Westwood second-grade students just completed a project about their cultural history.
Students Enjoy Global Journey
Westwood second-grade students just completed a project about their cultural history. Part of the project included a room transformation that included extra reading, writing and math.
Teacher Anna Laubscher said, “I set up my room as 14 stations of different countries. Each student received a passport that they took to each station. At each station, there were a few short paragraphs to read, two short journal entries and two second grade math questions.”
The countries included France, Japan, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand, Ireland, Australia, Norway, Russia, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy and Mexico. Each station was set up with a poster, flags, puppet in traditional costume and food and objects that represented the culture.
Music Guerrilla Visits West G
Dr. Milt Allen, known as the “Music Guerrilla,” visited West Geauga recently. Dr. Allen travels internationally to create and maintain music programs in underprivileged communities and impoverished areas around the world.
Dr. Allen came to visit West G as part of a fundraiser for his organization.
Jason Branch, band director, commented, “The jazz band and steel band concert partnered with Chelsea Talty, who is the staff advisor to the WG Interact Club, as a benefit concert to make a donation to the Music Guerrilla organization.”
The concert featured the steel band performing six songs, and the jazz band performing 10 songs.
WGHS Presents Dangers of Vaping
Vaping, or JUULing, is a method of delivering nicotine using an electronic device. Many parents and students believe these are harmless devices and users are only inhaling water molecules. Instead, what is inhaled typically includes large amounts of addictive nicotine and other chemicals.
West Geauga High School hosted a presentation recently for families to better understand this trend and the harmful effects the devices and chemicals have on teenagers. The event was attended by area teens and their parents. Dr. Ellen Rome, director of health services at the Cleveland Clinic, presented an overview of this problem affecting the nation’s youth, followed by a panel discussion.
