Willowridge High School News

For school calendars, sports schedules, and information that is important to the Willowridge community, please click on the NEWS and CALENDAR buttons. In NEWS don’t miss the EAGLE EXPRESS, updated weekly during the school year with special notices and information.

Many colleges and universities require students to take the SAT or the ACT test to qualify for admission. Click on Related Document for testing dates and other information.
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The Related Document below is the secondary school schedule for final exams and early release. Please note that on the early release dates of December 17 and 18, 2009 and on June 2 and 3, 2010 no meals will be served at the high school cafeterias.
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The Fort Bend Convoy of Hope will distribute 40,000 pounds of food at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds Nov. 21. The all-volunteer outreach event will include free refreshments, live entertainment, children’s carnival area, medical and dental services, social services, clothing distribution, haircuts and more. No identification is needed.
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The percentage of 9th grade students scoring proficient and higher will increase from 33% to 75% by Spring TAKS administration as measured by the TAKS administered on April 28-May 1, 2010.
 
The percentage of 10th grade students scoring proficient and higher will increase from 46% to 75% by Spring TAKS administration as measured by the TAKS administered on April 28-May 1, 2010.
 
The percentage of 11th grade students scoring proficient and higher will increase from 70% to 85% by Spring TAKS administration as measured by the TAKS administered on April 28-May 1, 2010.
 
The percentage of 12th grade students graduating will increase from 70% to 75% by June 5, 2010 as measured by the state graduation requirements for credits and assessments.

The WHS Football team is on its way up and people are noticing. Click on this link to read the article about the Football Eagles in the Fort Bend Sun.

The FBISD Parent Portal will be available to FBISD middle school and high school parents beginning Thursday, October 1st. The Portal will open just in time for the second progress report for the 2009-2010 school year. Click Here to Login to the Portal. Click on Related Document for a form that will allow you access to your scholar's grades, attendance, monitor cafeteria account balance and more.
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The holidays should be a time of joy, but they can be very stressful. If you need assistance with anything from food to toys for your child on Christmas, click on Related Document.
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Willowridge has been in the news: Click here to read a Houston Chronicle article about our Dropout Walk, conducted to encourage our young people to stay in school until they graduate. Click here for an article in the Sugar Land Sun about our teen talk show. (Also scroll down to see a video about the program.)

Felicia Benard, AVID IV senior at Willowridge High School is a 2009 winner of the $15,000 Linda Lorelle Scholarship. She applied as a junior, as did many of our FBISD AVID III students. And, as many of our students were, she was a semi-finalist. The winners were announced on September 26th at the 18th Annual Reach for the Stars Awards Dinner held at the Hyatt Regency (Downtown Houston).
For Felicia it was a magical evening. In addition to the $15,000 she will receive an Apple laptop computer and participate in leadership events during the upcoming school year. A special thank you goes out to all of the AVID III teachers who assisted their juniors last year in successfully completing the scholarship application process. Our school district was very well represented in the applicant pool and in the semi-finalist group.
This was a scholarship that Stephanie Blondeau (AVID Site Coordinator at Willowridge and AVID III teacher) had her juniors target and Stephanie stayed on top of the students to make sure they dotted i’s and crossed t’s. The 2009-2010 Linda Lorelle Scholarship “window” is now open and information about it has been forwarded to our awesome Site Coordinators and AVID III Elective Teachers.

This broadcast was on Fox 26 News Friday, September 18, 2009.

The Fort Bend County Health Dept. Mobile Immunization Unit will be at Willowridge and other area locations. This information will be updated regularly. Click on Related Document for locations, times, and other information.
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The State of Texas, Fort Bend ISD, and Willowridge High School all believe that parent involvement is an important part of a student's education. To view the Parent Involvement programs and materials click here and choose Resources.

House Bill 3 has mandated new requirements for graduation. These requirements will affect students entering ninth grade in the 2010-2011 school year or later. This year's ninth grade class, 2009-2010, will not be affected by these changes. To see the new requirements and compare them to the current requirements click on Related Document.
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The City of Sugar Land and Missouri City are posting warning signs in all city school zones notifying drivers of a new law prohibiting the use of cellular phones in school crossing zones. These changes impact all school zones in Fort Bend ISD. Parents and students need to be aware of this new law and make sure they are in compliance.
 
House Bill 55 — a new Texas law that takes effect on Sept. 1 — amends the state’s Transportation Code, Section 545.425 to prohibit the use of a wireless communication device (WCD) while operating a vehicle within a school crossing zone unless the vehicle is stopped or the WCD is used with a hands-free device.
 
An exception allows the use of WCDs to make emergency calls to specific organizations listed in the law, including police, fire and emergency medical services.
 
The new law also prohibits bus operators from using a wireless communication device while operating a passenger bus with a minor passenger unless the bus is stopped. Violators are subject to a fine up to $200.

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 2008-2009 preliminary results were released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on August 6 and Fort Bend ISD met the federal standards. The district is especially pleased that Missouri City Middle School and Willowridge High School both met the AYP standards this year. “Our entire staff and the students at Willowridge High School worked extremely hard to accomplish this goal. We are very excited and expect even more academic success during the new school year,” said Dr. Joe Coleman, principal of Willowridge High School. Click on Related Document to see the entire press release and a listing of school ratings.
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Click on Related Document for special events and exciting news.
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To view the Counselor's Corner News/Events and Resources click here.

Parents in Fort Bend ISD have the right to much information about their children's education. The Related Document describes in both English and Spanish your right to know about the qualifications of the teachers and paraprofessionals who work with your children.
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The Related Document below details the steps WHS will make to reach Acceptable Yearly Progress (AYP) according to the No Child Left Behind Act and TEA regulations. Areas discussed include the campus, district, and parent involvement that we hope will positively address our problems. Student transfer procedures are also discussed. The document has all information in both English and Spanish.
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Your student will not be permitted to attend school without current immunizations per Texas State Law. If your student's immunizations are not current or if you received a letter from the WHS clinic regarding a need to update your student's immunizations, you must provide proof of this update. Click on Related Document for details including locations of clinics that can provide the required immunizations.
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Tardies disrupt classes and decrease learning due to lack of classroom instruction time. Click on Related Document to see the new WHS tardy policy and procedures.
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FBISD’s Safe and Drug Free Schools Department is pleased to announce a new collaboration developed with Crisis Intervention of Houston (CIH) called TalkLine.
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The State of Texas and Fort Bend ISD want students to attend school, even if they have no permanent address or they are not living with their parents. Please click on Related Document for enrollment information in English and Spanish.
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