WECHS PHS Office Summer Hours:

 M-Th: 7:30 am-2:30 pm. Wake Tech campuses are closed on Fridays during the summer. If you are dropping in to have paperwork signed, call first to make sure we are in the front office and not elsewhere in the building. Thank you. 919-212-5800 “0”.

North Campus Office is not staffed during the summer.

 

Calendar 

Wednesday, June 19 (Juneteenth): WECHS Teacher Workday, PHS Office Closed

Thursday, July 4: Independence Day Holiday, WCPSS/WTCC Closed

Friday, August 2: New Student Summer Camp, PHS Campus

Wednesday, August 7: First Day of School! 

Thursday, August 8: Junior Parent and Student Night on North Campus

Monday-Tuesday, August 12 - 13: Junior Orientation (new to North): North Campus

Wednesday, August 14: Senior Orientation: North Campus

Thursday, August 15: First Day of Wake Tech Classes!

Thursday, August 22: Class of 2025 Student and Parent Night on North Campus

 

Calendar of school activities:  Displays are on the website and are updated throughout the week. 

 

The 2024-2025 calendar can be found at this link. Please reference this calendar when making appointments and travel/vacation plans. Students should always attend class, especially WTCC classes. 

General Important Items:

Students and Parents should join the 2024-2025 REMIND for Student Services.

To join the Student Services Remind for your class, text 81010 with the corresponding message below:

9th: @2024wechs
10th: @2023wechs
11th: @2022wechs
12th: @2021wechs
13th: @2020wechs

12th and 13th grade parents: @wechs25par

Class of 2024:  Graduate Information

 

Link to WCPSS Commencement Livestream Broadcasts

To view graduate photos, visit my.photoday.com and enter the access code PGAM76477.

 

WTCC degrees will be mailed to graduates in late June and will be available digitally in June. Check out this link for additional information. The email will come from congratulations@parchment.com. Students can verify their mailing addresses within the first 72 hours of the email being sent. Each graduate's mailing address in Self-Service will be provided to Parchment. If a graduate needs to update his or her address within the Parchment portal, updates must be made within that 72-hour window. Updating a mailing address in the Parchment portal does not change it with Wake Tech. To have a permanent address change on a Wake Tech student account, update it in Self-Service.

Parchment will also provide degrees and diplomas via the U.S. Postal Service to the mailing address on the graduate's account in late June.

 

Transcripts

Mrs. Lachance has sent all high school transcripts to colleges for the Class of 2024.  If you need it sent elsewhere, contact her directly. mlachance@wcpss.net

The college where students are attending will also need their official college transcript.  To send your WTCC transcript to a college, go to this website to read how to request your official transcript,

Laptops
If you are a rising Junior (headed to North next year) and plan to use a personal laptop on North, please return your school-issued laptop to Mr. Abbott.   Please check the laptop requirements for WTCC before deciding. 

 

New students to PHS will be issued and expected to use a WCPSS ThinkPad while on the PHS Campus. No personal devices will be allowed for 9th and 10th grade. 

 

2024-2025 Bus Routes

 

The following message was sent to families on 5/29/24 who are eligible and currently assigned to express transportation for the 2024-25 school year. 

Express stop message

Dear Parent:

This message is sent to you because your student is currently assigned to an express bus stop for the 2023-24 school year.

To see the express stops for your student's school, visit www.wcpss.net/expressstop and click Magnet Express Alternate Stop in the form. A drop-down menu will indicate all the available stops for your school.

For the 2024-25 school year, you are currently assigned to the stop closest to your residence. You may use this form to request a different express stop if you wish.

To ensure service on the first day of school, alternate express requests must be received based on the following schedule:

Modified calendar schools: request service by June 17

Traditional calendar schools: request service by July 15

NOTE: With express busing, parents accept responsibility for driving their student to a central location, such as a school or a community center, for pick up by the school bus. The school bus will travel to several express stops before it delivers students to their school. In the afternoon, students are returned to the express stop for pick up by parents. Please know that express stop locations will not be moved or added as a part of this offer.

Up-to-date transportation information is available in your student’s Home Base/PowerSchool account. More information on Home Base is available at www.wcpss.net/student-information. 

If you need further assistance with bus service, contact your student’s school.

Thank you for your support of the Wake County Public School System.

 

WECHS Transportation Details

WECHS bus riders ride Enloe buses. The Office of Transportation will finalize Enloe Bus Routes for the next school year around the third week of July. Bus Riders have two different bus routes depending on whether it is an Enloe school day.   

