NFHS Network links for tonight's games against CAM.
Boys' JV: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/west-harrison-high-school-mondamin-ia/gam671ebc1959
Boys' and Girls Varsity: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/west-harrison-high-school-mondamin-ia/gam0e49e3909b
The games tonight will go as follows (due to new protocols). JV boys for 2 quarters at 4:00 pm. Varsity boys at 5:30pm and varsity girls at 7:30 pm.
Here is the link to stream tonight's basketball games against West Monona. The stream starts at 5:30 pm.
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/west-harrison-high-school-mondamin-ia/gam65e4514a31
West Harrison's December Newsletter can be found here! https://www.smore.com/d627j
If you experienced buffering issues while streaming the basketball games there are a few possible causes. According to the NFHS Network website, one issue is with your connection speed with your ISP. NFHS recommends a speed of at least 2 Mbps.
NFHS also recommends you use the Chrome browser. Using a different browser could lead to buffering or freezing issues.
If you still experience buffering and you are using Chrome and above the recommended connection speed you may need to clear your cache and cookies and reload the page.
If you are still experiencing issues you will need to contact NFHS Network support. Their contact page is linked below.
https://playonsubs.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005317186-Contact-Customer-Support
With the new protocols put in place by the governor, the conference has decided to start varsity games at 5:30 pm. This gives more time for the spectator switch between the boys and girls games and to sterilize.
Due to unforeseen situations, Parent's Night ( Thursday's game) will be postponed to a later date. That date has not been confirmed yet.
Tonight the West Harrison Hawkeye basketball team will be taking on Woodbine. If you can't be at the game you can watch the game on NFHS Network.
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/west-harrison-high-school-mondamin-ia/gam75ff2a9640
Good Afternoon West Harrison,
I wanted to give you an update on our current COVID numbers after the Thanksgiving holiday. We currently have no students or staff who have tested positive at this time, meaning all ten day quarantine requirements have expired. 5.9% (22 individuals) are currently quarantining due to exposure, direct contact, or due to waiting for test results. Both numbers are down from last week.
Have a great week!
Marty Fonley
Supt.
Dear Hawkeye,
West Harrison is proud to announce that we have partnered with the NFHS Network and plan to broadcast our Hawkeye athletic events LIVE. That means that if you or family members can’t make it to the game, the live action can be watched from anywhere on your phone, tablet, computer or smart TV.
As part of the partnership with the NFHS Network, they will return a part of each subscription sold back to West Harrison! With each subscription you will be able to have 3 logins at once making this a great way to share with a family member. Joining the IAHSAA: West Harrison High School - Mondamin, IA is easy, just follow these simple steps!
1. Go to NFHSnetwork.com
2. Enter West Harrison in search box
3. Click “Follow” so you can stay up to date on all upcoming Hawkeye broadcasted events
4. Click “Subscribe” for all subscription options for our school
Thank you for your continued support of Hawkeye athletics. We look forward to bringing you top notch broadcasts of our athletic events!
*Note- This will cover only those events in the East Gym since the camera is stationary. It will include all events (music, homecoming, graduation, etc…).
Parent's Night for basketball and cheerleading will be on Thursday, Dec. 3rd between the girls' and boys' game (about 7:15 pm).
Parents and Guardians,
Please check your emails for a survey link. It is for Please Pass the Love, an organization we have partnered with this year as part of our mental health grant and endeavors.
We would really appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to complete the survey. It offers valuable insight for us. Thank you.
December Breakfast and Lunch Menus
https://5il.co/nen8
https://5il.co/nen7
BOOK FAIR: IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL OPTIONS
The West Harrison Book Fair will be held in person for all students and staff from Thursday, Dec. 3-Thursday, Dec. 10. All parents and community members may shop online using the following link from now until Dec. 11. Student Wish Lists will be sent home on Monday, Dec. 7, for your online shopping convenience. Thanks in advance for your support in helping our students get good quality books!
Fair Homepage Link November 28-December 11
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/westharrisonelem
The boys JV game at Boyer Valley on Monday (Nov. 30) has been cancelled.
2020 Winter Sports COVID Guidelines
Spectator Guidelines
Masks are required for all spectators (adults and students) at West Harrison/River Valley Conference extracurricular events.
Spectator limits will be put in place according to the governor’s mandates:
-Each team will be allowed a maximum of 2 spectators per athlete suited up:
-Passes will be handed out to the athletes and they give them out to whomever they chose.
-These passes are the responsibility of each individual.
-These passes are needed to get into all conference home and away games.
Good Morning West Harrison!
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday I wanted to send out a message to provide some clarification. We have had some cases of COVID, but the percentage of positive cases is low. We have also had some quarantines related to school but have had no confirmed cases of transmission take place at school. In reality, school seems to be one of the safest places to be in regards to COVID.
As most of you know, the Governor issued a proclamation this week that essentially shut down junior high and youth activities until December 10th and limited attendance at high school activities to two guests per participant. The Governor mentioned re-evaluating things next week.
At West Harrison, our plan continues to be to provide face-to-face instruction to students unless the Governor orders schools to be closed, the IDPH or county health advise that closing schools is necessary, or we have a situation where we do not have enough healthy staff to provide services for students. Barring one of these three things happening, we plan to continue to stay open.
With that said we all know that things can change quickly so we are doing our best to be prepared. You may be hearing that staff are practicing virtual learning with kids at school, talking about scheduling, preparing to send materials home, and discussing how we would provide meals. If you would like to see our proposed virtual learning schedules and information, here is our Virtual Learning page.
All of these things are happening, not because we plan to close the school, but so we are ready in the event closing becomes necessary at some point. We discussed sending materials home over Thanksgiving with our elementary students in order to evaluate any issues that may occur. We decided not to do so.
Please review your plans for your children if the school were moved to 100% virtual instruction. Take some time to review the Virtual School page. Again, this is all being done to be prepared. It is our hope that it will never be necessary to use any it.
I hope this helps clarify our plans for all of you. It continues to be the intent of West Harrison to have face-to-face instruction take place if at all possible.
Thanks and have a great Thanksgiving!
Marty
Marty Fonley
Superintendent
West Harrison CSD
Due to the governor's recent mandate all JH sports and extra curricular activities are suspended until at least Dec. 11th. Tonight's game at West Monona is canceled.
The winter scrimmage scheduled for Nov. 19th and the Pride Challenge scrimmage scheduled for Nov. 20th have been canceled.
Due to the governor's recent mandates Little Hawks wrestling is canceled for tonight and suspended until at least Dec. 11th.