Welcome to a new week, Whittier! We're wrapping up basketball with a couple games AND the Staff vs. Students Basketball game on Thursday. 🏀 No school on Friday, but don't miss the Whittier Skate Night at Skate City that night!🛼 #WeekAtWhittier
These Whittier 8th graders auditioned into upper bands for high school at their respective schools. Please join us in congratulating them on this achievement to start out their time in high school! #WhittierPride
Whittier's 8th graders visited Southeast Technical College this week where they explored five stations: Student Panel, Horticulture, Nursing, Avera Research, and HVAC/Plumbing. Thank you, Southeast Technical College, for the career exploration! #WhittierInTheWild
It's that time again! Next Thursday, March 14 will be the Staff vs. Students Basketball Game. 🏀 Come see Whittier staff compete against the 8th grade boys' basketball team from 4-6pm. #WhittierPride
#ThrowbackThursday 6th Grade students in Mr. Garry & Mrs. Peska's classes learned about the Ancient Egyptian embalming & mummification processes as they assisted Pharoah Paladino to live on in the afterlife. Students would agree it was a success! #CreativityInTheClassroom
Congratulations to Terresa Young and Julia Beck who represented Whittier so well in the SD Middle School All State Band on March 1-2 in Mitchell, SD. Amazing concert! 🎶 #WhittierPride
All the students have been working hard to polish up the musical for you! 🧜♀️🎶 Come out to support them at one of the performances of The Little Mermaid, Jr. on Thursday and Friday nights this week. #WhittierPride
The matinee performance of The Little Mermaid, Jr. today for Sioux Falls School District 5th graders went swimmingly! 🌊🧜♀️🐠
Tomorrow's the BIG day! Come join us under the sea at Whittier for an evening musical performance this Thursday and Friday.
Congrats to our February Whittier Way & Student of the Month winners! 🎉 Student of the Month nominees demonstrate their curiosity by seeking out new experiences. #WhittierWay students were selected for having a positive attitude and striving for excellence. #BringYourBestSelf
The Spring Musical is here! 🧜♀️ Join the cast 🌊under the sea🌊 at the Thursday/Friday evening performances. 8th graders will be visiting Southeast Technical College in the first part of the week, and orchestra students compete at the Festival of Orchestras on Thursday.
Today, 12 bikes and 50 helmets were donated to Whittier for the NEW Bike Club. Thank you to the Whittier community for all of your help in making these ideas and opportunities for our students come to life! #SupportEachOther
Last week, the 6th Combo team visited The Outdoor Campus. Though temperatures were rising and snow was melting, students were still able to ice fish, just from the dock instead of the ice! #WhittierInTheWild
Not only is it Leap Day, but it is also Rare Disease Day! 🦓 Whittier Staff, sporting zebra stripes and/or rare disease colors (💜💗💙💚), gathered donations for Owen's Outfitters. Owen's Outfitters is a local medical lending library whose mission is to provide durable and disposable medical equipment at no charge to those who need it most, sourced through community donations. #SupportEachOther
Any 6th graders interested in athletics and planning to play sports in 7th grade? Join the Acceleration Club! See Mr. Powell or Mrs. Paladino to sign up. Limited number of spots, so please sign up before the end of this week!
Whittier had 3 fantastic students participate in SD Middle School All State Orchestra this last weekend: Sergio Rivera Sanchez (6th), Khloe Lesesne (8th), and Julia Beck (8th). They could not have represented themselves and Whittier any better at a state event. Congratulations!
The Whittier Očéti Šakówiŋ Owáuŋspe (OSO) class visited Terry Redlin again this past week to mentor the elementary students. They played games together to learn about equivalent fractions. #WhittierInTheWild #HelpingHands
This past weekend, 8th grade basketball students traveled to USD with Promising Futures. Students heard about college life from an undergraduate student panel and took part in a relay race in the Dakota Dome. One of our students, Sam Dorbor, was on the winning team! They wrapped up the trip by watching the USD vs Oral Roberts basketball game where USD won by 1 point! #WhittierInTheWild
It's the last week of February! 👋 Be sure to come out and cheer on the Performance Dance team as they perform between the Whittier Basketball games this week. 🙌🏀 It's a great chance to support your Basketball teams, too! #WhittierPride
Poet Amanda Gorman's illustrated quote hangs in the halls of Whittier. Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history. #blackhistorymonth
"For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it." - Amanda Gorman
Don't be a "poor unfortunate soul"! 🧜♀️ Come see Whittier's performances of The Little Mermaid Jr. Musical on Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8 at 7:00pm in the Whittier Auditorium. 🎶 Tickets are available starting Monday during lunch or at the door of each performance.
