REMINDER: Districtwide 2-hour early dismissal for all students on Friday, December 18, 2020. School will not be in session from December 21 through January 4 for the winter break. School will resume for students on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
Mrs. Yeager's class invited Michael Blue, Deputy Thomas' K9 partner, to her Family Consumer & Science classroom and surprised him with homemade healthy dog treats made by her students! The treats are made with peanut butter and pumpkin and are sure to be a hit with any pup! Michael Blue gave them a "two paws up" review!
Congratulations to WMS Art teacher, Mrs. Kathy Fuller! She was recently recognized by the Ohio Art Education Association (OAEA) and awarded the 2020 Ohio Middle Division Art Educator Award! Well deserved!
Congratulations to Westfall Middle School's November Students of the Month!
6th - Haley Spangler & Trevor Drone
7th - Kaelynn Walls & LJ Moore
8th - Sydney Fuller & Drew Roberts
Eighth-grader Marianna Packer, pictured here with her Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Davey, was the winner of the “Write in Red, Red Ribbon Week” contest for Westfall Middle School, winning $100 for her essay! The Paint Valley ADAMH Board sponsors the annual drug-abuse prevention campaign, seeking essays composed in red ink by teenagers with suggestions on how to prevent drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse. Congratulations, Marianna!
Sophomore Mason Jacobs was the winner of the “Write in Red, Red Ribbon Week” contest for Westfall High School, winning $100 for his essay! The Paint Valley ADAMH Board sponsors the annual drug-abuse prevention campaign, seeking essays composed in red ink by teenagers with suggestions on how to prevent drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse. His winning essay was then sent on to the next level, where it was judged against Pickaway County winning essays and was chosen as the county winner, awarding him a $500 scholarship. Congratulations, Mason!
Westfall NHS is hosting a blood drive on Sunday, January 3 from 8 AM-2 PM. This is outside the normal school schedule, but the Red Cross is in urgent need of blood. Hospitals always have a critical need for blood during the holiday season. Donors will receive a free shirt! Your blood will also be tested for COVID-19 antibodies.
Sign up by following this link and searching for westfallhs: https://www.redcrossblood.org/
Congratulations to WMS Staff Members of the Month, Tish Chenoweth and Nancy Downing! Thank you for all you do for the staff and students at Westfall! We appreciate you!
Winter Break Full Day Enrichment Care
Contact Lauren Vinkovich for Registration:
pickawayregistrar@ymcacolumbus.org
The students and staff at Westfall Middle School recently donated handmade Christmas stockings to veterans, each with a note thanking them for their service.
As part of our annual community service project led by the wonderful Ms. T, staff wrapped and stuffed Christmas boxes with small toys, socks, crayons, and books to be delivered to Pickaway County Children Services to distribute to the children in their care this holiday season!
Out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our performers, Westfall High School has made the decision to cancel the virtual choir and band concerts that had been scheduled for December 9 and December 15.
Out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our performers, Westfall Middle School has made the decision to cancel the virtual band and choir concert that had been scheduled for December 8.
Please see the attached job posting for:
Spring Sport Supplementals 2020-2021
- H.S. HEAD SOFTBALL COACH
- H.S. RESERVE SOFTBALL COACH
- H.S. ASS’T. SOFTBALL COACH
- H.S. ASS’T. TRACK COACH (BOYS)
- M.S. TRACK COACH (GIRLS)
- M.S. TRACK COACH (BOYS)
- H.S. ASS’T. TRACK COACH (GIRLS)
Pickaway-Ross students are on a 2-hour delay this morning (Tuesday, December 1). Westfall buses will pick Pickaway-Ross students up during the elementary route, so please keep an eye out for the bus!
The Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition (PAAC) is here to help local residents and families in need during the global pandemic. Visit drugfreepickaway.com/resources for a list of groups and agencies offering assistance.
REMINDER: Thanksgiving break has been extended. There will be no classes held (on-campus or remote) Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24. Classes will resume on Monday, November 30.
REMINDER: Teacher In-Service is Monday, November 9. NO SCHOOL for students!
Today, Pickaway County became a “RED” county due to an increased number of active COVID-19 cases in the county.
I want to remind you that, instead of changing our means of delivering education to our students as our county alert level changes, we will examine the data within each of our school buildings in order to make changes. We will not move directly to a hybrid model automatically.
Currently, Westfall has two positive cases at Westfall Elementary and three positive cases at the high school. These cases were identified yesterday and anyone needing to be quarantined has been notified.
We have had very few positive cases since we resumed five-day-a-week classes. We will continue to monitor cases within Westfall Local Schools and exercise thorough safety measures.
Jeff Sheets
Superintendent