Thanks to Lagwana, we’ll be live streaming the graduation ceremony on Friday night at 7pm!
https://youtu.be/98U1DAOYo1A
If you are a high school girl who is interested in playing volleyball, be sure to sign up using the link below. You don’t want to miss out on important information and summer schedules.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNo34-gjAh1fevgpiG8Penz_eNzalyLoIDryPV_7Adchm6Vw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Tomorrow (June 30) is the last day for seniors to submit a senior picture for the graduation slideshow. Please send them to Google Classroom or email them to Mrs. May or Mrs. Cowley. Thanks!
Happy Father’s Day to all of our Warrior dads!
Westview announces Ryan Yoder as the new varsity girls basketball coach! 🏀
Parents of current 7th and 8th graders...your chance for free college tuition through the 21st Century Scholars program has a deadline of June 30. See if you qualify and then proceed to the link below to apply.👇🏼
https://learnmoreindiana.org/scholars/enroll/
Seniors, be sure to go to Parchment and request that your final transcript be sent to the college you’ll be attending in the fall. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Klaassen at klaassenj@westview.k12.in.us
https://www.parchment.com/order/my-credentials/
These four outstanding 8th graders were selected by their teachers to be the JH Citizens of the Year. We honor them for being responsible, honest, dependable and kind. Congratulations, Jennifer Osorio Luna, Julie Schrock, Michael Troyer and Braden Kauffman! #WarriorPride
Congratulations to senior, Kyle Fennell, for being selected the IMPACT Institute OUTSTANDING STUDENT of the second semester in Marine Service Technology! #WarriorPride
HELP! We are in desperate need of senior pictures for the graduation video. Please submit them to Google Classroom asap! If you don’t have a senior pic, we will use your school picture.
We have coaching positions available! #JoinOurTeam
High school uniforms for track & softball may be turned in this week to the athletic office. They will be open until 3:00 pm.
Mrs. Audrey Arnold's larger than life personality makes her well-liked among students and staff. She is well versed in most core subject matter, as she is licensed to teach math, science, and social studies at multiple grade levels. Reading, spending time on the lake with family, and planting flowers are her favorite things to do. She is a two time IU grad with two bachelor's degrees and is a die-hard IU fan. One of her most memorable moments at IU was the crazy atmosphere on campus when the basketball team played in the 2002 NCAA championship game.
Motto: kindness matters.
Fun facts: She graduated from East Noble High School.
Her daughter Ellie was born when she was 35 years old.
She can still do a cartwheel...just ask
her students from this school year! 😜
She took a brief hiatus, but we were excited to welcome Spanish teacher, Mrs. Roberta Herbert, back this year! Roberta was a stellar athlete in high school and college. She played basketball, volleyball, and softball at Goshen High School. During her four years on varsity basketball, Goshen won two sectional championships and she finished second in career points, first in rebounds, and first in steals. Taylor University granted her a full ride basketball scholarship where she played two very successful seasons with both teams advancing to the National Tournament. She transferred to Goshen College for her final two seasons, started every game and won numerous awards. Her first job out of college was at Westview where she taught and coached junior high basketball for 8 years. Fellow Spanish teacher, Krystal Booth, is one of her former players. She has been coaching the past six years at Fairfield, where her four children go to school.
Fun fact: Mr. Herb Ressler, Westview substitute teacher, was her athletic director at Goshen High School.
PLEASE RETURN ALL MATERIALS (TEXTBOOKS, CHROMEBOOKS, LIBRARY BOOKS, MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS ETC.) TO THE GYM/AUDITORIUM DOORS THIS WEEK FROM 9AM-1PM.
In 1979, Mrs. Jan Hardesty, began teaching special education at Topeka Elementary School. Throughout her 40 years in education, she has left a legacy of high-quality instruction, compassion, and professionalism. Unfortunately for us, she has decided to retire after this school year.
Jan commented, "It has been a pleasure to facilitate learning in students as I watch them grow from children to adults with the skills to succeed with their own families, at work, and in their communities."
Her outgoing words of advice: "Focus on what you can do with the gifts that you have been given. Persevere with quiet confidence."
Fun fact: She is a HUGE fan of Harry Potter books and has been on three trips to the Wizarding World in Orlando, Florida.
Her post-retirement plan is to spend time with her hobbies (reading, walking, gardening, and travel) and find a part-time job that will fund her travel habits!
Thank you, Mrs. Hardesty, for the legacy you leave with us and best wishes in retirement!
Mr. Joel Pippenger (Pipp) has been employed at Westview for 20 years as a PE teacher and athletic trainer. He also spent 15 years as the varsity wrestling coach. Pipp graduated from Manchester College where he wrestled for 2 years and was the HCAC conference champion at 118 lbs in 1997. Later, he picked up Gracie Jiu-Jitsu where he holds the rank of Purple Belt and was a two time Indiana champion at featherweight.
Fun fact...Westview's ultrahealthy PE teacher made candy 😳 for a living at Kraft Foods in Kendallville to pay for college and his line at Kraft produced 45,000 pounds of caramel per day!
Mrs. Candace Hales has taught sophomore English and Yearbook for the last nine years at Westview and has coached HS and JH volleyball along with JH basketball. She graduated from Jimtown and attended IU for college. During college, she majored in English and Political Science (not education). She married Ross Hales and has 3 children.
Fun facts: She worked two summers at a meat packing plant and has been a vegetarian for almost 30 years.
She has planted over 1000 trees on her property. 🌳
Spanish teacher, Mrs. Krystal Booth, is well loved by her students and was recently awarded the 2019 LaGrange Chamber of Commerce TEACHER OF THE YEAR! She is a 2010 Westview graduate and played soccer, basketball, and track in high school, although a twice torn ACL cut her athletic career short.
Fun facts: She is one of four girls in her family has a twin sister.
She studied abroad in Spain for 5 weeks during the summer of 2014. She noted, “I told myself I would try everything so I tried cow’s blood!! 😳 It was the first time I ever traveled alone...let alone fly to another country and back. I learned so much about different lifestyles and customs and really improved my Spanish speaking. I got to go to a soccer scrimmage and was able to see Europe during the World Cup which was incredible.”
She greets your children every morning on her bus, helps them at lunch and then drops them off at home every afternoon. Juanita Yoder has finished her 15th year at Westview as a school bus driver and recently as the lunch clerk in our building. She has also worked at Meadowview as a lunch clerk. During basketball season she keeps the scorebook full time for girls basketball and part time for boys basketball.
Fun facts:
She was born Amish and can speak it fluently.
Juanita, her husband and both daughters graduated from Westview.
