Wayland-Cohocton High School

Check out the new Continuing Education Courses being offered at Wayland-Cohocton. Go to the News section or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://www.wccsk12.org/page/continuing-education

Monday, October 2, 2023 Dear Wayland-Cohocton Families: The latest issue of Wayland-Cohocton's The stReam is available. Copy and paste this link into your browser: https://5il.co/265py Enjoy!

The Board of Education will participate in a learning opportunity on Tuesday, October 10th prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting. In order to accommodate this event, the meeting time for that meeting only will be moved to 6:30 p.m. The meeting will still be held in the LGI.

WELCOME BACK! The Wayland-Cohocton buses are rolling out onto the roads this morning for our first AM run on the first day of school of the 2023-2024 school year! Please be ready a few minutes early and remember that buses might also run a little later than normal the first few weeks of school. As you commute to work or are out and about, please watch for our buses and students walking to and from the campuses. Give yourself a few extra minutes for the morning commute. We are so excited about today and having students back for another year of learning! GO EAGLES!

Wayland-Cohocton Open Houses are tonight! WC Prekindergarten and Elementary Schools from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Middle and High Schools from 5:30 to 7: 30 p.m. This is a great time for students and their families to get acquainted with the buildings, their schedules and their teachers. Older students can practice their lockers and map their course for their days! We look forward to seeing you!

Wayland-Cohocton Open Houses are tonight, Tuesday, September 5th! WC Prekindergarten and Elementary Schools from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Middle and High Schools from 5:30 to 7: 30 p.m. This is a great time for students and their families to get acquainted with the buildings, their schedules and their teachers. Older students can practice their lockers and map their course for their days! We look forward to seeing you!

Check out this month's issue of the School Counseling Office Newsletter SCO Scoop. Click on the image or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://5il.co/22ddm

Wayland-Cohocton Parent Teacher Student Organization will meet on Tuesday, August 15th at 6 p.m. in the Middle School Media Center. Everyone is welcome. Please join us! Students welcome too!

Good Morning WCCS Families: Reminder that school supplies are provided by the district. Students need to have appropriate sneakers and clothing (HS& MS) for physical education and it is recomended that students have a backpack or bag to carry homework and other items to home and back. Please remember, that WCCS has qualified for free breakfast and lunch for all families. We look forward to seeing you at Open House on Tuesday, September 5th. Students' first day of school is Thursday, September 7th.

As part of the summer maintenance work at Wayland-Cohocton, the Field House parking lot is scheduled to be remilled the week of July 31st through August 4th. Weather permitting the parking lot should reopen on August 7th. The community is asked to respect barricades and to use the alternative entrances that will be marked. The High School entrance adjacent to the fiberglass Eagle will be open for access to the weight room. Student athletes attending training sessions will receive specific information from their coaches on alternative plans and how to access the building. Any community programs accessing the soccer fields or tennis courts will need to park in the High School parking lot and walk to the fields on the grass or sidewalks, or park in the Elementary School parking lot near the playground. The shipping and receiving area of the school (adjacent to the rear of the Field House, Greenhouse, Elementary and Middle School Cafeteria, will not be accessible. We ask that individuals not park there. Please do not drive across the school yards or fields in order to access areas that are otherwise accessed by the Field House parking lot. Thank you for your cooperation as we continue to upkeep and maintain our facilities.

Attention to all of our sports families... We are happy to announce that Fall 2023 sport registrations are open! If you have a student-athlete interested in participating on a modified, JV, or Varsity team starting in August, now is the time to get them registered for the season. Please visit the following link to access our registration page and scroll to the bottom to get started. There are more specific directions on the page below, but don't hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns. Returning users should use their existing account, even if they are registering a new student-athlete. We are excited to see our teams and programs fill up soon! Thank you and go Eagles! https://wayland-ar.rschooltoday.com/

Don't forget children 18 and under can get free breakfast (8 a.m. to 9 a.m.) and lunch (11:30 a.m. to noon) in the Wayland-Cohocton Middle School Cafeteria through Aug. 10th. No qualifications or paperwork are required. Enter at the Middle School doors (under the clock) on the Wayland campus. Children may walk or ride their bikes if they are an appropriate age to do so. Meals must be eaten in the cafeteria. Adults are welcome to accompany children and bring along a snack or lunch for themselves. Menus can be found on the WCCS App or at https://www.wccsk12.org/documents/dining-services/menus/106163.

Check out these Open Swim times.

‘22-’23 PreK Families: Please submit your responses to the ThoughtExchange survey emailed to you last week. If you have already submitted your responses, you may want to take another look to see what others have had to say as you can “rate” their responses as well. We appreciate you taking the time to respond as it allows us to make improvements in upcoming years.

We hope the Senior Class and their loved ones will join us for the special reflective time. Baccalaureate Service honoring graduates of the Class of 2023 on Thursday, June 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Springwater Church of the Nazarene, 8498 Indian Valley Road, Springwater. If you have questions, please reach out to Meghan Hoyt or Micki Newfang.

The 2022-23 Athletic Awards Ceremony is just one day away! We hope to see you on Monday June 12th in the Performing Arts Center to celebrate all of our athletic accomplishments from the past year. Things will get underway starting at 6:00 pm. Stay afterwards to enjoy desserts and drinks while taking pictures or talking with friends and family.

Attention Class of 2023! Get those GRAD BASH Contracts turned in if you want to take part in this annual fun event. The deadline has been extended to Friday, June 9th but you must submit a contract ahead of time to go! Seniors, if you have questions, please reach out to the information on the form or the HS office.

WCCS Summer registration is due NEXT Friday, June 9th. We apologize for the error.

Wayland-Cohocton Families are reminded that next, Friday, June 9th is the deadline to register for summer programs including Camp Invention, Invention Project, Middle School Enrichment, Summer Swim Programs, Everyone Can Move, and more! Information can be found at this link: https://www.wccsk12.org/page/summer-programs Registration forms must be mailed in. Please get your registration in tomorrow to be included. If you have questions, please call Kathryn Gelser at (585) 213-4303 or email her a kgelser@wcsk12.org.

We hope you'll join in your community's remembrance activities today, Memorial Day, Monday, May 29th.