¡Buenas tardes! Este es el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Willits que le recuerda que debe completar la Encuesta para padres sobre la reapertura de la escuela de otoño. Envíe sus encuestas antes del miércoles 24 de junio. Sus sugerencias son importantes para nosotros. Puedes acceder a la encuesta aquí => https://forms.gle/LCV9k6JE5aWaHoBE9 ¡Gracias!

Good Afternoon! This is Willits Unified School District reminding you to take the Fall School Re-Opening Parent Survey . Please get your surveys in by Wednesday June 24th. Your input is important to us. You can access the survey here => https://forms.gle/QdfZ2an3iJ8A7RV79 Thank you!

Encuesta de apertura de la escuela de otoño del WUSD Complete esta encuesta aquí => https://forms.gle/PWodWsMpVBEWks4C8 Esta encuesta ayudará al plan WUSD para el año escolar 2020/21.

WUSD Fall School Opening Parent Survey. Please complete this survey here => https://forms.gle/hcz7VpWxwoiQvvQK9 This survey will help WUSD plan for the 2020/21 school year.

Willits high school graduation live stream. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm14iSqMtl-7TKLnLP5NkFQ/live

Graduation is Friday Night at 6:30. It is very important this year to know the guidelines we are required to follow. There can be no guests in the stands or on school grounds. The seniors are in the box of the truck and the family is in the cab. In short, we are a parking lot, not a gathering. I posted a picture of the processional route that should begin about 7:15. The firetruck will lead us around town in a slow processional that ends back at the stoplight at Commercial Street. Parents and friends who line the processional route please remember the health department guidelines. I want to thank all the first responders and city employees for helping to make this happen. G0 Wolverines.

First night of Kindergarten Graduation at Brookside! All K teachers came to cheer on students as did Grade 1 teachers, who also welcomed students to First Grade! Our ELD teacher and our para-educator also were there to cheer! Our amazing Brookside teachers and staff bring the ❤️!

The senior portraits are going up!!! It’s fun to see their beautiful smiling faces. I miss and love them all!❤️ CB

Awesome graduation last night at Sherwood. Although we don’t have a lot of eighth graders they have huge hearts and talent.

Hi Brookside Families, We hope you are all doing well. We miss our students so much! TOMORROW (Friday 5/29/2020) IS THE LAST PACKET DROP OFF DAY!!! Please return any and all homework. May 29, Friday: FINAL Packet Drop Off Day: 8:30-12:30 and 4:30-6:30- Drop Packets in the cans in front of the school See you tomorrow! Be sure to ask your child’s teacher or send me an email at kathleencrossman@willitsunified.com if you have questions. Thank you!

Mendocino County SELPA Public Hearing Notice: Final review and adoption of SELPA -wide annual budget and service plan for 2020/21 special education programs. Will be held on Friday, June 19, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. via Zoom Meeting Link: https://mcoe.zoom.us/j/96993402669?pwd=TUdGc1ZiVmN5WVZrbW9KdnNVcU5EUT09

2020 NorCal Cyber Virtual Summer Camp The Northern California Information Communication Technologies (ICT) Hub at the Sacramento County Office of Education, in partnership with California Community Colleges, is supporting FREE, week-long Virtual Summer Introductory and Advanced Cyber Camps for Middle School and High school (7th-12 trade) students! This opportunity to learn about cybersecurity at no-cost is made possible through generous donations and contributions of NorCal Cyber partners and sponsors. Please provide registration to your school office so you can keep your Chromebook over the summer! Go here to register =>https://www.norcalcyber.org/ To registar = >

Good Afternoon. Just a reminder that meals are continuing to be served Monday through Friday. Breakfast 8 to 10 and lunch 11 to 1. Meals are ready for pickup at the WHS cafeteria. For families needing deliveries or have any questions can contact Christy Wisdom @707-459-7700 x 1555 Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

To: Students, Parents and the Willits Community Willits Unified School District is pleased to announce that we have been given approval to host a unique graduation ceremony on June 5th, at 6:30pm. Details that must be followed: Maize Field at Willits High School Each family will be allotted one vehicle, preferably a truck, with the student in the bed of the truck, and family inside the cab of the truck. Only immediate family members (parents & siblings) No one is to leave their vehicle - no exceptions Staging will be in the front parking lots prior to the start, please be on site by 6:10 as we will start the procession at 6:30pm. Trucks will proceed along the road adjacent to the baseball field (north side) Trucks will enter the track at the North entrance and proceed around the track, parking as close to the car in front of them as possible. Students will be announced when they enter the track area As the trucks proceed around the track, they will pause in front of the WHS sign and be and a photo in Cap & Gown will be taken. Parents & Students are encouraged to decorate their vehicle in order to celebrate the occasion. The graduation ceremony will take place once all vehicles are parked along the track. Once the graduation ceremony concludes, the families will leave by the north entrance and be escorted through town by local first responders along a route that allows the extended families & community to celebrate the achievements of their graduates. Keepsake banners will be hung along main street, to honor our Willits graduates and will be available for pick up by the families at a later date. The event will be live streamed on youtube & Facebook live -If you have a truck to loan for the ceremony or need to request a truck please contact: Marian Lohne - Assistant Principal at WHS 707-459-7700 ext. 1509 marianlohne@willitsunified.com

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), children who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals at school will get extra food benefits. These food benefits are called Pandemic EBT or P-EBT benefits. P-EBT benefits help families in California buy food when schools are closed because of the coronavirus emergency. Families will get up to $365 per eligible child on their P-EBT card to use on food and groceries. Families with children who get CalFresh, Medi-Cal or Foster Care benefits do not need to apply. Most will get their P-EBT card in the mail during the month of May. P-EBT cards will begin arriving around May 12, 2020.

