Families & Students

Warden Families,

The Warden School District continues to experience a surge in COVID-19 cases amongst students and staff and we are no longer able to safely provide instruction in person.  It is necessary that our schools transition to  remote learning, effective Friday, January 14^th to Friday, January 21^st.  Students and staff will return to school on January 24^th for in-person instruction.  During this time, all school activities and athletic events including practices will be canceled.  If additional day(s) are necessary, parents will be notified on Friday, January 21, 2022 by robocall and social media.  If your child was ill with COVID like symptoms including headache, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea within the last two weeks, please contact your child’s school.

This meeting will be held in the High School Library at 7 pm with attendees in excess of capacity able to join the meeting, virtually from the Warden Middle School Commons. All in attendance must follow District safety protocols including masks for the duration of the meeting, social distancing, and a health attestation upon entry.

The Warden School Board welcomes input from the public during the designated portion of tonight's agenda. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Only those who have signed in can be recognized by the Board Chair. In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, the Board will not respond to the public comments about items that are not on the agenda. The Zoom portion will be audio only. 

Main Governing Board

Regularly scheduled School Board occur the second and fourth Thursday each month at 7pm PST. Board Agendas and Minutes can be found at the BoardDocs website: http://www.boarddocs.com/wa/warden/Board.nsf  
  
Please click the link below to join the webinar:  
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Questions, comments, and concerns for the District.

Warden Families, 

At approximately 8:40 a.m. the Warden School District went on a Secure and Teach.  This was at the request of the Warden Police Department.  The Warden Police Department was executing a search warrant in a neighborhood near the school.  At no time were any students or staff in danger.  The Secure and Teach lasted approximately twenty-five minutes. If you have any questions regarding the Secure and Teach, please contact the district office.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the board meeting scheduled for December 23, 2021 has been rescheduled for December 21, 2021 at 5:00 PM in the High School Library due to the Christmas Holiday.  

By Order of the Board of Directors

Rick Martin, Board Chairman

December 17, 2021

Warden families, please help us with online safety?

A couple of social media trends reported to be spreading across the nation have made their way to Warden. Please report and block accounts with images and/or video of individuals on campus captured without their consent, and accounts using district logos that are not associated with the district. If you see anything on social media that could be considered to be potentially harmful, please take a moment to report and block that account and report it at Safeschools or by contacting the building principal. Links to official district social media accounts may be found on the websites if you have not already followed or bookmarked them.

Please also consider discussing with your own student(s) what is socially acceptable/appropriate online conduct, if you haven't already. We appreciate you helping to keep Warden safe. Thank you so much!

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow school gets out at 12:30pm across the district which kicks off Winter Break. After school services like GEAR UP and 21st Century have been cancelled. Students will be back on campus on January 3. Stay warm and enjoy the break! 

Dear Warden Families, 

Recently an anonymous TikTok post proclaiming a day of violence against schools on December 17th began trending.  There are no credible sources or evidence to support it.  The SSOCC (School Safety Operation and Coordination Center) has been in contact with local law enforcement and other safety staff from across the state, as well as monitoring other agency communication across the county.  All are considering it a non-credible hoax, but asking staff to maintain increased vigilance as always.  We have sent notice to law enforcement agencies in our service area to make sure they are aware.

Thank you,

Scott West

Superintendent, Warden School District

Dear Warden Families,

Last Friday district staff and parents were notified of a potential threat to other students.  Warden School District and Warden Police Department addressed the incident immediately and investigated the potential threat.  Student and staff safety is the district’s highest priority and potential threats are taken very seriously.  Parents of the impacted students have been contacted and the district will continue communication with those parents.  The district wants to thank the parents for their thoughtful feedback as we continue to improve school safety.

The district is in the process of reviewing safety drills and procedures, increasing staff and law enforcement presence on campus, and gathering input from parents.  Please reinforce with students the importance of school safety and reporting unsafe behaviors.  School safety is a critical element in providing a healthy learning environment for students and staff.  We will continue to build trusting relationships with our students, train for school safety and emergency scenarios, and appropriately react when we hear of potential threats.

If you have any safety concerns, hear of potential threats or rumors, please contact your child’s school or the district office immediately. 

Thank you,

Scott West - Superintendent

The Warden Community Center is hosting a Grant County Health District sponsored free COVID-19 vaccine clinic for ages 5-11 and 12+, December 14, from 3pm - 6pm. No insurance required but parental/guardian consent is required. You're welcome to walk-in or preregister at: prepmod.doh.wa.gov.

Mini Cheer clinic

Sign ups are next Tuesday the 14th through Thursday the 16th from 3:15-4:00 in the elementary school foyer.

Cost is $35 and will include a T-Shirt and pom-poms.

Practices will be Monday, January 10th and Tuesday, January 11th from 3:30-5:30 in the cafeteria.

Performance for Middle school students will be Tuesday January 11th at halftime of the Boys Varsity Basketball game that starts at 7:00pm.

Warden Basketball fans, the games scheduled for this Friday against Cle Elum have been rescheduled to Wednesday, December 22.

Warden wrestling fans, in order to attend the Jamboree this evening you will need to purchase tickets online ahead of time at: https://events.ticketspicket.com/agency/8337d54c-d7ed-42fe-9aa3-ec80c0f0c4e3?fbclid=IwAR3WE74tlYfAW0DNPMZqd03Rno0XwjEqgYf5QOz-qeHY6o9h8wy2fZKt4jM

Beginning September 17, tickets for varsity events will again be sold* at the gate. Warden Middle School and High School students will continue to receive admission at no cost until ASB cards are available. Single Event Ticket prices are as follows:

Annual, Seasonal, and Family passes are available for purchase at the district office.

*Proceeds funds support ASB activities.

The Varsity football game originally scheduled for September 10 at 7pm has been rescheduled to September 11 at 1pm.

Attention, the following information is for ALL students 8-12^th grade who are interested in participating in Cheer during the 2021-22 school year.  

There will be Cheer Tryouts starting this Wednesday August 18^th through Friday August 20^th at 9am. Those interested in trying out for Cheer need to meet with Cheer Advisor Rachel Cox by the Cougar statue in front of the HS gym Wednesday morning. ALL students 8-12^th grade are encouraged to come and tryout for either Football, Wrestling or Basketball Cheer. Remember to participate you must complete the Athletic Registration via Final Forms. Click here to register now! 

"Attention all HS football athletes, first day of practice is August 18th at 8am and again at 3:00pm that same day. We will be meeting on the football field promptly at those times. Make sure that both you and your parent have logged into Final Forms and have completed the 2021-22 Athletic Registration so you can be cleared to practice. I hope to see you August 18th for practice." 

Coach Arredondo. 

At a previous school board meeting the purchase and use of ArchiveSocial, a social media archiving software solution, was approved to help bring the district into compliance with reporting standards. This post serves as notice that the use of ArchiveSocial is now implemented on all Warden School District social media outlets. For more information about the service, please visit ArchiveSocial.