Friday, May 8, 2020

Attention seniors- remember to complete the virtual decision day assignment that was posted on the counselors’ Google Classroom for the Class of 2020. Not in their Google Classroom? Reach out to your counselor for the class code so you can join and not miss any information.


West G's Envirothon teams are competing in Ohio's first ever statewide virtual Envirothon! The senior dream team of Hannah Barker, CJ Contizano, Kaden Knake, Allison George and Natalie Mueller will be supported by WG's Rising Stars with Emily Vash, Bryn Morgan, Aidan Dondero, Emily Berdis and Max Beccia. Best of Luck!!


WG has some outstanding Excel TECC students who have earned awards of recognition in their fields of study, and we want to make sure you all hear about it! The following awards have been earned:

SENIORS:

• Rebekah Armstrong: Hillcrest Rotary Award and Gold medal FCCLA regional/garde manager state qualifier
• Alex Askew: Excel TECC departmental senior award
• Matthew Harbert: Excel TECC outstanding senior award and National Technical Honor Society Inductee
• Aidan Mann: Silver Medal -- Skills USA Regional/Information technology state qualifier and Excel TECC departmental senior award
• Mikey Marotta: Excel TECC departmental senior award
• Mike Pattison: Finalist Cooltech Challenge/Mobile application development
• Despina Sarris (sarah-is), Dylan Thompson, and Amirah White each won a Hillcrest Rotary Award
• Darrell Mastrangelo: qualified to compete at the State FFA Landscape Competition Finals

JUNIORS:

• Abigail Moore, Caleb Kautz, and Natalie Radatz are National Technical Honor Society Inductees
• Brian Hann and Caleb Kautz won Excel TECC departmental junior awards
• Caleb Kautz: Bronze Medal team- Ohio high school landscape Olympics/Patio paver & retaining wall state qualifier
• Lauren Kretschman: 1st place team Veale Foundation- Think Big Summit
• William Onderdonk and Alexa Pistone won Excel TECC departmental junior awards

Seniors: Watch your email in the coming days! WGTV will be making a senior video and will be asking you to submit pictures of you and your friends throughout your K-12 years. Start looking for the photos you’d like to submit, and look for the link in your email shortly.


Are you still looking for that extra elective to add to your schedule next year? Why not take French! It will be an exciting, engaging, and fun class where you will learn so much about culture and language. You will have a great year and you are welcome to join the class, it is not too late to sign up.


Speaking of electives, have you heard the news? Yearbook has merged with WGTV to form a new course: Digital Multimedia! Want to be a part of it? Contact your guidance counselor and let them know! Have any questions about the class? Contact Mrs. Klampe or Ms. Thrasher.


Juniors: Get a Jump-Start on your Senior Year on May 13, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. LEAF will be holding a Virtual Resource Center Session online for high school juniors and their parents. Hear about the college application process senior timeline, and things to look for when visiting a college. Learn how and when to apply for admissions and financial aid. Register at https://leaf-ohio.org/resource-center-sessions/


Seniors: Mrs. O'Janpa has 2 hours of specially selected prom music for you… Go to her website http://ojanpa.com/WG/ and click "Spotify Prom" (You will need a free account). There's something for everyone...just dance! Dance a little... sing a little... have fun!