Westfall Local Schools

Please see the attached job posting for: Spring Sport Supplementals 2020-2021 - H.S. HEAD SOFTBALL COACH - H.S. RESERVE SOFTBALL COACH - H.S. ASS’T. SOFTBALL COACH - H.S. ASS’T. TRACK COACH (BOYS) - M.S. TRACK COACH (GIRLS) - M.S. TRACK COACH (BOYS) - H.S. ASS’T. TRACK COACH (GIRLS)

Pickaway-Ross students are on a 2-hour delay this morning (Tuesday, December 1). Westfall buses will pick Pickaway-Ross students up during the elementary route, so please keep an eye out for the bus!

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.

Congratulations to state qualifier Caitlyn Shipley for placing 7th at Regionals with a time of 20:03! Caitlyn is the first girl from Westfall to qualify for state since 1998.

Congratulations Lady Mustangs! District Champions!

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!

Parents/Guardians: Please see below for an important update from the four county schools.

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.

Best of luck to our girls golf team as they head to Columbus for the OHSAA State Championship! Practice round is set for today (Oct 15) and competition starts tomorrow (Oct 16 & 17) #mustangfamily

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!

Per Sheriff Radcliff, this morning's incident regarding the possibility of a juvenile abduction has been resolved at this time. There is no longer a concern for the Westfall community. We'd like to thank the deputies and detectives for their work clearing up this matter.

The Westfall Local School District Administration has decided after extended conversation and consideration that it is in the best interest for the health and safety of our student-athletes to cancel Saturday’s varsity boys soccer game vs. Portsmouth Clay High School. Scioto County was recently upgraded to the Red Level of the Ohio Coronavirus Advisory Map. There is no makeup date set for Saturday’s game.