Independence High

Congratulations to the Independence High School Football Class AA Champions!

On Friday, December 2, 2022, Independence High and Independence Middle Schools will dismiss at Noon! We will have a Community Pep Rally at 8:15 and Patriot Nation will send off the team to Wheeling at 9:00! Go Patriots!!

Wishing all of our Patriots and Patriot Families a Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you!! We are blessing 14 IHS families with Thanksgiving Meals (a total of 71 people). COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THANKSGIVING MEALS We had (1) family’s meal box sponsored by the Eat Cake Foundation Dog Tag Café donated 14 boxes of stuffing, and 2 turkeys AT&T donated $100.00 to buy turkeys Sophia Freewill Baptist donated $200 to buy turkeys Rural King donated 13 bags of dry soup mix Auntie Anne’s donated 14 bags of mashed potatoes

Tomorrow the Drug Free All-Stars will visit IHS and play a basketball game against a student /teacher team. Students can bring $1 to attend! We look forward to a fun start the Thanksgiving Break!!

College Exploration Week 10/31/22- 11/4/22 • Staff and Students are encouraged to wear college shirts all week. Monday-Kick off College Week! Wear crazy socks with a college shirt. Tuesday-College Sports Team Day! Wear your Favorite College Sports Team. Wednesday- Wear where you want to go day! Wear a shirt of where you want to go to college or where you went. Thursday- Hats off to College! Wear your favorite hat. Friday-College Color Day! Wear College Colors or Red, White, and Blue.

Free afterschool tutoring Raleigh County Schools is happy to announce opportunities for students across the county to receive free afterschool tutoring. These services are made possible through Extended Program grants and provided by your child’s home school certified teachers. Tutoring services may include… · In person one-on-one or small group - core content academic sessions · In person one-on-one or small group - critical school success tutoring sessions for items such as (organization skills, technology skills, study skills, test taking tips, etc.) · In person one-on-one or small group - enrichment support (high stakes test prep SAT, ACT, etc., academic fairs, college/job readiness preparation, etc.) Please contact your child’s school for details on scheduling tutoring services. Not all schools offer after school services or services in all areas.

Josten’s visited for Seniors! Cap and Gown Order form and information is coming home! Just a few short months and the Class of 2023 will graduate.

Tomorrow (9/23) is the last day for IHS students to sign up for a free haircut the day before school picture day. Haircuts will take place at school on Monday, October 3rd during lunches. Big thanks to Revive Hair Salon for offering their time and talent to IHS! If your student is interested, the link to the MS Form is below. Sign-ups are required for this event. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNalZ6V32UL4BMuMkY1gxHA6dUOU9LVDhMU0lCVjJPQ0RKUDVaSTBZOU9LTi4u Questions? Call the school and ask for Mrs. Brooks.

Tomorrow (9/23) is the last day for IHS students to sign up for a free haircut the day before school picture day. Haircuts will take place at school on Monday, October 3rd during lunches. Big thanks to Revive Hair Salon for offering their time and talent to IHS! If your student is interested, the link to the MS Form is below. Sign-ups are required for this event. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNalZ6V32UL4BMuMkY1gxHA6dUOU9LVDhMU0lCVjJPQ0RKUDVaSTBZOU9LTi4u Questions? Call the school and ask for Mrs. Brooks.

Raleigh County Schools Attendance Poster Contest

Have a safe and celebratory Independence Day weekend!

You can view the 2022-23 School Calendar here! https://5il.co/19g1s

We are excited to be launching the brand new website and app soon! Stay tuned for updates this summer!