WGHS Staff Bulletin: Weekly Bulletin for January 11, 2016

Many students waited to greet and thank Alex Sheen following his talk
Click here to see more photos from the presentation.

You reach people not by beating them over the head or by preaching to them; you reach them by loving them. – Zach Wamp

Important Dates

January 11 - Department Chair Meeting

January 14 - Excel TECC Interview Day

January 16 - Saturday School

January 18 - No School - Martin Luther King, Jr Day

January 19 - Staff Meeting

January 27 - 8th Grade Visit Day

January 30 - Saturday School

January 31 - After Prom Fashion Show

February 1 - Department Chair Meeting

February 9 - 3rd Quarter Progress Reports Due

Important Information

Cafeteria Trays - Thanks to Mike Sustin and our Environmental Club, we have moved away from using Styrofoam cafeteria trays. We are now using reusable plastic trays that are washed and reused, daily. Since the beginning of the year, several trays have not been returned to the kitchen. Please check your classrooms to see if any have been misplaced and return them to the cafeteria and let students know that trays are not permitted outside of the cafe. Thanks.

Advisory Period - Please make sure your students are accounted for during advisory period. All advisory period students should have a pass to attend tutoring sessions or when they get help from another teacher. Please issue points to students for cutting advisory.

New Staff - Please join me in welcoming Jim Flowers and Valerie Schmotzer to our building's staff. Jim lives in the community and will be working as a special education aide. His responsibilities will also include the monitoring of the halls and cafeteria. Valerie joins us from the Akron area and is filling in as a special education teacher while Molly is on leave. Welcome to the team!

Because I Said I Would - It was an awesome opportunity to have Alex Sheen present to WGHS on Thursday. He engaged us by sharing stories and experiences while encouraging all us to make and keep promises that benefit ourselves and the greater good. His talk made us laugh, cry, pause and reflect. A cafeteria wall will be used to display all of the "because i said i would" cards. Thank you to Mrs. Meyers and student council for helping to bring Alex to West G.

Cafe Achieve Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - On Wednesday, we officially cut the ribbon on the new Cafe Achieve. The majority of this project was funded by families, businesses and organizations in the community. Over $10,000 was raised and hundreds of volunteer hours were devoted to renovating the new space. Jessica Duncan and Danielle Emans have done a tremendous job working with the students to blend Geauga Achieve and our business programs. They also spent many hours making sure everything was ready for the ceremony. Thank you, ladies! Also, a big thank you to Andi Janke for creating the chalk board menus you see displayed. Click here to see the photos from the event.