Students from the Student Government Association have placed the flags and honors for the Veteran's Field of Flags. Thank you to those who participated in honoring our local heroes.
Happy Halloween!!!🎃💀👻
Our chemistry students took advantage of the holiday and made their own "Witch's Brew" also known as elephant toothpaste!!
Students in the Portals class visited the Crouse School House today. With guidance from Aaron Wible of Case Technologies, they captured interior and exterior scans of the building, which will serve as the foundation for their digital historical preservation project this year.
Students in 3rd and 4th grade were treated to a performance by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Waynesburg Central High School this past Wednesday. "Meet the Orchestra" is an educational outreach program that teaches students about the different instruments in the ensemble and exposes them to some of the standard repertoire. They even played some Harry Potter! Many thanks to Eric Brewer, Music Program Director at Waynesburg University for coordinating the event.
Portals students toured CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center, exploring Pixar animation, video game design, and immersive amusement park ride technology. Special thanks to Joe Barantovich and the Portals Project for making this experience possible.
Happy Mole Day!
Every year on October 23rd, chemists everywhere celebrate Avogadro's constant or an absurdly large number of atoms that we represent by referring to it as one mole....at WG our students showed off their creative side by making t-shirts, stuffed animal moles, posters, and unique foods. Then in class they tackled Escape Rooms with a chemistry twist!!
Make-Up Picture Day at the JSHS (for grades 7-12) will held the morning of Monday, October 28. Picture Packages from the first picture day, including student IDs, will be distributed in Homeroom on Friday, October 25. You can place an order for the make-up photos by visiting inter-state.com/order and using the code: 89960ZD
October 2024 Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting
October 24, 2024
6 PM (Pre Board Meeting)
Approx. 7 PM (Regular Meeting)
Location: WG Board Conference Room
Zoom: https://iu1-org.zoom.us/j/91437916781?pwd=L0pZb3BsNlRDaUtQNVF2c1hrSjFEZz09
Attention WG Class of 2024 Graduates:
If you pre-purchased a copy of the 2024 Pioneer Yearbook, those have arrived! If you have not already done so, you can pick your book up by stopping in at the JSHS office. You may do so any regular school day AFTER 12 PM and BEFORE 2:45 PM.
Alternatively, if there is another student currently attending WG who you would like to pick the book up for you, send me an email to Mr. Rychtarsky stating you give permission for that to occur. Please include the first and last name and grade level of the student who will pick the book up in place of you for that to be permitted.
Please note there are NO extra copies available. Only those who pre-purchased and paid already online this past spring have copies waiting for them.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to: rychtarskym@wgsd.org
Class of 2025! As described in the e-mails sent to you and your parents/guardians (with addresses on file in our Focus system) in May, August, September, & October, to keep you informed, the deadline for Senior Portrait and Toddler/Baby Photos for use in the yearbook is October 31. If you have any questions, please contact rychtarskym@wgsd.org. You can access the letter sent with those e-mails that explains further details here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YUFbAO945BmWiHAEJqVY_MSFOHt1aPCe/view?usp=sharing
Please join the faculty, staff, students, and community members for trunk or treating!
Several members of the Pioneer Cross Country team competed in the Calvary Chapel Invitational this past weekend. Many of them received medals for finishing in the top ten. Maggi Courtwright was the winner of the junior high race! Congrats to all of our runners! They will be competing in the WPIAL championship this Thursday at White Oak.
A select group of the West Greene Pioneer Singers performed the National Anthem at the Greene County Association of Township Officials on Wednesday morning. Many thanks to Mr. Harry Gillispie for inviting us!
Mrs. Kravits organized a donation collection for the flood victims in North Carolina. The 3rd and 4th graders were happy to help! They have been reading books about kids making a difference in their communities.
October 2024 School Board Meeting
October 10, 2024
6:00 PM
WG Admin Board Conference Room
Zoom Link: https://iu1-org.zoom.us/j/93225711882?pwd=WkNaU3dqRWZLODdNdkhLbmdZZXhmQT09
Eight schools from Washington, Fayette and Greene Counties met today for the first time this school year! Members of WG's Student Government attended the very exciting Student Forum event at Intermediate Unit #1. The group talked about Community Service Projects, future meetings and activities and how we are constantly generating data and how it is constantly tracked for us. Students were led to draw selfies based on personal data. It was definitely a fun and rewarding activity and gave us a lot to reflect on.
We hope you can stop by to read the first book in the story stroll, The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll! Try reading the book before or after sporting events or practices, when you're waiting in the parent pick-up line, or on the weekend!
Second grade students, teachers, staff, administrators, a board member, and county commissioners gathered for the ribbon cutting ceremony for our story stroll.
The annual Veterans Day program will be held on November 7th. We are still accepting new photos to include in the presentation honoring our local heroes. Please email photos along with a quick description to falcec@wgsd.org by November 1st to have your veteran included. (If you have previously submitted a photo, it will be automatically included.)
ATTENTION PARENTS & GUARDIANS OF SENIORS......Ms. Garlick, Graduation Coordinator and Bob Parey, Josten's Representative, meet with the Class of 2025 today to start preparing for Graduation! Each Senior was given a packet. I am enclosing screenshots of each item from the packet. Students are NOT required to purchase anything from the packet, but must fill out the height and weight section for gown sizing purposes. All packet components can be submitted to Ms. Garlick. There are discounts for ordering in the next 2 weeks. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Garlick at garlicks@wgsd.org.
