What is the difference between Fort Washakie High School and WeAVE?
Can I get a real high school diploma from FWHS?
Are your classes easier than regular high school classes?
What does WeAVE stand for?
What is the difference between WeAVE and Nova Net?
Do I have to be a full time student to take courses from WeAVE?
Do you provide computers?
Can anyone be a student at WeAVE?
Is it mostly about reading and taking tests?
Will I still be able to interact with teachers and other students?
How will you know if I am actually attending my classes?
Is there someone I can talk to if I need help?
How many courses can I take at a time?
What’s the first step in becoming a student at WeAVE?
What is the difference between Fort Washakie High School and WeAVE?
• Fort Washakie High School is a full time onsite high school in Fort Washakie. WeAVE is a supplemental program operated by Fort Washakie High School. Other Wyoming school districts partner with WeAVE to offer online classes to thier students. WeAVE students remain full time students at thier local high school. The home high school counts that student's ADA/ADM and issues credit for WeAVE courses.
Can I get a real High School Diploma from Fort Washakie High School?
• Yes, your diploma is a bona fide document that you completed all of the required courses to graduate from a Wyoming high school. Our diplomas are accepted by every college and university in the United States. We are accredited through the North Central Accreditation (NCA) and CITA.
Are your classes easier than regular high school classes?
• No, our classes are not easier that regular high school classes. In online classes you will have the same content and materials that you would in any high school in the state of Wyoming. Most students will say that they are harder because you have to be motivated enough to complete them. However, students also say that they remember more than they did in a face-to-face class.
What Does WeAVE Stand for?
• WeAVE is an acronym for Wyoming e Academy of Virtual Education.
What is the difference between WeAVE and Nova Net?
• There are several differences between the WeAVE learning platform and Nova Net; however, we encourage you to examine our Demo course on the WeAVE webpage and see for yourself. We think that you’ll see a remarkable difference between the two. In fact, we think that you’ll like ours better.
• Every WeAVE class has a real, Wyoming certified teacher on the other end working closely with you to help you through your class. Nova Net does not offer that.
Do I have to be a full time student to take courses from WeAVE?
•It depends. If you live in or near Fort Washakie you can apply to be a full time student at Fort Washakie High School. If you cannot attend onsite on a full time basis you need to work through your local high school principal or counselor. We do not allow students to be "virtual" students. They must attend a face to face high school, either in Fort Washakie or another Wyoming high school.
Do you provide computers?
• On rare occasions we will provide students computers for use at thier home. As a general rule, computers are available at school and you need to use your personal computer if you plan on working from home.
Can anyone be a student at Fort Washakie High School?
• No. We screen every applicant to ensure that our system is the best fit their educational goals. Students have to be self-motivated to learn and to engage themselves in their classes.
Is it mostly about reading and taking tests?
• There is a lot of reading that’s involved in your course work. However most courses are highly visual with graphics, audio, and video.
Will I still be able to interact with teachers and other students?
• Yes! You are not alone in your classes. Although the school focuses on you as an individual student, you are in a classroom full of other students. These students may be from one school district or they may be from different districts across the entire state of Wyoming.
• You are often required to post messages to other students through threaded discussions or you may be encouraged to enter a chat room hosted by your teacher for lectures.
How will you know if I am actually attending my classes?
• We are able to see how much time you are spending in each course. In fact, we can see how much time you spend in the LMS posting, reading, testing, and reviewing.
Is there someone I can talk to if I need help?
• Yes. WeAVE operates from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Also, each individual teacher posts office hours and many provide ‘after-hour’ numbers in case you need to reach somebody.
• If you send an email to your classroom teacher, you will usually get a response back within 12 hours.
•A 24 hour help desk is also available from eCollege. Thier number is 303-873-0005.
How many courses can I take at a time?
• As a Fort Washakie High School student you will take a full course load over the entire year. We will work with you on how many classes you will take at any one time.
• As a WeAVE student, you can take no more than four classes at once, but it is up to the local WeAVE coordinator of your high school.
What’s the first step in becoming a student?
• For WeAVE students we prefer that you talk with your parents and high school counselors first. They will help you make the determination if WeAVE is right for you.
• Potential Fort Washakie High School students need to call the school for an application packet.
• Call us at 307-332-0142