Newt News 10/7/24

Please join us for Parent Board tomorrow night, Tuesday, October 8, 7:00-8:00, in the Linworth Big Room.

At that meeting, we will discuss many topics, including Camp Christian, lockdown drills, quarter ending, and HAGPIE.

Every family is part of the Parent Board. There is no fee (or initiation, haha) involved.

Parent Board is providing free hot drinks for students on Wednesday, October 9, 8:30-10:30.

Thank you Parent Board (that's all of you reading this)!

Linworth conferences are different. Because we value participating in a wholistic picture of the personal and academic experience occurring, all teachers will be in the meeting. To maximize spots, we have two conferences happening concurrently, creating 40 slots, with teachers moving from one place to the other. When you arrive to the Zoom conference, I will move you to a Meeting Room, where teachers will join you. You are also welcome to email teachers in lieu of a conference. Email addresses are below.

Linworth Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, October 9, and Monday, October 14. All conferences will be held virtually.

Sign-up is here: Linworth Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences

The safety and well-being of our students, staff, and community are always our top priorities in Worthington Schools. Research and experience show that when students and staff are well-prepared through knowledge and practice, they can respond effectively to emergency situations. This is why we continuously engage in safety routines, drills, and learning to support the safety of everyone in our schools.

Historically, our schools have participated in several important safety drills:

• Fire Drills: These drills teach students and staff how to report fire hazards and safely evacuate the building using multiple exits.

• Weather Drills: These drills help everyone stay calm and safe during weather-related events, such as tornadoes, by identifying and using sheltered spaces within the building.

• Lock-Down Drills: These drills prepare us for situations where free movement within the school is restricted due to external disturbances or unauthorized visitors. They involve securing the school perimeter, classrooms, and common areas to keep everyone safe.

• Rally-Point Drills: These drills focus on safely exiting the building in cases of emergencies like a gas leak or unsafe visitor, and moving to a predetermined safe space away from the school.

In addition to these drills, Ohio law requires public schools to conduct a "Full Scale" Safety Drill every three years. This comprehensive drill combines elements of the previously practiced drills and includes a controlled classroom lockdown, as well as a simulated evacuation to move students away from the building in the event of danger.

Our staff has been trained in the ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) emergency response model, which includes additional countermeasures during a lockdown to facilitate a safe evacuation to a Rally Point. In the event of an emergency requiring relocation, students would be transported to a designated "reunification" location. The Linworth reunification location is Linworth Baptist Church.

In October, we will provide instructions and practice opportunities for students across our schools to prepare for a Full Scale Safety Drill. By being well-prepared for unplanned interruptions, we aim to build confidence and ensure the ultimate safety of our students. We know that when students feel safe and understand safety protocols, they can better focus on their learning.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership in keeping our schools safe.

Last Wednesday, we met in Family Groups to communicate all of the hard and soft information needed regarding camp.

I will host a meeting tomorrow night to answer any questions you may have (see above).

Let me know if you have any questions.

Camp is an annual, all-school overnight for all students. At Camp, we have several community-building activities (which is awesome), enjoy meals (not necessarily awesome) together, and have fun as a group (awesome, again), sharing time with all grade levels.

Attending Camp is an important part of the Linworth experience. We will leave the morning of Thursday, October 17, on buses to Camp Christian in beautiful Magnetic Springs. Although it has a religious name and is owned by a national church, we do not observe any religion or religious activities.

In terms of participation, you have two options. Over 90% of families plan to have their student spend the night. You may also elect to pick up your student from camp Thursday night (the Talent Show ends at 11:00 p.m.; text Chris at 614-579-0727 for details).

We will return to Linworth by bus on Friday morning (October 18), around 11:00 a.m.; there is no school on Friday.

There is a $35.00 fee to cover the cost of food and lodging. It will be posted to MyPaymentsPlus soon and will include Free & Reduced options. Contact Chris if you need financial assistance.

Students needing medication while at camp are required to have the form HERE (we'll have hard copies at the meeting tomorrow night) filled out for each medication and in the original bottle with prescription label. All medication is administered by staff and will be returned to students when we arrive at school on Friday. Refer all questions to Amy K (akargiotis@wscloud.org or 614-450-6900).

Students will need to bring:

· Sleeping bag or bed roll

· Flashlight

· Pillow

· Appropriate clothing (a complete change of clothing/warm clothes)

· Toiletry Articles

· Snacks

· Sack lunch for Thursday

Students may NOT bring gaming systems, tablets, computer, etc.

Please complete the Camp Permission Form.

Camp Christian

10299 Maple Dell Road

Marysville OH

(937) 348-2811

Directions:

Route 23 north to Route 37

Take Route 37 west

.2 miles inside Union County is Maple Dell Road

Turn right (north)

The PowerPoint shown to all students last week is here.

We are distributing yearbooks to those who ordered last year.

We still have a few extras on sale for $50. Call Amy (614-450-6900) if interested.

It looks good. Just sayin'.

The Worthington Schools Mental Health Team is offering a parenting workshop related to parenting students with anxiety.

