West Greene School District

The final bell has rung… SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER! ☀️🎸🎵 What an incredible encore from our students, staff, and families this year. From classrooms to concerts, games to graduations, the 2025–2026 school year was one to remember! Now it’s time to trade pencils for pool days, homework for hot summer nights, and early alarms for summer adventures. 😎🌴 Have a safe, fun, and rockin’ summer, Pioneers - we’ll see you back on August 20th!

🌎✨ Mrs. Lohr’s 2nd Grade National Parks Adventure – Final Stop! ✨🌎 What an incredible journey it has been! Mrs. Lohr’s class has officially finished exploring 26 of the 63 U.S. National Parks! 🗺️🏞️ From volcanoes and caverns to deserts, forests, and glaciers, our students “traveled” all across the country while learning about the beauty, history, wildlife, and wonders found in our National Parks. Throughout this adventure, each student connected with different parks for their own special reasons. Some loved the animals, others were amazed by the landscapes, and many discovered new places they now hope to visit someday! 💚🌲 One of the most exciting parts of our journey was writing letters to the parks—and we were thrilled to receive 24 out of 26 letters back from park rangers across the country! 📬✨ The students absolutely loved hearing directly from the parks and learning even more about what makes each one unique. To celebrate all of their hard work and learning, every student officially earned their honorary Junior Park Ranger badge! 🏅🌎 This project helped our class build geography, science, and writing skills while also growing an appreciation for nature and the amazing National Parks found throughout our country. After this adventure, I have a feeling we may have some future National Park explorers and nature lovers out in the world!

The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2026 is set to be live-streamed by the West Greene Video Club! Access the stream using the link below, and be sure to share it with all of Pioneer Nation who may want to join in celebrating this milestone achievement for our graduates but cannot make it to the ceremony in person. Graduation is slated to begin Friday, May 29th at 6:00 PM, and the broadcast should go live approximately 10–15 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony. Congratulations, Graduates! https://www.youtube.com/@westgreenevideoclub9587/streams

Our 4th graders had a special guest presentation last week! Carl Livingood shared his experiences in the fields of technology and engineering, while discussing exciting advances in modern technology. Students were especially interested in learning about different types of robots, including his new robotic lawn mower. Thank you, Mr. Livingood, for your time, expertise, and dedication to inspiring the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers!

It's opening night for Alice in Wonderland. Our show tonight, May 27th starts at 7pm. Tomorrow, May 28th we have our second show at 7pm. Then on Saturday, May 30th we have our final show at 2pm. We hope to see you there!

Summer Walk by Virginia Brimhall Snow was installed in the story stroll stands. We invite you to read it during the summer months. There are additional, fun activities at the end of the book. A special thanks goes out to Kim Grimes for helping to install this story and many others throughout the year!

Happy Memorial Day! Reminder, there is no school on Monday, May 25th.

May 2026 Regular School Board Meeting
Date: May 21, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - Preboard Meeting / 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting
Location: WG Admin Board Conference Room
Zoom: https://iu1-org.zoom.us/j/91437916781

Pioneers, we made it! 🎉
Early dismissal on Friday, May 29th as we head into summer break.
Have a fun, safe, and well-deserved summer. We’ll see you back on August 20, 2026!

SENIOR WALK CLASS OF 2026!

Mrs. Shannon's MTSS students built pinwheels using water bottles, coffee filters, plastic utensils, plastic straws, tape, glue, and scissors. The students were able to test their designs in two different areas, inside, with the air conditioner, and outside, with the natural wind. Students were then able to redesign their pinwheel if it did not work. They loved getting to see the Scientific Method in action through a STEM project using everyday materials!

Alice in Wonderland updated show dates are here! We will have shows on Wednesday, May 27th and Thursday, May 28th at 7PM. There will also be a matinee show on Saturday, May 30th at 2PM. We hope to see you there!

Due to continued circumstances outside of our control, our musical, Alice in Wonderland will not take place this weekend on May 16th or 17th. We will work to reschedule and give updated information when we can.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Friday, May 15th showing of Alice in Wonderland is canceled. Saturday and Sundays shows are still to be determined.

May 2026 School Board Committee Meeting
Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: WG Admin Board Conference Room
Zoom: https://iu1-org.zoom.us/j/93225711882?pwd=WkNaU3dqRWZLODdNdkhLbmdZZXhmQT09

Mrs. Shaffer's kindergarteners, 7th graders from Mrs. Fedak's class, Mrs. Bohon, Mrs. Fedak, Officer Wood, Amanda Breit, and Jaclyn Ketchem visited the story stroll and read Elbow Grease by John Cena together.

Does IST stand for Ice Cream Sundae Time? It did last week! The IST Program recently celebrated the successes and hard work of the students, families, and faculty members with special certificates and ice cream sundaes.

Miss Prezel and Mrs. Stoffa's classes visited the story stroll together with Mrs. Bohon, Miss Prezel, Officer Wood, and Miss Danley. The students took turns reading Elbow Grease by John Cena.

Mrs. Renner's Second graders have been having a wonderful time diving into their recent book projects. Each student selected a fiction chapter book that sparked their interest, then spent some time reading and exploring the story. They then brought their story to life by creating detailed and creative dioramas that showcased important scenes, characters, and settings. To wrap up the project, students proudly presented their dioramas to their classmates. It was exciting to see their creativity, hard work, and growing confidence as readers and speakers. We are so proud of the effort they put into this project and the enthusiasm they showed for reading! Stay tuned for their biography projects!

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