The Lancer News
The Lancer News - October 15
Important Dates
The Week Ahead:
Monday:
- No events at this time
- Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
- All-school pink photo 7th period
- First Quarter Ends
- Willowick Spirit Wednesday
- 8th Grade Boys Basketball Tryouts, 4-6 PM
- 7th Grade Boys Basketball Tryouts, 6-8 PM
- No events at this time
- No events at this time
Upcoming Events:
- All Chocolate Bar Fundraising Money Due - Monday, October 23
- Picture Re-take Day - Tuesday, October 24
- Line Dancing Clinic - Tuesday, October 24
- Report Cards Viewable on PowerSchool - Wednesday, October 25
- Last Day to Purchase Fall Dance Tickets - Wednesday, October 25
- Fall Dance - Friday, October 27, 6-9 PM
- Kona Ice Party for Chocolate Bar Sellers, Tuesday, October 31
- Staff PD Day - No School, Tuesday, November 7
- Choir Concert - Tuesday, November 21, 7 PM, North High PAC
Boys Basketball Tryouts
Boys Basketball tryouts will be held on the following days:
Sunday, October 15
7th grade 4pm - 6pm (doors open at 3:45pm)
8th grade 5:30pm - 7:30pm (doors open at 5:15pm)
Wednesday, October 18:
7th grade 6pm - 8pm
8th grade 4pm - 6pm
Students must have a current Sports Physical on file with the school or they cannot try out. If they already have a physical on file and submitted in Final Forms, they do not have to get a new one. This is an OHSAA rule and no exceptions will be made.
Students must be registered for basketball in Final forms. If you are already signed-up in Final Forms, log-in, go under sports and click on basketball to update their sport. If you are new and are not signed up in Final Forms, register by clicking the link below.
Link: Sports Physical Form
Link: Final Forms Registration
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the coaches
7th grade - Coach Tyler Swearingen: tyler.swearingen@weschools.org
8th grade - Coach Chris Spicuzza: chris.spicuzza@att.net
Athletic Director - Michael Bubonics: Michael.Bubonics@WESchools.org
Wear Pink - Tuesday, October 17
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
We are encouraging all students and staff to come together and wear pink to school on Tuesday, October 17 to show our support for breast cancer awareness.
We plan to take an all-school photo of students on Tuesday to show our support.
Food Drive - Thank You!
A big thank you to all who donated food items last week to help replenish the W-E Schools WECP Food Pantry to allow us to help families who are in need.
The Lancer Spotlight
Each week, staff members and students from each grade will be featured in The Lancer Spotlight. Each student will have his/her picture showcased in the lobby, as well as broadcasted on the cafeteria TV. In our first few weeks, we will showcase students that are new to our school district.
Please take the time to learn about our students, new and old by checking out The Lancer Spotlight.
PTSO World's Finest Fundraiser
Our annual PTSO Word's Finest Fundraiser is in full swing through October 23. Students should return completed envelopes with $60 to room 114 between 8:15-8:30 AM each morning until October 23 for each box sold. Each box contains a money envelope. If your child wants to sell any additional boxes, a parent signature must be written on the envelope or a new permission slip must be completed. See the button below to view or print permission slips. We also have extra permission slips in our main office.
All money must be returned by Monday, October 23.
Students are responsible for turning in the full amount of cash per box for every box that they receive to sell. Each box has a $60 value. Cash is preferred. Students must return the full value of a box sold before being assigned another box to sell.
Any checks can be made out to Willowick Middle School PTSO.
Prizes:
- Sell one box: Kona Ice Party on October 31
- Sell two boxes: Earn a scratch-off money card
- Sell three boxes: Earn a Kalahari ticket
- Sell four boxes: Participate in a pizza party
- Sell five boxes: Earn a chance to win a $100 gift card
Fall Dance
Friday, October 27, 6-9 PM
All students at Willowick Middle School are invited to attend the Fall Halloween Dance that is being organized by our PTSO on Friday, October 27 from 6-9 PM. The dance will be held at Willowick Middle School.
This event is for Willowick Middle School students only.
The cost per ticket is $10. There will be no refunds. The last day to purchase tickets will be Wednesday, October 25.
Students may wear costumes to the dance but they cannot wear masks that cover their faces (they must be identifiable for security purposes) and cannot display any blood or weapons.