Public Hearing Notice for 2020/21 District Budget will be held on June 10, 2020, 5:20 p.m. at a regularly scheduled board meeting via Zoom, a link will be made available and posted on agenda for viewing and participation

Thank you to volunteers, Cooley Construction, Olenik Fencing, and our grant sponsor Keurig & Dr. Pepper for the new playground at Brookside. This KaBoom Grant allowed us to put an additional site for our kids.

Hello WUSD families!! As we plan and prepare for next year we need your help. In order to create a solid plan it is very important that you fill out this simple transportation application. This will provide the district with the information needed to safely transport your children. This application is only needed for children who ride the bus. Please have this form filled out by June, 30th 2020 to hold your child's place on a route. Click here for the form => https://bit.ly/3dCJccI Thank for your quick response! Have a wonderful week!

New Shelter in Place Guidelines for Stage 2, now in place.

All middle and high school students need to understand that my message about moving up to the next grade level, means that you will go to the next grade. However, if you are not doing your work, you will be repeating those required classes and be credits short that you need to make up. Regardless of your grade credits are required to graduate. Reminder regarding graduation status! Those seniors who meet the state graduation requirements will receive diplomas. Those seniors who don't complete the coursework, we will continue to work with you even into July and August. We are only a few weeks away from the end of the school year, so now is the time to finish strong. June 5th is still currently the date of graduation The school district is going to wait until we have specific guidelines from the state or county health department that covers the time period of June 5th or beyond, prior to announcing any graduation plans. Mark Westerburg

It certainly appears that we will not be returning to normal classroom settings for the remainder of this school year. All school sites have made plans to continue with modified school instruction through the end of May. The first week of June will be used for students to turn in all assignments and for teachers to assign grades. All students will be moved to the next grade unless discussions about retention have already taken place. Although very unlikely- if it is possible before this school year ends to bring back a limited number of students, the District would consider the following: Brookside grade 2 only, Blosser Lane grade 5 only, BGMS grade 8 only and all seniors at WHS. In regards to graduation our preference is to wait it out, meet as a group and make it happen. As I have stated before, we can do it in August if necessary. I prefer this idea over a virtual ceremony. Middle school and high school campuses are planning to hold a summer school session from July 27th through August 14th. WUSD is willing to provide support to all other summer session programs which use our facilities so they may become operational. In regards to the governor's comments about starting school July 1st. There are more problems with that Idea than good. A major issue for a third of our students is transportation, can they get on the bus, with such a confined space we would have to limit buses to 12 students and this is a problem. Another large issue is the heat in July, only about 40% of our facilities have air conditioning and classrooms would be very warm. Along with this are summer jobs, summer school, cleaning facilities, adding 20+ days to teachers' work year, new teachers who won't be here yet, plus all the added cost for operations for a month and half. Although we are anxious to all be together again an early start is not the best plan. When all the students come back in August we will all work aggressively to get back on track. I commend all of our parents and staff for working through this situation, hang in there. My biggest concern in coming back together is the health of our adult staff, the impact from the virus can be harsh and we have a small number of substitutes available. The need to social distance even with a small group is very tough with young kids. If we do have to create A and B days for students to limit the exposure we will do so. Bus routes, siblings, teachers, children and creating off day work for students will be a challenge but we will do it if necessary. In conclusion, we are waiting it out and hopeful that summer will get us a little closer too normal. Our goals for Willits Unified are to finish the year in distance mode, have a graduation ceremony, provide whatever educational services we can in the summer and get ready for next school year. Mark Westerburg

Calling All Do It Yourselfers- Family Members and Staff! Our WUSD Maintenance Team installed Brookside’s brand new play structure and now we need some help with spreading the bark. Part of the playground grant requirements call for community involvement in the building process. Adults only will be working to spread bark with masks and using appropriate social distancing. If you are available to spread bark for one hour on Tuesday, May 5th, please respond to the Brookside PTO Facebook page (or send an email to kathleencrossman@willitsunified.com if you don’t have FB) with the number of adults, the contact person’s name, and the hours you are available. I’ll post a final schedule in the FB thread on Monday (or email you back). You’ll need a rake and your mask! Thank you so much for your support, Brookside DIYers!!! 💚❤️💜

Congratulations Students you have hit the 7 digit level on IXL.

I have attached a link to the CENSUS 2020. It is very important for school funding to have an accurate census for the district. Federal funding inTitle Programs, food service and grant opportunities come from census data. It is very quick and easy to do. https://my2020census.gov/

WUSD April 15, 2020 School Board Meeting Video https://youtu.be/dOmTXIUzBlU

Arts integration this week at Sherwood MS. This is terra-cotta soldiers, EB has some serious art skills

Parents and Guardians, Here is a copy of the Zoom Meeting Schedule. Each teacher is listed by grade level and period. If you have any questions please contact the office- 707-459-2417 and be sure to leave a message. These meetings are office hours and do not count for a grade. The Zoom Meetings are one of the ways that we are staying connected to our students. Missing your students, Ms. Erickson

