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Art Club Paints FFA Mural
The West Central Art Club completed their mural for the FFA on Friday, September 21st. The painting depicts an image of the FFA logo and was made by the Art Club President, senior Aryanne Westfall. Other club members including Brimmie McBride, Jessica Spiker, and Sean Manual helped with the piece. The club is scheduled to complete 3 more murals throughout the year.
College Visits
Juniors & Seniors
The following colleges will be visiting WCHS during the students' lunch hour: 9/24: Truman State 9/26: MacMurray College 9/27: Carl Sandburg-Galesburg 9/18: Marine Corp. Please encourage your child to talk to the college or military visitors during their lunch period if they are interested in learning more about the college. If you have scheduled a . . .
5th Grade Engineers
West Central 5th graders have been learning about the engineering process. They began with the problem solving stage of figuring out how to make a paper rocket that could be launched from the provided launcher and that would travel at least 90 feet. They had many unique ideas about how to build them! Some used water bottles, some used cardboard, and others just used paper. During the test flight, data was collected then students had . . .
5th Grade Safety Day
5th grade students from West Central attended Safety Day on September 20th. This annual event is held in Stronghurst and is sponsored by the Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau. Students received education on may topics including how to stay safe online, the importance of wearing seatbelts, general first-aid, drug awareness, stranger danger, water, fire, animal, farm, railroad, and atv safety. Lunch is always free and delicious and everyone gets . . .
WCE Children's Choir
The West Central Music Department has created a new performing group, the WCE Children's Choir, comprised of 3rd, 4th and 5th students. The group has reached an amazing 56 members and is off to a great start! We hope to perform the National Anthem at a number of sports events throughout the fall and winter seasons, perform our choral repertoire at the 3rd-5th grade concerts and at the combined middle and high school band and choir . . .
