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There were a lot of amazing things that happened during our first ever
@WestOttawaHS
Unified week.
But this one is
@SportsCenter
Top 10 worthy.
Joshua Norfleet from WAY downtown!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
⬛️🏀⬜️
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Congratulations to
@MrFollettWO
on officially being named the Principal of
@LakeshoreWO
!
#GoWO
⬛️🎉⬜️
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Congratulations to our Girls Cross Country Team on winning the 2022
@mhsaasports
Division 1 Girls Cross Country State championship!
#GoWO
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Staff Sergeant Kyle Greenway was stationed in Kuwait with the
@NationalGuard
since May of 2022. He has not been able to see his wife, Ashley, or kids Bailey (9th), or Brody (8th) for 46 weeks.
Today he returned home & surprised his children at
@MacBayMS
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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West Ottawa Public Schools will be closed on Friday, November 18th due to weather.
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The first annual
@WestOttawaHS
Unified week was an absolute hit. What an incredible atmosphere for the
@WestOttawaLinks
Black team vs White team game! Thank you to everyone involved with the game and congratulations to both teams on playing to a 15-15 tie.
More pictures will be
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Today our
@WestOttawaHS
Unified team had the chance to play at halftime of the
@MHSAA
State Semifinal game on the home court of the
@MSU_Basketball
. Our middle school Unified teams (
@HarborLightsMS
&
@MacBayMS
) were able to go along & cheer them on! What an amazing experience for
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Today was the first day of new teacher orientation and we are very excited to be welcoming 45 new staff members to our team for the 2022-23 school year!
#GoWO
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Congratulations to current
@GreatLakesWO
Principal
@DaveStefanich
on being named the new principal of
@HarborLightsMS
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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Congratulations to
@WestOttawaHS
Alum, Mr. Tung Nguyen on being named the new principal of
@WOVAcademy
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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Due to blowing winds causing hazardous road conditions, West Ottawa Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th.
Stay safe, WO!
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Today we held our Senior Convocation Ceremony for the 465
#ClassOf2023
Graduates of
@WestOttawaHS
!
The
#ClassOf2023
earned a combined $15.5 million dollars in scholarships. They also feature 182 seniors that will be the first in their families to continue their education beyond
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It’s an incredible turnout tonight for our “Creating Connections” event held at
@HarborLightsMS
. We are proud to have over 1,000 multilingual students in our district who speak 30 unique languages!
#GoWO
⬛️💃⬜️
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We are excited to announce the hiring of Brent Jandron (
@brentjandron
) as an Assistant Principal at
@westottawahs
!
We are also excited to announce that Joe Diekevers (
@JDiekevers
) has been named an Assistant Principal at
@harborlightsms
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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Tomorrow is
#MaintenanceWorkerAppreciationDay
& we want to give a major shoutout to our entire crew of Maintenance, Grounds, Facilities, & Operations employees. This crew is often working behind the scenes to make sure our campuses function in a safe manner and look beautiful.
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At West Ottawa Public Schools it is our mission to prepare students to be college, career, and life ready. On November 7, 2023 our community will be asked to consider a bond proposal. If approved by voters, the proposal would provide $237,000,000 to fund capital improvements to
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Congratulations to
@CoachB_Swim
and West Ottawa Swim and Dive on their
@MHSAA
D1 State Runner-Up finish at the state meet today!
#GoWO
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Happy
#BusDriverAppreciationDay
to all of the incredible transportation team members we have at West Ottawa Public Schools. We are so thankful for your dedication to safely getting our students to their destinations on a daily basis!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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West Ottawa Public Schools will be closed on Friday, February 17th due to icy weather and poor road conditions.
Please stay safe and have a great weekend!
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GLIAC Media Day - FSU player representative - senior receiver Xavier Wade
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West Ottawa Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 23rd due to weather.
Please stay safe.
#GoWO
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The West Michigan Movement Group takes home the Gold Medal 🥇for the 3rd-5th grade division at the M-Prize Awards Ceremony held at
@CCS_Detroit
! They were tasked with coming up with an activity that encourages daily exercise for kids ages 6-11.
