January 24, 2025
February 8th
8:00-10:00 pm
Winter Formal- Snow Ball
February 13th
7:00-8:00 pm
Choir Cabaret @ WGMS Gym
February 14th
No School
February 14th
Excel Tecc Students Confirm Seat
February 17th
No School- President's Day
February 20th
7:00-9:00 pm
Collaboration Concert @ Brecksville-Broadview Heights HS
Greetings West Geauga High School Families.
My name is Anya Meyer and I'm the Library Media Specialist for the District. I'm looking forward to helping our students and have created a website for students and families that focus on our Library online resources here: https://sites.google.com/westg.org/library-media-wg-schools/home. I have been working with our ELA teachers to share the District's online literacy tools that we have available for students and I look forward to supporting their academic endeavors.
The CommUNITY Room is requesting donations of individual snack bags of goldfish, cheese-its or other snacks as well as granola bars to keep on hand for students. Donations can be dropped off at the Main Office to the attention of Deborah Nanny.
West G was one of over 3,700 schools to receive free popcorn through Double Good's Donate Joy program in 2024! 🍿 Their mission? To triple that impact and send popcorn to more than 10,000 schools in 2025. Here's to spreading even more joy and sharing delicious moments in the year ahead!
Exciting day at the First Tech Challenge qualifier this past Saturday! Our students worked hard to build and code their robots to tackle tasks like picking up and hanging blocks. They competed in 6 intense rounds and showed off their skills and teamwork. Proud of all the effort and innovation!
Snapshots from Mr. Rader's 'Eggsperiment' in the AP Psych developmental psychology unit 🐣📚 Exploring growth, care, and responsibility—one fragile step at a time!
Yearbook editors hard at work, bringing creativity and dedication to every page! From selecting the perfect photos to crafting memorable captions, they’re capturing the essence of an incredible year.
The baseball team hosted an exciting youth baseball clinic, sharing their skills, tips, and love for the game with the next generation of players. It was a day filled with teamwork, learning, and fun as young athletes honed their skills alongside their role models!
Kendra Funk took the stage at the Kiwanis Club this past Tuesday evening, sharing her inspiring experiences from the HOBY leadership conference this summer. Her passion for leadership and personal growth left a lasting impression on everyone in attendance!
Carter Dorko
Riley Teare
There's been a baby boom in Wolverine country! Congratulations are in order for Mr. Teare, who welcomed his adorable son Riley, and Mrs. Dorko, who introduced her beautiful baby girl Carter to the world. The Wolverine family is growing, and we couldn’t be happier for these proud parents!
Click Here to watch program videos on the Excel Tecc YouTube Channel.
Click Here for the presentation given to all Sophomores.
Click Here for the latest Excel Tecc Newsletter
All Scholarship Opportunities are posted in the Class of 2025 Google Classroom
under Scholarships
Dr. G. James Pinchak
Memorial Scholarship
Established in 2019, this memorial scholarship was created by the Ohio Career-Technical Administrators Organization (OCTA) in memory of Dr. Jim Pinchak.
The purpose of this scholarship is to help support career and technical education students who wish to further their training.
The scholarship is available to all current senior students enrolled in a career and technical education (CTE) program at a city, compact or joint vocational school district.
The scholarship can be awarded to a senior student who has successfully completing a CTE program of study and is entering college, an adult workforce development training program, a CTE career or apprenticeship program.
Scholarship Award: Two $1,000.00 per OCTA Region
Total statewide award: $12,000.00
Application must be completed NO LATER THAN March 1, 2025
College Now helps high school students achieve their dreams of going to and succeeding in certificate, two-year and four-year degree programs.
Click Here to schedule a Financial Aid One-on-One Meeting with a College Now Advisor.
Click Here for the latest College Now Student Newsletter
FAFSA Family Size Issue
Please note the following important issue on the Parent contributor side of your FAFSA. After your tax information is imported into your FAFSA, you will come across the question: “Is the family size different from the number of individuals claimed on your 2023 tax return?” The box will be checked to “no”. To ensure that the family size information is being reported correctly, check “yes” and the screen will then show you what family size is being reported. If the number is not correct, you can add the number of additional family members to adjust the total family size on this screen. If the number is correct, you can just go back and re-check the “no” box. Once you’ve confirmed this information, you can continue completing the FAFSA.
It is easy to correct this issue if you have already submitted your FAFSA. You can login and start a correction, review the information, and submit and sign it again. It is still early in the process. If you need assistance in completing your FAFSA or checking the family size that you reported, please reach out to Heidi Spangler, our College Now Advisor, at heidispangler@collegenowgc.org or call/text:216-200-4780
A few helpful links:
Click Here to create your FSA ID. Use your personal email to create your account. Do not use your school email.
Click Here to determine which parent should contribute to your FAFSA form.
Click Here if you think you might be an independent student.
Follow @westgathletics on Instagram for full athletic coverage
Congratulations to Zander Joltin who picked up his 100th career win today at the Top Gun Tournament!
Grace Hederstrom took First Place in the All-Around on Senior Day!
Good luck to the Gymnastics team at the High School Challenge today!
All smiles on GAMEDAY ‼️
Painesville Harvey Red Raiders
⏰ 5:30 (JV) & 6:45 PM (V)
📍Harvey HS
Congratulations to Danny Sizler for being named CVC Athlete of the Week for his performance last week!
In the coming weeks, if you receive an alert from a college that they haven't received an application document, don't panic!
Colleges are often flooded with documents and their teams need adequate time to process the influx. Please allow Admission Operations Teams at least 14 business days to process application documents.
Every document sent through Scoir is tracked. In almost all instances, the required documents were in fact received by the application processing department but the college's applicant portal either hasn't updated to reflect receipt, or there's a possible mismatch between the personal information students used on their applications and what's listed in Scoir (think: first name and last name, email, DOB, etc.).
Additionally, if documents were submitted prior to the student's application, they may have been set aside by the college.
We know how difficult it can be to avoid this, as students often have their own planned timelines for applying. But, if colleges do not yet have an application to which they can "match" the documents, it can result in the institution marking your student's documents as "missing" until they are matched with their submitted application.
To help mitigate the chances of mismatched emails, students were prompted this year to use the same email address in their college tile that was used on the application.
Please remember, documents are never lost when sent with Scoir. In most cases your applications have arrived at the colleges and they are awaiting processing, and there is no need to resend the document.
SENIORS! You have made it so now let's show these colleges and universities what we've got!
Here is the Senior Year Presentation with information about the College Application Process and other additional helpful links! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out or stop by the Counseling Office to see your school counselor.
West Geauga High School is committed to supporting students' continued success. The Senior Internship program, designed in collaboration with the administration and supported by the Board of Education, offers eligible senior students an opportunity to engage in a meaningful, independent project of their choice and design. All participating students will be exempt from the final two weeks of the school year. Final grades for the grading period and semester exams for participating seniors will be calculated before the internship begins.
Time is running out to pre-order your 2025 yearbook for the $65 discounted rate! Please order here directly through Jostens today. If you're unsure if you've already ordered, contact Kelly.Klampe@westg.org. The price goes up to $80 when pre-ordering ends in early April.
Here’s a snapshot from last week’s PTO Membership Drive Pizza Lunch for the freshmen! A big thank you to the PTO for supporting our students and making moments like these so special!
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