Hi Brookside Families, I know many of you are interested in providing input about your child’s teacher for next year, the 2020/2021 school year. Given the COVID-19 situation, we are not completing input forms as in years past, however we have developed a system using email. If you would like to provide input, please follow the directions below. 1. Select three choices among the teachers listed here: Grade TK: Mrs. Pfingsten Grade K: Mrs. Brinkerhoff; Mrs. Cooley; Mrs. Gonzalez; Ms. Rescina; Miss Turner Grade 1: Mrs. Bergmann; Mrs. Dodd; Miss Hall; Mrs. Hammond; Mrs. Hinojosa; Ms. Luckey Grade 2: Mrs. Beebe; Mrs. Coughlin; Mrs. Lucier; Ms. Ostrowski; Mrs. Saperstein Grade 3: Mrs. Bauer; Ms. Curry; Mrs. Duran; Mrs. Ford; Ms. McClelland 2. Send an email with your three teacher requests along with a reason why you are selecting these teachers. Send the email to Brookside@WillitsUnified.com. Please do not send it to our office staff as it may not be received in time. You can also request for your child to not be placed with another child, along with the reason. Again, requests will be considered but many factors go into placement, so no guarantees are made. 3. The email is due by 4:00pm on April 20th. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email at kathleencrossman@willitsunified.com (please do not send teacher requests to this email address though!). Thank you!

Hi Brookside Families, in order to keep our Brookside community of families and staff members as safe as can be and to continue our assignment to keep people separated as much as possible, Brookside families will not be picking up packets or belongings at the school on April 14th, instead we will mail the packets to students at home and will keep belongings until safe for families to pick up. Packets will be mailed on Tuesday, April 14th or on Friday, April 17th. Please continue the plan to drop off your child’s completed packets to Brookside on Tuesday, April 14th, as scheduled. For completed packet collection, new plastic cans will be placed on the sidewalk in front of the office. Families will drive up, one car at a time, and drop packets into cans, then drive off. Employees will be monitoring from afar. The cans will be labeled for TK/K, 1, or 2, and will have a slit in the top. Families can drop off completed packets in the cans anytime on Tuesday April 14th, from 8:30-6:30. We will keep the cans closed up for safety for a prescribed amount of time before packets are given to teachers. We will hold more packet pick up days as needed, to be announced. We anticipate that we will mail your child’s next set of materials on April 29th. More information to come. Please let me know of any questions via email (at kathleencrossman@willitsunified.com). We appreciate your extreme flexibility during this uncertain time and strive to maintain all prescribed interventions to keep our community as safe as can be. We miss our students very much! Thank you.

Uniform Turn in. With the unfortunate circumstances facing our nation, our baseball season has been cancelled! My heart goes out to all of our players, coaches and parents , but especially our seniors, this is not fair at all! So now comes the hard part. We need to collect all baseball uniforms, varsity pullovers, jerseys and pants. The coaches will be at the front of the high school this Thursday at 6pm to collect everything. Now keeping the current 6ft distance please just pull into the bus line and we will have container out just simply show what you have and drop them off out the window . If for some reason you can’t not make it to the high school, please get a hold of Coach Travis or Coach Jim and we will make arrangements. Thank you Whs baseball coaching staff

WUSD Update: It seems likely that we will be in our modified school mode for the remainder of the school year. I am very pleased and proud of the work being done by our teachers, for many their technology skills are getting much stronger. I am also proud of our students and parents for working so cooperatively with the schools during this time. There is no question, this is not the ideal way for education to be done, but it is critical to stop the spread of the virus. If the situation changes and the shelter in place is lifted it is fair to say that we all would gladly resume normal operations. Each school site has modified their program based on the age level of the students and available technology. It is very important to stay in touch with your student’s school for dates, times, expectations and directions. Willits High School and Sanhedrin will have a graduation this year, even if it is the first event of Frontier Days or later. These two buildings will be using an A, B, and Credit/No Credit grading system for the students. It is vital to remember in grades 9-12 credits are required to graduate. Students who are unsuccessful in their classes this third trimester will have an opportunity to attend summer school or retake the class(es) next school year. We are asking seniors to focus on core classes, which for most those students it’s English and Economics. Spring break is next week and we hope students will use this time to will be a catch, no new assignments will be issued. Our teachers will also use this break to try and connect with those students who are struggling or not being productive. Baechtel Grove students are doing most of their modified school using technology and will be issued grades similar to the high school- with the exception of elective classes only being graded as credit/no credit. Some students are doing packets and need to stay in touch with the school for pick and drop off instructions. Students will be evaluated at BGMS for promotion to the next grade level using current policies in place. We are expecting a larger number of students requiring summer school. However, for the vast majority of students, this will not interfere with them being promoted to the next grade level. Blosser Lane students are working both online and in packets. If you have Internet access at home but no computer, contact your classroom teacher to inquire about borrowing a school Chromebook for the rest of the year. All students should be using IXL (this program works well even on a Smartphone). Teachers will document students turned in schoolwork on a credit/no credit basis. This time of modified school will not interfere with them moving to the next grade level. Please stay in contact with the school for pick up and drop off times for packets. I will also be asking the teachers to pack up each student’s personal belongings and get them back to you during the next pick up and drop of session of schoolwork. At Brookside, students are working with packets. All students should also be using IXL (works well even on a Smartphone). If you have trouble getting into IXL please contact your school for help. Teachers will be documenting schoolwork turned in by students on a credit/no credit basis, this modified study will not interfere with students moving to the next grade level. Please stay in contact with the school for packet pick up and drop off times. I am also asking teachers to pack up each student’s personal belongings and get them back to the students during the next pick up/drop of session of schoolwork. At this age level, reading with them and by them is huge. At Sherwood, in grades K-5 students are using packets for their work and I also highly recommend IXL online. If you need help please contact Mark Westerburg. Teachers will document students turned in schoolwork on a credit/no credit basis. This time of modified school will not interfere with them moving to the next grade level. Please stay in contact with the school for packet pick up and drop off times. I am also asking teachers to pack up each student’s personal belongings and get them back to the students during the next pick up/drop of session of schoolwork. In grades K-2 grades, reading with them and by them is huge. This is a very unique and difficult time, but please know, here at Willits Unified we truly miss our students and greatly appreciate the role our parents have taken on. We will continue to provide breakfast and lunch during Spring Break. If you are having trouble accessing food service please call and leave a message at 707-459-5314. Stay safe and practice social distancing guidelines.

