SUMMER SCHOOL INFORMATION
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Earn up to 1 credit towards graduation requirements.
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Get acquainted with the WUHS high school building and staff.
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Clear room on your freshman schedule for more great courses.
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Experience a summer program dedicated to helping you begin your high school career in the best way
possible!
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Because summer school classes are condensed, each day of attendance is vital to course completion and credit. If a student misses three(3) days of summer school, administration reserves the right to drop the student from the class that they are enrolled in.
DATES:
Summer
School Calendar 2024 FIRST DAY
Monday, June 10
LAST DAY
Thursday, July 17
NO SCHOOL:
Friday, June 21, Friday, June 28, Thursday, July 4,
Friday, July 5 and Friday, July 12
TIME:
FIRST SESSION 7:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.
SECOND SESSION 10:10 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
BUS TRANSPORTATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE MORNING AND AFTER FINAL DISMISSAL ONLY.
THERE WILL BE NO 9:55 a.m. BUS SERVICE.
If you are taking an a.m. class only – you MUST provide your own transportation home.
If you are taking a p.m. class only – you MUST provide your own transport to Summer School
COURSES OFFERED:
Every effort will be made to ensure you get at least one of your 1st or 2nd choices, but because courses fill up quickly please indicate choices 1-5.
HEALTH – Required for graduation. This course emphasizes the promotion of a positive lifestyle. (.5 credits)
BRIDGE TO SPANISH II- The purpose of this course is to offer students an opportunity to increase their proficiency in speaking and writing in Spanish. Additionally, students will be able to practice using vocabulary and grammar. This course will help students have greater success in Spanish II.
*Prerequisite is Spanish 1 completion at Trevor, Randall or Wheatland (.25 credits)
JUMP START WRITING – This course is here to help you become a confident writer! You will learn how to properly cite your sources, avoid plagiarism, create meaningful thesis statements and effectively do research on any topic.
(.25 credits)
MINDSETS - Our focus is on building self esteem in both English and in Math by reinforcing necessary skills for high school. Students will engage in different math, English, and growth mindset activities to help students enter high school with a positive outlook and the confidence to be successful. (.25 credits)
SUMMER FITNESS 1- This course is designed to offer the student a wide variety of health enhancing physical fitness activities. Activities will include both anaerobic and aerobic workouts. Such activities will include weight lifting, body weight exercises, cardiovascular workouts (treadmill, bike, elliptical, track), and high intensity cross-fit circuit workouts. An individual who elects to take this course must be highly motivated and ready to work hard day in and day out.
(.25 credits)
BRIDGE TO HIGH SCHOOL READING -
Class for incoming freshmen who either struggle with writing, or want to improve their writing abilities. A crash-course for writing that students will encounter during English I classes.
(.25 credits)
ANCIENT HISTORY - A trip to ancient Greece and Rome! Study the history, religion, and world of ancient peoples from Sumer(4500 BCE) to Rome(480 AD). (.25 credits)
PAW PRINTS(digital design & print) - Students will be introduced to elements of desktop publishing, digital design, and print products for meaningful, authentic work experiences. Students will learn how to communicate with clients, and will use HP Click, Canva, and Adobe software to design, create, and produce real work for the school, community, and some personal use. (.25 credits)
SCIENCE SURVEY & ACT SKILL BUILDER - This course has three main goals: 1) Giving students exposure to the major disciplines in science 2) Developing students' lab skills through frequent lab activities 3) Improve students' abilities on the skills necessary for the science portion of the ACT. Students in this course achieve those goals through participation in lab activities in a variety of disciplines. (.25 credits)
SUMMER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE & BEHAVIOR POLICY
Summer School at Wilmot Union High School is a privilege. The teachers and administration use summer school to enhance student learning opportunities, enrich our rigorous curriculum and/or provide academic interventions for students in a credit deficit situation.
Attendance Policy
Because summer school classes are condensed, each day of attendance is vital to course completion and credit. If a student misses three(3) days of summer school, administration reserves the right to drop the student from the class that they are enrolled in.
All student absences should be phoned in to (262)862-2351.
Tardy Policy
Three tardies to any one class will equal one absence. Any tardies to class exceeding fifteen minutes will be counted as an absence for that class. Absences because of tardies will be counted towards a student’s overall attendance standing and may result in a student being dropped from the class.
Behavior Policy
Summer school is designed to cover a large amount of curriculum in a short amount of time. Any behavior that may be deemed a disruption to the learning process will not be tolerated, including but not limited to; insubordination, disrespect towards teachers and staff, refusal to take part in activities, refusal to do work, sleeping etc., Students who receive a referral for a suspendable offense, including repeated lesser poor behavior choices, may be dropped from summer school and will not receive credit for work completed.
Each student and his/her parent/guardian by submitting the Summer School Registration sign-up form are confirming the acceptance of the Summer School Attendance & Behavior Expectations.
