The Lancer News
There will be an Open Gym on Tuesday, December 10 from 3:30-4:30 PM.
Tryouts will take place on the following days:
- Friday, December 13 from 6:50-7:50 AM
- Thursday, December 19, time TBD
- Friday, December 20 from 6:50-7:50 AM
Students must have an active Sports Physical on file, uploaded to FinalForms or turned in at tryouts in order to participate in tryouts.
Parents must register in FinalForms and select Girls Basketball to receive communications.
Email Coach Clendenning or Coach Heffington with any questions:
Cirino Photography has released the Online Viewing/Ordering Gallery from Picture Retake Day.
The deadline to place orders is December 15.
You will need your student's first name, last name and student ID number exactly as it appears in PowerSchool to log in and view the gallery. If you have any questions, Cirino Photography is here to help. Give them a call at 440 953-8200
Below is the online photo gallery link that you can view and place your orders. Orders will ship directly to your house https://my.photoday.com/gallery/willowick-middle-sc
Please note that if your student turned in a paper order form on Picture Retake Day, Cirino Photography is in the process of fulfilling those orders. They will be delivered to the school within three weeks and sent home with your student.
We are excited to announce that our 8th graders will have the opportunity to participate in our first 8th grade class trip to Niagara Falls, USA on Tuesday, May 13th. R&E Tours will be running the trip and Willowick Middle School staff will be chaperoning.
Upcoming deadlines if intending to go:
- Registration Form must be completed by Tuesday, December 3
- $75 deposit is due by Tuesday, December 3
- The final payment is due Tuesday, April 22
UPDATE: Our PTSO will be organizing a student volleyball game on Friday, December 20. The fundraising theme of the game will be gold/yellow colors in honor of former Willowick Middle School student and athlete, Jelena Grmaca.
The game and will consist of football and volleyball players. The cost to attend is $5 which will go towards end-of-the year grade level parties. Concessions will also be available before the game using cash.
Behavior expectations to attend beginning Tuesday, December 3:
- No expulsions
- No suspensions
- No Saturday School
- No full days of ADP
- No more than two detentions
School closings are announced through SchoolMessenger, social media, the District website and local TV stations.
Please make sure your contact information is up-to-date in SchoolMessenger.
School fees were assessed on October 15 and fee statements were emailed.
The due date for the Annual $20.00 Technology Fee has been extended to December 20th and applies to all students. Parents of students on Free & Reduced Cost Meals can call the Technology Department at 440-975-3792 to opt out of this fee.
Paying the fee by December 20th includes one complimentary Chromebook repair.
Please pay fees using PaySchools Central by clicking the orange button below.
- For all indoor WWMS sports, student spectators may only watch a game for the same grade level that they are in, unless they have a sibling that is a student athlete that is playing or are with a parent/guardian. For example, a seventh grade student may only watch an indoor seventh grade game and eighth grade students may only watch eighth grade games.
- Sixth grade students may not attend indoor home games unless with a parent/guardian.
- Middle school students may not attend indoor home games at the high school unless with a parent/guardian.
- High school students may not attend middle school indoor home games unless with their parent/guardian.
Please note, there is no supervision after school. Students cannot wait in the building until games begin. The earliest students can re-enter the building is 4:15 PM for a 4:30 PM scheduled game.
Willoughby Eastlake Classified Professionals (WECP) are working on a Community Service Project called the Heart Hub Adaptive Playground. The playground will be constructed on the back field of Royalview Elementary School for our Special Needs students.
Please help by nominating Royalview Elementary School as the location for securing a Buddy Bench for the Heart Hub Adaptive Playground by clicking the orange button below.
Nominations close on February 27, 2025.
Parents who are picking up their children after school, please be sure to pull all the way up to the main doorway entrance of our building along the sidewalk curb near the bike racks.
Do not have your child meet you or walk into in the parking lot as this can create unsafe conditions for students walking into moving traffic.
Our parking lot traffic is usually less busy about ten minutes after dismissal. Please note that the majority of our parking lot is one-way-only traffic flow.
Due to Royalview Elementary School's dismissal time being so close to ours, we are asking parents not to arrive any earlier than 2:55 PM to prevent overlap and back-up of traffic. If you must arrive earlier than 2:55 PM, please park in the WWMS lot and then wait until Royalview's dismissal traffic has cleared. Our dismissal bell rings at 3:10 PM.
UPDATE: Now Due December 20: An annual technology fee of $20 will be required for all students to defray the cost of technology and associated digital software related to student learning and will cover the cost of one repair as a result of accidental damage during the school year.
