Good morning, Wildcat Families,

I hope everyone had a great long weekend!

Assistant Principal Appreciation Week
April 6-10 is Assistant Principal Appreciation Week! We are blessed with four wonderful APs at WCHS. Mrs. Seat, Mrs. Harrington, Mr. Franklin, and Mr. Nash work so very hard and are so invested in our students. Please send them a note of appreciation if you can!

Prom
There is less than a week left to buy Prom tickets! 
Prom this year is April 25th from 7-11 at The Mill at Lebanon.  The theme this year is Under the Northern Lights.  Tickets will be $60 (including fees) and will go on sale via School Cash Online for Seniors only on March 16th.  Juniors can begin purchasing their tickets on March 23rd.  The final day for ticket sales will be April 10th.  Any transfer of tickets needs to be approved before April 10th, and any outside guests need to have a Guest Form on file before April 10th as well.   All ticket sales are final.  No tickets will be sold or made available after the April 10th deadline.  A valid ID is required for entry. To purchase your prom ticket, go to https://link.zixcentral.com/u/95ade5f0/kKtQcrkx8RGafiO1pIdf8g?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwilsoncounty.schoolcashonline.com%2F and register with your student's ID number.

Testing
We will begin EOC testing the week of April 20. Next week, I will send out a more detailed testing calendar. These tests are significant- they measure students' growth and achievement, and our teachers and school get graded by student performance on the EOC tests. Our students and teachers have worked diligently this semester, and we are excited to see the growth in our students.

HOSA News
Please help us congratulate our Wilson Central HOSA competitors for placing in the Top 5 at HOSA State. They will have the opportunity to represent Tennessee HOSA in June at HOSA Internationals! We are so proud of them and all our HOSA students!

2026-27 Tennessee HOSA Executive Council Middle Tennessee Vice President -Srikari Sunkara 

Landon McBurney, Kennedy Pitzer, & Adelynn Norgord - Anatomage Tournament 4th

Savannah Lannom -Behavioral Health 4th

Marsa Louka Top 5- HOSA History Exam

Maggie Peck 3rd- Medical Reading

Abigail Yoder 4th place- Clinical Specialty

Vomisha Vasanthan 1st place- Job Seeking Skills

Srikari Sunkara 4th place- Prepared Speaking

Maria Nikolaoy 3rd place- Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking

Senior Walk at GMS
Gladeville Middle School is excited to invite the members of the Class of 2026 who attended GMS to come back to campus on Wednesday, May 20th, for a Senior Walk & Reception. This is a very special class since they were the first to attend GMS all 3 years! We would like all seniors to arrive between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m. and park in the back parking lot. You will enter through the Commons, and the GMS administration will get you lined up for a walk through the GMS halls. Please wear your cap and gown! Our current students will come out and cheer for you! We will end the afternoon in the Commons for a cake & punch reception, where you will get to visit with some of your former middle school teachers. We can't wait to have you back on campus! 

Upcoming Dates

April 9- Wilson County Schools Job Fair at ATC

April 10- Pep Rally; Blood Drive

April 11- Dynamic Diner for Theatre

April 16- ROTC Pass and Review

April 16- Evening With the Arts

April 22- Multicultural Night

April 23- Night of One Acts

April 25- Prom

April 28- Wilson Central Band Cluster Concert 6:30 pm

April 30 and May 1- “Flow State” Spring Dance Show 7 pm

May 4- Night on Broadway

May 11- School Academic Awards 2 pm (You will be contacted if your child is getting an award.)

May 11- Senior Summa Banquet (evening)- invite only

May 14- Senior Night Awards- Auditorium

May 15- Pep Rally and Food Truck Friday

May 18- Senior Final Exams

May 19- Senior Breakfasts and Car Parades at Elementaries

May 20 and 21- 9-11 Final Exams

May 21- Senior Sunset

May 22- Senior Breakfast; Senior Grad Practice

May 23- Graduation 6 pm at MTSU

Multicultural Night
Multicultural Club is so excited to invite you all to our Culture Night on April 22^nd at 5:00 PM! For more details, check out the attached poster!

Parking
Please remind students that they may park only in the designated student parking areas. Our parking patrol, which consists of SPED students, is working diligently to monitor the parking situation every day. Students will face disciplinary actions from me if they park outside of the designated student parking areas. I appreciate your cooperation.

Vandalism
Parents, we need your help. We have students who are vandalizing our bathrooms, and I am tired of it. Our students and staff deserve a school building free from vandalism. The majority of our students show great character and would never do these things, but we have some students who seem to think this type of behavior is okay. Please talk to your children. If a student sees or hears about this type of behavior, please have them report it to an adult immediately. I would hate to have students escorted to the bathroom by hall monitors.
When I find out who is responsible for the vandalism, I will send them to BTA for the maximum number of points, which will be added to their academic record. My janitors, assistant principals, SROs, and staff are tired of dealing with this! Time is spent dealing with this nonsense when the time could be better spent elsewhere.
I appreciate all of the students who do the right thing every day. You encompass great character and what it means to be a Wildcat!

