West Greene School District

Miss Prezel and Mrs. Stoffa's classes read The Invisible String by Patrice Karst together at the story stroll with 8th graders, Mrs. Fedak, Mrs. Bohon, Officer Wood, and Miss Danley.

Mr. Jackson and Mrs. Anton's classes visited the story stroll with 8th graders, Mrs. Fedak, Mrs. Bohon, Officer Wood and Miss Danley this week.

Mrs. Shaffer's class got to visit the story stroll with 7th graders, Mrs. Fedak, Mrs. Bohon, Officer Wood, Amanda Breit, and Nancy Horr this week.

5th grade students in library/STEM class with Mrs. Bohon were tasked with creating something out of clay that could float and hold the weight of metal washers. They had to use their critical-thinking, problem-solving, and engineering skills to accomplish this task. These were the top designs in each of the three homerooms. Great job, 5th graders!

Mrs. Allen and her class visited the story stroll with Mrs. Scott and Miss Danley.

REMINDER: Half day for students on March 27th, 2026. Teacher Data Review Day.

It’s been a busy month for Mrs. Bissett’s class! Students cooked and sold tasty meals to staff for their Pioneer Café, served up refreshing drinks at their Boba Tea shop, volunteered around the community, and held a classroom/online craft sale featuring creations made for their recent trip to Hershey, PA, where they took part in the 2026 PDE Conference Student Shoppe.

The Student Government Association attended the IU1 Student Forum Banquet at the Nemacolin Country Club. The Forum is made up of approximately 115 students from 13 school districts across Greene, Washington and Fayette Counties. The group raised over $2000 to donate to homelessness initiatives in the three counties they represent.

🌎✨ Mrs. Lohr’s 2nd Grade National Parks Adventure – Part 2! ✨🌎 Our adventure continues as Mrs. Lohr’s class has now explored seven more amazing National Parks: Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Denali, Wind Cave, Olympic, Carlsbad Caverns, and Mesa Verde! That brings us to a total of 13 parks we’ve “traveled” to across the country. 🗺️🏞️ The excitement keeps growing as our students continue to learn and discover! We are thrilled to share that we have now received letters back from 11 of the 13 parks—what an incredible experience for our young learners! 📬💚 The students have truly enjoyed their journey, and a few parks have stood out as class favorites so far: Carlsbad Caverns, Mesa Verde, and Hawaii Volcanoes! Through this adventure, students are strengthening their geography and science skills while building a deeper appreciation for the natural beauty and history of our country. We’re not done yet… more learning and exploring ahead! Stay tuned for the next chapter of our National Parks adventure! 🌲✨

Mrs. Shannon's 5th grade Science classes got to conduct a fair test with different objects to show how gravity pulls objects to the ground, but the properties of those objects matter. The students loved getting to do this test! They were able to properly identify which objects would hit the ground in order and why. Way to go 5th graders!

REMINDER: Students are in school on Friday, March 20, 2026. Make up day from January 22nd cancellation.

West Greene School District will be operating on a 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

- Please adjust bus pickup times by 2 hours.
- Drivers: please allow extra time and travel safely.

Thank you, and stay safe!

March 2026 Committee Meeting
March 12, 2026
Admin Board Conference Room
6:00 PM
Zoom: https://iu1-org.zoom.us/j/93225711882?pwd=WkNaU3dqRWZLODdNdkhLbmdZZXhmQT09

Mrs. Moore's class got to visit the story stroll during their library class. They got to read The Invisible String by Patrice Karst with Mrs. Fedak and her 8th grade students, Mrs. Bohon, Officer Wood, and Miss Danley. The story is about a mother and her two children who are connected by an invisible string of love. The book will remain in the story stroll until the end of March.

🩸 Be a Hero — Give Blood! 🩸

Join the West Greene National Honor Society for our Community Blood Drive! 💪

📅 Monday, March 30 | 📍 West Greene High School Gymnasium — Check in at the Main Office | 🕒 9:00 - 2:30

⏱ Save time — preregister online 👉 https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Go%20Pioneers

Every donation = up to 3 lives saved ❤️

Can’t donate? Share this post or bring a friend!

#GiveBloodSaveLives #NHSServes #CommunityStrong #NHS #GoPioneers

The third graders had a special visit from Justina Arena, Eva K. Bowlby Library's Executive Director. Justina read An Undone Fairy Tale by Ian Lendler to the students. She also talked with the students about the upcoming summer reading program. Justina is also a meteorologist. The group got to have a discussion about the weather, too.

Author Colleen Cooper read her two books, Bowie Tales Presents The Day Bowie was Born and The Day Bowie Goes Home, to the 4th and 5th graders. The groups got to learn extensively about how Colleen rescued Bowie and how she wrote two books about him. Thank you for visiting WG, Colleen!

On Friday, March 6th West Greene's Science Club had the opportunity to host the second annual Greene County STEM competition where students from each of Greene County's district compete. This year students were tasked with researching local waterways, flying drones to collect water samples and constructing a Covered Bridge within a given amount of time. The day was filled with smiles, problem-solving, learning and fun! Congratulations to Central Greene, as they took home this year's trophy! Thank you to Greene County Association of School Retirees for their support to make this competition a possibility and we look forward to next year's event at Carmichaels!!

The elementary celebrated Read Across America last week. We had several guest readers that stopped by and exciting activities were held with different grade levels. Kindergarten and First grade had Buddy reading together. All the students got to read to a friend. We are also continuing our Book Madness throughout the month of March. Students get to vote for their favorite book. Thanks to everyone that helped make this week so special. Keep on Reading!