Western Beaver County School District

Dear Families, Western Beaver School District has become aware of a troubling post that has been shared widely this week on the social media platform TikTok. The post refers to a threat to school safety “for every school in the USA, even elementary,” on Friday, December 17. The post appears to be part of a national TikTok trend and did not originate in our school district. We have heard reports from other districts that the same post is circulating in their schools. While we do not believe the threat to be credible, we are closely monitoring the situation and taking it seriously. Additionally, the district has been in contact with the Beaver and Ohioville Police Departments regarding the post. We may have an increased police presence in and around our buildings on Friday as an added precaution. This situation serves as a good example of why it is important to avoid sharing posts online that refer to school safety threats. Even if they are not credible threats, they can cause a great deal of stress and anxiety for our students, families, and staff. We ask our families to monitor their children’s social media activity and speak with them about proper behavior online. If you or your child become aware of any potential threat posted to social media or anywhere else, please notify a school staff member or trusted adult right away. As always, thank you for your partnership as we work to ensure a safe, secure, and positive learning environment for our students.

On behalf of the Western Beaver faculty, staff and administration , we wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving! School will resume Tuesday, November 30th.

Congratulations to the football team for qualifying for the WPIAL playoffs. WB will travel to Geneva College Friday night to take on Beaver Falls at 7pm. Student tickets can be purchased online for $5 at https://gofan.co/app/school/PA68325 or at the gate for $7.

Student Council will be supporting a food drive sponsored by the WPIAL at the varsity football game tomorrow, October 16th. Fans are asked to donate non-perishable items at the gate upon arrival. All donations will benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The school collecting the most items in Class 1A will be recognized during the annual WPIAL Sportsmanship Summit with a banner of achievement. Your efforts in supporting this food drive are greatly appreciated!

In observance of Columbus Day, there will be no school for students on Monday, October 11th.

Papa John's Pizza tomorrow! Extra slices are $1.25 each. To put funds into student accounts, you may send in cash or check with your student or use our online option at myschoolaccount.com. **Pre-K is not permitted to charge any extras.

Dear Western Beaver Families, As we move further into the school year, we are experiencing supply chain difficulties like never before. While we are still able to provide meals to all students, we must move forward with a great deal of flexibility. The best step that I can think of to help avoid unexpected menu changes is to change to releasing a weekly menu, instead of a monthly menu. Just like at home, planning for a month’s worth of meals at once is proving to be more challenging. We are trying to focus on providing items that are reasonably and consistently available, which may mean more repetition or a real curveball at times. We may be more vague on the offerings. For example, if the menu lists “carrots” that may mean baby carrots, steamed carrots, or diced carrots. Additionally, the menu may simply list “vegetables” and we will provide the vegetable we are able to procure. This will be applicable to any of the menu items we offer. Luckily, the cafeteria staff is very experienced with the foods many of the students enjoy and prefer. We will make every effort to keep those items in rotation. The new menu will be released on Fridays for the upcoming week, beginning on October 1. The menus will be posted on the website, in the app, and on the parent social media pages. Thank you for your patience and willingness to be flexible as we try to navigate this very unorthodox time. Brooke Stebick, Food Services Director

Don't forget to load money onto lunch accounts for extras! Papa John's pizza is coming this Friday! Extra slices are $1.25 each. *Note: Pre-K is not permitted to charge any extras.

Voting ends this week for the SCHOOL SPIRIT CHALLENGE! Let’s show everyone that we are the BEST! Click the link, cast your vote, and be automatically registered to win a $100 Amazon gift card! As of today, Western Beaver was leading in votes! https://highschoolspiritchallenge.com/challenge/?cid=WXPSZHW

In an effort to identify the level of Internet access and connectivity that residents have within our school district community, we are asking that you complete a short survey. The data collected will greatly assist our school district with obtaining local, state and federal broadband funding to provide additional resources to our students and families. Thank you in advance for your time in taking this survey! https://5il.co/t7tj

Can’t hide our pride! Take the SCHOOL SPIRIT CHALLENGE! Click this link to vote for us! Your vote registers you to win a $100 Amazon gift card! https://highschoolspiritchallenge.com/challenge/?cid=WXPSZHW

Reminder: The Western Beaver County School District will operate on a 2-hour delay schedule this Friday, May 21, 2021.

Support Western Beaver Athletics and take the SCHOOL SPIRIT CHALLENGE! Bragging rights are on the line! Your vote registers you to win a $100 Amazon gift card! Click the link to enter: https://highschoolspiritchallenge.com/challenge/?cid=Q75aH3s

Parents/guardians: If your student ( age 16 + ) is interested in the Pfizer vaccine they should fill out the preliminary survey that can be found on Teams. Based on the numbers interested, the Western Beaver County High school may host a vaccine clinic at school.

Western Beaver's school picnic at Kennywood is scheduled for June 18, 2021. Please visit www.kennywood.com/westernbeaver to purchase a discounted Funday ticket for $29.00. Tickets can be used through September 19, 2021.

PSSA & Keystone Testing information is now available on the district webpages. Please go to the "News" section for testing dates and opt-out information. Contact your building administrator should you have any questions.

Western Beaver Jr/Sr High School will return to face-to-face instruction on Monday, April 12th. The district will continue to make every effort to keep the school open to our staff and students while following all state and CDC guidelines. The district encourages all families to be open and honest if your child becomes ill. Please contact the nurse’s office to discuss any health issues.

We are still accepting registrations for our Summer School Program. ALL students are invited this year to help reteach and reinforce the core concepts that were taught throughout the school year. Please see the link for more details. https://5il.co/paga

The Western Beaver County School District is organizing our Summer School Program and ALL students are invited this year to help reteach and reinforce the core concepts that were taught throughout the school year. Please see the link for more details. https://5il.co/paga

Due to inclement weather and poor road conditions, the Western Beaver County School District will have a virtual instruction day today, Monday, February 1. More information will be released later today detailing how this may impact the instructional models for the remainder of the week.