Newt News 1/18/22
The periodic newsletter for the Linworth Experiential world.
look at 2nd quarter grades!
Another 9.9% earned all A's except for one.
31.2% with all A's or all A's except for one!!!
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dine to donate -- tomorrow
Wednesday (1/19) is @ Raising Canes at 5132 N High St. 43214 from 3 to 8 pm.
https://www.raisingcanes.com/fundraiser/LinworthDinetoDonate
Upcoming dine to donate events:
February 2: Pizza Primo
February 8: Dewey’s Worthington 3-8 pm
March 2: Hot Chicken Takeover (Polaris) 4-8 pm
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Parent Board
Greetings from Parent Board! A recap for those new to Linworth that Parent Board is our version of a PTA but there is no need to sign up or pay dues. You are a member simply by having a student at Linworth. In years past, Parent Board opted to have monthly meetings featuring a variety of speakers based on topics we thought were of interest to our families. We also support the school with events and fundraisers which fund things that the school needs as well as Walkabout scholarships.
Last year with COVID restrictions, we did not have Parent Board meetings and instead focused on funding experiences for the school to help foster community even during the challenges of the year. This year we have had a couple meetings, but the Executive Board recently met to figure out what is most needed for our students and families this year. We decided rather than trying to have monthly meetings, we would focus in on a few topics and events that would have the most value overall. I will share the list here for those who like to plan ahead but we will send reminders in Chris’s emails and post on the Linworth EP Families page on Facebook.
Feb 9 from 7-8: Parent Board Meeting, speaker topic Experiential Learning
Fry Pie Sale: March 14 in honor of Pi Day!
April 20 from 7-8: Parent Board Meeting, speaker topic Technology Dangers
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Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB): Saturday, January 29th @ 9:00am
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Selective Service Registration: Male students between the ages of 18 and 26
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Dream It, Be It
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Linworth COVID report
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Worthington Schools has made every attempt to keep our students, families and community aware of how the virus was impacting our schools. Our dashboard continues to be updated each weekday to display cases and quarantines throughout the district. In addition to this tool, our health office professionals identify positive cases, close contacts and symptomatic students. When this occurs, they continue to contact families and apply the updated guidance from Columbus Public Health.
Until recently, our administrators and health office personnel have also been using the student case data to individually track school and bus schedules and send emails to families that may have been near a COVID case. With the significant increase in cases in our high schools, we are creating a more efficient process than sending a large number of individual emails to families. Starting next week, we will provide Linworth families a COVID report from our building with relevant information and trends from the week in our Friday newsletter. We are hopeful that this update and our other communication strategies will meet the needs of our school community in this stage of our experience with COVID.
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Summer school information
Worthington's Summer School Program is scheduled to begin the week of June 6, 2022 and offers options for students to recover credit from failed classes, at no cost to the family, and also provides multiple "get ahead" options. Online registration begins this month!
Additionally, families frequently request information throughout the spring semester about online courses students can take outside our district over the summer to alleviate their course load during the school year and/or make sure they are on track with credits for participation in Walkabout during their last semester at Linworth. By August of their senior year, Linworth students must have earned a minimum of 17 credits; this total must include 1.0 credit Math I, II, and III and .5 Physical Education. Worthington accepts transfer credit from accredited programs and links to the more popular platforms utilized are included here: Treca, BYU, and Apex.
The grade earned in an accredited online course taken outside our district does not calculate into the student's GPA; however, college admissions teams decide whether or not they will include it in the student's GPA for the admission and scholarship consideration process. The online platform, course name, and grade earned is added on the Worthington transcript. The grade/credit is used to calculate HS athletic eligibility, but if NCAA initial eligibility is a potential concern, it is important to discuss this with Laura. Additionally, we encourage all Linworth students to check in with Laura prior to registering for any course so she can confirm with you it is appropriate for your needs.
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What's on the schedule?
Dine to Donate, Raising Canes: Wednesday, January 19
Parent Board Meeting, speaker topic Experiential Learning: Wednesday, February 9, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Linworth Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences: Thursday, February 10 & Monday, February 14
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For Your Consideration
11 epic mysteries scientists totally can’t solve
Sixteen Innovators to Watch in 2022
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The first seven weeks of this semester
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Parent Instructions for Accessing Schoology
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Teacher Email Addresses
If you have any questions for Linworth teachers, please don’t hesitate to reach out to them.
Jamie Mackin jmackin@wscloud.org
Jen Kubina jkubina@wscloud.org
Lilly Yap lyap@wscloud.org
Ian Sample isample@wscloud.org
Rosanne Nagel rnagel@wscloud.org
Mark Shannon mshannon@wscloud.org
Amy Bowman abowman@wscloud.org
Josh Stegman jstegman@wscloud.org
Kenzie Bruck (Holderbaum) kbruck@wscloud.org
Laura Zelch lzelch@wscloud.org
Amy Kargiotis akargiotis@wscloud.org
Chris Hasebrook chasebrook@wscloud.org
Linworth Experiential Program
If there is an emergency and you need to see or talk to someone right away, please:
- Talk to your parents or another trusted adult.
- Call Nationwide Children's Hospital Crisis Hotline (17 & younger) at 614-722-1800
- Call Netcare Crisis Hotline (18 and older) at 614-276-2273
- Call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or
- Text the Crisis Text line by sending a text message to 741741. (If you text “4hope” you should automatically be connected to someone in Ohio, but you can text anything - even just hello to get the conversation started.)
- If you are having an immediate emergency, please call 911.
All of these options are available 24/7/365.
Website: http://www.linworth.org/
Location: 2075 West Dublin Granville Road, Worthington, Ohio 43085, USA
Phone: (614) 450-6900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LinworthAP?fref=ts
Twitter: @LinworthAPNewts