Football players to meet at lunch in "old" weightroom

Attention all players soph thru Senior who played varsity football this fall there will be a short meeting in the "old" weight room during both lunches MONDAY.

 

Also, Commitment sheets for returning players are due by Thanksgiving.  See Coach Ennis for a sheet or to turn yours in.

Spread the Word

This week's broadcast filmed and edited in its entirety by the Deliverers: Taylor Johnston, Hannah Boyt, Madison Cooper and Alyssa Cinpak.
"Give them due props when you see them," Mr. Sponsler said.

Message to basketball student section:

Hey Students!

 Our Goal: To be the BEST STUDENT SECTION IN JACKSON!  

 The Athletic Department is running a contest to see who could come up with the best Student Section Slogan!!

 We need all ideas and slogans by: Wednesday November 14th at 1:35pm!

 Voting will be Friday, November 16^th at lunch time.

 Winners gets a $20 Gift Card to Best Buy and a free Student Section T-shirt!

 Write down your ideas and bring them to the Athletic Office today!

Academic Boosters looking for help with Craft Show

The Western Academic Boosters are short student volunteers to help set up and work their annual craft show this weekend.  

Students are needed during the 7-9 shift Friday night (helping vendors unload) and the 3-5 shift on Saturday.  They are asking any athletes or other students who aren't busy with sports Friday or Saturday if they would be interested in helping.  They do receive community service hours for helping so that might be an incentive.

Western Drama Club bringing Grease to the stage

Lions Club selling fruits and nuts

   Sharlene Carroll, who works in the Western School District Administration Office, will be taking orders through Nov. 16 for the Parma/Spring Arbor Lions Club Fruit and Nut Sale. 
    Items are listed with prices below.  Folks interested in placing orders should please respond email Mrs. Carroll at Sharlene.Carroll@westernschools.org.  She will need payment by Nov. 30, and delivery scheduled the first week in December.  Checks should be made payable to the Parma/Spring Arbor Lions Club. 

Oranges         10#  $14.00
                          20#  $19.00
                          40#  $27.00
Grapefruit    10#  $14.00
                         20#  $19.00
                         40#  $27.00
Tangelos       10#  $14.00
                         20#  $19.00
                         40#  $27.00
Mixed            10# (6-8 oranges, 5 grapefruit) $14.00
                         20# (16 oranges, 9 grapefruit) $19.00
                         40# (32 oranges, 18 grapefruit) $27.00
3 in 1              (12 oranges, 12 grapefruit, 12 tangelos) $27.00
Nuts             1# bags of whole cashews OR pecans OR mixed nuts $ 9.00 per bag

Transitional weight room available to classes, sports teams

In an email message to coaches and teachers Athletic Director Jason Porter announced that strength training can resume in what was once the "high tech" classroom in the middle school. The text of his message is reprinted below.

The weight room is open for business!  When you get the opportunity please go down to the “Make-Shift Weight Room” by the Middle School Cafeteria and check to see if you have access (keys) that work to get in to it.  If not please let Tonya or myself know as soon as possible. 

There are some stipulations on the weight room that you should know about:

1. No student athletes are to park back by the weight room.  They are to park in front of the middle school or Admin building and walk back to the weight room.
2. No student or athlete is to be let into the weight room to lift without “Coaching” or “Teacher” Supervision.  I stress this because this is NOT a community weight room at this time.  So parents and graduated alumni are not allowed to use it or supervise current Western Athletes.  Coaches have already asked about lifting before and after school and this rule applies at all times.
3. There has been a created lane in the weight room leading from one door to another and to the shop class.  This lane needs to stay open and handicap accessible at all times.  Their can be nothing obstructing this lane. 
4. All equipment needs to be re-racked and put away, lights shut off and doors locked after each and every use.  Coaches are responsible for this at all times as well as PE Teachers, this is not negotiable and needs to be done
5. PE Teachers and Coaches please stress to your students and athletes the importance of the type of conversation and language being used in the weight room by your students, as well as the type of music that is played along with the explicit language content.  There are classrooms close by and impressionable youth and we don’t want to send the wrong message about what Western High School and its Athletic Department are about.