Wildcat Youth Press-
Here is the link to the first edition of our student-created online newspaper. https://link.zixcentral.com/u/d098b36f/yNlixykm8RGnmdlOGFhxJw?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fwilsonk12tn.us%2Fwildcat-youth-press%2Fhome

Counseling Office News
If you are using TN Promise and you scored below a 19 composite ACT, sign up for tnAchieves Summer Bridge | Free TN Promise Program in Tennessee to get a head start on college. 

Cost: FREE

Who: Incoming college freshmen eligible for the TN Promise scholarship, particularly those who scored below a 19 on the ACT

When: June 8 – 25, Monday through Thursday

Where: Click here to explore all program locations.

Need a transcript sent? Click Transcript Request - Wilson Central High School

Scholarship information: Click Financial Aid/Scholarships/College Resources - Wilson Central High School

Yearbooks
Buy a WCHS yearbook now at https://link.zixcentral.com/u/2031a862/wJlfxykm8RGwJNlOGFhxJw?u=https%3A%2F%2Fjhacompany.com%2Fcollections%2Fwilson-central-high-school%2Fproducts%2Fyearbook-wilson-central-high-school. Once we sell out, we are sold out - we cannot order more! Buy yours now! We only have 74 books left until we are sold out! Yearbooks will be delivered at the beginning of May! IF we happen to have any extra at that point, they will be on sale for $120. We officially submitted our yearbook for the school year this past week! Contact Mrs. Agee at ageejes100@wcschools.com for any questions! 

Come Join Yearbook!
Attention WCHS Wildcats and future Wildcats! If you are creative, responsible, and want to be a part of one of the most important journalism organizations in high school, come join the WCHS Blue Prints Yearbook Staff! Be a part of something huge and help create THE most important book in high school!  Please go here to complete the online application for the 2026-2027 school year: https://link.zixcentral.com/u/197f9644/Lttfxykm8RGwJNlOGFhxJw?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FVSGNnhuUyzrUk4dr6. Deadline to apply for WCHS Yearbook is Friday, May 8! If you have any questions, please email the yearbook advisor, Mrs. Agee, at ageejes100@wcschools.com  

Updated Tardy Policy
We expect students to be in their classrooms when the school day begins at 8:30.
Tardy 6-10 - Lunch Detention
Tardy 11-12 - ISS all day
Tardy 13+ - Admin. Discretion - OSS (out-of-school suspension)

Graduation
Graduation is set for May 23, 2026, at 6:00 pm (MTSU Murphy Center). There is no limit on the number of people attending, so bring anyone who wants to come out and support your graduate. More information on graduation specifics will be emailed as we approach that time.

Parent & Student Handbook (Code of Conduct / Dress Code)
All parents must sign off on receipt of the WCS Parent & Student Handbook during registration. Parents, please review the handbook before the start of school, especially the dress code, code of conduct, and attendance policies & procedures. Our school attendance secretary is Ann Mullins. Her email address is mullinsa@wcschools.com. You can find the handbook here: https://link.zixcentral.com/u/7cf56ca2/nkk1_Fli8BGqltPuhnsoMg?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1CRO3iIHxCsNetUca38EaL0J8FPc3RVmU%2Fview

AP & Counselor Assignment
9th Grade AP: Sydney Seat (seatsl@wcschools.com)
9th Grade Counselor: Heather Poland (polanhea101@wcschools.com)

10th Grade AP: Jason Franklin (franklinj@wcschools.com)
10th Grade Counselor: Laura Pavelski (pavellau100@wcschools.com)

11th Grade AP: Audrey Harrington (harringtona@wcschools.com)
11th Grade Counselor: Dustin Cabassa (cabasdus100@wcschools.com)

12th Grade AP: Patrick Nash (nashp@wcschools.com)
12th Grade Counselor: Lauren Fung (funglau100@wcschools.com)
Graduation Coach: Lori Shelton (sheltonl@wcschools.com)

Donations to Wilson Central High School's Principal's Discretionary & Non-educational Fundraiser Account
If parents, guardians, or businesses would like to donate to an account dedicated to teacher incentives, you can donate via the link below. Donations are tax-deductible! "The IRS allows you to claim a deduction for donations you make to qualified organizations, including school district programs that are not operated for profit and are solely supported by state and local governments."
https://link.zixcentral.com/u/7ff791d0/UiSRqZNp8BG2j2TG5F7kRg?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwilsoncounty.schoolcashonline.com%2FFee%2FDetails%2F34143%2F252%2FFalse%2FTrue

The funds donated to this account will be focused on teacher incentives, specifically used for these purposes:
Bereavement Support;
Award recognition;
Employee morale;
Banquets;
Other situations at the principal’s discretion
These donations will allow Dr. Ankney to provide coffee truck mornings for our staff, purchase meals on teacher work days and parent-teacher conference nights, provide flowers and cards for support and encouragement when they lose a family member, retirement gifts, etc.

I hope you have a great week.

It's a great day to be a Wildcat!

Sincerely,
Dr. Ankney

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