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WL-S Kindergarten Screening May 15 & 16

4/17/2023

 
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West Liberty-Salem will host kindergarten Screening will be held on May 15 & 16, 2023 for students enrolling for the 2023-2024 school year. 

All students must be age 5 before August 1, 2023, to be eligible to attend kindergarten.
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Sign up for a Kindergarten Screening appointment here: https://signup.com/go/zrHccCP​
1) After you sign up for a screening appointment for your student, Mrs. Cotrell will send you several forms to complete via email within 5 business days. You may return these forms via US mail to 7208 US Hwy 68 N, West Liberty, OH 43357 or email to Mrs. Cotrell at alcotrell@wlstigers.org. You may send a picture, a PDF attachment, a scanned copy, or a printed copy of these forms.

2) Each student will meet with teacher(s) and both parents may attend the screening appointment with the student.

3) After the teacher(s) meets with your student, you may choose to meet briefly with the school nurse (Mrs. Douthwaite) if you have medical concerns such as: allergies, asthma, diabetes, daily medication, seizures, or any other significant medical issue. You will receive a separate email later this year with information about immunizations and wellness policies.
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More information available here:
https://www.wlstigers.org/page...
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Local Entrepreneur Establishes Champaign County Club for Future Entrepreneurs

4/12/2023

 
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​Local entrepreneur Ryan Berry has been working hard behind the scenes with local school districts and organizations to bring his dream of an Entrepreneur Club to reality.

Berry's own entrepreneurial roots began in Champaign County and now, he has set his sights on improving his community through various small business startups. 
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Berry's new venture is focusing on giving high school students the support and resources they need to keep their entrepreneurial spirit here in Champaign County.

Robin Henry of Junior Achievement has been working alongside Berry to establish the Entrepreneur Club of Champaign County. At the first meeting of new members, Henry said, "We are so excited to be a part of this project. It has been a need in our community for quite some time, and seeing that need being filled is extremely rewarding."

 
The new club's first meeting included a field trip to the newly renovated offices of Berry Digital Solutions, where members enjoyed coffee from The Spotted Owl Coffee Bar while brainstorming ideas on whiteboards throughout the space. Club members completed activities supplied by the local Junior Achievement chapter with a focus on entrepreneurship. The group ended their trip enjoying pizza from the rooftop at Urbana Brewing Company where they heard the story of how the new downtown business became a reality after years of planning.
Members of the Entrepreneur Club of Champaign County Order Beverages at The Spotted Owl Coffee Bar
Members of the Entrepreneur Club of Champaign County order beverages at The Spotted Owl Coffee Bar.
Future entrepreneurs brainstorm ideas in the offices of Berry Digital Solutions.
Future entrepreneurs brainstorm ideas in the offices of Berry Digital Solutions.
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Future meetings of the Entrepreneur Club of Champaign County hope to include more community support and stories from fellow entrepreneurs. Berry hopes the organization will grow and brainstorm future ideas to make money to support club initiatives and fund future business ideas.

"Ryan's energy around this project is what is going to keep the students engaged," said Patrick Johnson, Triad High School's Director of Academic Programs. "I didn't know what to expect at our first meeting, but I think everyone there agreed that it exceeded all of our expectations."

 
The new club hopes to meet once per month going forward. There are even plans for summer meetings, as well as appearances at future local events.

STNA classes avilable for local students

4/10/2023

 
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Interested in a career in nursing? Get experience now for an STNA class in June! Open to high school students.
No cost for class if you are employed part-time or full-time at Green Hills. 

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Green Hills now hiring local HS students

4/10/2023

 
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Green Hills Community has job opportunities for local high school students. Age 14 and up. 

Find out more below!

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The Wildcards live at the Gloria Theatre April 22

4/6/2023

 
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The Gloria Theatre's inaugural season of “Stars on Stage,” is opening, April 22nd, with "The Wildcards", Nashville’s Hottest New Band  and Winner of CMT’s Songwriter’s Award!

Get your tickets while they're still available! 
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March Cereal Madness at WL-S

3/30/2023

 
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Fifth graders are pictured with the boxes prior to distribution.
Story/Photo submitted by West Liberty-Salem Local Schools

West Liberty-Salem Elementary uses March Madness as inspiration behind their recent community giving event.  Elementary students and their families donated more than 1400 boxes of cereal for a school wide game of dominos called March Cereal Madness. 


