Westwood Schools

Track Schedules available

2012-02-08T13:47:00.002-05:00

The 2012 Track schedule is available now:

PDF Download of 2012 schedule

Subscribe using Google Calendar or view the interactive calendar

Remember that practice has started. See Coach Ford for all information about track.

Grandparents Day is a big success

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Enjoy the slide show from this year's Grandparent's Day. Many grandparents were on campus to visit classrooms and watch their grandchildren perform. It was standing room only with lots of laughter and hugs. Go Wildcats, we love our Grandparents!

Baseball Schedules Posted

2012-02-01T13:05:00.001-05:00

Baseball schedules and plans are announced.

Download the schedules in PDF below.

Varsity Baseball (PDF)
JV Baseball (PDF)

You can add to your Google or Smartphone calendar by clicking the Google button on these calendars.

Westwood National Honor Society Holds Initiation

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The Westwood National Honor society held its initiation of new members on January 31, 2012. Students are invited to apply who have an 85 overall average or higher and are then selected by the Faculty Council to ensure they exhibit Leadership, Scholarship, Character, and Service. Current members participate in the initiation and adopt a little sister or little brother in the class of initiates to serve as mentor.

New Initiates

(L-R) Seated Destiny Tier, Rachel High, Mary Westbrook, Courtney Cochran, Ivey Carden, Becca Bostick, Susan Davis

Back Row - Kreslyn Conine, Daniel Gay, JT Edore, Jamie Davis, Ralph Collins, Scott Summerlin, Hayes Grogan, and Stephanie Jones

Current Members of the Westwood National Honor Society

Front Row (L-R) Miller Singleton (President), Kunjan Patel, Toni Hall, Laken Lewis, Hope Bailey, Krysten Johnson, Sydnee Smith, Virginia Vereen

Second Row Claire Collins, Riley Ford (Treasurer), Savannah Jones, Hannah Hinesley, Erin Burnett, Ashley Miller, Tinsley Kennedy, Brooke Simmons

Third Row - Riley Anderson, Daniel Hays, Nolan Rigsby, Ethan Lambert, Trent Hester, Pate Council, Mitch Good, Dylan Larkin, Alex Bowden, Kaleb Bentley, Mason Worsham (Secretary)

Back Row: Brody Collins (President Elect), Tyler Robinson, James Davis, Ryan Coker

Region & State Shirts and Hoodies Available

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We have a few extra region champ football and state champ football t-shirts and hoodies available for purchase. Short sleeve shirts are $12, long sleeve shirts are $15 and hoodies are $22. Available sizes for the gray region champs are 1 adult large short sleeve, 1 adult medium short sleeve and 1 adult medium hoodie. Available sizes for the the orange state champs are 1 adult large short sleeve, 2 adult large long sleeve, 4 adult medium long sleeve, 1 adult small long sleeve and 1 adult medium hoodie. See Paige or Jennifer in the HS office.

Merry Christmas from the Wildcats

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We have some fun traditions at Westwood.

12 Days of Christmas

Every class has a day. The young kids always screen. The older kids always try to come up with cool lyrics.

A very Calculus Christmas

Mrs. Vereen's calculus class always comes up with a special tribute to Calculus and their teacher Mrs. Vereen.

Please Register Your Harveys' Reward Key to Help Westwood

2011-12-09T10:37:00.001-05:00

Our local Harveys supermarket is giving away free rewards. Register your Hometown Rewards Key. It is free and the more you shop at Harveys the more money we make. Log on to www.harveys-supermarkets.com and use key 43575.

Like this and please ask all your friends everywhere to help us! It is free money, everyone. Let's get busy and register our reward keys.

Copy this message and put it in an email and email it to your friends who you know shop at Harveys. Let's get busy!

Westwood Raffle to Benefit Tuition Assistance Program

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Westwood School Raffle

Tickets $10

Grill & Smoker Valued at $3000

Built & Donated by Hays Equipment

All Proceeds Will Benefit the

Westwood Tuition Assistance Program

Only 1000 Tickets Will Be Sold!

Drawing Will Be Held at the

Grandparents Auction

March 3, 2012

You Do Not Have To Be Present To Win

Tickets will be available in the school offices or from any of the Board of Directors.

Announcements this week December 8, 2011

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The NHS blood drive will be on Friday, May 11 from 7:30 am until 3 pm in the auditorium. Remind those who are giving for you starting in March so they won't give in another drive (they have to wait 6 weeks before giving again.) We will have T-shirts again and are looking for sponsors. Please contact vdavis@westwoodschools.org if you'd like to have your company name on these shirts.

