Each year iJAG tracks 6 main criteria to measure student and program success. This year our 11/12 iJAG program earned an award for meeting and excelling in all 6 areas of development including graduation rate, employment, positive student outcomes, and pursuing futher education. Congratulations Merideth Schanz and the iJAG students!
High School Principal Brenda Arthur-Miller was honored last night by earning the Outstanding Administrator from the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators!
Congratulations Brenda on this well-deserving award!
Attention students: Do you want to attend college but you're unsure of how to cover the costs? Are you not sure what career path you want to pursue? The Summer Melt Mentorship Program can help you, sign up for free by calling Aligned Impact Muscatine 563-284-2993. https://alignedimpactmuscatine.org/uncategorized/summer-melt-program-success/
Congrats to the Floriculture Team! 4th place gold team yesterday at the State Floriculture Event at Kirkwood!
Paris Salais - 5th overall individual
Betsy Bejarano - 10th overall individual
Great job crew!
West Liberty softball hosts Wilton tonight at home. Tune into www.thecometcast.com for all the action. Gametime is 7pm unless or right after JV game.
Final touches at the flower shop today and last minute testing!
State Floriculture Contest tomorrow
State Trap week has come to an end. Here are the final results for Morgan and Kaden Hodge.
League Results:
Morgan: Second Place Varsity Female
Wilton Trap Team: First Place Senior Division Team (Morgan Hodge. Lodden Axtell, Cole Henning, Lexi Henning, Evan Elder)
Championship Results:
Wilton Trap Team: 3rd Place Varsity Squad (Morgan Hodge, Kaden Hodge, Lodden Axtell, Cole Henning, Evan Elder)
Morgan earned 5th place in the Ladies Senior Division High All Around which is a combination of the scores for all 3 disciplines shot during State week.
Morgan also made the All State Team! This is a combination of singles scores for league and championship week. The top 6 Senior Division females make the team.
State Trap is taking place this week! Comets who competing at the state meet with Wilton Trap Team are Theo Solomon, Morgan Hodge and Kaden Hodge!
Here are some results:
Handicap League: Morgan: Varsity Female Champion
Wilton Trap Team: Senior Division Champions (Morgan Hodge, Kaden Hodge, Lodden Axtell, Cole Henning. Lexi Henning)
Handicap Championship: Morgan: 2nd place Varsity Female
Wilton Trap Team: Senior Division Squad Champions (Morgan Hodge, Kaden Hodge, Lodden Axtell, Cole Henning, Lexi Henning)
3rd place Senior Division Team (Morgan Hodge, Lodden Axtell, Cole Henning, Lexi Henning, Evan Elder)
Doubles League:
Morgan: 3rd place Varsity Female
Wilton Trap Team: 2nd place Senior Division Team (Morgan Hodge, Kaden Hodge, Cole Henning, Lexi Henning, Evan Elder)
Doubles Championship: Morgan finished in 4th place, one place out of getting a medal.
Wilton Trap Team: 3rd Place Senior Division Squad (Morgan Hodge, Kaden Hodge, Lodden Axtell, Cole Henning, Lexi Henning)
The team finished tied for 4th place, one place out of having to shoot off for a trophy and medals (Morgan Hodge. Kaden Hodge. Carter Drake-Metzger. Cole Henning, Lexi Henning)
Good luck to Morgan and Kaden who shoot singles today!
Great job to Buysse's crew today at State Ag Mechanics in Ames! Silver 15th!
Next up Tuesday State Floriculture!
Congratulations WLCSD Counselors, 2023 Power of Hope Award recipients! #powerofhopeaward #counselors #postsecondaryeducation #wlcometpride
Andrea Shultice, Brenda Arthur-Miller, and Stephanie Paulsen are ready to attend the Power of Hope Award Ceremony this morning in Washington D.C.!
WLCSD Free Summer Lunch will start on Monday, June 12th! Lunch for the current day and breakfast for the next day will be provided to ALL children ages 1-18 at our pickup up locations. Meals will be grab and go this year, so drop by and pick up a meal to take home and enjoy!
Thank you to West Liberty Lions Club for grilling lunch for WLCSD staff today! It was delicious!
Thank you WLCSD staff members for a great school year! We kicked off the morning with our End of Year Staff Breakfast! Thank you to Jeff's Market for catering, it was delicious!
Reminder: School will be dismissed 2 hours early today so students can begin their summer break! See this link for building dismissal times: https://www.wl.k12.ia.us/article/1132774
Tonight, June 1st, 2023, is Military Appreciation Night - Comets vs Durant at Durant High School - JV at 5:00 pm and Varsity at 7:00 pm.
Here's a great summer opportunity for families! Community STEM Day will be held at Collins Aerospace campus on Thursday, July 13th from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. This event is for children in Kindergarten-12th grade. There will be plenty of activities, for more info click this link: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/collinsaerospace-communitystemday
Our nutrition team is spreading cheer during these last few days of school! Students enjoyed their potato smiles today for lunch!
Our WLHS Freshman class celebrated their victory in the 3rd Trimester Attendance and Grade Competition! For 3rd trimester, 9th grade averaged 80% of students passing all their classes and 75% had no tardies or unexcused absences. We look forward to seeing it all pay off with final grades posting next week! Excellent job 9th grade class!
West Liberty Girls Basketball summer skills workout grades 3rd-8th. Sign-up at the link below. Contact Courtney Joens for more info.
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