I'm keeping an eye on Red Bridge. There's some rain coming in a couple of hours but it doesn't look heavy at this point. If storms start to develop with heavier rain we'll send Red Bridge kids home. Please be on standby in case we have to do that.
College Credit Plus Parent/Student meeting is Tuesday March 17th at 5:30 pm in room 101. This is for students who are interested in taking college classes next school year. If you plan to participate, it is required for you to attend this meeting. If you have any questions, please contact DeeDee Long at 740-493-2514 or dee.long@westernlocalschools.com
Scratch that last post about Red Bridge and Green Ridge. Teresa is going to drive her route. She's rearranging her schedule to make it work! She may be a couple minutes late but she'll be there.
I apologize but we had a driver call off just a few minutes ago so we are going to have to double route for Teresa. We had a sub for her but we have to switch her to another route. We'll be sending two buses out to pick up her kids. We'll send them out as soon as the first buses get here. First pickup should be around 9:50 for both Green Ridge and Red Bridge. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience. I'll update everyone as soon as the buses leave here. Also, if anyone wants to be a bus driver PLEASE contact me!!!!
We're going to start out on a two hour delay this morning. There's nothing going on right now but the forecast shoes snow starting around 6 AM. This is a tough call but at least with a delay we know if the snow is going to stick or not. Based on the forecast, it will be snowing when the buses are rolling whether we delay or not. The question is whether or not what falls sticks so we're going to do a delay just to see what happens with the snow that does fall.
The Scholastic Book Fair for junior high and high school students will be held next week, March 2-6, in the high school library.
District Tournament
This is for next school years upcoming 9th-12th grade students!! Mark your calendars! April 27th, 28th, and 29th in the High School Gym! Please see the flyer for more information, and Coach Carolyn Wessel with any questions!
We're going to send a second bus to Green Ridge so it won't be so long of a wait. First pick up there should be around seven.
First pick up for Teresa's route should be about 10 minutes. 6:50
This message is for student who ride Teresa's bus. I was just informed that we don't have a driver this morning so we're gonna have to double route. I apologize for the inconvenience. We will send the bus out as soon as the first one drop off here and I will message everybody as soon as that bus leaves with the exact first pick up time.
Everyone please wear your Western spirit shirts tomorrow! No jeans! Our Western High School Varsity boys basketball team will be playing at home tomorrow evening at 7pm in their first tournament game. Let’s show our support at school and the game.
We've had to rearrange a couple of bus routes so students who ride Steve Reno's bus will be getting on about five minutes earlier than normal. He will be picking up all of Donna students on Lapperel.
We are currently under level one so we will be starting out tomorrow on a two hour delay to make sure drivers have light. There's some snow covered roads on the hills and the bridges are a little slick right now so we will be on a two hour delay. We don't expect any issues with having school after the delay.
We will be providing QA sessions for Western students in Mrs. Bland's VoAg classes on February 24th. Any student in grades 3rd -12th that need their QA training for this 4-H season may attend. If your student is not in Mrs. Bland's class, please send a note to the elementary or high school office giving them permission to attend. Thank you!
Any Junior that has signed up to take the ACT will participate in a preregistration session next week with Mrs. Runions. The ACT will be given on March 10th at the high school. Just a reminder that important information and a practice test for students can be found at
act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/state-and-district-solutions/act-info-for-examinees.html
This message is for staff, student drivers and parents who are driving. There are some patches of black ice from the freezing fog last night and our parking lot is icy and there's really not a lot we can do about it. We've been putting down some salt, but it's icy everywhere in the parking lot so make sure you're careful driving especially on the back roads and when getting out of your car in the parking lot.
Just a reminder that there is no school for students on Friday or Monday. Unfortunately, they were already scheduled days off and we aren't able to change the approved calendar.
This message is for parents of student drivers. Please tell them to be careful this morning. Any place that has a little bit of water running across the road is going to be slick so please just tell them to be careful. Thanks.
We will be running all routes at regular time tomorrow! Hallelujah!!!!