Community service is what we do at Westwood and there are many projects going on right now that need your support. Please join in.

Please send in your White Christmas assigned item by next Wednesday, December 14th.

Every year the school has several families in need that we work to help fill their pantry. This is a service project of our high school student government led by Jennifer Good. Please be generous and help these families. For those who wish to help who are grandparents and others, talk to Jennifer Good at 229-336-7992.

White Christmas:

K3 - Canned Green Beans (Madorah Palmer) and 3 cans of corn (Denise Butler)
K4 - 2 cans Baked Beans (Fran Shiver) and any flavor of Rice (Rhonda Bush)
K5 - 2 boxes Macaroni and Cheese (Gail Moss) and 2 cans Spaghetti O's (Holly Layton)
1st grade -2 Brownie, Muffin or Cookie Mixes
2nd Grade - 3 cans Chicken Noodle or Vegetable Soups
3rd Grade - Tea Bags (Donna Worsham) and Coffee (Farrah Williams)
4th Grade - 5 lb bag Sugar and Flour (Mary Lynn Hays) and 1 each of Cream of Chicken and Mushroom Soup (Yvonne Coalson)
5th Grade - 1 each of Cake Mixes and Tub Frosting (Andrea Stargel) and 1 each of Pancake Mix/ Syrup (Jill Pollock)
6th Grade - Peanut Butter & Jelly (Girls) and Saltine or Ritz Crackers and Grits (Boys)
7th Grade - Paper Towels (Girls) and Toilet Paper (Boys)
8th Grade - Ketchup and mustard (Girls) and Mayonnaise and 2 packages chili seasoning (Boys)
9th Grade - Cereal (girls) and Canned Tomato Sauce/ Tomato Paste (Boys)
10th Grade - Spaghetti Sauce in a plastic bottle and Canned Tomatoes (Girls) and Spaghetti Noodles and 1 Box Hamburger Helper (Boys)
11th Grade - Cooking Oil (Girls) and Laundry Detergent (Boys)
12th Grade - Salt/Pepper and Pam (Girls) and Kidney Beans/ Cornmeal (Boys)

One Act Play

All costumes are due by Friday. Make sure all wigs are in gallon zip lock bags.

Elementary students who ordred grey westwood hoodies should pick up from the high school office as soon as possible.

The Westwood Y-Club collected 56 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child and collected $350 to send boxes. These were delivered to Union Grove Church (the pick up center) on November 17th. Lower middle and high school participated. Mrs. Carla's class submitted the largest number of boxes per homeroom so her 8th grade homeroom is the recipient of a pizza party. Thank you for supporting this worthy cause!

It is basketball season. Remember to come. Wear your orange and white and support our cats. Fans in the stands always make a difference. When our cheerleaders cheer, we need to hear your voices. Let's continue to show that Wildcat spirit at everything we do. It is part of who we are.

Mrs. Vicki's computer fundamentals class is designing Christmas cards in photoshop this year. Look for a selection to be mailed out from our board.

Fall Athletic Assembly

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The Fall Athletic Assembly will be Monday, December 5 at 10am in the auditorium. We will recognize our JV and varsity athletes that participated in cheerleading, cross country, football and softball.

Game Time Change

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The game time for the varsity basketball game December 2 at Grace Christian is 6pm instead of 6:30.

Announcements November 29, 2011

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Congratulations to our 2011 Pageant Winners:
Tiny Miss Westwood - Anna Morey
Little Miss Westwood - Gracie Stewart, 1st Runner Up - Victoria Lee, 2nd Runner Up - Hannah Glass
Jr Miss Westwood - Morgan McGalliard, 1st Runner Up & Talent AWard - Kathryn Santos, Miss Congeniality - Kamryn Williams
Miss Westwood & Talent Award Winner - Miller Singleton, 1st Runner Up - Merritt Daniels, Miss Congeniality - Erin Burnett.

We are the Champions (Again)
Congratulations to our Back to Back State Chamption Football State Champion Westwood Wildcats!

Flowers are here!
NHS Poinsettia pick up day is Tuesday, November 29 betweeen 2:15 - 3:00 pm. All NHS should turn their money in by Wednesday.

Senior and K5 Announcement
Seniors will be with their K5 brothers and sisters, Thursday, December 8 at 1:30 pm and Tuesday, December 13 at 11:40 am.

4-H or Archery Team Interest
If a student is interested in being on the 4-H Shotgun or Archery teams, thre is a 4-H shooting sports meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 6 pm at the Ag Center.

