FALL 2015 Newsletter

Dear Students and Parents,

With the new school year approaching, there are some changes hap-

pening not only in our district but on our campus.

As we begin the new school year, I want to highlight a few changes

that you will see on our campus. First, as many of you know, construction will

begin on Bruce B. Downs Blvd., during this school year. In efforts to relieve

some of the anticipated stress for parent-pick/drop-off lines, we have moved the

car-rider line to the south end of campus by the auditorium and cafeteria areas.

Parents will no longer drop their students off in the front of the school near visi-

tor parking. With this change in mind, we’ve moved our bus ramp to the north end of campus

by student and faculty parking with the exception of some of our special needs buses.

As for the second change, this is the first year that we are moving our newsletter

entirely to our website. Please go visit us at http://wharton.mysdhc.org/ to view our full

newsletter.

I am excited about the upcoming school year and I look forward to seeing all of our

students return to school on August 25th and for Open House Thursday, August 20 from

8:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m.

Sincerely,

Brad Woods

Open House Thursday, August 20th

8:30 - 11:30 (Gym)

To reserve transportation to attend Open House, please contact Student Affairs at 631-4710 and indicate which site you wish to be picked up from:

Pick-up & Return Locations Bus Departs

Van Buren M.S 8712 N 22nd & Yukon 7:00 AM

Witter Elem. 10801 N 22nd & 109th 7:10 AM

Shaw Elem. 11311 N 15th & Fowler 7:20 AM

Bowers –Whitley Career Ctr 13609 N 22nd 7:30 AM

Benito M.S. 10101 N Cross Creek Blvd. 7:45 AM

OPEN HOUSE

Thursday, August 20th

8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Meet & Greet Teachers

Starts in the Gym

SENIORS

Selling Lockers

&

Parking Decals

Wednesday, August 12th

In the Media Center

@ 8 a.m.

PTSA First General

Meeting

Wed., Sept. 9th

9 a.m.

In the PCR

SCHOOL STARTS

Aug. 25th

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Know How To Locate Your Homeroom...

Reading your Mailing Label and Identifying your Homeroom

Throughout the school year, homerooms will be printed and formatted like the example shown below. Please keep in mind that

all pertinent information can be found our website at http://wharton.mysdhc.org/. You will receive parent link phone calls

throughout the school year directing your attention to our website. As for this publication, please be advised that hardcopies

of the newsletter are available upon request at 631-4710.

If you are receiving this letter, you are already registered for classes and simply need to come to school on August 25th.

The front mailing label tells you where to go on the first day of school to pick up your schedule.

FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS

It is our goal to begin school on August 25th with minimal schedule changes. To accomplish this, we will allow students/parents

to come to school according to the schedule below to correct schedule errors. 12th Grade Wednesday, August 12 8 a.m. - 12 noon 11th Grade Wednesday, August 12 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. 10th Grade Thursday, August 13 8 a.m. - 12 noon 9th Grade Thursday, August 13 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: You may request a change for the following reasons: 1. Failing a required course 2. Passing a course in summer online or night school 3. Missing a requirement for graduation 4. Not having the proper prerequisite

5. Wrong level - i.e. Spanish 3 should be Spanish 2

Elective changes will not be considered at this time. Please recall that we emphasized during programming in De-

cember, elective choices would not be changed in the fall. We do not have the ability to add classes or teachers

to the master schedule at this time.

Appointments will not be given; it will be first come, first serve. Either student and/or parent must be present to

make the change. Changes must be made in person, not by phone.

To the Parent or Guardian of:

Paul R. Wharton

1234 Main St.

Tampa, FL 33647

0901-0123

Homeroom 901 meets in room 123.

This is where you report on the 1st day.

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Wharton Open House Aug 20, 2015

Students’ First Day of School Aug 25, 2015

Labor Day Holiday Sep 7, 2015

Wharton Homecoming Week (Dance - Sept. 12) Sept. 8-12, 2015

End of 1st Grading Period Oct 23, 2015

Non-Student Day Oct 26, 2015

Veteran's Day Holiday Nov 11, 2015

Report Card Distribution Nov. 13, 2015

Fall Break Nov 23, 2015 - Nov 27, 2015

Students Return to School Nov 30, 2015

Winter Break Dec 21, 2015 - Jan 1, 2016

Students Return to School Jan 4, 2016

End of 2nd Grading Period Jan 15, 2016

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Jan 18, 2016

Non-Student Day Jan 19, 2016

Florida State Fair Day (West Hillsborough ONLY) Feb 5, 2016

Report Card Distribution Feb. 9, 2016

Spring Break Mar 14, 2016 - Mar 18, 2016

Students Return to School Mar 21, 2016

Non-Student Day Mar 25, 2016

End of 3rd Grading Period Apr 1, 2016

Report Card Distribution Apr. 21, 2016

Memorial Day Holiday May 30, 2016

End of 4th Grading Period Jun 10, 2016

Last Day of School Jun 10, 2016

Early Release Dates

Each Monday - One Hour For Conference Night dates, visit us online!

