Congratulations to Griselda Gonzalez and Lillian Kowalke for being our Oilers of the Week for 8/28/2023 - 9/1/2023. Griselda and Lillian received the most votes from teachers last week. Teachers vote for Oilers of the Week by choosing which of their students exemplified each of Whiting High School's five core values (Self-Discipline, Responsibility, Self-Advocacy, GRIT, and Growth Mindset). Below are what Griselda's and Lillian's teachers said about them.
Griselda Gonzalez
- GRIT: Griselda demonstrates courage to make a choices for herself while in class.
- Growth Mindset: Griselda looks to apply everything she learned in the previous class in her bell ringers. She exceeds expectations with her writing, she truly tries to apply everything she knows into her answers so she can build on to her previous knowledge.
- Self-Advocacy: Griselda is a student who never shies away from providing her opinion. Students can look to Griselda to provide her opinion as it may assist them in formulating their own
- Responsibility: Griselda is prompt with everything she does. Her attendance, on-time arrivals, and assignments. She genuinely cares about her grade.
- Self-Discipline: Griselda will not accept a "wrong answer" even if the assignment is graded on completion and not accuracy.
Lillian Kowalke
- GRIT: Lilly is a LEADER. She is consistently leading her group in assignments and discussions. She cares about the success of others as well as herself.
- Growth Mindset: Lilly has shown that she intends to grow each time we meet. She is always engaged in the lessons and activities we do.
- Self-Advocacy: Lilly is a student of many words; she will always stop by to have a conversation and share her thoughts/beliefs.
- Responsibility: Lilly is the first to finish with everything that we do. She begins writing her Bell Ringers before the bell even rings. She stays on top of all assignments and activities to ensure she has time to overlook things prior to submitting. It is highly evident her grade matters to her.
- Self-Discipline: Lilly is never late, she is never disruptive, and she is always on top of her work. All I ask in my class is for respect and participation. She has exceeded these expectations within two weeks of knowing her.