Behavior expectations to attend were announced and posted for all students to hear and see beginning September 18 and are as follows:
- No suspensions
- No ADP (no more than half a day of ADP)
- No Saturday Schools
- No more than two detentions
Line Dancing Clinic - October 24
Students will have the opportunity to learn some classic line dances that will have them dancing circles around their friends.
Tuesday, October 24 from 3:30-5:30 PM in the gym at Willowick Middle School
This event is FREE! Cowboy hats and boots are not required, but encouraged!
To sign-up, students will need to go to the Media Center Schoology page.
Questions can be emailed to Jennifer.Romano@WESchools.org
The Heart Hub Adaptive Playground
The Heart Hub Adaptive Playground will be the new playground housed at Royalview Elementary School. The goal is to provide fun with no barriers and allow children with disabilities to socialize, make new friends and stay active.
Nominate A Buddy Bench for The Heart Hub
A buddy bench is a simple concept that promotes friendship, inclusion, and kindness! During recess, some students have difficulty making friends or fostering relationships with their fellow peers. The buddy bench allows students who do not have friends, are shy, or are new to the school to sit on the bench in hopes that other students will see and allow them to join in their play! This can help students make new friends, be included in play, and helps to deter loneliness and bullying.
Nominate Royalview Elementary today! Visit www.fhrc.org/2023-buddy-bench-contest/
The last day to submit nominations is November 30.
Lost & Found
Our lost and found has begun to overflow with items. Most items include hoodies, shoes, jackets and supplies. Please help us by reminding your child to check out the lost and found if they are missing items. It is located in our cafeteria beneath the American flag.
Dismissal Parking Lot Procedures
Parents who are picking up their children after school, please be sure to pull all the way up to the main doorway entrance of our building along the sidewalk curb near the bike racks.
Do not have your child meet you or walk into in the parking lot as this can create unsafe conditions for students walking into moving traffic.
Our parking lot traffic is usually less busy about ten minutes after dismissal. Please note that the majority of our parking lot is one-way-only traffic flow.
Due to Royalview Elementary School's dismissal time being so close to ours, we are asking parents not to arrive any earlier than 2:55 PM to prevent overlap and back-up of traffic. If you must arrive earlier than 2:55 PM, please park in the WWMS lot and then wait until Royalview's dismissal traffic has cleared. Our dismissal bell rings at 3:10 PM.
For all indoor WWMS sports, student spectators may only watch a game for the same grade level that they are in unless they have a sibling in another grade level or are with a parent/guardian. For example, a seventh grade student may only watch an indoor seventh grade game. High school students may not attend.
School fees must be current for students to participate in the athletic season. Athletic fees must be paid by the start of the season for students to participate in the season.
Please make sure that you and your child are signed up on final forms before the first practice.
Student Code of Conduct applies at all school-sponsored events and on transportation.
If you have any questions related to athletics, please email Athletic Director, Mike Bubonics: Michael.Bubonics@WESchools.org
Student Meals
Meal Prices
Breakfast:
- Full pay: $2.25
- Free/reduced: $0.00
Lunch:
- Full pay: $3.50
- Free/reduced: $0.00
Do not drop off fast food/takeout meals to your child during lunchtime. This creates disruptions to lunchtime for other students.
School Clinic Information
Please view any of the following medical forms as they may pertain to your child.
Seventh grade immunization forms were due on August 21. If not provided, we must be made aware in writing, email or fax of an appointment that is scheduled with your child's doctor or be subjected to exclusion from school. Students without immunization records or a waiver will not be able to return to school beginning Tuesday, November 28.
Prescription medications require a doctor’s order and must be supplied in labeled pharmacy containers and must be delivered to the school by an adult.
Non-prescription medications (Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, cough syrup, etc.) require only written permission from a parent/guardian, must also come in original containers and be dropped off by an adult.
Do not send medication to school with students.
PTSO
PTSO meetings are located at Willowick Middle School in room 111 during the regular school year on the second Tuesday of each month. If it is a holiday or a snow day, then meetings will be held on the following Tuesday. Please note the start times can vary at each meeting.
