Attention High School students we have a Silver Cord opportunity! Sign up to volunteer at the PTO Back to School Bash this Sunday, August 13th from 4:00 - 7:00 pm! Please email or call Veronica Rivera by Friday at 12:00 noon to sign up vrivera@wl.k12.ia.us or 319-627-2115!
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.
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:
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!
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!
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!
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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
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!
West Liberty FFA kicked off kids day at the Muscatine County Fair with some great helpers and “little farmers!"
@wlcometgolf wrapped up their junior golf camp today! Around 30 3rd-8th graders learning or improving their skills on the course! #growingthegame
West Liberty FFA was in action at the All School Reunion this weekend!
It's Muscatine County Fair time, which means that West Liberty FFA has been busy!
Calling all Class of 2025 families! We still have shifts to cover parking cars at the Fair on Thursday to raise money for After Prom 2024! Please sign up using the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080844aba82ca0fc1-after1?fbclid=IwAR0CnHwasIrOY1g1HUfgUfjnmtHQP65goqX7tJM49a94BDaMn4alS75Yesk#/
Did you know...children between 1-18 who pick up Summer Lunch Grab & Go meals from one of our locations also receive breakfast for the next day? Meals are served Monday-Friday! Click this link to see serving hours and locations: https://www.wl.k12.ia.us/article/1131584
Calling all Comets! Summer running began today. Come by the high school every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8-9am to better prepare for your 2023-2024 sports seasons!
In preparation for the arrival of our new teachers from Spain we are looking for: 1 Queen or Double bed, bed linens and pillows, 3 kitchen chairs, and 2 couches. If you have or would be interested in donating any of these items please email Brenda Arthur-Miller, barthurmiller@wl.k12.ia.us or comment below.
Wishing everyone a safe and happy Independence Day!
