December Events

Tree Decorating in Chester Town Center
Ringing of the Bell in front of Giant Eagle and Drug Mart
Santa Breakfast at the High School

More Food Drive Pictures

What an awesome event!!!

West G crushes Kenston

West G crushed Kenston in the battle of 08' food drives. Kenston has collected food for over 2 weeks and has now added 3 more days to try to get 1/2 as much food as West G. Great Job filling the truck; Interact, Key Club, NHS, and Student Council!
Kenston ended up with less then 6,000 and we had over 15,000 just at the HS. The other schools added about 2,300 to the total count.

Food Drive 08

Here are some of our Interact members working on sorting food from the 08' Food Drive.

Kids Needed for Nov. 14th

I will need 3-4 kids for the truck all day and 3-4 kids to stage for us at the schools driving their own private vehicles. I will need your permission slips and your blue medical card needs to be on file at the school. This will be a first come first help deal.

SADD/CAVS

I need your permission slips for the Cavs games ASAP!!! You cannot go on the field trip without a blue medical form and your permission slip.

Kids needed to collect and count food for the Food Drive

We need kids to collect and count the food from the teachers rooms daily. Please see the sign up sheet in front of my room to help out. This will be the week of Nov. 10-14th.

Food Drive Ambassadors

So far we have several students going to the middle school and elementary schools next week to promote the food drive. Please get your permission slips to me asap or you cannot go.

Day of 52

If you are involved in the day of 52 you will be pulled out 1 period on Thursday. When you are pulled you need to show up at the photo room or Room 118. I will be taking attendance during the periods. Please wait til one of our reps gets you.

FOOOOOOODDDDDD FIIIIIIGGGHHHTTT with Kenston!!!!

Kentson NHS/Interact is challenging West Geauga to a food drive smack down!!! Lets get ready to rumble! West Geauga show them who the true heavy weight of Geauga County really is!!! More to come ASAP!!! We will have a meeting Thursday after school in my room on the 23rd. Be there!!!!

Canoe Trip 08

What a great day for a trip on the Upper Cuyahoga River!!!

SADD Seminar

SADD SEMINAR at "The Q"
Presented by the Ohio SADD Student Leadership council followed by the Cavs vs. the Milwaukee Bucks game at Quicken Loans Arena
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Check-in at 1:15pm - Program at 2:00pm
Cost $20 (includes Cavs ticket to game)
Van or Buss Trip depending on the number of Students interested in the Event
see Mr. Witherite for details and turn in money / field trip form

We would leave the HS around noon the day of the event.

Food Drive Posters

Information:
Nov. 10th to the 14th
WGHS, WGMS, St. Anselm, Lindsey and Westwood schools collecting in classes

Community Drop off spots - Drug Mart, Christ Presbyterian Church and Geauga West Library

Items - non-perishable food, baby items (formula, baby food, diapers, wipes), toiletries (deodorant, paper towels, toilet paper etc.)

Shirts coming soon!!!

I need a parent to pick up the shirts on the west side by the airport (Brook Park). Please have your mom or dad contact me at the high school asap (729-5922 ext 4104 or jason.witherite@westg.org).

08 Foor Drive Week of Nov. 10th

Interact will be spearheading (along with Student Council, NHS, and Key Club) the 08 campaign in the entire school district. I will need two to three Interact members to join the food drive joint committee. The committee will meet Oct. 1st before school in room 118 to discuss operations and logistics for the campaign. Who will create posters, announcements, create drop off spots, coordinate with other schools etc.

Red RIbbon Evening Programs in Geauga County

TI will need volunteers for three programs in Geuaga County during Red Ribbon Week (Hands on Museum and other jobs at fairs). The three sites will be Kenston Intermediate School- Mon., Oct 27th 7pm, Newbury Auditorium - Tues, Oct. 28th, 6:60pm and Cardinal Middle School - Wed, Oct. 29th, 6:30PM. Sign up sheets will be available outside of Mr. Witherite's room.

Red Ribbon Awareness Fair at Great Lakes Mall

Saturday Oct. 25th, 2008 at the Great Lakes Mall will host a Red Ribbon Awareness Fair. TI will need students to work at the hands on museum, face painting as well as dressing up as mascots (yellow hippo). Please sign up in front of Mr. Witherite's room if you are interested and put it on your schedule.

November 6-8, 2008 TI Training at Camp Burton

Fall TI is quickly approaching! We need two of our young adults to participate as youth staff (please contact me ASAP if you are interested). TI is not limiting the number of kids we can send to the camp as participants, so please attent. I have applicatoins posted outside my room (there is a $40 fee for the camp).

Big Brother and Big Sister opportunities

Big Brother/Sister applicatoins are available in the high school guidance department.

Hospice of the Western Reserve

Please consider signing up for a training session to become a teen volunteers at the Hospice of the Western Reserve. Sign ups for various training sessions are available by room 118.

Conoe Trip 08!!!

Interact 08-09 is looking to kick off the year with its 4th annual Canoe Trip. Please join us for this totally fun time. We need a check of $15 dollars by September 30th; the trip includes, doughnuts, transportation, canoeing and a cookout. Make checks payable to West Geauga Board of Education. We will leave from the schools south parking lot at 9 am and return around 3pm in the afternoon. Please dress in layers and bring water tight bags for your personal items on the canoe. Consider bringing a dry set of cloths if you have a tendency to fall out of canoes.

08-09 School Year

Welcome back to school! We are currently accepting applications for our 08-09 school year club. Please make your $20 check out to the West Geauga Board of Education. We are planning our canoe trip for early Oct. it will most likely cost between $15 and $20 dollars. I look forward to working with all of our new members.

Bluebird Project April 5th at Orchard Hills