November 22, 2024
November 27-29th
No School
Thanksgiving Break
December 3rd
ELA II Pt 1 Make Up EOC Exam
December 4th
Curriculum & CCP Night
6pm Cafeteria
December 4th
ELA II Pt 2 Make Up EOC Exam
December 5th
Alg/Geom Pt 1 EOC Exam
December 6th
Alg/Geom Pt 2 EOC Exam
December 10th-11th
Government EOC Exam
December 12th
Am. History/Gov/Bio Pt 1 EOC
December 13th
Am. History/Gov/Bio Pt 2 EOC
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.
“Yeah, It Happens Here” and Here’s How to Help
Mole Flip Competition
WGHS Honors Chemistry students took home Third Place
Stopper Tower Competition
On October 23, 2024, up to 7765 chemistry students in 134 schools led by 142 teachers in 33 states (including Puerto Rico) and 4 provinces in 8 countries competed in the “Mole Olympics” (Molympics). Why? To learn about Avogadro’s number, 6.02 x 1023 or one mole, and its importance in chemistry. The mole is a counting unit in chemistry, and represents the number of atoms in 12.0115 grams of carbon. Mole Day is celebrated from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm on 10/23 each year. Third place was awarded to West Geauga High School from Ohio led by chemistry teacher Stephanie Meyer.
On November 11, 2024, the Geauga West Rotary Club held a heartfelt ceremony at Chesterland City Park, enriched by uplifting songs and a stirring bugle performance. Members of the West Geauga High School Band and Vocal Music programs came together to pay tribute to veterans and community residents, creating a memorable tribute to those who have served.
24/25 National Honors Society
NHS Officers- VP- Juliana Faraguna, President- Madelyn Oster, Treasurer- Madison Spencer & Secretary- Klazina McKeigan
Interact students traveled to Woodridge High School on November 9th for the annual "Interaction" event, where 200 students from Interact clubs across Northeast Ohio met for a day of service and learning. Students made tie blankets for Project Linus, heard presentations about opportunities for students within Rotary District 6630, and chose a service project to focus on for the rest of the school year. The students proposed project ideas themselves and then voted on the one they wanted to choose as a Rotary District Project. This year, students voted to make chemo care packages for adults and children going through chemotherapy at the Cleveland Clinic. All the Interact clubs in Northeast Ohio will work on this project collaboratively and come together in April for its culmination.
The Chemistry classes participated in a series of flame tests. This experiment shows the metal present in a solution based on the color it turns the flame. Orange flame is something that contains sodium, lithium is magenta, copper is green, etc. Cobalt glass was used to see the other metal present in the mixture if one metal is more dominant than the other.
The WGHS Music program had 6 band students and 4 choir students accepted to the OMEA District VII Honors Band and Choir groups. The group consisted of band and choir students from 48 schools in the Cleveland area, and the groups were conducted by college/university level guest conductors. This was a 3 day event that culminated with a full performance at the end of the third day - We are very proud of the hard work and performances of our students!
Interact club students hosted the annual Food Drive this November and collected more than $2,300 plus an additional 1,050 non-perishable food items! The money will be donated to the Geauga County Hunger Task Force and will be distributed throughout food pantries within Geauga County, and the food items will be delivered to NextStep in Geauga County (also a part of the Task Force). Thank you to everyone who supported this drive and helped make it successful!
Eve Carty sets up Academic Challenge practice
Teammates tackling trivia together!
Wolverines working as team!
The state of Ohio requires students to pass/attain competency in their EOC subject-specific tests. If your child has multiple tests that conflict with each other they will take one on a make up day as assigned. Government students will be taking this in December this year.
Achievement on these tests fulfills the students' pathway to graduation. These tests are not the only pathway that Ohio has outlined for schools, but they are the most straightforward way to achieve Ohio's graduation requirements.
For students completing retakes for the exam, we'd like to offer every student a subject/test-specific "Boot Camp." These Boot Camps sessions will run in the teacher's rooms each Tuesday and Thursday before the exams during Wolverine Period 9:52 AM to 10:28 AM.
December 3rd
ELA II Pt 1 Make Up EOC Exam
December 4th
ELA II Pt 2 Make Up EOC Exam
December 5th
Alg/Geom Pt 1 EOC Exam
December 6th
Alg/Geom Pt 2 EOC Exam
December 10th-11th
Government EOC Exam
December 12th
Am. History/Gov/Bio Pt 1 EOC
December 13th
Am. History/Gov/Bio Pt 2 EOC
The application window for acceptance into an Excel Tecc program will open at 6:00 am on Friday, December 13th.
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
The ESA Foundation is dedicated to the promotion of continuing education and to altruistic activities that make a positive difference in the world community. Voluntary contributions of time and money from ESA members, ESA Foundation members, and friends of the Foundation are the ESA Foundation’s sole sources of support. Learn more about who we are and who we help.
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
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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.
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!
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