Students and Families, since next week, April 6-10, is spring break, there will be no independent study homework or online meetings assigned. Use this time to have some fun with your loved ones! District breakfast and lunch meal services and delivery will continue during the break. To request delivery, please call our district office at 459-5314 (mornings) or send me an email. On Thursday, April 9th, we are mailing the next set of packets home to students, as directed by teachers. Please continue to keep the completed packets in a safe place until we collect them. We miss our Brookside family! Stay safe. Send an email if I can help- kathleencrossman@willitsunified.com

Willits Unified Schools has extended the Modified School period through Friday May 1st. All the Mendocino County Schools will be under this extension. We will be monitoring the situation. I look forward to returning to school as soon as it is safe for staff and students to be together.

Even in the midst of trying times like this, good things can still happen. Today we received the fourth new bus from grant funds. This is a huge savings to the district and has significantly upgraded our transportation department. Can’t wait for us to get back on the road.

This is a column that I posted in the Willits Weekly and Willits News.

A message from Brookside’s English language development teacher, Mrs. Smith... Queridas familias, Soy la maestra de inglés de Brookside y trabajo con nuestros estudiantes de inglés de TK-2do grado. Durante el cierre de la escuela, estoy disponible para estudiantes y familias en ralanyasmith@willitsunified.com o 459-5385 EXT 1449 y revisaré mis mensajes durante el día escolar. ¡Los extraño a todos! Mucho amor, Señora Smith

A message from Brookside’s English language development teacher, Mrs. Smith... Dear Families, I am Brookside’s English teacher and work with our TK-2nd grade English Learners. During school closure, I am available for students and families at ralanyasmith@willitsunified.com or 459-5385 EXT 1449 and will be checking my messages throughout the school day. I miss you all! Much love, Ms. Smith

We have been using this program at grades 3-5 for the past two years. Based on the situation we are in, I have expanded the use of it and added Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. If you have a student in grades 3-5 they know all about it.  IXL has grade Level Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. (Science and Social Studies start at 2nd grade). The program is linked to California State Standards for all areas and is set to work in conjunction with the Math book series we use in grades K-5. This is new to the K-2 teachers, they will be able to see your child's progress and what the struggle with. The 3-5 Grade teachers already know who to use it and will now be able to use it for Language Arts as well. If you go to the district website and click on the Modified School Information Button you will see a video named IXL to watch. DOWNLOAD the App for tablets, Ipads, Iphone and smartphones  https://www.ixl.com/apps   Login Websitie  https://www.ixl.com/signin/willits   Username  Firstname lastname @Willits   (Example:  johnsmith@willitsPassword   abcd1234     ( you can change it if you wish once your are up and running. ) Thank you for all your efforts at home.

Blosser teachers greeting parents today as the pick up packets for their students. Thank you to parents for making it work.

Hi Brookside Families, In addition to the option of picking up independent study packets at school tomorrow, you can also download and print packets at home. Here is how... 1. Get the Willits USD app (it’s green with a redwood tree) 2. In the app on the left side, is a list of options. Click on the bottom option, ‘Modified School Instruction.’ 3. You will see the 8 weeks of modified assignments our school has available. Week 4 is the assignment we used for Week 1 independent study (sent home last Day of school). Weeks 5 and 6 are the next two weeks of packets we are handing out tomorrow. Download and print Weeks 5 and 6 if you wish, or you can pick them up at school tomorrow. You can always save the completed packet 1 and turn it in with packets 2 and 3 when we return to school.

Good Evening, This is Dr. Ritchley with and important announcement from Sanhedrin High School. Sanhedrin High School will be available for packet exchange from 9-12 P.M. on Monday, March 23, 2020. Only one student will have access to the school at a time, and all social distancing will be respected. Please stay in your car until it’s your turn. A staff member will come out and bring your student inside to exchange packets. If you are walking, please wait outside until it is your turn. Thank you for your cooperation. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend, and we will see you on Monday.

Remember that we have breakfast and lunch pick up at WHS from 8-10 AM and 11-1 for lunch. If you can't make arrangements to get in please call 707-459-5314 and leave a message.

The best way to contact staff is through email. All district emails are first and last name @willitsunified.com. For example markwesterburg@willitsunified.com Important information for WUSD is located on the district website under the Modified School Information link. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19avYBzh8L5XfvixXwXPz6-Yg23G08uyF

Mendocino County will be going into a shelter in place at 10 PM tonight. Based on that all buildings will be closed on Thursday until further notice. The phones will be monitored and checked remotely. Student food pick up at WHS will continue as scheduled.