Hoodies are here
The Westwood hoodies have come in. (The grey ones - not the region champs ones.) See Mrs. Paige. Cost is $40.

Dress Down Day, December 6
We will have a schoolwide dress down dway Tuesday, December 6 to benefit UGA Micracle which supports heathcare for needy children. Cost is $2.

Please vote!
Mason Worsham is up for Albany Herald Player of the Year. Please go online and vote. (You can vote once an hour if you register on the Herald Website.)

Relive the magic and order a video!
If you wish to order any videos of any of the state football games, contact Mrs. Jennifer Good at 229-336-7992.

State Champ Hoodie Orders
Please print and detach form below to order your state champ hoodie or T-Shirt.

STATE Champs T-shirt and Hoodie

!!!Order and Money Due Thursday, December, 8th

Name_________________________________Teacher________________

$12.00 Short Sleeve: Youth Sm____ Youth Med____ Youth L____

Ad Sm____ Ad Med____ Ad L____ Ad XL____ Ad XXL($14.00)____

Ad XXXL ($14.00)____

$15.00 Long Sleeve: Youth Sm____ Youth Med____ Youth L____

Ad Sm____ Ad Med____ Ad L____ Ad XL____ Ad XXL($17.00)____

Ad XXXL ($17.00)____

$22.00 Hoodie: Youth Med____ Youth L____

Ad Sm____ Ad Med____ Ad L____ Ad XL____ Ad XXL($25.00)____

Ad XXXL ($25.00)____

$22.00 Crew Neck Sweatshirt: Youth Med____ Youth L____

Ad Sm____ Ad Med____ Ad L____ Ad XL____ Ad XXL($25.00)____

Ad XXXL ($25.00)____

Orders and payment should be turned in to the Homeroom Teacher or either office by Thursday, December 8th

Thanks,

Jennifer Good

Help Needed for Football Concessions Friday, November 25

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JUST ONE MORE TIME WILDCATS!!! Our Wildcats have made it to the State Championship game for the 2nd year in a row and we need your help in the concession stand. The game is Friday, November 25. Remember you can work in lieu of a fine you may have incurred if you missed a PTO/BOOSTER workday this school year or you can swap for another event you may be signed up for. Please contact Paige at Westwood before noon Tuesday 336-7992, by email at pjohnson@westwoodschools.org or by phone 894-0158 or 336-8334. Thanks for supporting our Wildcats!!!

25 - 0 and One to GO!!!!!!!

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Dear Wildcat Fans,

As you know, our football team will be competing in the State Championship game this Friday night at Centennial Stadium at 7:30 p.m. We are very lucky to have the home field advantage and want to take full advantage of that! We need all of our fans to show up decked out in their orange ready to cheer the Cats to victory! We need your help with the following things:

· Please make and/or bring a noisemaker of some kind with you Friday night. A milk jug filled with dried peas or a cowbell will be perfect! Let’s make some noise up in the stands so our boys know we are pulling for them!

· The cheerleaders gave out pom poms at last weeks’ game. They looked great in the stands! If you got one of those, please bring it back with you. If you did not get one last week, they will be giving out some more this week. We want to see them waving all night!

· The cheerleaders are going to lead all the fans in a pre-game pep rally to get the fans fired up and ready to go! Please be at the stadium at 6:30 p.m. for the pep rally. After the pep rally we will all take the field for the Spirit Line. Let’s stretch it across the field this week!

We are so very proud of our team and we want to let them know it! Come out Friday night to support the Cats! BE LOUD AND PROUD! See you there!

25-0

One to go!

This week at Westwood: We're going to State

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Wildcat fans across the county are hoarse and certainly our football team is exhausted from one of the most nailbiting, thrilling games we've seen since last year's state playoff against Memorial Day in Savannah. Speaking of Memorial Day, we'll be playing them again in the state championship game next Friday night here at Centennial Stadium. We won against Thomas Jefferson this past Friday night 35-28 in overtime. With cats trailing with less than 1 minute left, the team came through with a touchdown and an unbelievable gymnastic contortion worthy of Olympic competition from a flying Cat. It took a whole team and they pulled through. On Saturday morning many parents (like the one writing this article) are still pinching themselves to remember if last night really happened. (Read the Albany Herald article on the game.) Join us Friday night at 7:30 pm.

Lots more happening at Westwood besides football. Our pageants are this Sunday with the Little Miss and Tiny Miss at 3pm on Sunday and the Junior and Big Miss at 6pm. Each pageant has an entry fee of $10 so come out and support our ladies and help raise money for our annual.

The Juniors ordered rings this past week and seniors ordered graduation supplies.