#GoWO
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Congratulations to current
@HarborLightsMS
Assistant Principal Mr. Matt Brummel (
@MrBrummelWO
) on being named the new principal of Great Lakes Elementary School
@GreatLakesWO
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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Due to extreme cold and icy road conditions, West Ottawa Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 15th.
Stay safe and Go WO!!
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In honor of
#SchoolBoardAppreciationMonth
we would like to honor the fantastic members that serve on our Board of Education.
Last up is the President of our Board of Education,
@cclebster
, who has served 6 years on our Board. Thank you for your service!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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We are excited to introduce a new program for the donation of gently used sports equipment. There are collection boxes placed at each of our school buildings near the offices. If you have any of the following items, we would love to have you drop them in our "Panthers Pass It On"
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During
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
the
@FundPanther
ran a fundraiser where the community could donate on behalf of teachers who made a positive impact on them. Congrats to these 3 who were randomly selected by the fund out of 100 teachers who received donations in their honor!
#GoWO
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Today was our groundbreaking ceremony for Riley Farms Elementary, one of the last projects of the 2019 voter-approved Bond. We are excited to watch this project come along, thank you to our partners at
@gmb_ae
&
@TriangleAssoc
& the media members who came out!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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What's the proper way to end session
#1
of summer school?
With a
@MarandaTV
Park Party of course!
Thank you to everyone who came out, our kids LOVED it!
#GoWO
◼️🎪◻️
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WO’s here!
Excited to bring the story of West Ottawa Public Schools to life on
@twitter
.
Make sure to click our “Follow” button and enjoy the ride!
⬛️⬜️⬛️
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Make sure to stop on out tomorrow night as our Girls and Boys Basketball teams take on Caledonia and our West Ottawa Community takes on the fight against cancer in conjunction with the
@VAInstitute
!
#PurplePower
#GoWO
🟪🏀🟪
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West Ottawa has been awarded $2.5 million in Grow Your Own Teacher Grants that will provide a FREE pathway for roughly 85 of our own educators to earn a Masters in TESOL or Special Education through
@WesternMichU
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
Read more here:
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What. An. Event.
#WeareOne
#GoWO
#HispanicHeritageMonth
Check our Facebook and Instagram pages for more pictures!
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Welcome Back, WO!
It was a great first day back for the start of the 2023-24 school year.
Enjoy these pictures from student drop-off this morning at
@WOPineCreek
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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The
@WestOttawaHS
#ClassOf2023
Walked It Out one final time in the elementary building that they attended!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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It's Back!
2nd Grade Swim Lessons returned to the pool at
@HarborLightsMS
, all funded via
@FundPanther
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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As the busses leave our buildings one last time this school year, the curtain is drawing to a close for 24 Retirees who have given their all to WOPS for a combined 572.5 YEARS! Thank you for the contributions you have all made to our district and community. As always,
#GoWO
!
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We are excited to announce our next Community Day on Wednesday, August 16th starting at 4 pm!
Enjoy:
✔️
@wopanthers
student-athlete autographs
✔️ Concessions and Apparel Sales
✔️ Walk through the stadium tunnel
✔️ Free Soccer game vs Otsego
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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It was a great morning of learning and collaboration for the elementary principals today. The meeting was finished with a celebratory lunch for
@KJerniganWO
and
@MrFollettWO
as they step into their new roles within the district on Monday!
#GoWO
⬛️⬜️⬛️
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1 week from today
@WOODTV
will be live on location for Football Frenzy. They have challenged us to donate as many canned goods as we can.
@KenowaHills
set the all time record this morning with 5,565 lbs. We are excited to watch the WO community rise to the occasion!
Let's
#GoWO
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A major Thank You goes out to
@FundPanther
,
@CoachB_Swim
, Members of the HS swim team, & Summer School teachers for dedicating this week to water safety for our Summer of '23 students.
Water safety is very important to us, and is part of preparing our students to be College,
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Congratulations to Ms. Allie Sharp of
@HarborLightsMS
on being named the
@wzzm13
Teacher of the Week!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
Students typically find out about the Teacher of the Week surprise just moments before. Harbor Lights students used that time to make some last-minute decorations.