 

Students will ride EXPRESS Routes August 7 - 26, when Enloe students do not have school.  The  2023-24  Express Routes are listed on our website. They are subject to change for 2024-2025.  We will update bus routes as new information is provided. 

 

On August 27, when Enloe students begin school, WECHS students will ride the Enloe bus routes. The proximity of this bus stop is based on how close an Enloe bus-riding student lives near you.  

Throughout the school year, when Enloe has a break, such as a Teacher Workday, and WECHS has school, students will switch back to Express Routes for that day. We will remind the students. 

WECHS Yearbook

We received extra yearbooks, which are available for purchase. To request a yearbook, go to jostens.com. The price is $55.00.

SUMMER 2024

 

Meredith STEM College is designed to help young women explore their interest in science for rising 10-12th graders.  Those selected will participate in a two-week residential summer experience on Meredith’s campus. They will also earn three college credits and connect with others interested in science.  Apply today!                                                                                 

 

TESTING  

ACT: Students may choose to retake the ACT.  To register, go to the ACT site. Juniors may also qualify for a fee waiver to take the ACT. The most common way that students qualify is if they are eligible to receive free or reduced lunch.  Email Ms. Lachance at mlachance@wcpss.net for more information.

SAT

Looking for SAT information? Visit the College Board website. If you took the PSAT already, you have a log-in. 

 

SAT Waivers:  Juniors may qualify for a fee waiver to take the SAT.  The most common way that students qualify is if they are eligible to receive free or reduced lunch. Click on the links above for all areas of eligibility. Parents and students, please contact Mrs. Lachance for the fee waiver form.  Students (or parents on their behalf) have to self-identify.  Please email her at mlachance@wcpss.net.

 

WECHS PTSA

 

Please consider joining the PTSA. Your donations directly benefit students, faculty, and staff at WECHS. For more information on how to join and donate, visit the PTSA website:  https://www.wechsptsa.org/—no more sending cash or checks to the school!

 

PTSA has spirit wear, water bottles, planners, WECHS magnets, laptop covers, and other items for sale!  Go to https://www.wechsptsa.org/  to order yours today. 

Student Services 

Please mark your calendars for the following dates:

 

Junior Parent and Student Night on North Campus: Thursday, August 8

Junior Orientation (mandatory): Monday and Tuesday, August 12-13

Senior/Super Senior orientation: Wednesday, August 14

Class of 2025 Student and Parent Night: Thursday, August 22

 

Senior/Super Senior Portrait Information:  Students and parents will be receiving an email this summer about registering for senior/super senior photos.  The yearbook photo will be the cap and gown photo, and you will have the opportunity to also take casual photos.  The portraits will be taken on August 19 and 20th on North campus.

Wake Tech 

Fall and summer schedules are available to view via Self-Service.  Parents, have your student log in to Self-Service and show you their schedule. Talk about what they are taking. Realize this is not their complete schedule. Students on the North Campus also have WECHS classes. 

Career Development: 

 

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is offering high school students an opportunity to apply for internships. Here is the website for more information and the application link. To be eligible, students must be at least 16 years old at the time of employment and have an overall GPA of 2.3 or better.

 

This summer, Wake AHEC is offering two opportunities for students interested in health careers. In June, they are offering a weeklong Virtual Mini-Medical School Camp. In July, for the first time since 2019, Wake AHEC will offer a weeklong in-person Mini-Medical School camp. Vance Granville Community College South Campus will host the in-person camp. There is a fee associated with each camp.

 

The Perry Virtual Experience is a free, 2.5-hour, interactive online experience for high school and college-aged students who gender-identify as female or nonbinary and are interested in pursuing careers in orthopedics and/or engineering. Check out the webpage for more information and the calendar for upcoming opportunities.

 

Is your student interested in emergency medicine? Would they like to learn more about first aid, CPR, and skills required to save a life? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, please check out the Wake County EMS Club!  The club meets on the 2nd Monday of every month. To find out more about this opportunity, click here.

Principal's Reminders

 

Reporting Threats

By calling the WCPSS Tip Line at (919) 856-1911, anyone can report threats of bullying, violence, aggressive behavior, weapons on campus, or any other potential threat. A specially trained operator will receive the caller’s information and ask for additional information to address the situation.

 

The 988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support

https://988lifeline.org/about/

 

Principal Cummings hosts Office Hours/Coffee Chats most Fridays at 8:30 am in person or via Google Meets.

 

Contact information: email: lcummings@wcpss.net  Desk: 919-532-5641  Mobile: 919-398-3451. While I have offices on both campuses, I am usually on the North Campus.

 

Have a great summer break filled with rest, relaxation, and adventure!