Cookie Dough orders are due Tuesday, November 22. Please support our curriculum fund with your order.

Monday our lady cats basketball team kicks off at the Terrell Academy tip off tournament. The JV basketball teams started off this past week. Basketball has begun. Another sport that many Cat fans love!

Remember that students get out of school on Tuesday at noon and there will be no daycare. Please be here on time to pick up your students.

This past Friday, Westwood ninth graders presented at the Global Education Conference 2011, an online conference, if you wish to hear their recording, you can view the online classroom to view and listen to their work. [Global Education Recording Link] Online presentation skills are just one of the many things taught to our students here at Westwood as they prepare for world that is increasingly online.

Remember, that we update things live on our Facebook page, so whether you are on Facebook or not, you may want to bookmark or "like" the Wildcat page. (We can access Facebook from our mobile phones which makes it easy to do live updates.) We also tweet out the score at the half and at the end of the game from our Twitter account @westwoodschools (which also posted on the homepage of our website.) You can get our news updates over email by putting your email in the box shown on our news page. Our YouTube channel has videos from school that we share.

We're proud of all of our Cats in all of our activities and in the classroom. We are very proud to be Wildcats because Wildcats work hard, strive to be the best, and know that life is not something that happens to you but something that you have to live with purpose and a plan. We also know that God is the one with the purpose and plan and that to seek Him is the key to greatness no matter where our paths take us.

Go Cats!

Help Needed for Football Concessions Friday, November 18

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We are looking for parents to work the concession stand at our football playoff game on Friday, November 18. If you were unable to work at a previous workday/concession, you can sign up to work in lieu of the $100 fine. You can also swap from a future workday/concession for this school year. Please contact Paige in the high school office by tomorrow if you can help. Thanks for all of your help!!

Douglas Nobles signs scholarship with Georgia Southern

2011-11-09T11:58:00.002-05:00

Congratulations to Douglas Nobles and his family. He signed with Georgia Southern on a baseball scholarship. You can attend the signing virtually through our YouTube channel above.

We can't hide our pride!

Announcements week of November 7, 2011

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by Rebekah Bryan, 7th grade student

Region Champ T-shirts are available for purchase with a custom Wildcat design by seventh grader Rebekah Bryan. Download the order form and order!

We are playing Covenant Christian this Saturday at 7:30 pm in the first round of the state playoffs at Centennial Stadium. We need you all to BE THERE and be spirited.

We will have a school wide dress down day Tuesday, November 15 to raise money to mail the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Cost is $2.00.

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes are due November 17th. Please fill up a shoebox and send it with your child!

Westwood will order Scrip cards on the following dates during the holiday period: November 15, December 1, December 8 and January 16. Please have your order and money turned in to Mrs. Rose by 11am on the order date.

Westwood will order SCRIP cards on the following dates during the holidays: November 15, December 1, December 8 and January 16. Download information on all our scrip merchants and the Scrip program. Remember that this goes

Congratulations to the fifth grade for winning the county wide 4-H can tab contest. They are already colelcting for next year so keep saving them.

Westwood will order SCRIP cards on the following dates during the holidays: November 15, December 1, December 8 and January 16. Download information on all our SCRIP merchants and the Scrip program. Remember that this goes towards your grocery coupon and voucher requirements. The money will be due in February. Why not order all your Christmas gift cards through SCRIP? Many popular merchants are available including Amazon and iTunes cards.

The Wildcat play goes to State competition at Darton College this Thursday. GO CATS! All the way to state.

Play practice is tonight at 7pm.

The National Honor Society is selling florist-quality poinsettias this year in red, marbled, pink, and white. Please order from your favorite Junior or senior NHS members. Each member has to sell 15. Download the flyer or email vdavis@westwoodschools.org with your order. Proceeds go to help us with Bocce ball each year and for the blood drive and service projects.

Download all your sports schedules:

If you want to get these announcements in your inbox, go to our news page and type in your email to sign up for these weekly announcements and other important announcements from the school.

The newspaper will be on campus, November 9, to take pictures of the Tiny Miss, Little Miss, Junior Miss, and Miss Westwood Contestants.

Picture retakes are on Wednesday, November 16, 2011.

JV and Varsity Cross country uniforms need to be turned in ASAP.

If you're on Facebook, like our Westwood fanpage to get updates on Facebook and live score posts from select ballgames.

