🎉Back to School Bash!!🎉 Join us for some fun before class is back in session!! ✏️ yard games, snacks, and free swim!! 🏊♂️ Hope to see you all there!! 🌞
There will be a School Board meeting at 6:00 pm, Monday, August 7th in the Boardroom, 1103 N. Elm Street. This meeting will be broadcast live on the District's YouTube page, https://www.youtube.com/c/WestLibertyCSD. Please see the link below to view the agenda: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14bP02s7QkM5Erb7EdgNf39uQYv73bZv9/view?usp=sharing
What a day for West Liberty FFA! Not one...but two national proficiency award finalists. Blaze Maas and Morgan Hodge are top 4 in the United States in their respected areas! Projects that started even before high school! They will interview this fall for national winner in Indianapolis!
Blaze Maas - Wildlife Production and Management
Morgan Hodge - Outdoor Recreation
You are invited to the Kids First Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Friday, August 25th from 7-9 am at Crossroads (1424 Houser St, Muscatine). On-site dining and pre-orders will be available. To place an order in advance, please call 563-263-5963. Your order will be ready at your designated pick-up time.
The Kids First Fund is designed to eliminate barriers to education and participation in extracurricular activities. In 2022, the Kids First Fund provided $30,340 in support to 1,049 kids in Muscatine County. Last year, the fund helped purchase things like weather-appropriate clothing, shoes, backpacks, eye exams, glasses, clothing for band concerts, calculators, activity fees, sports equipment, music books, alarm clocks, caps and gowns for graduation, testing fees, college application fees, bus passes, and so much more.
Comets! West Liberty Cross Country wants YOU! Are you up to the challenge?? If you aren't signed up for a fall activity, what better way to get involved?! #WLXC
The Comet Volleyball Apparel Store is open until August 11th, 2023! Please click on the link below to see what's available and place your order!
https://classical-graphics.printavo.com/merch/wlvolleyball23
GO COMETS!
As our teachers from Spain settle in we are looking for: kitchen chairs, 1 twin sheet set, 2 twin comforters, pots, pans, kitchen utensils, and a 4-place setting (plates, bowls, glasses). If you are able to donate any of these items please email Brenda Arthur-Miller, barthurmiller@wl.k12.ia.us or comment below.
Here is another Back to School Health Clinic opportunity from our friends at Muscatine County Public Health! This FREE clinic will be held on August 8th from 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm at 1609 Cedar Street in Muscatine. See the flyer for details:
The West Liberty District Service Delivery Plan for eligible individuals is now available on the district website and the link below. If there are any questions please contact, Dawn Kruse, at dkruse@wl.k12.ia.us.
Service Delivery Plan - https://5il.co/20o2u
Our friends at the U of I Mobile Clinic will be holding a FREE Back to School Clinic on Saturday, August 12th from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at First Church United, 1100 N. Calhoun St, West Liberty! In addition to their regular services, they will also be offering Sports Physicals!
West Liberty PTO is in action today welcoming RAGBRAI riders to town!
We spotted Comet early risers helping out at the West Liberty Fine Arts Boosters/Lugo's Banana Crunch Wrap stand! They are helping to welcome 30,000 RAGBRAI friends to West Liberty this morning!
We want to welcome our Visiting Teachers from Spain - Alba Bonilla Balester, Marta Lopez Lopez Gay, and Juan Manuel Fernandez Padilla are joining our Comet family this year! Welcome and thank you for choosing WLCSD!💙
https://educateiowa.gov/article/bienvenido-teachers-spain?fbclid=IwAR1WWnZ8Zkn4rbhuVVXNqs1f9PWlK2Y050XZARyDeExFX88SVhVGkyHHgBs
There's still time to register for the 16th Annual Comet Open! To receive a T-shirt please register by August 8th: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JUnTFANBqr6Ya8-WFBTM0RsdnWc-yNiX/view?usp=sharing
Get ready for a great Comet Marching Band season! Check out this link to add any of these dates to your Facebook events calendar:
https://www.facebook.com/WLHSCometBand/events
The Comet Cheer apparel store is open until August 6th! Order your today! Go Comets!
https://classical-graphics.printavo.com/merch/wlcheer23/?fbclid=IwAR0xTkvOD1vjpJDOKjmmNVLJ-3NrPv1OSHFDuXhP5D-XK1C5CWeWPXfPuq4
Thank you for the great response on filling out Free and Reduced forms! Before submitting your application please be sure to sign and date the waiver on page 2. The signed waiver extends benefits to other fees like registration, instrument rental, driver's education, etc.
Just in case you missed the 2023 WLCSD Newsletter in the West Liberty Index last Thursday you can find it on our website (Parents and Students>Yearly Newsletter) at this link: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1630/WLCSD/3298164/2023_Newsletter.pdf
Our art teacher Mrs. Lynch is currently in Boston, MA learning about a form of teaching art called Teaching for Artistic Behaviors (TAB), eating tons of great food, getting lots of steps in and meeting new art teacher friends.
She also got to watch Veronica Robles All Women Mariachi Band!
Some WLHS percussion students traveled to Muscatine today with Señora Saucedo to assist with the Mama Katambwa Workshop at SPARK! SPARK is an Elementary summer school program. Their next performance as a group will be on Sunday at 1:00 at the Muscatine County Fair!