Stories in Spanish and English for families to read at home during this time. The stories are written and read aloud in Spanish, and there is an option for the text to be translated into English. Thank you, Mrs. Smith, our ELD teacher! https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/stories

I have put together a folder of information to share with parents and students during this non-classroom instruction time. It is my intent to continue to add to this as we go through the weeks. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19avYBzh8L5XfvixXwXPz6-Yg23G08uyF?usp=sharing

Let me tell you what I saw today on the first day on non-traditional school for WUSD. https://drive.google.com/file/d/179V-ymN3MUqEwGKiAo7HeEmePOVhLJZN/view?usp=sharing

All school sites will be open on Monday for students to get any materials they need, but normal in-class instruction will be suspended until April 13. Students will be expected to begin their packets or online instruction. Please say turned into information because this is a changing situation. It will be our hope to have our libraries open for students who need access. Breakfast and lunch will be provided through the high school in a pick up and go fashion.

I am meeting with the county health department, doctors and the other superintendents from the county today at 12:00. We will be determining when and for how long schools will need to be closed. This is a unique situation and it is important to get the best information available. Please look for a posting at 2 pm for an update. I am fully aware of the reasons to close and stay open.

Possible School Closure Information. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2u4VIP0WIb3GZNR1xeqlw15ud0ehOYu/view?usp=sharing

Graduation Day for Georgia at Sanhedrin High School. Board Member Paula Nunez presented her a diploma today. She set a record pace in gaining credits with multiple college classes included.

A huge thank you to Garman Construction for helping us take care of the BGMS softball field.

Board President Alex Bowlds presented Darrell McIvor of Microphor an award for their company's generous donations to WUSD. Microphor relocated operations to North Carolina but decided to donate at no cost thousands of dollars in parts, equipment and supplies to WUSD.

Author Matthew Gollub entertains the Brookside students!

K-8 Parent Survey on Minimum Days. I have had trouble with Google forms getting this out. Please use the link if you did not get the chance to respond. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCFU7HeuT4SOkmS1b2sd3ef-65ulnyAKoxgk_dy6L7kmhmmA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Baechtel Grove 8th grade girls played a once in lifetime game on the Sacramento King's Court (Golden One Center) against the Mendocino County All-star team 101 Ballers.

Here is the most current county information on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) https://www.mendocinocounty.org/community/novel-coronavirus

It’s Election Day, please remember to vote.

WUSD will be putting a plan together this week for a home study program for students if the health conditions require it. All buildings were disinfected this weekend. Please watch this video. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-facts-about-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/

Cupcake Wars in the Wolverine Cafe today!

Regional FFA competition tonight at WHS.

Must be Spring the golf team is out on the course.

Nick jr. arrived this afternoon at the WHS farm!

Sherwood students at Odyssey of the Mind having a great time and doing a great job.

WHS a band and choir put on a great spring performance tonight.

Congratulations to our hard working day custodian Edwina at Brookside for becoming a Certified Custodial Technician.

Another great night of senior interviews at the high school.

Donkey basketball night at Willits high school. FFA versus Mendocino county sheriffs.

Senior Portfolio Interviews at WHS tonight. Thank you to the staff and volunteers for giving the senior a real life experience.

A great student presentation on her career choice at the school board meeting in February.

Vowel Mountain from one of Mrs Brinkerhoff’s Kindergarten students.

FFA students doing some of the construction work on the new school farm. This huge project will be having a grand opening soon, stay tuned.

Another awesome Science Fair down at the Community Center. Stop down and see the great work by the students and staff. Thank you to Erin Vaccaro for her efforts to put it all together with her volunteers.

Blosser Lane 3rd grade students at Bypass Mitigation Lands in Little Lake Valley for some local science and nature.

The senior boys fought hard on their last home basketball game, but lost to a really strong Middletown team. Thank you for the memories seniors!

WHS Varsity Wrestling 2020 NCS Champions ! Well done wrestlers and coaches.

The girls varsity basketball team won big last night against Saint Helena. Mark your calendar’s for Thursday the girls play their last home game of the year against Fort Bragg.

Backstage last night at the BGMS band concert. Well done !

Making bricks out of dirt, sand, and straw For their science fair projects.

Willits Education Foundation

The girls varsity and junior varsity lost in close games tonight with Kelseyville. Well played and fighting hard even near the end of the season.

Rep. Jared Huffman speaking at Willits High School today.   He was answering student’s civics questions.  The sign language interpreter was great to see because we are offering ASL-200 as a dual enrollment course in the spring term.  

Measure G Information Nights- Open Community Forum Please join School Board President, Alex Bowlds and WUSD Superintendent, Mark Westerburg to discuss and ask questions about Measure G; the school bond initiative for Willits Unified School District coming up on the March 3, 2020 election. There will be two meetings held at Willits High School, Media Center, 299 N. Main Street. For more information please contact the District Office 459-5314 ext. 1101 February 4, 2020, 6:30 p.m. February 10, 2020, 6:30 p.m.

3rd new bus for WUSD. This special needs bus was provided at no cost to the district. Thank you to Mendocino County Air Quality committee. A 4th big bus is scheduled for May.

Boys Varsity Basketball lost to a strong Colverdale team tonight.

WHS FFA provided the help for tonight’s Rotary Crab Feed. The proceeds from the event go to the senior center and for WHS graduates scholarships.

Our awesome high school academic decathlon team giving up their Saturday up for testing. Go Wolverines !

First Annual Bob Colvig Youth Wrestling Tournament going on today at the high school. Tons of people and lots of fun. Thank you to the local sponsors who helped put this on. It’s a great event.

Great JV wrestling tournament today at WHS. Youth wrestlers Saturday morning at WHS.

Boys Varsity Basketball lost a close and well played game with Ft. Bragg tonight.

The varsity boys basketball team lost a heartbreaker tonight to St. Helena 47 to 44. Last-second three-pointer by the Saints won the game.