Upcoming PTSO meetings:
Tuesday, November 14 at 5 PM
Tuesday, December 12 at 5 PM
Upcoming PTSO events:
- World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser, October 5 through October 23
- Fall Dance, Friday, October 27, 6-9 PM
Makerspace & Media Center
Students can visit our School Store located in the Media Center for basic school supplies, snacks and other school merchandise. Additionally, out Makerspace is also housed in our Media Center. Check our information and school store prices using the buttons below.
Community Activities
Are you looking for activities for your children? Interested in family programs in the community? There are so many options for Willoughby-Eastlake families, such as city departments of recreation, sports teams, scouting, camps and special events in all of our surrounding communities, plus so much more!
Information from approved organizations who host activities for Willoughby-Eastlake youth and the community are posted electronically. Paper flyers from organizations are not sent home with students. To access the flyers, visit the COMMUNITY link on the district and building website pages Community Activities Flyers
For specific information about the events, you need to contact the sponsoring organization. Flyers are updated periodically during the month so remember to visit often to check for new postings.
Enjoy what our community has to offer!
Dress Code Policy
Student Code of Conduct
Student Code of Conduct is enforced on all school grounds, at all school related-activities including athletic events and on transportation.
Attendance Procedures
Please contact our attendance line at 440-283-2183 so that we may update our records and notify staff of your child's absence. Any student returning to school from an illness-related absence must report to the office attendance window upon his or her return. Doctors notes can also be submitted at this time.
Students should email their teacher for assignments that are posted on Schoology if absent.
Remote learning is not an option for this school year as classes are not live-streamed.
Absences for Appointments: Please send a doctor's note to the school office for each doctor's visit so that we can properly code the absence as a medical absence. If picking your child up for an appointment, a parent or guardian must enter the school to sign their child out.
Family Vacations: Please contact our school office if you are planning to have your child absent from school due to a family vacation. A vacation form must be signed by a parent or guardian prior to the start of absence. Please alert our school as soon as you are aware of the approaching vacation so that teachers can be prepared to assign work in-advance; preferably at least one week. We kindly ask that families try their best to schedule vacations during school breaks.
Homework Requests: Requests for homework can be made for a student that has missed three or more days of school. Please allow at least one full school day for teachers and staff to arrange assignments. Please contact our main office to place nay homework requests. Homework can be picked up at our main office window.
Student Mental Well Being
If you believe your child is experiencing challenges in terms of their mental well-being, it is important to reach out to your principal. To meet your child’s needs, it’s essential to collaborate with the principal and school personnel to explore resources and services available at school. In addition to Crossroads Counselors, the District also has family liaisons and guidance counselors who can provide needed interventions and support.
Our Crossroads Health providers may be embedded in the classroom providing support and intervention on a large-scale for all students in the room. For students who may need more personalized care, we offer the opportunity for them to meet with the Crossroads Health counselor individually or in a small group.
If you do NOT want your child to be considered for individual, small group, or whole classroom support and intervention, please complete the Opt-Out Form below and return this form to your student’s guidance counselor or principal.
PowerSchool Access
You can view your child's current grades and class schedules in PowerSchool by downloading the PowerSchool app through the Apple App Store or Google Play on a mobile device. You may also log-in on a desktop or laptop by viewing the Student Portal webpage.
Once logged-in, simply click on any of the following options:
My Schedule to view the current quarter's class schedule.
Report Card to view this current school year's report cards by quarter
Grades & Attendance to view your child's recent attendance and current course grades.
Click HERE for instructions on how parents can sign-up to receive Weekly Grade Reports that display current grades and attendance that will automatically be generated and sent to your email address on a weekly basis. You must be logged-in to your parent account to access settings.
Please contact our main office if you need access to your parent login information.
Bell Schedule
School Contact Information
Willowick Middle School
31500 Royalview Drive
Willowick, Ohio 44095
Main Office: 440-943-2950
Attendance: 440-283-2183
Fax: 440-943-9964
Scott Stasa, Principal
Kaylee Flynt, Assistant Principal
Debbie Robb, Special Education Supervisor
Emilie Alesnik, Guidance Counselor (last names A-L)
Wendy McNeill, Guidance Counselor (last names M-Z)
Jill Golnick, Family Liaison
Amanda Szabo, School Psychologist
Vera Schwarten, School Nurse