STATE CHAMPION. Noah Bontrager won the Hoosier State Relays Indoor 3200 Meter Race for small schools in Indianapolis today (3/23/24). His time was 9:16.65, which was 13 seconds faster than the second-place finisher.
Two Westview teams also made it to the podium. Ian Bontrager, Nick Bontrager, Noah Bontrager, and Bentley Ryall placed 5th in the Boys' Distance Medley with a time of 10:54.54, and the girls 4x800 team of Annagail Warrener, Bailey Manns, Memphis Bontrager, and Adelyn Rainsberger also made it to the podium with 10:29 finish, placing them 8th.
Well run, Warriors!
Congratulations to Junior High Quarter 3 Outstanding Students. Each quarter, this award highlights a 7th and 8th grade student from each department who went above and beyond in their classrooms through their work, words, actions, or a combination of all three.
Congratulations to Hope Bortner, Benton Hershberger, and Jace Lang, who all qualified for the 2024 NECC All-Academic Team. They were selected based on their GPA and SAT scores. Hope, Benton, and Jace were celebrated with a luncheon today in Avila and will have their pictures displayed in the foyer for years to come. Well done, Warriors!
3rd quarter report cards will be coming home today with your student.
On March 6, 2024, band students from Lakeland, Prairie Heights, and Westview joined together for a free concert sponsored by the LaGrange County Arts Council. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible, including the band directors from each school. Thank you to She Snapped Photography for capturing photos of this event.
Congratulations to Lex Thompson, a Westview Jr-Sr High School 8th grader, who competed at the NASP Archery State meet at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Lex participated in two events - the Bullseye and the 3D - and performed well in each. In the Bullseye competition, he scored 286/300, ranking him 3rd of 506 middle school boys (2nd of all 8th grade boys). In the 3D event, Lex scored 275/300 and ranked 9th out of 131 middle school boys who competed in that event. Overall, Lex ranked 23rd out of 1,118 competitors, qualifying him for Eastern Nationals in May.
NASP stands for National Archery in the Schools Program. During the season, archers compete in local, state qualifying, and regional events. At the State meet, they attempt to qualify for Nationals, which Lex was successfully able to do.
The Archery team is coached by Mr. Jason Stacy of Westview Jr-Sr High School.
Photos provided by Lex's parents - Lincoln and Caressa Thompson.
The LaGrange County mental health/substance use collaborative has partnered with the VA to provide VA SAVE training for current military members, veterans, and their families.
Use this link to register for this training.
https://forms.office.com/r/zmRVAm9TGF
Don't forget clock move forward 1 hour this Sunday for Daylight Savings Time. Have a great weekend Westview!
Reminder for incoming 9th graders. Freshman orientation is Monday, March 11th at 6:30 pm in the Wilson Auditorium at Westview Jr/Sr High School.
Sectional champs! Congratulations to the Varsity boys basketball team.
Thank you to all Westview families who use Middlebury, Indiana's First State Bank program and linked your card to Westview. Every time you used your debit card and signed your receipt, you automatically donated 5 cents to the school and directly benefited student needs and programs. Pictured are Jon Miller - Vice President of First State Bank Middlebury, Mr. Rojas - Westiew Junior High Principal, Mr. Wilson - Westview High School Principal, and Cori Vilardo- Marketing Assistant at First State Bank Middlebury. In 2023, your purchases provided $2,181.50 toward student needs and programs! We appreciate your support.
Thank you Westview FFA for making and serving breakfast for the junior high and high school teachers yesterday morning! It was delicious, and we appreciate you and your hard work.
Mrs. Oakley's Applied Skills class at Westview Jr-Sr High School would like to give a shout out to the organizations that have helped make the program successful. Through grants and donations from Views on Learning, National Society of High School Scholars, LaGrange County Community Foundation, Lights of Joy, LaGrange County Chamber's Power of the Purse, Tri-Kappa, Miller's Poultry, and Farm Credit Mid-America, her class has been able to accomplish some really amazing things! For the full article, check out the upcoming issue of the Hometown Treasure.
Shout out to the Westview Jr-Sr High School Music Department for entertaining the large crowd between playing times at tonight's basketball game. Thank you Mr. Brown, Mrs. Hamm, and every student (and their parents) involved in the program!
Hoss the golden retriever was a special guest for a service dog research project in Mrs. Chupp’s ELA classroom at Westview Jr-Sr High School. The students were great with him, and Hoss loved coming to school.
Feb. 17-24, 2024 is National FFA Week, when local chapters share what FFA is (an agricultural and leadership program) and the impact it has on members every day (experiences, knowledge, confidence, and service). This week, all Westview students can participate in many ways - dressing in theme, donating to local animal shelters, and/or driving tractors to school on Friday (permission form needed for driving a tractor).
Congratulations to Lex Thompson on qualifying for the Indiana NASP State Tournament in both the Bullseye and 3D categories. Lex, an eighth grader at Westview Jr-Sr High School, scored 276/300 for Bullseye and 264/300 in 3D. He will be competing at the State Fairgrounds on March 9.
NASP stands for National Archery in the Schools Program. During the season, archers compete in local, state qualifying, and regional events. At the State tournament, teams and individuals attempt to qualify for the Eastern and Western National Tournament.
Best of luck, Lex!
Photo Credits: Michael Yeip, Junior at Westview Jr-Sr High School, and Mr. Jason Stacy, Archery coach
Due to the cancellation of school on January 23rd, school at Westview School Corporation will be held on Monday, February 19th, which is our next makeup day. The regular Monday schedule will be followed.
On February 3rd, several members of the choral department participated in vocal/piano solo and ensemble contest at Fairfield Jr-Sr High School. Overall, 42 students participated from the choral department. Westview came home with 23 Gold medals and 2 Silver medals.
Qualifying for state are: Kaitlin Nuzum, Braden Rogers, Bailey Manns, Kaleb Iddings, Asher Kennedy, Brina Williams, Emily Bontrager, Hope Miller, Miley Mast, Sorcha Stewart, Lilyan Bennett, Tetiana Jones, and Adelyn Rainsberger for their solos; and the Jones Ensemble of Sorcha Stewart, Brina Williams, Lexy Bennett, Bailey Manns, Lilly Mullet, Emily Bontrager, Emilia Mendoza, Ava Hostetler, Eden Mauck, Abbie Ponce, Andreya Bergeron, MJ Canturk, Janell Lambright, Chayenne Diaz, Tetiana Jones, and Lilyan Bennett. These students will perform their music for another judge at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis on Saturday, February 17th.
A huge shout out to Lanita Mast who helped Mrs. Hamm with all the accompanying!
A reminder that there will be no school for students on Friday, February 16th due to a Staff Professional Learning Day. We will see you back at school on Monday, February 19th.