Link to registration: https://forms.gle/RoWFMRgdBaAHNUnN6

Families have requested information about online courses students can take outside our district over the summer and/or throughout the year to make sure they are on track with credits for participation in Walkabout during their last semester at Linworth. This is a reminder Worthington accepts transfer credit from accredited programs; links to the more popular platforms utilized are included here: Treca (offering a 9-week winter term option), BYU, and Apex.

Coursework taken outside our district are considered transfer credits; the course and grade is included on the student's Worthington transcript, but does not calculate into the cumulative GPA. See Laura prior to registering for any coursework.

Otterbein University hosts this large fair on Sunday, October 13th, 1:00-3:30 and all Linworth students are encouraged to consider attending! Visit this link for additional information, including colleges represented and registration information: Columbus Suburban College Fair Flyer

DACC offers diverse half- and full-day programs for Worthington City School students during junior/senior year and a few one year senior-only programs. We typically have a couple Linworth students each year attending half days at DACC and the other half day at Linworth.

Tenth grade students (and any eleventh grade students interested in the senior-year only programs) interested in learning about opportunities available through Delaware Area Career Center should should review this: DACC program information.

Any student interested in learning more about DACC should notify Laura this week. We will take the shuttle bus to WKHS on Wednesday, October 16th and attend the presentation during the 2A/2B special schedule that day.During this presentation (click here for the slides: (DACC Presentation), permission forms will be distributed for the November 22nd DACC field trip for all interested Worthington students.

It was a great week in the garden this week! The corn harvest is in, the herb garden got weeded, we built a bench and we harvested compost from our vermicompost bins. Next week we will build 2 more benches, harvest herbs, and make plans for our event at the Worthington Farmers Market on November 2nd.

Phyte Club meets from 3:15- 4:15 every Monday. We gather in the Big Room and everyone is welcome. Join Us!

Linworth Students:

We encourage you to continue gathering information about yourself and opportunities accessible to you in order to make informed decisions regarding life after Linworth. Meeting with college admissions representatives can be a valuable resource as we explore opportunities moving forward! Review the list of college/university representatives coming to each of the main campus high schools this month and beyond and see Laura with any questions:

WKHS Students:

Click here to learn which admissions counselors are visiting WKHS and sign up here to meet with them

TWHS Students:

Click here to learn which admissions counselors are visiting TWHS and sign up here to meet with them

Bright Futures is a community-based program that empowers girls in high school to understand and disrupt systemic oppression, develop agency, and take up roles of leadership needed to advocate for changing the systems that perpetuate inequality. Please see the attached flyer (dismiss the part about the 9/18 meeting) and express interest to Laura this week so she can answer questions and/or register you.

Where: Old Worthington Library meeting room

When: Each Wednesday, October 9th to November 13th, 4:00-6:00pm

YOUR PURCHASE OF THIS ITEM GIVES A FREE T-SHIRT TO A MEMBER OF THE WORTHINGTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND A DONATION TO WORTHINGTON PTA COUNCIL (PTAC).

Go to https://www.promoplace.com/worthingtonpridefall24

Sophomore Mason has created Apple and Google calendars that include the color of each school day through the 1st quarter, as well as events and the Town Meeting schedule.

Simply follow this link: Add Linworth AP Town Calendar

October 8

-Parent Board, 7:00-8:00 (camp, lockdown drills, quarter ending, and HAGPIE)

October 9

-Coffee Truck, 8:30-10:30

October 9 & 14

-Conferences

October 10

-Full Scale Evacuation & Reunification Drill, 9:30-10:00

October 17-18

-Linworth All-School Overnight at Camp Christian

November 4

-HAGPIE dance

November 26

-Chili Supper

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If you have any questions for Linworth teachers, please don’t hesitate to reach out to them.

Jamie Mackin jmackin@wscloud.org

Jen Kubina jkubina@wscloud.org

Lilly Yap lyap@wscloud.org

Ian Sample isample@wscloud.org

Rosanne Nagel rnagel@wscloud.org

Mark Shannon mshannon@wscloud.org

Amy Bowman abowman@wscloud.org

Josh Stegman jstegman@wscloud.org

Emily Valdez evaldez@wscloud.org

Laura Zelch lzelch@wscloud.org

Amy Kargiotis akargiotis@wscloud.org

Chris Hasebrook chasebrook@wscloud.org

If there is an emergency and you need to see or talk to someone right away, please:

• Talk to your parents or another trusted adult.
• Call Nationwide Children's Hospital Crisis Hotline (17 & younger) at 614-722-1800
• Call Netcare Crisis Hotline (18 and older) at 614-276-2273
• Call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or
• Text the Crisis Text line by sending a text message to 741741. (If you text “4hope” you should automatically be connected to someone in Ohio, but you can text anything - even just hello to get the conversation started.)
• If you are having an immediate emergency, please call 911.

All of these options are available 24/7/365.

Website: http://www.linworth.org/ or https://linworth.worthington.k12.oh.us/
Location: 2075 West Dublin Granville Road, Worthington, Ohio 43085, USA
Phone: (614) 450-6900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LinworthAP?fref=ts
Twitter: @LinworthAPNewts