2024-2025 PHYSICALS - April 15, Dr. Egli will be here to complete sports physicals for next year for grades 5-11. Cost is $20.00 (You may send cash or checks made out to Westview High School). Pick up physical forms along with a permission slip which are in the athletic office. You MUST have a permission slip in order to participate in having your physical done along with your $20. If you do not have your physical filled out, permission slip or $20 you will not be able to complete the physical the day Dr. Egli is here.
Parents and students - tomorrow, April 8, 2024, we have the opportunity to enjoy a learning experience with the Total Solar Eclipse. Students will receive this same information again tomorrow as a reminder:
Students will receive appropriate eyewear for viewing the solar eclipse from the school. This eyewear should be placed over your eyes before looking up and not removed until you are no longer looking skyward. There is no point that the Westview school district will be in totality, which means there is no point at which it is safe for you to look up without the solar eclipse glasses.
Additionally, using phones, cameras, or other lenses that are not appropriately shielded for an eclipse could ruin the sensor on that device and severely lessen the photo quality of all your photos taken after the event. You should not take photos or videos of the event without this protective equipment (not provided). Viewing the eclipse through a device without proper shields could also cause damage to your eyes.
This is an exciting day those of us in the United States aren't expected to receive again until August 23, 2044, when the next total eclipse is projected by NASA to happen. Let's make it a great day!
Our staff is grateful to CJ's Garage for sponsoring our coffee stand in March, providing a much-needed caffeine boost each morning.
Last Week: The 1999 2A State Basketball Champions were honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame for their 25 anniversary of winning the 2A State Basketball tournament.
Those present were Michael Christner, Troy Neely (Coach), Darlene Mathew (Athletic Director), Scott Hostetler, Derek Yoder, and Randy Miller.
We will see you Monday, April 8 with a standard Monday start. Have a great break!
STATE CHAMPION. Noah Bontrager won the Hoosier State Relays Indoor 3200 Meter Race for small schools in Indianapolis today (3/23/24). His time was 9:16.65, which was 13 seconds faster than the second-place finisher.
Two Westview teams also made it to the podium. Ian Bontrager, Nick Bontrager, Noah Bontrager, and Bentley Ryall placed 5th in the Boys' Distance Medley with a time of 10:54.54, and the girls 4x800 team of Annagail Warrener, Bailey Manns, Memphis Bontrager, and Adelyn Rainsberger also made it to the podium with 10:29 finish, placing them 8th.
Well run, Warriors!
Congratulations to Junior High Quarter 3 Outstanding Students. Each quarter, this award highlights a 7th and 8th grade student from each department who went above and beyond in their classrooms through their work, words, actions, or a combination of all three.
Congratulations to Hope Bortner, Benton Hershberger, and Jace Lang, who all qualified for the 2024 NECC All-Academic Team. They were selected based on their GPA and SAT scores. Hope, Benton, and Jace were celebrated with a luncheon today in Avila and will have their pictures displayed in the foyer for years to come. Well done, Warriors!
On March 6, 2024, band students from Lakeland, Prairie Heights, and Westview joined together for a free concert sponsored by the LaGrange County Arts Council. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible, including the band directors from each school. Thank you to She Snapped Photography for capturing photos of this event.
3rd quarter report cards will be coming home today with your student.
Congratulations to Lex Thompson, a Westview Jr-Sr High School 8th grader, who competed at the NASP Archery State meet at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Lex participated in two events - the Bullseye and the 3D - and performed well in each. In the Bullseye competition, he scored 286/300, ranking him 3rd of 506 middle school boys (2nd of all 8th grade boys). In the 3D event, Lex scored 275/300 and ranked 9th out of 131 middle school boys who competed in that event. Overall, Lex ranked 23rd out of 1,118 competitors, qualifying him for Eastern Nationals in May.
NASP stands for National Archery in the Schools Program. During the season, archers compete in local, state qualifying, and regional events. At the State meet, they attempt to qualify for Nationals, which Lex was successfully able to do.
The Archery team is coached by Mr. Jason Stacy of Westview Jr-Sr High School.
Photos provided by Lex's parents - Lincoln and Caressa Thompson.
The LaGrange County mental health/substance use collaborative has partnered with the VA to provide VA SAVE training for current military members, veterans, and their families.
Use this link to register for this training.
https://forms.office.com/r/zmRVAm9TGF
Reminder for incoming 9th graders. Freshman orientation is Monday, March 11th at 6:30 pm in the Wilson Auditorium at Westview Jr/Sr High School.
Don't forget clock move forward 1 hour this Sunday for Daylight Savings Time. Have a great weekend Westview!
Sectional champs! Congratulations to the Varsity boys basketball team.
Thank you to all Westview families who use Middlebury, Indiana's First State Bank program and linked your card to Westview. Every time you used your debit card and signed your receipt, you automatically donated 5 cents to the school and directly benefited student needs and programs. Pictured are Jon Miller - Vice President of First State Bank Middlebury, Mr. Rojas - Westiew Junior High Principal, Mr. Wilson - Westview High School Principal, and Cori Vilardo- Marketing Assistant at First State Bank Middlebury. In 2023, your purchases provided $2,181.50 toward student needs and programs! We appreciate your support.
Thank you Westview FFA for making and serving breakfast for the junior high and high school teachers yesterday morning! It was delicious, and we appreciate you and your hard work.
Mrs. Oakley's Applied Skills class at Westview Jr-Sr High School would like to give a shout out to the organizations that have helped make the program successful. Through grants and donations from Views on Learning, National Society of High School Scholars, LaGrange County Community Foundation, Lights of Joy, LaGrange County Chamber's Power of the Purse, Tri-Kappa, Miller's Poultry, and Farm Credit Mid-America, her class has been able to accomplish some really amazing things! For the full article, check out the upcoming issue of the Hometown Treasure.
Shout out to the Westview Jr-Sr High School Music Department for entertaining the large crowd between playing times at tonight's basketball game. Thank you Mr. Brown, Mrs. Hamm, and every student (and their parents) involved in the program!
Hoss the golden retriever was a special guest for a service dog research project in Mrs. Chupp’s ELA classroom at Westview Jr-Sr High School. The students were great with him, and Hoss loved coming to school.
