Good afternoon, Wildcat families,

I cannot believe this is the last week of school. We have had a wonderful year with many great things to celebrate! On Friday, we had a wonderful day celebrating our Class of 2025 with the Movin' Up Pep Rally and a new tradition, our senior parade around the hallways of our school. There were lots of tears, hugs, and smiles. We are all so proud of this class; the future is bright with these kiddos at the helm!

This week-

M	5/19	Senior Final Exams
T	5/20
W	5/21	3rd, 4th and 5th Exams
R	5/22	1st and 2nd exams

 

 

Final Exams

Board Policy- Unless mandated by the State of Tennessee, High School Juniors and Seniors may qualify to be exempt from taking a final examination in a class if they meet the criteria below: 

•         A average and no more than 3 unexcused absences 
•         B average and no more than 2 unexcused absences 
•         C average and no more than 1 unexcused absence 

Any student who has been suspended (in-school or out-of-school suspensions) is not eligible for exam exemptions. This is on a class-by-class basis. For example, if a student is placed in ISS for 2nd block, it would not impact exemption for any other blocks.

Theater News

I want to share some celebratory news with you! First of all Wilson County high school theater programs celebrated at the Nashville Spotlight musical theater awards last night.
Wilson Central was honored with three awards last night. We won an app applause award for technical achievement for singing in the rain. Isaac Deihl won best featured performer in a musical for singing in the rain. James Nelson won best featured vocalist for a musical for singing in the rain. And to top it all off the award that everyone wanted last night outstanding lead performer in a musical went to James Nelson. He will be competing against other winners from across the nation in New York City at the Minskoff Theatre for national recognition. This competition is called the Jimmy Awards and it is a launching pad for a Broadway career.  I am so very proud of our program and our students and if you see them, please celebrate with them and congratulate them, they work very hard at what they do to make it look so very easy. 

 

CNA News
Please help us in Congratulating our awesome 1st year health science teacher, JENNY OLDHAM and the 2025 Wilson Central Honors Nursing Education class. Every single student passed their Certified Nursing Assistant Exam, written and skills with a 100% passing rate on their first and only attempt! 

Congrats to Jae Fahmy, Zeel Patel, Isabella Mistich, Armella Supersad-Diptee, Ella Millsaps, Zoey Bunch, Kennedy Pitzer, Harper Lee, Izzy Moon, Brandon Elston, Melia Goin, Landon McBurney, and our awesome Nursing Ed instructor Jenny Oldham. We are so extremely proud of each and every one of you!

Choir News

The students had an absolute blast performing and spending time in Dollywood together. It truly is a wonderful experience to see how much joy this brings them! Chamber Choir received 1st place in the Superior Category and best high school choir performance of the day. Concert Choir received 1^st place in the Excellent Category. Both choirs received the Esprit de Corpse Award (I'm particularly most proud of them for this one) for being the most professional and respectful school of the day. They are awesome kids!

 

Football Camp
Free youth football camp tomorrow, May 19th from 5PM-7PM at Wildcat Stadium on the Campus of Wilson Central High School. No registration needed, open to any rising 1st through 9th grader!!!

Senior News

Gladeville Middle School is excited to invite the members of the Class of 2025 who attended GMS to come back to campus on Wednesday, May 21st for a Senior Walk & Reception. 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! 

 

See attached for seniors to attend breakfasts from GMS, Rutland, GES, Southside, and West Elementary! Thank you to those schools for honoring our amazing seniors!

Senior breakfast May 22 at 9 followed by graduation practice. 

 

Graduation is Friday, May 23, at 6 pm at The Murphy Center at MTSU.

 

Parents and guardians, please talk to your students about: 

• Check your school email account at least once a day. 

  •  A recently sent school email has directions about managing your student Google drive, Canva account, and returning textbooks and school electronic devices. 

• Seniors WILL NOT have access to their Google accounts after graduation.

• Seniors, use your wilsonk12 account to complete Senior Survey and Final Transcript Request 2025  

Submit Community Service — tnAchieves - Must complete by July 1, 2025. 

 

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

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

 

Info from Nurse Baines
It’s time to pick up your student’s medication from the nurse clinic.  Any medications/supplies that remain in the Nurse Clinic on May 23, 2025 will be discarded by the nurse.  No medications or supplies will be stored over the summer for the next school year.  A parent guardian or adult designee must pick up the medications.  Medications will not be given to students to transport home.  The only exception to this policy is emergency meds such as inhalers, epinephrine, and diabetic supplies.  New medications authorizations/plans are required each school year for administration of both prescription and non-prescriptions medications and procedures.  The forms are available on our website under student/family (health forms) for ease of completion during the summer.  Without proper completion/submission of required documentation/orders - NO MEDICATIONS/SUPPLIES will be accepted and NO PROCEDURES will be performed. Students who self-carry emergency items such as inhalers/epinephrine/diabetic supplies are still required to have these documents completed.

Formal and Casual Senior Pictures for the School Yearbook for Class of 2026 – Rising Seniors

It’s that time! Seniors can start taking their senior pictures for the school yearbook! JHA in Murfreesboro is our contract photographer this upcoming year and we will only use pictures from them. We cannot accept any pictures from outside vendors or photographers for the yearbook. The deadline to take pictures is November 30. If JHA has not taken your senior pictures by that point, you will not be pictured in the yearbook or on the school composite photo. Please note that JHA offers different packages at their studio in Murfreesboro and you can have props such as sports equipment, pets, awards, etc; you can wear multiple outfits and do different poses; and they have different backgrounds that can be used to take senior pictures, so make sure you take advantage of your senior portraits! They will provide formal drape for ladies and formal suit cover for gentlemen. Ladies will just need to have a tank top ready and gentlemen will need a white shirt (to be under the button up and suit they will provide). 
 

On July 21st, we will have our annual FREE senior formal and casual pictures day as well as cap and gown pictures at the school in the Main Gym. You or your parent will need to contact JHA at 615-200-0765 to schedule an appointment for that day at Wilson Central High School. The company will come to the school that day just for seniors. It is a first come, first serve basis for time slots for that day, so call ASAP! For those interested in the July 21st date, please be aware that it is one pose for formal and one pose/outfit for casual. No props allowed and all students that day will have the same canvas background for the casual picture in the small gym. If your senior cannot make that day, they will need to go to JHA in Murfreesboro, TN to get pictures done by December 1st. If pictures are not taken at or by JHA by that date, they will not be pictured in the yearbook!

For more information, please contact Jessica Agee at ageejes100@wcschools.com

 

Sports Tryouts
https://link.zixcentral.com/u/40b39f4a/5IB0Wygk8BGmjbwhh3soMg?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F17Y0s-HaVHGWMiB2P-qQgj5oa6nVW2GDtjXG5t0Sg5dE%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing

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: Anna Smith (altmaann100@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)

I hope you have a fantastic last week of the school year. It’s a great day to be a Wildcat!

Sincerely,
Dr. Ankney
#RaisetheRock

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