Western Local School District

Seniors! Just a reminder that picture day is coming up next week on September 16th! This will also be for the graduating senior head shots so ALL seniors will need their picture taken even if you don't plan to purchase them! We will start with CTC seniors at 7:30 AM in the high school gym. We will then follow with the high school seniors. CTC juniors will have their picture taken at the CTC on another date. All boys need to wear a dress shirt and Tie. We have plenty of extra for those who need them. All girls will need to wear a nice appropriate dress or top. If you would like to purchase the pictures, there are picture forms available in the high school office.

We are unable to find a Second Ref for the Soccer game this evening. We have to cancel the Soccer game for this evening and the make up game will be next Friday night, September 18 @ 5:30.

Junior High and High School Updates: 1.) If your child is in Student Council 7th-12th grade, we have The Walk for Hunger on this Sunday, September 13th. Permission forms were sent home with students last week. Even if your student did not turn in a form, If they can be there, they just need to be at Waverly First Baptist Church (303 E Third St. Waverly) at 1:30 PM. The walk starts at 2:00PM and We should be finished by 2:45 PM.- 3:00 PM. Please have them wear a Western T-shirt. 2.) If you were planning on sending in items in for the food drive, we will still be collecting them on Monday since we did not have school Thursday or Friday. 3.) Seniors, your graduation meeting has been moved to Friday, September 18th at 10 AM in the high school gym. CTC seniors are welcome to come, but it is optional because Herff Jones will make a separate visit to you at the CTC at another date.

I didn't expect to have to make this call but we are going to have to cancel for today. Red Bridge is covered out by 124 and in the back. Beavers Ridge is completely covered below the bridge. The biggest issue is 124 by Smith Chapel. The ditch is backed up and every bus would have to go left of center to get through there and we can't send a bus load of kids left of center in a blind spot and meet a semi running 60 over the hump.

We're going to be on a two hour delay tomorrow morning. We just got an additional 2 inches of rain on this end of the district in the last couple of hours. 124 is completely covered below Smith Chapel so that means Redbridge will keep coming up as well as Beavers Ridge, but hopefully everything will be down by tomorrow morning so the delay will give us time and light. I don't anticipate closing and if we would have to, I will make the call really early in the morning. As always, any parent who needs to drop off their student at normal time we will have staff members there to help with your kids. If we're going to cancel, it will be well before you would drop them off.

Any students attending the YCLA field trip with Ms. Williams tomorrow, please be sure to wear closed-toe shoes and turn in your permission slip if you haven’t already.

Good afternoon! This is a reminder that tomorrow is the last day to bring an items for our non perishable food drive/ Hygiene drive! We are really behind on our goal and need all the help we can get! Let's go Indians we can do this!! (7th-12th grades) anyone is welcome to send items in though!!

Varsity Soccer make up game with St. Joe will be tomorrow evening - Sept 11 @ 5:30. Home Game

Varsity Soccer Game this evening has been canceled. We are working on a make up date and will let you know as soon as we have one. Varsity & JV Volleyball is scheduled as plan for Northwest bus leaves at 4:15. The 7th and 8th grade volleyball @ Paint Valley is scheduled as plan bus leaves at 4:15.

I'm going to go ahead and cancel for today. I know lots of you are dealing with flooded basements and we have powerlines and trees down so I'll go ahead and cancel so you can plan your day.

Good evening this message is for the Senior Class of 2027. This is just a reminder that Herff Jones, our graduation company will be there this Friday morning for an 8:15 AM meeting. All seniors need to be there. CTC seniors, this is optional for you. If you would like to come that is completely fine, but you will have to find a ride over to the CTC if you do not drive. They will not be sending an extra bus to take you over late. Herff Jones will also visit the CTC at another date to give you forms. If you have any questions, please contact senior advisor Carolyn Wessel.

Debbie is having some issues with her bus. Penny May bus 7 will be taking the kids home. This will cause her kids to be getting dropped off later than normal.

WHS Volleyball and Soccer Fans Please read! We are accepting non perishable food and hygiene items in place of admissions for Tonight's Home Volleyball game ( 9/9) and Tomorrow's Home Soccer Game(9/10)! Bringing
5 or more items per person will get you in the game free! Feel free to bring as many as you want for our food drive going on this week! Thank you!

Reminder: Tomorrow, Sept. 9th is fall picture day for primary/elementary students. Retakes will be Oct. 21st.

I apologize for the confusion with the bus split today and for the fact we've had so many disruptions in the past week. From now on, unless it is a situation, that just pops up. we will notify everybody of all of the details regarding the busing well in advance. We are meeting tomorrow to ensure that we have a plan together for any time that we have to split a route or multiple routes. From now on, I will post all of the splits on Facebook and in a text message and also notify one of the time differences from normal. You guys are always understanding and I don't want to take advantage of that grace by not doing our part to communicate well.

I sent this message out on our text system, but I forgot to post it on Facebook. The sub driver for Steve Reno is running about 45 minutes later than normal.

It is that time of year again! It is time for our annual Battle of the Grades food drive for the Pike County Food Pantry! This is for 7th- 12th graders only! The food drive will run from Tuesday, September 8th - Friday, September 11th! Please only send in non perishable food items and hygiene items! Items will be collected in the students first period class, or they can turn them into student council advisor Carolyn Wessel. Last year we were able to bring in almost 2,000 items! Student Council members will then participate in the Huger Walk in Waverly on Sunday, September 13th!

There is no school tomorrow due to Labor Day. It's going to be a beautiful day to be outside! Come and shop at our community yard sale held in the front parking lot of the school! (Moved from the back.)

I'm going to do my best to put out a coherent message about tonight's busing situation. David will be taking Teresa's Green Ridge route, which will make his kids 10 to 15 minutes later than normal. Jimmy will be taking Teresa's Redbridge and McCoy kids. That will make his kids about 25 minutes late. We will be splitting bus 18. Marvin will be taking Brandis' Beavers Ridge and Beekman Ridge kids. That will make his kids get home about 40 minutes later than normal. Cassie will be driving the tater knob and they will be normal time. Donna will be driving Brandis' grassy kids which will make them get home about 10 to 15 minutes later than normal. I apologize for all the headaches.

I apologize for the confusion this morning on the bus times. I thought I had put out the appropriate message, but I didn't add in all of the changes. We have one bus driver (who rarely ever misses work) who is dealing with a very sick parent right now and we only have one sub driver. We're trying to use the drivers we have available instead of double routing whenever possible but that means those drivers have to pick up their own route first which throws times off for the kids being split. I will make sure from now on that everybody gets the correct detailed message anytime we have to make any changes to the bus routes. Again, I apologize and take responsibility for not communicating the changes well enough.