Washington Junior High School

Washington Weekly Update

2025-26 School Year

SOS FUNDRAISER!!

Parents & Families!
I am excited to announce that today we are starting the Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser. The money raised will go towards school needs.

Let’s begin by checking out your school’s dashboard: https://dash.dominos.cards/52001

Here is a video that explains everything you need to know about the program. The remaining eight videos should be watched throughout the course of the two weeks: The Slice the Price Card: Fundraising Made Easy - Day 1

Scroll down to the section “Register to Pick Your Prize” or click here https://register.dominos.cards/52001. Once you register, your child will be able to pick their prize and share their very own store link! Once the fundraiser is complete, they will receive the prize they selected from the highest level they qualify for.

After registering, share your child’s link via email, text, and social media! When a customer clicks on your link, it will take them directly to your child’s store to purchase a card, and we will send the card directly to them. Using your personalized link will ensure your child is given credit for the purchase.

For questions, please call the hotline number: 866-252-6103

Thank you for participating and supporting our school!

Oglesby SOS

Students completed their winter diagnostics for Math & Reading using iReady. We will compare their scores to their fall diagnostics along with their historical data. Using this information we will attempt to recalibrate the tiered support offered to students. The tiered support ranges from:

Enrichments (Top 10-15% of student scores)
Universal Supportive Classrooms (50% of student scores)
Moderate Supportive Classrooms (10% of student scores)
Intensive Supportive Classrooms (15-20% of student scores)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Historical figures may not always be loved by all persons, but their legacies carry weight with the lessons from their lives. For Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that weight is measured in the courage it took to stand up for justice when it was unpopular, and the persistence required to dream of a better world while facing immense adversity.

As a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, Dr. King didn’t just talk about change; he organized, marched, and sacrificed to ensure that "equality" wasn't just a word on paper, but a lived reality for all citizens. His work reminds us that progress is not inevitable—it is the result of people choosing to act with integrity and compassion.

Lessons for the Next Generation

For our students, the life of Dr. King offers a roadmap for navigating their own roles in the community. Here are three core lessons our youth can carry forward:

The Power of "Good Trouble": You don't have to be loud to be heard, but you do have to be brave. Standing up for someone who is being treated unfairly is the highest form of leadership.

Character Over Appearance: Dr. King’s most famous hope was for a world where people are judged by the "content of their character." This starts in our hallways—choosing kindness, honesty, and hard work over popularity.

Constructive Resilience: When faced with a problem, don’t just complain—create. Dr. King showed us that non-violence and organized action are more powerful than anger alone.

By studying his life, we learn that you are never too young to have a dream, and you are never too small to make a difference.

"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right."