Congrats to WG's Coach Carrie Corley-Co-Coach of the Year; Libero of the year-Cami Zajac; 1st Team-Claire DeVore; 2nd Team-Colleen Barry, Ella Beckering; Honorable Mention-Alaina Dudzinski and Sonya Dunham: SCAC girls volleyball all-stars 2023! https://www.syracuse.com/highschoolsports/2023/11/scac-girls-volleyball-all-stars-announced-for-2023.html
Congrats to WG's SCAC boys soccer WEST all-stars: 1st team-Christian Long and Nick Togias, 2nd team-Jake McMahon, Tighe McMahon and Logan Scott, Honorable Mention-Anthony Edgar, Kyle Klaben and Nathan Quirk. https://www.syracuse.com/highschoolsports/2023/11/scac-boys-soccer-all-stars-announced-for-2023.html
Happening at West Genesee on Tuesday, November 7:
Congrats to our WG cheerleaders for placing 5th at the NYS Championships today! 💙💛🐾📣
Happening at West Genesee on Monday, November 6:
Good luck to our WG Cheerleaders today as they compete in the NYSPHHAA Game Day Cheer Championship in Binghamton. Tickets are available through the NYSPHHAA Website. 💙💛🐾📣
Section 3 Class AA Volleyball CHAMPIONS!!
WG takes set 3 over FM 25-23 to win the Section 3 Class AA CHAMPIONSHIP 3-0. 💙💛🐾🏐
Don’t Forget To Set Your Clocks Back
Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Remember to turn back your clock one hour on Sunday, November 5 (or Saturday night).
When we turn back our clocks to Standard Time it will be darker earlier. If you drive to work early in the morning, be mindful that more school children will be walking to school or waiting at bus stops when it is still dark. Keep an eye out for them while driving.
The girls varsity XC squad: 3rd in Class A and, so far, 3rd in the total meet merge. They could qualify for a NY Federation Championship spot! Wildcats boys XC finishes 10th in their 65-team Section 3 merge. Nice last race.
Our Wildcat Band marching in the Veterans Parade at the fairgrounds today! Thank you, Veterans! 🎶💙💛🇺🇸
Good luck to the Girls Volleyball team who will be playing against FM in the Class A title game today at 7:30 p.m. at Jamesville-DeWitt High School.💙💛🐾🏐
WG girls soccer finishes their season as the NYS Regional runner up to a strong Columbia team 2-0. Great season ladies!💙💛⚽️
Good luck to our Girls Soccer team today as they compete in the NYS Regionals vs Columbia HS at Nottingham HS at 6pm. 💙💛🐾⚽️
Good luck to our Boys and Girls Cross Country teams today as they compete in the Section 3 Cross Country Championships at VVS. Tickets are available through the Section 3 Website: https://section3.org/sports/2021/4/29/hometown-ticketing.aspx 💙💛🐾🏃♀️🏃♂️
Our own, Erin McConnell, will be representing WG in the directors band! Way to go Erin!! We’ll definitely be watching!! 🎶🎺💙💛
Congratulations to Erin McConnell, a band director at West Genesee (instrumental teacher at CMS), who has been selected to join a marching band of 400 band directors nationwide, to march on Thanksgiving Day. Check out the story at: https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/west-genesee-band-director-to-march-in-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/?utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral
Congrats to WG’s Maddie Owczarzak the 100 free champion at the NYS qualifier today, 54.70.
Congrats to Lily Mauro winning the Section 3 Diver of the meet today at the qualifier!
Good luck to our WG football team tonight as they host ESM in the Section 3 Semi-Final at 6:00pm. Tickets are available through the Section 3 Website: https://section3.org/sports/2021/4/29/hometown-ticketing.aspx 💙💛🐾🏈
Micron Representative and an OCC Professor Talk to Students at WGHS
On Tuesday, October 17 Professor Gino Duca from Onondaga Community College and Melanie Lewis from Micron talked to technology students at the high school about some opportunities available to them as a result of partnerships between our District, OCC, and Micron.
One of the courses the students learned about was receiving credits for the Electromechanical Certificate or AAS degree at OCC by taking Technology Courses and how it can lead to future career opportunities at Micron and other industries. Below is information about the program that was shared with the students.
Electromechanical Certificate at OCC/WGHS
This certificate is focused on troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems. Key skills include:
Learning how electrical signals are used to control automated devices
Applying mechanical & hydraulic systems to provide motion & function
Problem solving techniques
Round it all out with safety principles, reading blueprints, using precision measurement tools, and general education. Students will then be prepared to work in the field of manufacturing and automation. We have local industry partners, including Micron, for their next steps.
The ELM certificate requires 24 total credit hours (18 credit hours can be completed at West Genesee High School with our technology classes.)
Happening at West Genesee on Friday, November 3:
Did you know…November is Native American Heritage Month! Let's continue to amplify indigenous voices and highlight and celebrate the diverse and rich culture of Native American people.
October is National Farm to School Month and therefore was perfect timing to hold a press event on Wednesday, October 18 where several schools in Onondaga County came together at Edward Smith Elementary School in the Syracuse City School District for the announcement of Farm to School Grants awarded to local schools.
In addition to West Genesee Central School District, Syracuse City, Baldwinsville, Liverpool, and North Syracuse School Districts have recently each received a grant that allows their Food Service departments to purchase fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables directly from New York State and specifically Onondaga County. These schools unofficially make up Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance (SOFSA) Farm to School Working Group.
To help us coordinate all of this, we will partner with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)/Harvest NY https://cals.cornell.edu/cornell-cooperative-extension. We have a CNY Farm to School Coordinator, Lizzy Cooper, who has helped to facilitate and support our initiatives.
The grant was awarded to each school by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) who entered into a collaborative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), to administer the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS).
The Onondaga County Division of Purchase invited vendors to bid on various Farm to Fresh products. As a result of the bidding process, the school districts will be purchasing produce from Russo Produce (Syracuse), Reeves Farms (Baldwinsville), Headwater Food Hub (Ontario, NY), and Dagele Brothers Produce (Florida,NY).
On the third Wednesday of every month, all CNY participating school districts will offer a Farm to School menu featuring produce from local and NYS farms.
September featured fresh corn on the cob, while October featured concord grapes and NYS potatoes. Upcoming menus will feature butternut squash, peas, acorn squash, cabbage, carrots and strawberries. Funds may also be used to purchase minimally processed local meats and dairy products.