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Congratulations to our very own Amy Valkema on receiving her certificate as a Pupil Accounting Specialist from the Michigan School Business Officials! Amy is our district Pupil Accounting Coordinator amongst other roles & we are appreciative of everything she does for WO!
#GoWO
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Golfers braved the elements to shoot some incredible scores today at Three Fires Golf Club for the
@FundPanther
+
@WOBoosters
2023 golf outing!
Thank you to all who came out to help raise money for the student of West Ottawa!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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Welcome back, West Ottawa!
Today is a great day to have a great day.
⬛️☀️⬜️
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As buses leave our buildings one last time this school year, the curtain draws to a close for 23 Retirees who have given their all to West Ottawa for a combined 590 YEARS! Thank you for the contributions you have all made to our district & community.
We wish everyone a wonderful
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Thank you for all you have done for West Ottawa, Mr. Bartels. You will be missed!
#GoWO
So very honored by friends and colleagues today on my second to last day as Principal
@HarborLightsMS
. Even Mrs. Pieper paid us a visit with the real show stealer! Gonna miss this crew so much!
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We are excited to announce the hiring of Amado Pérez as Principal of
@woodsidewo
!
We are also excited to announce Jessica Tenckinck (
@jesstenckinck
) as the new Dean of Students
@woodsidewo
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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All precincts have been reported - the 2022 Non-Homestead Operating Renewal Millage has passed.
Thank you to our outstanding community for supporting our students, staff, and district!
#GoWO
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West Ottawa Public Schools will be closed today, Friday, March 10th due to weather.
Please stay safe.
#GoWO
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This morning we got to hold our Senior Convocation Ceremony for our 484 graduating 2022 Seniors! So proud of each & every one of them for their perseverance during a challenging four years of high school.
(More pictures available on our Instagram & Facebook pages)
#GoWO
⬛️🎓⬜️
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Such an incredible opportunity for one of our own - WOEA President and
@MacBayMS
French teacher Theresann Pyrett - to speak to members of the
@WhiteHouse
on how West Ottawa has used Federal
#ARP
funds. Here she is pictured with
@SecCardona
and
@FLOTUS
!
#GoWO
West Ottawa teacher & local president Theresann Pyrett is at
@WhiteHouse
today w/
@SecCardona
mtg about urgent uses for federal
#ARP
funds. Her district is prioritizing students’ academic & mental health needs; she says other districts should too.
#MichEd
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West Ottawa Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, February 22nd due to weather.
Please be safe and
#GoWO
!
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Thank you for your service, Veterans!
Throughout our district, we spent time honoring all those who have served.
#VeteransDay2023
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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Today is Michigan's Birthday! To celebrate, 3rd graders
@WaukazooWO
had breakfast with Michigan foods like blueberry pancakes, pure maple syrup, Kellogg cereal, milk, Jiffy blueberry muffins, & apple juice. They made placemats & spent time talking about special Michigan things!
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Today was our last Staff 🍩 Tuesday!
Our team of central administrators stopped out to
@MacBayMS
&
@HarborLightsMS
to say thank you to our hardworking staff.
We appreciate our entire district staff for all of their efforts during the 2021-22 school year!
#GoWO
⬛️🍩⬜️
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This past fall brought a frightening moment to our Transportation Garage when one of our own, Bus Driver Dan Janisse, suffered a heart attack while pulling into the transportation parking lot for work.
Thanks to the quick actions of Curt Alofs, Craig Saylor, and Stacy Jones from
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Today we celebrated all of our staff who have contributed to an amazing summer school learning experience for our students. Thank you all for your hard work!
#GoWO
⬛🌮⬜
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Congratulations to the West Ottawa Select Women's Ensemble for being 1 of 4 choirs in the State to be selected to perform at Choral Hour at the 19th Annual Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids. This is the third selection in WOHS Choir history and is based on the performance
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Q: What do Middle and High School students and staff do when they combine to raise over $17,000 for
@SpOlympicsMI
?
A: Jump into 50-degree water in 40-degree temperatures!
Way to go
@HarborLightsMS
,
@MacBayMS
, and
@WestOttawaHS
!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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We are grateful to have so many engaging, motivating, and inspiring teachers here at WOPS.