Due to snow and weather conditions Willits unified school district will be closed today at all sites.

High School Sober Grad Meeting tonight at WHS cafeteria at 6:30

WUSD Volunteer of the Year. Jennifer Drew has given countless hours and effort helping kids at WUSD. WEF, FFA, Summer Gala, Ag. Farm, Tri Tip Dinners and more. Thank you for all you do for us.

Graduation from Sanhedrin High School tonight at the Board Meeting. Best wishes on the next chapter.

JV Girls continue their winning ways. The Varsity Girls lost to a very good Colverdale team. Back to school on Monday.

Brookside 2nd Grader's sing for Holiday Cheer!

Blosser 4th Grade performance today was great.

Blosser 3rd Grade performance was great. Well done students and staff.

Sherwood students rock the school with a talent show today.

Mr. Cramer's HS class earned a trip to the rink.

All four basketball teams played at home tonight against South Fork. JV and Varsity Girls won and the JV and Varsity Boys lost in close games.

Sherwood students bringing Christmas cheer to Northbrook Healthcare Center today.

Thank you to the City of Willits and Chief Warnock of WPD for the financial help to keep the group work programs going at Sanhedrin High School.

3-5 graders at Sherwood getting a presentation from the Red Cross. Their pillow project for Emergency safety.

Excited for our 5th grade band students to share their compositions at Blosser Elementary.

JV Girls Basketball continue their winning ways against Healdsburg. The varsity girls lost to a very good Healdsburg team 49 to 33.

JV and Varsity Basketball win tonight against Calistoga. Varsity won 56-51.

Mark your calendars for Hot Winter's Night 2019.

Cross Country League Championship in Santa Rosa on November 13. Brieana Evans placed 8th in girls varsity, Logan Simms placed 10th in boys varsity, and all participants ran personal best times. North Coast Championship in Hayward yesterday. Incredible improvement throughout the year. Self motivated and hard-working athletes, who also know how to have some fun. You represented Willits High School very well. Last fall athletic event.

Wolverines lost to a very good Ferndale team today 35 to 7. Great season for the boys.

First home basketball of the year. Both boys and girls varsity lost to Upper Lake tonight.

Blosser Elementary after-school Art Club. Ms. Stoll is doing a great job engaging the students.

Air Quality grant provided WUSD with another new bus. Great addition to the fleet.

Sober Grad meeting mark your calendars.

One new barn in and one to go. Awesome!

The Varsity Football Team continues on it's playoff run Saturday Nov. 23rd at 1 PM in Ferndale. Go Wolverines !

The fog couldn’t roll in as hard as the Wolverines did tonight. 41-7 home playoff domination of El Molino tonight in Football.

Willits High School is no longer on a lock-down. There was no incident at the school it was done as a precaution. WHS is back on regular operations.

Willits High School is currently under a temporary lock-down for safety reasons. There is no active issue at the High School it is being done as a precautionary measure.

The School Board recognized scholarship and sportsmanship last night. Jaeva Cash as Top 2% in the Nation ACT. Varsity Soccer and Varsity Football for making the playoffs as well as JV Football for winning the league.

It is the end of the first trimester for this school year. Minimum days have been adjusted to allow for final exams and teacher grade reporting time. All schools will have minimum days on Thursday and Friday this week. Only WHS/SHS will release on Friday at 11:15 a.m.

The Varsity Football Team has qualified for the playoff and will be hosting a home game Friday night at 7 PM vs El Molino. CIF rules require us to charge admission (11 for adults, 6 for Students, Seniors, Children). Come support the team in our first home playoff in a while.

I want to thank Stan Cooley, Jim Schnitzius, Coltin Doak and Aaron Branscomb for doing the repair on the baseball field.

Ziggurat Marble Run contest at Sherwood Middle School. Preparing for Odyssey of the Mind Competitions.

Last regular race for the season, next week is the league's championship at Spring Lake in Santa Rosa. Way to keep working hard.

The boys soccer team lost a heartbreaker tonight in the playoffs tonight to Creedo HS. The 1-0 loss in overtime was a well played and hard fought game. Great season players and coaches.

The next time you walk by the HS baseball field take a look at the top put on the backstop. Thank you to our School Board President for being creative and hard working.

Football and Cheerleaders Parents Night photos. Click on this website to see some great pictures. https://jordaneadsphotography.pixieset.com/footballandcheersrnight/?fbclid=IwAR2dX-9EP080pJvAy9WZjlKJ1Wymva0iAxPTS7xt2uYLZIKDnHk5BbcuECg

Thank you to our special Ed staff, who gave up a Saturday morning to learn more about how to help students with disabilities communicate.  Our trainer is Michela Figini-Myers, a program specialist who has trained all over the world!

JV Football dominate Ft. Bragg who was leading the league. JV finish 1st in league with a convincing 22-0 win over Ft. Bragg.

Varsity Football wins a back and forth game with Fort Bragg 33-26. With a 7-3 record we’re hoping for a home playoff game for the first time in a long time.

Varsity Football game today at 3:30 today vs Fort Bragg. Cheer on our seniors in their last home game and senior awards ceremony at halftime. Our special guest announcer will be Sheriff Tom Allman.

Willits Unified Schools will not be in session tomorrow October 30. The school has planned in-services days for Thursday and Friday. So there will be no school for students on Thursday or Friday as well. The football game scheduled for Friday night will be played at its regular time if we have power, if not it will be played at 1 o’clock and 3:30 on Friday afternoon.

