Waverly City Schools

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New State of Ohio requirements have been implemented this year to support the Dyslexia Law. All kindergarten through third grade teachers, as well as teachers providing special education instruction to children in kindergarten through grade 12, are required to complete professional development on dyslexia. All kindergarten through second grade teachers must have the training completed by the beginning of next school year. Waverly City Schools will be providing training to all Primary Staff on Friday, May 19, 2023, so students at Waverly Primary will not attend school on Friday, May 19th. All other buildings will be in session. Again, Waverly Primary will not be in session on Friday, May 19th.

AN EVENING WITH THE ARTS

Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Day!

Drama Club Play, "Rumors"

Family Math Night

Grandparent & Kinship Care Support Group

The Pike County Health District will offer a vaccine clinic at Waverly City Schools for our upcoming 7th and 12th graders on Thursday May 11th. All upcoming 7th grade students are required to have a TDAP and Meningococcal (MCV4) vaccine prior to the start of next school year and all upcoming 12th graders are required to have a second dose of MCV4 prior to the start of next school year. Please complete the vaccine consent form that will be sent in the mail if you would like for your child to participate.

WINTER BAND CONCERT

Waverly High School PAWS members; Jake Schrader, Brock Adams, Nate Welsh, and Logan Long volunteered today at the Pike County Cougar Special Olympic tournament to run the concession stand. Due to a team cancellation, the boys were asked if they would like to play in the first game and happily agreed to play. PAWS members had a great, fun-filled day competing, working concessions, and officiating the second game.

ACT Parents Night

Six Waverly students captured the top prizes in the inaugural FBP Diversity Council's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. poster contest. The students were asked to create a poster showcasing the King Foundation's message of building stronger communities. More than 50 students entered the county-wide contest. High School winners are first place Mason Davis, second place Addy Bennington, third place Nadia Alber. Junior high winners are first place Karley Hignite, second place Almira Sheets, and third place Emmitt Price. The winners received cash prizes for their creativity.

National Honor Society Blood Drive

We would like to make you aware that there is a road closure on North Street (St. Rt. 220) between Market Street and Ford Ave at this time due to a waterline repair. The Waverly Police department is advising school traffic to utilize Prosperity Road and St. Rt. 220 from the Lake White area. Please expect traffic delays as a result during evening dismissal and possible morning travel to school.

Congratulations to the Waverly Junior High Spellers from the Spelling Bee today, (1st place) Jacob McCune, (2nd place) Katie Long, and (3rd place) Sam Hicks! The top 20 from the Spelling Bee will move on to the Waverly City School District Spelling Bee. The spellers are as follows (in no particular order): Jacob McCune (winner), Kellan Smith, Katie Long (2nd),Devan Leslie, Bella McComis, Evelyn Montgomery,Triston Segura, Kannon Seif, Ethan Pierce, Liam Gowen, Samuel Seymour, Lyncoln Cutler, Jillian Williams, Alli Harwood, Ian Moore, Jackson Cooper, Layla Trimmer, Kayden Gregory, Sam Hicks(3rd), and Andrew Eblin. Congratulations to participants today!

Waverly Intermediate held their school Spelling Bee this morning in the WHS auditorium. Our winners were (1st place) Shane Turner, (2nd place) Alayna Spangenberg, (3rd place) Cayden Bartrum. The top 10 qualifiers will move on to the Waverly City Spelling Bee which will be announced at a later time. Qualifiers (in no particular order): Mia Portillo, Greyson Chavez, Savior Tackett, Nguyen Nguyen, Bella Nesser, Cayden Bertram(3rd), Alayna Spangenberg (2nd), Shane Turner (winner), Kohen Johnson, and Thad Leffler. The Spelling Bee will be streamed on the Waverly City Schools YouTube channel this evening. Congratulations to all spellers in todays competition.

Go to https://boxcast.tv/view/waverly-junior-high-spelling-bee-rl7mnx4bqeml461a7gqq to watch the Spelling Bee on Friday

Thank you to First Presbyterian Church, Homeland Credit Union, First Baptist Church, Ritchies, and local citizens of Pike County for the donations allowing Waverly City Schools’ “C.O.P.E.” Program to provide Thanksgiving Turkeys for some of our Waverly School District families this holiday season. "A special thanks to Waverly Leo Club Members, Olivia Dickens and Sophie Simonton for all of their help!", Terri Dunham, C.O.P.E.

Members of the Waverly High School Rotary Club volunteered at the Senior Citizen's Center today for the SCC Thanksgiving luncheon. The following students are present in the photo: Kaelyn Linn, Aiden Peoples, Chloe Thomas, Kylea Burdett, Sophie Simonton, Olivia Dickens, Sarik Winans, Lydia Waddle, Cam McKenzie, and Dakota Harris