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LOCKER SALES

BEGIN FIRST

WEEK OF

SCHOOL!

However,

SENIORS can

purchase lockers

August 12th!

TO PURCHASE DECALS

Students are required to provide driver license, proof of auto insurance and the

registration application with parent signatures. (website)

RESERVED SENIOR DECALS

Will be sold August 12th in the Media Center

Underclassmen Decals will be available for purchase after the start of the school year!

Student

Parking $5

Taking DRIVER’S ED this

year?

You will need the following documents:

Original birth certificate

Original social security card

Please find these documents:

If you lost them, go to www.gathergoget.com

Also, a license costs is $54.25 and

the class fee is $40.

EVERYONE must have a license and

must pay the fees.

Mr. D. Glover, Driver Ed Teacher

TRANSPORTATION

BUS PASSES

BUS SCHEDULES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT

OPEN HOUSE AND ALSO ON THE DIS-

TRICT’S WEBSITE!

On the first day of school, please arrive

early to your scheduled bus stop. Also,

until your child learns his/her bus num-

ber, we advise that they record their bus

number. Bus passes will be provided

when school starts, for those that have

not received it.

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8/21 Lennard (pre-season game)

8/28 King

9/4 @ Robinson

9/11 Tampa Bay Tech.

9/18 Gaither

9/25 @ Freedom

10/2 Plant

10/9 @ Wiregrass

10/16 Sickles

10/23 @ Leto

11/6 @ Chamberlain

If you are interested in participating in our Sports program, please see

Mr. Glover, assistant principal for Administration for eligibility require-

ments to play your sport of choice.

Application for Athletic Participation

1. Annual Physical Form #EL2 (available in the

Main Office)

2. Medical Release on file

See below for a list of Sports and Coaches:

Other sports schedules are available at

http://wharton.mysdhc.org/

HOMECOMING is EARLY This Year and tickets go on SALE

September 3rd!!!

Are you ready for a trip to a “Tropical Paradise”? Homecoming will be on September

12th from 6:00-10:00 p.m. at USF’s Marshall Center. Tickets will be available for pur-

chase on September 3-4 and 8-9. The ticket price has not been confirmed yet but will be

between $50 and $55. Leading up to Homecoming, we will be having our traditional

Spirit Week! The themes for each day will be as follows: Tuesday-MVP Day, Wednes-

day-Concert Day, Thursday-Netflix Day, and Friday-Tacky Tourist Day! We encourage

everyone to participate in Spirit Week, for more information follow us on twitter

@wharton_sga!

Visit www.FHSAA.org

Athletic Trainer Hill

Business Mgr. Glover Baseball (B) Hoffman

Basketball (V-B) Tonelli

Basketball (V-G) C. Reed Basketball (JV-B) Weaving

Basketball (JV-G) C. Reed

Cheerleading (V) Paine Cheerleading (JV) Lettiero

Cross Country Triana/Lojacono Football (V) Mitchell Football (JV) Reed

Flag Football (G) Roberts

Golf (G) Vukerop

Golf (B) Scholl

Wrestling Mitchell Volleyball (V) Barber Volleyball (JV) VACANT Track (B) Lojacono Track (G) Triana Tennis (G) Vukorep Tennis (B) Ware Swimming (G) Tedder Swimming (B) Gordon Softball (G) Ewing Soccer (G) Vukorep Soccer (B) Ware

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When the student is absence for any

reason, the parent of record must call

the school on or before the absence.

Extended absences require speaking

to an Assistant Principal.

ATENDANCE LINE

631-4710, PRESS 1

GIRLS BASKETBALL

If you’re interested in playing Girls

Basketball, please see Coach Reed

in Room 510 for details.

