #partnerships #commUNITY
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Have you seen all the great things about the Gifted & Talented Program at West Sabine ISD? Would you like more information on the program and the referral process for students? Please come join us for our Annual Gifted & Talented Informational Meeting. Your child does not have to currently be a part of the program to attend so please save the date and join us!
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Mr. Scott Simmons's Science Classes today examining their own cheek cells under the microscope.
Great engagement activity, Mr. Simmons!
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Tiger Nation, We are excited to announce the newest addition to our Tiger Team for the 2023-24 school year. Please help me welcome Mrs. Paula Horton to the team! Paula joining us as the Director of Finance. Help us welcome her to the den!
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Tiger Nation,
We are excited to announce the newest addition to our Tiger Team for the 2023-24 school year. Please help me welcome Nurse Shelby back to the team! Shelby joining us as the District Nurse/CTE Teacher. Help us welcome her to the den!
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