Cookie Dough Sale November 11th - 22nd

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WE HAVE CANCELLED THE BOSTON BUTT SALE FOR THIS YEAR AND WILL BE SELLING COOKIE DOUGH INSTEAD. THE BROCHURES WILL BE SENT HOME WITH THE STUDENTS AND BE AVAILABLE IN THE FRONT OFFICES. THE SALE WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AND END ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22. THE COOKIE DOUGH WILL ARRIVE BY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14. THE PROCEEDS WILL BE USED FOR WESTWOOD ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. PLEASE FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

BETTY SHIVER bshiver@westwoodschools.org

Holiday Scrip Order Dates

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Westwood will order Scrip cards on the following dates during the holiday period: November 15, December 1, December 8 and January 16. Please have your order and money turned in to Mrs. Rose by 11am on the order date.

Little Mermaid Community Performance

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The community performance of The Little Mermaid will be Sunday, November 6 at 3:00pm. There is not charge for admission but donations are being accepted. You do not want to miss this enchanting performance. As the show unfolds, Anemone, an adventurous little mermaid leaves her undersea realm for a birthday excursion to the surface. She hopes to find Prince Theodore, whose statue she has found. Accompanied by her friend, Clem Crab, they begin their quest. The jealous Sea-Witch threatens Anemone. Her nasty shark co-horts terrorize all. The Sea-Witch magically conjures up a storm which sinks a ship carrying the prince. Anemone dives into the waves to save him, and later is tricked into trading her voice to the Sea-Witch. The performance features Miller Singleton as Anemone and Virginia Vereen as the Sea Witch. Trent Hester is Prince Theodore and Daniel Hays plays the role of Clem Crab. Supporting cast members include Pate Council and Hays Grogan as the evil sharks and Riley Ford and Erin Burnett as Georgina and Clara. The undersea world is ruled by Ralph Collins as King Neptune and Claire Collins as Lady Marianna. James Davis is the first mate and Tristan Swan is the Cook.Mermaids are played by Becca Bostick, Laken Lewis, Susan Davis, Ivey Carden, Hope Bailey, Mary Parker Westbrook Toni Hall, Courtney Cochran, and Kendall Butler. Kunjan Patel is the stingray.Thomas Hudgins, Scott Summerlin, Chase Hancock, and Daniel Gay are sailors aboard the Prince Theodore’s ship.The stage crew consists of Nolan Rigsby, Dylan Larkin, Ryan Coker, Alex Bowden andRiley Anderson. Hannah Hinesley and Zachary Hembree are on lights, while West Rogers is in charge of sound. This Hans Christian Anderson favorite is retold in script by R. Eugene Jackson, with music by Carl Alette.

Don't Forget the Westwood Fall Festival November 5th !!

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Westwood's annual Fall Festival is Saturday, November 5th from 5:30 - 9:00 pm. Come enjoy all of the fun and food, especially the Grandparent's Chili!!! Hope everyone can make it!!

Westwood Hoodies Order

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We will place an order Tuesday, November 8 for the gray Westwood hoodies, cost is $40. If you want to order one, please email the sizes to Paige at pjohnson@westwoodschools.org by Monday. You can pay for them when they come in.

Help Needed for Football Game Concessions November 12

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We are looking for parents to work the concession stand at our football playoff game on Saturday, November 12. If you were unable to work at a previous workday/concession, you can sign up to work in lieu of the $100 fine. You can also swap from a future workday/concession for this school year. Please contact Paige in the high school office and let her know by Monday, November 7. Thanks for all of your help!!

This week at Westwood - October 31, 2011

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Westwood 2011 Region Champ Football Team, taken just after the game. GO CATS!

Westwood Wildcats are region champs in Football! Congratulations Cats! We will play in two weeks, probably on Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 pm, so please mark your calendars for the first round of state AT HOME.

Congratulations to the varsity girls cross country team for placing third in the state! Congratulations to our senior Virginia Vereen for placing 9th in the state meet. All cross country uniforms are due immediately.

2011 One Act Play - The Little Mermaid

The One Act Play will compete at region on Tuesday, November 1st at Darton College in Albany at around 11 am. They performed the Little Mermaid. The community performance is Sunday afternoon at 3pm. Donations taken at the door.

The cheerleaders will sponsor a school-wide dress down day Tuesday, November 1. The cost is $2.00. (Remember no gym shorts.)

A camo jacket was left at the football game Friday night. Please see Mrs. Good if it belongs to you.

4H Fruit orders are due tomorrow, November 1st. Bring them to school or turn them in to the 4-H office by 5 pm.

We have Westwood hoodies for sale for $40. See Mrs. Paige or Mrs. Jennifer.

We now have a drop off table in the commons area of the high school table. When you plan on dropping something off for your child, remind them to check the table for the item. This is also where we are leaving messages.