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From our PTA President
Hi Everyone,
News and Thank You's
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WOW! First quarter is over! I cannot believe how quickly the time is passing.
THANK YOU
to Jessica Townsend, Mayy Zayed, James Crompton, Siddiqa Ellahi, Eric Kennedy, Nikki Arkwright, Joyce Stenger, Sarah Smith, and Lilly Anitas for volunteering
at Art Show & Share day. It was a great help!
THANK YOU
to our Halloween Party Committee; Ingrid Adkins, Beth Garland, Mindy Toth and Amanda Crompton, to the 150 volunteers (food donations, decorating, and chaperones) and to the DIS STAFF that allowed us to use their classrooms! IT WAS A SPOOKTACULAR Halloween Party last Thursday evening! The students had a fantastic time! Thank you to everyone! We appreciate all you did to make this event a success!
Up and Coming:
Tuesday, October 31st 2-3PM Quarterly Rewards Fall Festival
Students will need to bring in a SHIRT (doesn't need to be new) for a special activity.
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The shirt MUST BE:
White
Able to get paint on it
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The shirt CAN BE:
t-shirt
button down
pollo
sweatshirt
long or short sleeve
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VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
to assist at Quarterly Rewards Fall Festival Day.
Thursday, November 9th @ 7PM
is o
ur next PTA meeting is in the evening at
DIS Library
. We hope you to see you there!
If you are not a member of PTA and would like to be please click here to sign up.
We'd be honored to have you!
Holiday season is around the corner! Check out the Westlake Council PTA's link for the
Westlake jewelry sale!
ORDER NOW...THERE IS A TWO WEEK WAIT LIST!
Have a great week and Happy Halloween!
Best,
Diane
Diane Jordanger
DIS PTA President 2017-18
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DIS Student Council - Operation Gratitude
DIS Student Council will be hosting a
Halloween Candy GIVE-Back Collection for Operation Gratitude Nov. 1 - Nov. 8th.
There will be a box in the main lobby area for all collections.
Operation Gratitude annually sends 200,000+ care packages filled with food, entertainment, hygiene, and handmade items, plus personal letters of appreciation to Veterans, First Responders, New Recruits, Wounded Heroes, their Care Givers, and to individually named U.S. service members deployed overseas and their families waiting at home.
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WCPTA Programming Survey
What do YOU want to know? Your kids may learn more outside the classroom than inside. Do YOU know what THEY know?
Westlake Council of PTAs is working to provide programs that will encourage discussion on relevant topics for families, answer challenging questions from parents, and give students the opportunity to voice concerns that affect them every day.
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DIS Book Fair
The DIS Book Fair runs from
Monday November 13 - Monday November 20.
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Demon Basketball Midnight Madness
DEMON BASKETBALL announces that In-Arena Host for the CAVS, Ahmad Crump,
will serve as MC of the 2017 MIDNIGHT MADNESS EVENT on
Saturday, November 4, at WHS. Midnight Madness is an annual college basketball event held on the first official day of practice and celebrates the opening of the season with fan-friendly activities. Westlake's Madness will be held on the first official day of Westlake basketball but just a little before midnight!
Doors open at 7:30pm and the MADNESS begins at 8pm! The fans will enjoy lots of unexpected fun, team intros, 3 point and dunk contests. WDAB will have Spirit Wear for sale and concessions will be open. The DRIBBLING DEMONS and WHS CHEER SQUAD will also perform! This event is FREE and open to the community. The FIRST 300 ATTENDEES get a FREE MIDNIGHT MADNESS TSHIRT!
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Election Guide
On State Issue 1 and 2, The League of Women Voters has nonpartisan information
found here.
Westlake Candidate Information - The League of Women Voters has nonpartisan information
found here. Input your address and get specific information for your ballot.
Judge Information
Judge4Yourself - The Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition works with the four bar associations to give ratings on all judges. Judge4Yourself is
found here.
Judicial Votes Count
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Learn about Ohio's judicial system, what judges do, why your vote is important and what the qualifications are of candidates running for judgeships in your community. Judicial Votes Count can be found here.
Make sure you are an informed voter!
LizPirnat, Westlake Council of PTAs Advocacy Chair.
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Westlake Council of PTAs
News
Westlake Council of PTAs' fundraisers make it possible for us to provide programming for students and parents on current topics of interest. Here is information on our fall fundraisers:
Dean's Greenhouse: Now - October 31
Bring this flyer or mention that you are with Westlake Council of PTAs when you check-out. 25% of your purchase comes back to Westlake Council of PTAs.
Jewelry by Crystal Moon Designs: Now - December 1
Purchase unique silver bracelets and necklaces with Westlake charms (map; "W"; or the Westlake Demon mascot).
Details can be found here
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Thank you for your continued support! Please contact our Council Fundraising chair, Jessica Kim (jessicastraka@aol.com or 216.548.0948 ), with questions.
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Calling all artists! The theme for this year's National PTA Reflections program is
"Within Reach". Entries are accepted in the following categories: Visual Arts, Photography, Literature, Dance Choreography, Film Production and Musical Composition. Please turn in the entries and entry form
to your school office by Monday November 6th. Rules for submissions are available here
. If you have any questions, please email Maureen Spring or Julie Meno.
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Starting November 5th! DEMON
L
ACROSSE OPEN GYM TRAINING SESSIONS.
For 2nd grade to high school players; both boys and girls. If you are new to the gameand want to give it a try, or if you have played for years and want to knock some rust off, please come join us.
Complete details.
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Westlake Music Boosters Needs You!
We invite you to join Westlake Music Boosters and get involved and be a part of all the fun! We support all Pre-K through 12 music programs and teachers in our district.
Our next meeting is
Wednesday, November 15th at 7pm in the WHS Library. But don't wait until then to get involved:
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Speaker Series
Modify Your Child's Behavior Using Proven Kazdin
SM Method
Thursday, November 30, 6:00 pm
West River Branch of the Elyria Public Library System, 1194 West River Rd. N.
Elementary Experiences
Social Series: Assessing and Reacting to Problems
Saturday, November 11, Session begins at 2:30 pm
Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd., Westlake
All November Programming can be found
here.
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Westlake Demons Athletic Boosters
SAVE THE DATES for our annual Holiday SPIRIT WEAR sale at WHS!
Saturday, December 9 from 9am - 12 pm
Tuesday, December 12 from 6 - 8 pm
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Important Dates:
Nov 1-8: Halloween Candy collection for Operation Gratitude
Nov 4: "Midnight" Madness; WHS @7:30p
Nov 6: Reflections entries due
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NEWSLETTER SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Send submissions to jljlj.jolliffe@gmail.com; preferred format is in the body of an email or a Microsoft Word document.
- Strict deadline is 5p each Thursday, prior to Sunday publication
- Limit text to @150 words; include hyperlinks or pdf attachments that can be uploaded for interested readers to obtain more information
- Items should be copy and paste ready; i.e. do not send a note saying "please add information about..."
- Event items will remain until the event has passed; you do not need to resend each week unless your message has changed.
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