October 10, 2024
West Geauga Earns Top Honors on 2024 School Report Card
The West Geauga Local School District is proud to announce that West Geauga is one of only 18 districts in Ohio to receive a District Five Star Award and five stars across each of the five components of the 2024 Ohio School Report Card issued by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Those components are: Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Graduation, and Early Literacy.
Of the 18 districts to achieve this distinction, seven rank among Ohio's Top Ten districts in terms of academic achievement as measured by the District Performance Index. West Geauga is one of only seven of Ohio's 607 school districts to earn a Five Star Award and five stars in each report card component while scoring in the Top Ten in student achievement as measured by the District Performance Index.
Dr. Rich Markwardt, Superintendent, notes "We are tremendously proud of the collective efforts of our students, staff, Board of Education and community who made these two accomplishments possible."
The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for students to earn college credit, and maximizing college readiness.
Qualifying Criteria
For a school to be recognized on the AP School Honor Roll in a given year, it must:
Meet each of the following criteria for their students in the most recent graduating class; these criteria are anchored in research-based relationships between AP and college outcomes:
College Culture: 40% or more of the graduating cohort took at least 1 AP Exam during high school.
College Credit: 25% or more of the graduating cohort scored a 3 or higher on at least 1 AP Exam during high school.
College Optimization: 2% or more of the graduating cohort took 5 or more AP Exams during high school. At least 1 of those exams was taken in 9th or 10th grade, so that students are spreading their AP experience across grades rather than feeling disproportionate pressure in any single year.
Have full-time grade-12 enrollments. AP coordinators can update this information online in AP Registration and Ordering. Learn how.
Be located within the United States (including U.S. territories) or Canada.
Fall MAP results are being sent home with students. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Dorko at kari.dorko@westg.org
October 11th
NEOEA Day
No School
October 17th
End of Quarter 1
October 18th
No School
October 22nd
Excel TECC Presentation for 10th grade
October 24th
College Now
Financial Aid Night
October 25th
Picture Retake Day
Club & Sports Picture Day
November 20th
Life After High School
Juniors Parent Meeting
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.
Attention Seniors!
Kent State University is waiving their application fee during the month of October! Just submit your application during the month of October using the Common App or the Institutional Application and you will not be charged a fee!
The Elks National Foundation (ENF) has kicked off the 2025 scholarship year!
Most Valuable Student (MVS) Contest:
The 2025 MVS application is now open. Applications can be found online at enf.elks.org/MVS. The application deadline is November 12, 2024.
The Elks National Foundation (ENF) awards 500 four-year scholarships based on academics, leadership and financial need. In 2024, every Top 20 Most Valuable Student scholar will receive $30,000 and 480 Most Valuable Student Scholars will receive $4,000. This scholarship alone will award more than $2.5 million to 500 high school seniors nationwide. The national awards will be announced in April 2025.
MVS scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), at a U.S. college or university next school year. Some important applicant details include:
Current high school seniors (or equivalent) who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply.
Applicants do not have to be related to a member of the Elks.
Male and female students compete separately.
Applicants select from a list of the Lodges closest to their home address zip code. Please select Willoughby/Cleveland Elks Lodge #18 as the sponsoring Lodge. Complete details can be found at enf.elks.org/MVS.
For any questions, contact 440-227-0138 or email at sl2knight@sbcglobal.net. You can view our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WilloughbyElks18.
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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.
Buy your yearbook online now! You can purchase directly from Jostens using this link. Pre-ordering ensures you have a copy reserved at the $65 sale price. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Klampe or Sarah Thrasher.
Senior parents: Looking for a way to honor your Class of 2025 graduate? The yearbook is a perfect place to congratulate your senior! We have grad ads available for purchase. Check this document for further information about pricing and options. Get your ad in soon! The deadline is November 17!
Thank you to everyone who came to the last PTO meeting! We had a phenomenal turnout for our first meeting of the school year (next time we might need a bigger space!) and were able to get through quite a bit of business!
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, November 20 @ 7:00 PM at the Geauga West Library. We hope you will join us!
THANK YOU to our wonderful Upper School PTO who went above and beyond to show their appreciation last week. They organized and provided a delicious dinner teachers enjoyed during Parent/Teacher conferences, ensuring we were well-fed for the evening. They also generously supplied our kitchen with new items to improve our daily experience!
Their thoughtfulness and generosity demonstrate the strong community support we are fortunate to have at West G. These acts of kindness not only make our work environment more comfortable but also remind us of the appreciation our community has for the work we do.
Thank you Upper School PTO!
Do you want to see the Cleveland Cavs take on the Golden State Warriors AND support your WG Upper PTO at the same time? Boy, do we have some news for YOU!!
Purchasing tickets through this link BEFORE October 8th will get you seats with all the other WG families at the game on November 8th!
We know ticket prices have gone up (like most things these days ) BUT it's Donovan Mitchell VS Steph Curry!! And their respective teams, of course
This game is going to sell out FAST, so don't wait to get your tickets!
ANYONE can purchase tickets, not just MS and HS WG families.
Mark your calendar for November 8th, gather your friends and family to head downtown for this epic showdown, and YOUR KIDS could get chosen for the CHEER TUNNEL!!
West Geauga High School
440-729-5950
www.westg.org