Western Local School District

We have several drivers out this morning. We are going to split Donna's route the way we sometimes do in the evenings. It shouldn't change times much but if your child rides Donna's bus he or she may be picked up by a different bus this morning

The Junior High Spelling Bee will take place on Friday February 2nd at 9:00A.M. It will be held in the High School Gym. Parents are permitted to come if they would like to. Only 7th and 8th grade students who signed up will be involved in this. If you have any questions please contact the Spelling Bee Advisor Carolyn Wessel at the High School. 740-493-2514.

I apologize for the late notice, but we are going to be operating on a two hour delay tomorrow. With the sustained winds of 20 mph with gusts over 40 forecasted for tonight I'm concerned about damage from wind than the snow. The forecasted low has dropped from 34 to 32. I fully expect to have school but we will start on a delay.

Board of Education meeting 1/8 in the Rich Walls Board Room at 5pm. Attached is the agenda for the meeting.

Doug Bus 1 had to wait at a wreck this morning on Aeurville. He's running about 10 minutes late but he's on his way.

Varsity Boys Basketball 1/6/2024 Chad Hodson Classic 1/13/2024 Dave Young Classic Ticket prices $10.00 and good for the entire day at each event No passes - SOC and District passes will not be honored per host schools' guidelines

College Credit Plus Information Night is Monday, January 8th at 5:00 pm in room 101. This meeting is required for any student planning to participate in college credit plus next school year. CCP is an option in grades 7-12. There will be representatives from Southern State, Shawnee State University, and OU-Chillicothe.

We will be having a FAFSA workshop on January 8th from 4:30-6 in Mrs. Schuler's room for anyone interested in help with filling out the FAFSA.

I know there were several parents who contact me over break about needing winter coats. If anyone is still in need of a coat please contact me at 740 222 8311 with your sizes and I'll get back with you. We don't have every size but we have several available. If we don't have the size you need we can hopefully find something. Please make sure you include your name and kids name and sizes in the message.

Hello Western Community, As you may know, Western participates in the Stay in the Game! (SITG!) Campaign which helps support student attendance. The SITG! Network is partnering with McREL International, a research and development organization, to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign. They are interested in hearing from parents/caregivers and students to learn about what is working and what can be improved for SITG! to better serve our district’s attendance-related goals. Please take 10 minutes to complete the parent survey, considering the experience of your child/one of your children who is in the 5th grade or higher at the link below by Thursday, January 4, 2024. Upon completion of the survey, you will be asked if you provide active consent for your child/one of your children who is in the 5th grade or higher to participate in the student survey. If you agree, you will be provided information on how to share the survey link with your child. https://mcrel.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ebRPVHVoFbPRAma

I need to revise my previous post. After the messages that I've received this morning regarding coats there is more of a need than I thought. If any of our Western family want to purchase coats for us to keep here for students in need please let me know. We don't need 100 coats but we do need some. Most of the ones we have are smaller youth sizes but I've had a few messages regarding the need for medium and large coats for our JH and HS kids. Please don't go out and buy 25 coats! If you feel led to buy a coat/coats please message me (Brock) at 740 222 8311 and I'll let you know what we need.

If any Western students are in need of a new winter coat please let me know. These coats are really nice and brand new. Most are for kids K-6th or maybe JH. Some will work for HS students. If we don't have something that will fit I'll make sure we find something that will. Please text or call me at 740 222 8311 if your kids are in need of winter coats.

One more reminder about the Christmas tailgate this evening starting at 6 o'clock. Come and get your family pictures taken by professional photographers or get your kids picture with Santa or both. Lots of treats and fun for the kids.

Just a reminder of the Christmas Tailgate this evening starting at 6pm. Everyone is the Western community is invited. Please bring the kids out for Christmas treats, pictures with Santa (and the Grinch), and free professional family Christmas pics.

12/11/2023. There has been a statewide threat circulating regarding schools starting yesterday. It has been determined by law enforcement statewide to be a hoax. There is no credible evidence of any specific threat to any schools. As always, student safety is our top priority.

This is the message from law-enforcement in response to the nationwide email being circulated.

Congratulations to senior Roxanne Milar for being our school winner of the High School Heisman.

Information about the FAFSA for the 2023-24 school year below

The high school games with Peebles on Saturday 12/9 will be as follows: JV boys at 4:30 followed by varsity girls then varsity boys. There WILL NOT be a freshman game.

Board of Education Meeting 12/4 in HS Room 101 @ 6pm.