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Worthington Schools Nathan Kellenberger Principal Worthingway 6625 Guyer Street Worthington, Ohio 43085 (614) 450-4300 Middle School

Worthingway Updates: 1-16-17

The following is an update for the coming week (please see the school website for athletic updates):

Weekly updates are also posted at the school website. Worthingway Website

Mon., 1/16: Martin Luther King Day – No School Thur.,1/19: Sailing Team Mtg. 7 p.m. TWHS Cafeteria

Congratulations to our December Students of the Month!

7th Grade Boys 7th Grade Girls 8th Grade Boys 8th Grade Girls Vasean Annin Autumn Novak Joseph Rhodes Mikala Hamilton Michael Blain Audrey Wingerter Samuel-David Adeyemi Jakayla Strozier Christian Thompson Annesah Khandaker Jacob Greenberg

8th Grade Families: We would like to invite you to our Freshmen Curriculum night on February 1, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. During the evening, you will hear a presentation about the programs and courses offered at TWHS as well as learn about our alternative programs at Linworth and Worthington Academy. Following the presentation, you will have the opportunity to tour the building and speak with representatives from each department about their course offerings. This is a great opportunity to begin learning about the great things happening at TWHS! We look forward to seeing you on February 1!

Important Information for Track: Track practice will begin on Monday, March 6th. There are no pre-season activities besides informational meeting(s) during assist for interested athletes.

In order to practice, all athletes MUST have updated information on Final Forms. Athletes WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE in practice until these forms are updated and complete. There are NO exceptions!

Please see our track website for more information:

www.tinyurl.com/cardstrack

You can email co-head coaches Caitlin Christel ([email protected]) or Nick Wiedenhoft ([email protected]) with any questions.

Worthington Schools ... Where Excellence Is A Tradition Books and Bagels: Our next Books and Bagels book club meeting will take place on February 15th at 8:00am in the library. The book selection for this meeting is The Future Of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler. Any interested students should read the story and join us for a lively discussion and delicious treats!

High School Sailing Team: Did you know Worthington has a High School Sailing Team? Our TWHS sailing team won the 2016 Fall State Conference, bringing home the Buckeye Trophy!

If you are looking for a fun new sport to join, students and parents are welcome come to our meeting on January 19, 2017 at 7:00-8:00 pm in the TWHS Cafeteria. There, you will be able to meet some of the team and learn about the fast growing sport of sailing in Ohio. This spring/fall sport is open to all in grades 7-12th. For more information, please contact [email protected]

Ohio Wesleyan Junior League (OWL): OWjL (Ohio Wesleyan University Junior League of Columbus) is a residential summer camp program of challenge and enrichment for central Ohio’s gifted and talented middle school students currently in grades 6-8. It is sponsored by Ohio Wesleyan University and founded by the Junior League of Columbus, with major support from corporations, foundations, community service groups and individual contributions.

2017 OWjL Camp Dates: June 11-16 - 6th & 7th grade June 18-23 - 7th & 8th grade June 25-30 - 6th & 7th grade (current grade in school)

Applications and forms will be due by January 31st, 2017. The OWjL website will be updated by December 1st, 2016. Applications postmarked by 1/9/2017 will receive a "Fast Pass" to go the head of the line for meals! Find more information at http://owjl.owu.edu

Linworth Visits: If your 8th grade student is interested in looking into Linworth School, please have them stop by to see Mrs. Fei. Before they can apply, students must do a half day visit to Linworth that Mrs. Fei will help schedule. For more information on Linworth, check out the website. http://www.linworth.org/

Robotics: There is still plenty of time and room for new members of Robotics club. If interested see Mr. Baird in room 30.

Italy Trip - It’s not too late: Parents and students, there is still time to sign up for the trip to Italy in June. Check it out on www.eftours.com/Tour # 1816900VP for details. You can also contact Mrs. Charity at [email protected]. Worthingway Car Magnets are here! We now have Worthingway car magnets for sale in the school office for $5. Please buy one to show your school spirit.

General Mills Box Tops for Education: Remember to save those box tops and send them into your homeroom. This is a fundraiser for Worthingway. The homeroom that brings in the most box tops will enjoy a party at the end of the month.

Yearbooks: Yearbooks are $25.00 and forms can be picked up in Ms. Wilson or Ms. Beasley's classrooms. Families may also purchase a yearbook online at jostensyearbooks.com.

Classroom Updates: Mrs. Newcomb’s Class (Spanish): Sra. Newcomb's classes are all working to acquire a lot of new VOCABULARY right now. Kids should be studying and working on new words every day this week. Parents can ask to see the "caja" of the day to see how kids are doing with that goal. 1a students are learning to talk about interests, pastimes and activities. 1B students are working on FOOD! Sorry if they seem hungrier than normal but all we do is discuss and compare food this unit! :-) (At least until we start practicing the restaurant trip- all 1b students will go once to Casa Hacienda on either Monday, March 20th, Tuesday, March 21st or Friday, March 24th. Cost will be about $15 per lunch if you'd like to start saving up.)

Upcoming Events: 1/30 – 2/3: Map Testing 2/1: Freshmen Curriculum Night 6 p.m. @ TWHS 2/15: Books and Bagels 8 a.m.