The more than 1400 boxes of cereal were set up throughout the halls of the entire elementary and successfully fell completely in order and ending with the WL-S grand finale in the gym! Specials teachers planned and designed the route that the dominos would take, while fifth graders were integral in the set-up, tear down, and execution of the falling boxes. After the main event, students helped load volunteers' cars with all 1407 cereal boxes that will stock local food pantries in Champaign and Logan Counties.
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INAUGURAL Youth VIRTUAL Career Fair to connect Ohio businesses to Ohio graduating high school seniors

3/29/2023

 
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Submitted by Chris Flowers -Business School Liaison 

Painesville City Local School District, EnvisionEdPlus and Career Town Network are excited to offer the INAUGURAL Youth Virtual Career Fair to connect Ohio graduating high school seniors to jobs, internships and apprenticeship opportunities within Ohio businesses for the entire month of May 2023.

We currently have over 2,000 high school seniors participating in the virtual career fair from 24 counties and the list of students, schools and counties is still growing! The students are READY TO WORK and it is critical that we have outstanding employer participation from across the state!!

Career Town Network knows that it is difficult to find the right employee that has all the skills a business requires. Their virtual career fair platform is designed to connect job seekers with employers, similar to the way an in-person career fair works. Employers populate their virtual booth with as much content as they want, including videos and links to their social media pages. Recruiters and Human Resource staff can video chat with the job seeker & HIRE THEM ON THE SPOT!

Career Town is offering businesses the opportunity to participate in this virtual career fair at a significantly discounted rate of $250 per booth (regularly $950). Businesses should contact Jeannie Mok, Regional Relationship Manager, at jmok@careertown.net to learn more about the platform and how they can participate. Please reference EnvisionEdPlus.

School Registration is free and has been extended through April 7th. When schools register, they will identify a School Champion to support their students. The School Champion will work with others in their district to recruit students, support and help them to register for the event. Student participation in the Virtual Career Fair is FREE!

EnvisionEdPlus will provide live virtual training to School Champions to help students create high quality resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

This event is funded in part by Ohio Department of Education's Innovative Workforce Incentive Program grant.
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Paid Internship Opportunties available for local students

3/29/2023

 
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Submitted by Chris Flowers -Business School Liaison 
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The Miami Valley Intern Academy 
 is offering an opportunity for 11th and 12th graders to have a paid internship in the following industries:
• Aerospace
• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Business Operations
• Construction
• Engineering
• Information Technology
• Healthcare
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
Through The Miami Valley Intern Academy SOCHE will: Send applications to businesses based on student interests. Best match employer needs and student desires. Work with a student’s schedule for flexible work times. Students will: Obtain a paid internship with a local business. Receive robust skills in development and training.  Visit: soche.org/apply to apply. 
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Summer Career Pathways Program July 10-27, 2023

3/29/2023

 
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Submitted by Chris Flowers -Business School Liaison 

Save the Date for the Summer Career Pathways Program sponsored by Mental Health, Drug, and Alcohol Services Board of Logan and Champaign Counties and PASS on July 10-27, 2023. 
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Open to youth entering 9th grade next school year through '23 graduating seniors. Monday - Thursday each week, 3-hours per day. Earn $30 for each day attended. 
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Join us and learn about careers in Social Work and other related fields. Applications will be available April 1, 2023. 


Questions? Contact Cassie: 937-595-5000 ext. 401.  or cbranan@passaah.org or Megan 937-595-5000 ext. 402 or mwebb@passaah.org.
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YouScience coming to Champaign County students

3/29/2023

 
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Submitted by Chris Flowers -Business School Liaison 
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Next year all Champaign County middle school and high school students will have access to YouScience. YouScience is a series of aptitude tests that 8th graders and 10th graders throughout the county will take to help students identify their aptitudes, validate their skills and get matched with educational and career pathways. Once students have completed the aptitude tests it will allow them to explore careers that may fit their interests. Local businesses are now able to add their business information to YouScience for students to explore as well as being added to career cards that provide more direct links. The attached PDF explains how to get your business added for FREE.

If you're interested in really engaging and connecting to talent via the career cards, here is the link for that, but does involve a small fee of $600. This allows businesses to add three job titles and positions through the end of next school year, ending June 30, 2024. The link to learn more is https://www.youscience.com/employers/.

What's in it for you? -- Once students search a given career cluster your business will appear for local students (not just Champaign County) to directly see how your business may be a fit for them. 
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