Westfall Preschool

It's National School Counseling Week! We truly appreciate our outstanding school counselors and all they do to help students realize their full potential! #mustangfamily

The 2-hour late start scheduled for Monday, February 1, 2021 has been cancelled. All students will report to school at their regular time.

Thanks to an extension from the Seamless Summer Option program, Westfall Local School District will be offering free breakfast and lunch to every student in our community through the end of the school year. This program is available to all students, whether they qualify for free, reduced cost, or paid lunch. It covers those children who purchase meals while present at school or working 100% virtually at home. All free meals provided through this program are attributable to the USDA's flexibilities to ensure all children have access to nutritious food as the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will continue through June 2021. For more information, please email Becky Shaw, Food Service Director at becky.shaw@westfallschools.com.

REMINDER: There will be no school on Monday, January 18th, 2021, in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Classes will return to a regular schedule, five days a week, beginning Tuesday, January 19th, 2021.

Wishing you and your family health, happiness, and prosperity in the new year. Happy 2021, Mustangs!

Classes resume on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Westfall Local School District will continue to follow the hybrid learning model through Friday, January 15, 2021. We will keep you informed of any future updates.

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.

Pickaway County YMCA Now Enrolling Before & After School Programs for homework help, STEM activities, games, and more! Register now: https://ymcacolumbus.org/child-care/before-after-school-care Contact for more details: pickawayregistrar@ymcacolumbus.org

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

Please see the attached job posting for: Two (2) Part-Time Educational Aides/Paraprofessionals at WES

I am so thankful for the Westfall community. Your approval of the bond issue, allowing us to greatly improve our facilities, will benefit Westfall students for years to come. The impact that you have made on this community is immeasurable! I am thankful to the Board of Education for their vision! The bond issue committee, Community for Westfall Schools, worked so hard to make this happen by getting the positive message out to our constituents. Their tireless efforts were amazing to me, as was the financial support that many donors gave to this endeavor. Because of your support, great things are going to happen at Westfall! Go Mustangs! Jeff Sheets

Mrs. Link's Independent Living Class is selling Fathers Table Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecakes (again this month) and Chef Pierre Apple pies for Thanksgiving! $15 each or 2 for $27. Pick up at Westfall High School 8:00am-4:00pm Monday through Thursday and Friday from 8:00am-2:00pm. Pre-order by emailing sharon.link@westfallschools.com. Cash or checks written to Westfall High School. All proceeds go toward groceries and supplies for cooking and daily living classes.

Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend! Don’t forget to change your clocks back one hour Saturday night/ Sunday morning!

Westfall High School Student Council is hosting Haunted Hallways Wednesday, October 28th from 5:30pm-7:00pm. There will be candy, games, and a haunted house!

Please see the attached posting for Educational Aide/Paraprofessional at Westfall Elementary School

During National School Lunch Week, we celebrate the hard work and dedication of our school nutrition professionals. Now more than ever, their efforts have been vital to ensuring children get the nutrition they need. Recently, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending flexibilities to allow free breakfast and lunch to continue to be available to all Westfall students through June 2021. This unprecedented move is part of USDA's unwavering commitment to ensuring all children across America have access to nutritious food as the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

REMINDER: Tomorrow, October 1st, all students return to school for the beginning of five-day-a-week, in-person instruction! We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!