Special Academic Events
WHS includes several academic events into the curriculum to give the students experience in public speaking, knowledge of different cultures and areas of study. The Special Academic Events include:
- What is a Montessori School?
- Weekly Newsletters
- Montessori Programs
- College Preparatory Programs
- Facilities
- Special Academic Events
- Academic Fairs
- Health Week
- World Cultures Day
- Student Authors
- National Education Week
- Geography and Vocabulary Bees
- VFW Essay Contest
- Celebration Days
- Community Involvement
- International Field Trips
- Nature's Lab
- Class Field Trips
- School Calendar
- Summer Activities
- Dual Enrollment Policy
Veterans of Foreign Wars Essay Contest
Every fall the local Veteran's of Foreign Wars takes part in a national essay contest for junior and senior high students. Each level has a topic dealing with what it means to be an American. Students write a speech and record it. The VFW representative collects the recorded speeches from students in Hernando County and they judge them
Many WHS students have been asked to come to the VFW hall for a special dinner where they were given awards and cash prizes for placing in the contest.
So many WHS students have won prizes in this annual contest that the VFW gave the school a special plaque that hangs in our lobby naming the contest winners over the years.
