Check out the Broadcast of our first Overwatch 2 match. When you click on the link it will take you to the Twitch feed. If you fast forward to the 43:25 minute mark on the video you will find the West Greene match. The team did well. If you watch the entire match stick around for the post match commentary. The Broadcasters gave the team a great review.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1954305699
Our Middle School and High School eSports teams have started their Fall season. Catch our High School Overwatch 2 Team compete against West Branch today at 4:00 on Twitch. Also check out our wonderful new eSports room.
Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, smoking, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign. We observe Red Ribbon Week in October. It began as a tribute to fallen DEA special agent Enrique Camerena in 1985. Today, we use Red Ribbon Week as a chance to discuss drugs and alcohol, safety with prescription medication and how to stand up against peer pressure and the effects of drug and alcohol abuse.
Join WG's SADD Club, staff and students, as we observe Red Ribbon Week, October 23-27, with daily themes to help get the messages out with us!
ATTENTION ALUMNI HOMETOWN HEROES
We are still taking entries for West Greene Alumni who have served us with a military enlistment and first responder or law enforcement commitments. For those who are already being honored on our wall, we are always taking updates you may wish to make to your entry. Please reach out to Sheri Garlick at garlicks@wgsd.org to make changes or submit an entry.
Make-up Picture day or the JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL will take place in the morning on Monday, October 23. Order online at mylifetouch.com using picture day ID: EVTCBGQPF
Join us this Friday for Fall Sports Senior Night!
Our 2023 Poinsettias are looking AMAZING this year!!! Not heating problems like last year, and we are on track to start selling the beginning of December.
#2023Poinsettias #plantpeddler #christmasbeauty #marsearlyred
Mrs. Booze’s class has been working very hard in math to master two digit addition with regrouping. They have been working tirelessly! After many days they have all met their math goal. We are so proud of Mrs. Booze’s determined second graders!
Students in Mrs. Bohon's 6th grade STEM classes have been learning about forensic science for many weeks. Each week, students analyze a different piece of evidence left behind at the crime scene to see if they can solve the mystery of who broke the cookie jar and stole Mrs. Randall's cookies. This week, students analyzed fiber samples and compared them to the fibers left behind at the crime scene.
Currently, we will be running the regularly scheduled bus routes for Bus 2 AM and Bus 5 AM on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10/17, 10/18, & 10/19) this week.
We will run the modified schedule for Bus 2 PM and Bus 5 PM with a change to a later 2:45 PM dismissal time.
Friday will currently be a modified AM and PM run schedule for Bus 2 and Bus 5.
Bus 5 AM will be early and Bus 2 AM will be on a delay route this morning.
This afternoon, Bus 2 will dismiss at 2:45 PM.
These changes are in affect until further notice.
On October 11, 2023, West Greene hosted a Transition Event during Open House. This exciting event brought 22 different community agencies and organizations together, in the Jr Sr High School Cafeteria, to present the various services they can offer our students and families. We would like to thank everyone who attended and helped to make this a very successful and informative event!
This past Monday, WG FFA members had to opportunity to learn from and connect with 2 PA FFA State Officers! Thank you Maddie and Grace for all you do!
October 2023 WG School Board Committee Meeting
Oct. 12, 2023
6:00 pm (Initial Exec. Session for Interview)
WG Admin Board Conference Room
Zoom: https://iu1-org.zoom.us/j/93225711882?pwd=WkNaU3dqRWZLODdNdkhLbmdZZXhmQT09
Our Classroom Champions lessons for the first month of school have been about goal setting. Mrs. Renner's class set a classroom goal to collect 50 items to be donated to Blue Star Moms. This is an organization who sends care packages to our service members. We exceeded our goal by collecting 124 items to be donated. Awesome job and keep setting those goals! We can accomplish anything with determination and hard work.
Members of the Student Government attending the first Student Forum today, where they met with class leaders from 15 other school districts. The students discussed the various topics, including the different in completing service projects and providing direct service through projects. A project was chosen by the group to perform direct service for. Stayed tuned for the details!! The team is looking forward the activities that are planned for the remainder of the school year.
There will be no school for students on Friday, October 13th for an Act 80 day. Please enjoy your long weekend.
Mrs. Booze’s class teamed up with Mrs. Ullom’s Dual Enrollment Speech and Debate class for a dramatic reading activity. Junior, Payton Gilbert, read The Frustrating Book by Mo Willems to her second grade students. It was a book about emotions. Payton was a former kindergarten student of Mrs. Booze, and she was excited to welcome her back. Thank you to Mrs. Ullom for arranging this collaboration, and to Payton for sharing her love of reading with many of the second grade students. We enjoyed having you!
Parents and Students,
West Greene School District allows students to drive to campus with the required permissions. All students who wish to drive to school must complete a student driver permit form. This form is available in the Junior-Senior High School office. Once the form is approved the student can then begin driving to school. Only registered students will be permitted to drive to campus.
Please have your driving-aged student get a permit form in the office if they will be requesting permission to drive to campus.
The Smokin' BBQ Truck will be at West Greene High School on Wednesday, October 11, 4-7, to raise money for a West Greene Scholarship. Please come out and enjoy some great food and support this wonderful scholarship opportunity.
