Weekly Bulletin for March 6, 2017

Congratulations to West Geauga's Academic Decathlon Team for
placing first in the State of Ohio in their division this weekend. 

In the long run, we get no more than we have been willing to risk giving.

 - Sheldon Kopp

Important Dates

March 6 - Department Head Meeting

March 13-17 - OGT Make up for Seniors

March 14 - No Staff Meeting - Complete AIR Training - See Link Above

March 15 - Kickstart College Fair

March 17-19 - WGHS Musical - Footloose

March 21 - ACT given to all juniors

March 21 - NHS Induction Ceremony

March 22 - Grades Due

March 27-31 - Spring Break

Important Information

Academic Decathlon - Congratulations to our Academic Decathlon team for placing first in the state in their division at John Carroll University this weekend.  Team members David Dela-Cruz, Antoinio Linek, Alex Novitski, Angela Volcencek, Mariana Valdez-Punales, and Hannah Barker all medaled during the competition.  This is quite an accomplishment for our team and school.  Thank you Ben Speros for leading the group to individual and team accomplishments.

Alexis Ange

Gymnastics - Congratulations to gymnast Alexis Ange for an awesome performance at the OHSAA State Gymnastics meeting in Columbus this weekend.  She completed in the floor routine competition and placed 19th in the State of Ohio!  Be sure to congratulate Lexy for her accomplishments and hard work as she represented the Wolverines at the state competition.  Also, congratulations to Don Schutz and Gina Gastaldo for working with Lexy to set high expectations to reach the state competition.

Kyle Gallagher

Wrestling - We had two wrestlers place at the district wrestling tournament this weekend in Alliance.  Unfortunately, only Kyle Gallagher made it through to the OHSAA State Wrestling tournament by placing fourth.  Evan Vetturini had a fine showing by narrowly missing the state meet by placing sixth.  A clap out will be held prior to Kyle leaving for Columbus this week.  Congratulations to Joe Marino for having another wrestler reach the state meet.

Band - As you may have read in Dr. Markwardt's message this weekend, our band performed on Thursday at Cleveland State University's Waetjen Auditorium.  Under the direction and leadership of Jason Branch and Teresa Cosenza, our band members performed superbly in this unique opportunity that included a performance with Juilliard School pianist and West Geauga graduate, Arianna Körting.  The concert was live streamed and archived at this link.  You can also click below see our students accompany Arianna Arianna Körting as she plays Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2.

AIR Bell Schedule - The AIR bell schedule will be announced this week to students and parents via our building's newsletter and website.  Two hours and ten minutes will be provided to give all spring AIR assessments.  As a reminder, the ELA test is 105 minutes and all other subjects will test for 90 minutes.  The bell schedule is below and added to the 2017 Testing Information website.

1º - 9:35 - 10:04 (29 min)

2º - 10:08 - 10:41 (33 min)

3º - 10:45 - 11:14 (29 min)

4º - 11:18 - 11:47 (29 min)

5A - 11:51 - 12:21 (30 min)

5B - 12:24 - 12:54 (30 min)

6º - 12:58 - 1:27 (29 min)

7º - 1:31 - 2:00 (29 min)

8º - 2:04 - 2:33 (29 min)

Academic Support Forms - Be sure to complete Academic Support Forms for any struggling learner. Directions are found at the top of the blog.

AIR Test Preparation - We are 21 days from the first ELA AIR Tests.  At this point, tested area teachers should be preparing students with sample tests and test questions.  Please be sure students are familiar with the question style as well as the technology skills necessary to perform well on the assessments. See the 2017 Testing Information website for additional information on tech skills.

Good Professional Reading (or Watching)

Take Note: How to Curate Learning Digitally
How To Cultivate A Growth Mindset In Your Classroom
Fostering Grit, Empathy, and Other Success Skills Every Student Needs