West Geauga Schools received notice from the Ohio Department of Education of four"Overall A Awards"for Westwood Elementary School, Lindsey Elementary School, West Geauga Middle School and the West Geauga Local School District.
West G Recognized by ODE
West Geauga Schools received notice from the Ohio Department of Education of four”Overall A Awards”for Westwood Elementary School, Lindsey Elementary School, West Geauga Middle School and the West Geauga Local School District.
The district also received the Ohio Department of Education’sMomentum Awardgiven “for exceeding expectations in student growth for the year. Schools must earn straight A’s on all Value-Added measures on the report card,” according to the ODE website.
It is the third consecutive year that West Geauga has been the recipient of the ODE Momentum Award, a tribute to the hard work of students and staff.
Navy Reunion at WGMS
U.S. Navy Lt. Adelaida Vash returned home to surprise her son at West Geauga Middle School while he was participating in his physical education class.
Lt. Vash was so excited to be reunited with her children that she literally came straight from the airport. Her son Robert was overcome with joy at the surprise visit from his mom.
After spending a few minutes with him, Vash went to the high school where she surprised her daughter Emily.
Welcome home, Lt. Vash and thank you for your service.
Progressive Insurance Presents STEM Lesson
Speakers from Progressive Insurance presented a STEM lesson to fifth-graders at both Westwood and Lindsey elementary schools.
During the lesson, students were exposed tobasic IT programing concepts by playing a fun board game using algorithmic problem solving, collaboration and critical-thinking skill to program a route to space camp.
Fifth-grade STEM teacher Sandy Razzante commented, “The lesson ties in to STEM as we work on coding as one part of our curriculum. This shows how the skill is used in the workforce.”