Due to power outages Willits unified school district will be closed on Tuesday the 29th. There is a pending Wind advisory for Tuesday night that may prolong the power shut down. I will keep you posted on our status as soon as I know definite information. Stay safe and alert to changing conditions.

Due to power outages there will be no school for Willits Unified on Monday the 28th. I will post again Monday afternoon to let everybody know our status for Tuesday.

This is a reminder for Monday morning. If you do not have power at home you can assume that the school does not have power either and we will be closed. I will keep you posted on the power situation at our school as time goes on.

Sherwood Fall Festival was fantastic. Great food, friends and songs were shared by a full crowd of parents and friends.

Last home Cross Country Meet Today. Our awesome senior girls captain competing for the last time at Brooktrails.

WHS students at the Sophomore Spook-O-Gram sales table.

WHS Senior Jaeva Cash scored in the Top 2% in the Nation on her ACT test. This is a huge accomplishment. Congratulations on your effort and ability to be nationally recognized scholar.

Oct. 16th Cross Country results vs. Kelseyville at St. Helena - Varsity Boys 1st Logan Simms, 2nd Teo Labus, Paul Keough, Austen Simms, and Michael Kale all finished strong. - Varsity Girls 1st Brieana Evans, 4th Jada Smith, 5th Kyra Gibbons

An additional student van added to the fleet. Thanks to a USDA Grant for 55% of the cost.

Varsity football lost a well played and hard fought 21 to 15 game tonight to Middletown.

JV football win an exciting come from behind victory over Middletown tonight 15 to 8.

WHS Academic Decathletes are learning to extract DNA

Sober Grad meeting tonight @ WHS cafeteria 6:30 PM.

Lady Wolverines win 2-1 against timberwolves!!! Well Done

Here are some pictures from the JV Football win over Lower Lake. Well done Boys!

Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Soccer team for notching their first win this season in a well played 1-0 victory over Lower Lake.

Wolverines lose a hard fought battle tonight with lower Lake 33 to 26.

Look at all the freshmen that helped with their 2019 homecoming float!!! ❤️😁

WHS Financial Aid Workshop for seniors! 17 families getting College 101 tonight.

Thank you to the high school FFA leadership group for their opening and closing ceremony at tonight’s board meeting. Well done.

WHS awesome cross country team is working hard and having fun.

It must be homecoming week at WHS.

All of the Willits schools have power and will be open today.

Good Evening. Please be advised that there is a chance of a power outage in the Willits area scheduled for tomorrow October 9th. If you have power at your residence tomorrow morning, assume that school will be in session during regular scheduled hours. If you do not have power at your residence tomorrow morning, assume school will be canceled. In the event of a power outage during the day, school will continue to be operational until the end of the school day. We will continue to update you as we receive further information. Mr. Westerburg

Please be advised in the event of a power shutdown school will not be in session. Willits is in the red flag zone but not in the shutoff area as of now. Mr Westerburg

These four teachers received special recognition! Miss Tina Novelli, Miss Hannah Turner, and Ms Angela Hinojosa all earned Permanent Status with Willits USD! Mrs. Barbarie Gonzalez was recognized for having perfect attendance last year at Brookside. Thank you to these four gifted teachers for sharing their beautiful hearts with our students, parents and other team members each and every day.

Miss Tina Novelli (Intervention Teacher) earns Permanent status!

Miss Turner earns Permanent status!

Miss Angela Hinojosa earns Permanent status!

Mrs. Gonzalez (Kindergarten) earned Perfect Attendance (2018/19)

This is an example of one of the great clubs going on at the H.S. Yarn Club members are learning some life skills.

Wolverines hold on a two point conversion try by St. Helena with no time left and win a super game 30 to 28.

JV football lost to a very good Saint Helena JV team. Varsity football is up 17 to 8 at half time

Sherwood Students and SF Opera Members rock the house at the WHS Auditorium today with a stellar performance.

Thank you, Miss Hall and Miss Turner, two AWESOME Brookside teachers who were recognized by parents of their students as having made a difference to their child. Thank you to the parents who sent the recommendations. If you would like to commend an outstanding member of the Brookside Team, please send an email to me at kathleencrossman@willitsunified.com. The staff member will get special recognition and a little gift of thanks!

Thank you, Miss Hall and Miss Turner, two AWESOME Brookside teachers who were recognized by parents of their students as having made a difference to their child. Thank you to the parents who sent the recommendations. If you would like to commend an outstanding member of the Brookside Team, please send an email to me at kathleencrossman@willitsunified.com. The staff member will get special recognition and a little gift of thanks!

Upcoming parent education opportunities! See you there.

Girls Soccer played well tonight in a loss to the top team in the league. In the night cap the boys team dominated the Middletown team 5 to 0

Volleyball plays hard tonight but lost to a strong Middletown team.

Boys varsity football win tonight in Cloverdale 34 to 14.

JV Football wins 28-14 over Coverdale. Varsity is up 22-14 at half time.

I am pleased to let everyone know that our bus drivers came into today and fixed the training issue. WUSD will be busing all our students on Friday.

Message from The Willits Kids Club: We want to assure you that we will be there for your kids today, we will be at Brookside school with the kids until 6 o’clock. Thank you for your patience.

We are sorry for the confusion but there will be NO transportation to Kids Club from Brookside this afternoon. We are working on getting this false information taken down. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

WHS Class of 2019 and now US Marine Recruit Jorge Ricky Carrillo visits WHS.

Suicide Prevention activities at WHS from the Counseling Department.