On this
#TeacherAppreciationDay
we thank you for all that you do for our students, parents, and the West Ottawa community!
#GoWO
⬛️🍪⬜️
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Thank You, Veterans.
We have held district-wide celebrations to honor the sacrifices you have all made to protect our freedoms.
#GoWO
#WeareOne
#VeteransDay2022
◼️🇺🇸◻️
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#YOUMATTER
Awesome event going on over at
@GreatLakesWO
right now until 7 pm. Headed up by Mr.
@LukeAmbrose10
’s class! Food trucks, T shirts, and lots of other fun activities.
#GoWO
⬛️⬜️
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We are excited to announce that the
@WestOttawaHS
Select Women's Ensemble has been selected to sing at the
@MSVMAssociation
Michigan Music Conference Choral Hour in January of '24!
They were 1 of 4 statewide choral groups selected to sing via blind audition which included
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Congratulations to
@mamamonty13
on being named a 2023 Unity Award winner by
@PACER_NBPC
! Cara was notified of the award in a fake assembly held at
@HarborLightsMS
this morning. Nominated by Ann Mireles of
@WOCounseling
, Cara is truly deserving
of this honor!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
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Every Day we appreciate them,
Today we celebrate them!
Major thanks goes out to all of our building administrative professionals for helping make us
#GoWO
!
⬛️🎉⬜️
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A wet morning outside didn’t stop
@WO_Tennis
from getting off to a hot start as Elliot Dozeman got the first win of the day at the
@MHSAA
Division 1 state finals held at
@HopeCollege
!
#GoWO
⬛️🎾⬜️
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It was a gorgeous Fall day for some Color Fun Runs! We had two schools meet their fundraising goals and both were rewarded with a color run to head into the weekend. Nice work
@SheldonWoodsWO
and
@LakeshoreWO
!
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On Friday, students from our
@WestOttawaLinks
program got to take their 1st field trip to Northland Lanes. 50 kids were able to enjoy strikes, spares, laughs, & then treated to an awesome surprise by their bus driver, Miss Tina, as she bought everyone a candy bar!
#GoWO
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Thank you
@NBCNightlyNews
for their coverage of this awesome story!
A Michigan middle school’s marching band helped give a warm welcome to an Army staff sergeant as he surprised his kids, returning home after an 11-month mission.
@jdbalart
has the details and more heartwarming stories in this week’s good news wrap-up.
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With the opening of a new school building in the next few years, planning is taking place to ensure the best educational opportunities for our entire district. Today, a Re-districting meeting was held at
@GreatLakesWO
for their staff & PTO to address questions involved with the
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As part of School Board Appreciation Month, we want to thank Kate McCoy for serving 8 wonderful years on the West Ottawa School Board. Her term ended on December 31st, 2022 after serving as Treasurer & Trustee. Thank You for serving the WO Community!
#SchoolBoardMonth
#GoWO
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Thank you to everyone involved in
#PantherPathways
Winter Session
#2
.
Incredible participation and incredible success from our incredible community.
We had an undefeated matchup at Great Lakes Elementary to close out this session, but most importantly, we had pizza 🍕!
⬛️⬜️⬛️
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What a morning at the Administration Building as the students of
@WOPineCreek
serenaded staff with some Christmas Carols!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
◼️🎄◻️
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Yesterday was a big day at
@WestOttawaHS
as we held the
#ClassOf2022
@WOClassof2022
#DecisionDay
! We are excited about what lies ahead for our Senior Class and are so proud of the work that they have put in over the years!
#GoWO
◼️🎓◻️
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Tuesday = 🍩’s for our Staff!
Our team of central administrators stopped out at
@SheldonWoodsWO
and
@WOPineCreek
to say thank you and hand out donuts to our hardworking staff.
They will be in two buildings each Tuesday throughout the end of the school year.
#GoWO
⬛️🍩⬜️
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It was a great first day of 2nd grade swim lessons at the
@HarborLightsMS
Pool this morning. Thank you to the
@FundPanther
for helping to support this initiative!
#GoWO
#WeareOne
◼️🏊◻️
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