NOTE: To access the 2015-2016 Student Handbook, visit https://myspot.sdhc.k12.fl.us and log in with your mySPOT user account. Parents who are new to Hillsborough County Public Schools or who do not have an existing mySPOT account may register by clicking the “Register New Account” link on the login screen. To register a new account, you will need your child’s student number, birth date, school name, and last four digits of the student’s Social Security Number. The main office will have hard copies avail-able upon request!

SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Attention all Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors. The Science

National Honor Society will be opening up its application

window one last time for 2015-2016 school year. Please plan

on picking up application materials in Lab Room 326 during

the first week of school.

ENGLISH SUMMER READING

Please make sure you log onto

http://wharton.mysdhc.org/ for all

of the required summer reading. BOYS BASKETBALL

There will be an informational meeting

for anyone interested in trying out for

Varsity or JV Boys Basketball on

Wednesday, September 2nd at 3:30pm

in the gymnasium. The meeting will end

no later than 4:45pm. Please be sure to

make arrangements to be picked up in

front of the gymnasium after the meet-

ing if you need a ride. See Coach Tonelli

in the Guidance Office if you have any

questions!

NEW HANDBOOK INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT

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WHARTON REGIMENT BAND

INFORMATION Week #1: Monday, August 3rd through Thursday, August 6th

New Wind Players: 5pm to 8pm each day

Color Guard: 4pm to 8pm each day

Returning Wind Players: 5pm to 8pm (Wed/Thurs only)

Front Ensemble: 3pm to 6pm each day

Battery: 6pm to 9pm each day

Weeks #2: Monday, August 10th through Thursday, August 13th – 12pm to 9pm

(All Students)

12pm to 3:30pm: Inside Rehearsal

3:30pm to 4:30pm: Band Camp Games

4:30pm to 5:30pm: Dinner Break (provided each day)

5:30pm to 9pm: Outside Rehearsal

Saturday, August 15th - 9am to 7pm - Final Band Camp Day and Parent Preview

9am to 12pm: Outside Rehearsal

12pm to 12:30pm: Inside Activities

12:30pm to 1:15pm: Lunch (bring bag lunch)

1:15pm to 4:45pm: Outside Rehearsal

4:45pm to 5:45pm: Inside Activities

5:45pm: Outside Warm Up

6pm: FRIENDS AND FAMILY PREVIEW PERFORMANCE - The Regiment will perform part of the 2015 Marching Show!

6:15pm: PARENT MEETING & BBQ DINNER

What to bring to Band Camp:

- Instrument & accessories

- 3-ring binder with plastic sleeves

- grey t-shirt

- shorts

- sneakers w/ socks

- hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, etc.

- snacks

- WATER (in a 1-gallon BLUE cooler)

Please note - all students signed up for Band, Instrumental Techniques, or

Eurythmics MUST attend Band Camp!

If you wish to be a part of the Wharton Band, but are not signed up for the class

- please contact Jason Allgair - Band Director: jason.allgair@sdhc.k12.fl.us

NJROTC You are cordially invited to participate in a two-day orientation, August 11th and 12th starting at 9 am, where you’ll be able expe-rience what life is like as a Wharton Cadet. You will be able to preview the different types of teams that you can participate in as well as experience a PT session. You’ll be able to meet and greet our Officers and hear first-hand what to expect. If this in-terests you, sign up on our website at: https://sites.google.com/site/whartonnjrotc/orientation Contact: Major Michael Beale USMC, Retired (813)-610-4252

LUNCH ACCOUNTS Parents can make credit and debit card pay-

ments on-line by going to the district web site

www.sdhc.k12.fl.us. Parents can also enroll in

automatic deduction for meals and receive re-

minders when meal account balances run low.

What a great way to avoid the problem of lost

or forgotten lunch money!

DRESS CODE POLICY Specifics of the dress code policy are in the Hills-borough County student handbook which is available on the District Web Site https//www.sdhc.k12.fl.us

Handbooks will be available electronically!

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Parent Conference Nights...

Sept. 24 @ 3:30

Dec. 9 @ 3:30

Feb. 25 @ 3:30

Wharton High School

20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Tampa,

FL 33647

631-4710

Join WHARTON High School Athletic Booster and PTSA @ OPEN HOUSE

Essential! Let

the Office of

Student Affairs

know your new

address if you’ve

moved.

MORE PTSA info is online at:

http://wharton.mysdhc.org/Family_Community/PTSA

Visit the PTSA table at OPEN HOUSE!

Non-Profit Organization

U. S. POSTAGE

PAID

Tampa, FL

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