WUSD was informed this afternoon by the state that the bus drivers (all but 2) First Aid endorsement was given by a provider not recognized by the Red Cross. Although the training is virtually identical and has been approved in the past our drivers have been grounded until that is fixed. We are working on re-certification tomorrow morning. However, based on this information the buses will not be running tomorrow, with the exception of bus # which transports special needs students. School will be held at normal times and morning tardiness will be given a half hour grace period. I am very sorry about the inconvenience but CHP would not give any grace period to get the alternative certification. We will be posting tomorrow afternoon the status of buses for Friday. The drivers and I are working hard to resolve this issue ASAP.

Bus 5 is running twenty to thirty minutes behind schedule this afternoon. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Boys varsity soccer win a great 2 to 1 victory over Kelseyville. On a great header shot from Zaul.

Bus 8 and 5 morning routes will be combined Wednesday, September 25th. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

BGMS Volleyball working hard tonight against Eagle Peak.

Boys Varsity Soccer take down Laytonville 6-1 tonight.

Good evening parents. Tomorrow September 23rd bus number 8 and 5 will be combined in the morning route. Have a wonderful evening!

Referred by a parent!

Please recommend an exceptional team member!

MS/HS pep band taking care of the national anthem.

WHS clubs out at the football game.

The BGMS 8th Grade Band will be combining with the WHS Band, starting this Friday to form a 41-member Pep Band for WHS Varsity Home Games. This will be the largest band that has played at these events in over 6 years! Our first performance is this Friday, September 20th, starting at around 7:30pm. Come out and support our town's growing Music Program, our Band, the WHS Football Teams, and our community! See you there!

Wolverines loss in a tough game today 20-7.

Wolverines working hard for a win up at Humboldt State Field against Arcadia.

WHS Cross Country Team working hard today.

JV Football wins big. Varsity Football beats St. Vincent 27-0 today.

Sherwood students doing a bake sale fund raiser at Back to School Night.

Varsity Volleyball working hard tonight at home.

The WHS crew that helped at “Claws for a Cause” event on Ridgewood Ranch to raise money for the therapeutic horse program.

Varsity Football wins at home tonight 20-0 over Mckinleyville.

Back to school night at Brookside.

If you are going to volunteer with WUSD this year you need to have your fingerprints done. The company Print Your Mitts, will be at Brookside Elementary Open House on Thursday at 6 PM until 8. WUSD has a form that the DOJ charges us $32 for us to have processed and Mitt Your Mitts will charge you $30 for their service. If your interested please have 2 checks available to use. We greatly appreciate our volunteers. We don't have any choice on the rules or cost. I would get there early, last year there was a line.

A great back to school night at Blosser Elementary 2019.

If you haven't already filled out the Education Benefit Form, please do so and return it to your child's school site.This helps WUSD continue to provide breakfast and lunch to each student at no cost to the student. Thank you for helping us to provide this service to our kiddos!

Thank you to the Willits Education Foundation for an awesome Summer Gala.

First dance of the year at WHS.

Classroom bonding at Sherwood Middle School.

Reminder: All WUSD schools are on regular schedule today. Our first minimum day of the school year will be next Tuesday, August 27th.

Good afternoon Brookside Families. Please remember the first day of school will be a very busy day. There are lots of kids coming to school and construction in the area is ongoing. Please give yourself plenty of time to get to school. School starts at 8:10 am. Welcome Back!

Hello BGMS Parents, This is Ms. Munguia, the Principal with your weekly announcements. All of our teachers are ready to welcome all of our students into classes tomorrow, Monday, August 19th. We will be giving out class schedules to all students tomorrow starting at 7:30 am. The WEB Leaders will be ready to show any new students, including our sixth graders how to get around campus, and to their classrooms. I am reminding you that this week, Tuesday is not a minimum day, and to go on line to our new website to view the district calendar for minimum days at www.willitsunified.com. We are starting our sports program with Volleyball sign ups this week. If any student is interested in playing volleyball on the BGMS team, they can sign up in the front office this week. Please refer to your handbook for sports eligibility. Something to look for this week is the technology use agreements that will be brought home by students. We will also have them posted on our website. If there are any concerns about student class schedules, ask Pam, in the front office, to put in your concern to Ms. Bravo, our counselor. I also want to make you aware that the Back to School Night has been scheduled much earlier this year, and takes place next week on Wednesday staring at 6:00 pm. Come and see what great classrooms, and programs we have planned for this year. Thank you for your attention and goodbye.

New lunch tables on the shiny Brookside gym floor.

Great Brookside teachers working hard to help kids read better.

Link Crew for WHS Freshman Orientation 2019

Good afternoon Brookside Families of kindergarteners. Please remember the first 2 weeks of school kindergarten will be half day. The kiddos will need to be picked up at 11:50 am in their classroom.

Chromebook insurance can be paid online! Students in the 1:1 Chromebook take home program can log into Worth Ave Group here => https://gpo.worthavegroup.com/gpo/willits

Good Evening! Don't forget to go to your Apple app store or your Google Play store and download the Willits Unified School districts free app. This great new tool will keep you up to date on all district events, important news feeds and alerts. Here's to a great school year ahead!

Brookside Elementary would like to welcome you back to school. We will be having a Meet and Greet your Teacher Day. The dates are TK/Kindergarten Friday, August 16th from 4-5 pm, First grade Friday, August 16th from 4:30-5:30 pm, and Second grade Thursday, August 15th from 4-4:30 pm. We look forward to seeing you all. Your child's teacher will be posted in the Aeries Parent Portal on Wednesday, August 14th. Thank you, Brookside Elementary School

Go to the Apple Store or Google Play to get the Willits USD mobile app for your phone.

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