- Students must bring their Chromebooks to school fully charged each day
- Students should visit Mr. O'Donnell's classroom in 304 during homeroom if they have an issue that requires a repair
- Students whose Chromebooks are sent out for a repair will report to the Media Center to be assigned a loaner Chromebook until their repair is complete - only for non-intentional damages
- Students who forgot their Chromebook at home will need to make a phone call home from our main office in order for it to be dropped-off at school
- Parents/guardians will be assessed a fee for any Chromebook damages that were intentionally made
- Students will receive a one-time free repair for any unintentional damages
Incoming seventh grade students for the 2024-2025 school year must receive a Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis booster (Tdap) AND one dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4) vaccines were due prior to the start of school, August 21st in accordance with Ohio Statute 3313.671. Please read the letter to parents/guardians by clicking the orange button below for all details including a required health care provider's signature that must be returned to the school or emailed.
Prescription medications require a doctor’s order and must be supplied in labeled pharmacy containers and must be delivered to the school by an adult.
Non-prescription medications (Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, cough syrup, etc.) require only written permission from a parent/guardian, must also come in original containers and be dropped off by an adult.
Do not send medication to school with your child.
Students in middle school are to have their personal communication devices in their lockers during the school day. We are asking our families to support our efforts in enforcing this Board Policy in order to keep distractions to education and learning minimal by not accessing devices during the school day for social and entertainment purposes.
Our focus needs to be on student learning at all times of the school day. Students have been reminded of this policy throughout the school year. Consequences are assigned to students who repeatedly abuse this policy.
Our Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) meetings are located at Willowick Middle School in room 11 during the regular school year on the second Tuesday of each month beginning at 5pm. If it is a holiday or a snow day, then meetings will be held on the following Tuesday.
Upcoming PTSO meetings:
- Monday, December 16
Past PTSO events:
- Fall and Spring Dances
- PBIS Rewards funding
- Fundraisers
- Field trip funding
- GaGa Ball pit installation
- Picnic tables for lunch
- End of the year grade level parties
- Tshirts for students
Contact info: WillowickMiddlePTSO@gmail.com
Student Spectator Information:
- For all indoor WWMS sports, student spectators may only watch a game for the same grade level that they are in unless they have a sibling that is a student athlete that is playing or are with a parent/guardian. For example, a seventh grade student may only watch an indoor seventh grade game.
- Sixth grade students may not attend indoor home games unless with a parent/guardian.
- Middle school students may not attend indoor home games at the high school unless with a parent/guardian.
- High school students may not attend middle school indoor home games unless with their parent/guardian.
Fees, Sports Physicals & Final Forms:
- School fees must be current for students to participate in the athletic season. Athletic fees must be paid by the start of the season for students to participate in the season.
- Please make sure that you and your child are signed up on Final Forms before the first practice. All athletes must have an active Sports Physical on file to participate in the season.
Student Code of Conduct applies at all school-sponsored events and on transportation.
When school is canceled due to the weather, athletic events and practices are canceled.
If you have any questions related to athletics, please email Athletic Director, Mike Bubonics: Michael.Bubonics@WESchools.org
Middle School Meal Prices:
- Lunch: $3.50
- Breakfast: $2.25
Important Meal Information:
- Do not drop off fast food for your child during the school day
- Use PaySchools Central to add funds to your child's meal account
- No change given at registers, change is applied to your child's meal account
- A student can charge up to $20 of meals in a negative balance, an alternative meal is given if balance exceeds
- No snacks given (chips, cookies, etc.) if your child has a negative meal balance
Please contact our attendance line at 440-283-2183 so that we may update our records and notify staff of your child's absence. Any student returning to school from an illness-related absence must report to the office attendance window upon his or her return. Doctors notes can also be submitted at this time.
Students should email their teacher for assignments that are posted on Schoology if absent.
Remote learning is not an option for this school year as classes are not live-streamed.
Absences for Appointments: Please send a doctor's note to the school office for each doctor's visit so that we can properly code the absence as a medical absence. If picking your child up for an appointment, a parent or guardian must enter the school to sign their child out.
Family Vacations: Please contact our school office if you are planning to have your child absent from school due to a family vacation. A vacation form must be signed by a parent or guardian prior to the start of absence. Please alert our school as soon as you are aware of the approaching vacation so that teachers can be prepared to assign work in-advance; preferably at least one week. We kindly ask that families try their best to schedule vacations during school breaks.
Homework Requests: Requests for homework can be made for a student that has missed three or more days of school. Please allow at least one full school day for teachers and staff to arrange assignments. Please contact our main office to place nay homework requests. Homework can be picked up at our main office window.
If you believe your child is experiencing challenges in terms of their mental well-being, it is important to reach out to your principal. To meet your child’s needs, it’s essential to collaborate with the principal and school personnel to explore resources and services available at school. In addition to Crossroads Counselors, the District also has family liaisons and guidance counselors who can provide needed interventions and support.
Our Crossroads Health providers may be embedded in the classroom providing support and intervention on a large-scale for all students in the room. For students who may need more personalized care, we offer the opportunity for them to meet with the Crossroads Health counselor individually or in a small group.
If you do NOT want your child to be considered for individual, small group, or whole classroom support and intervention, please complete the Opt-Out Form below and return this form to your student’s guidance counselor or principal.
You can view your child's current grades and class schedules in PowerSchool by downloading the PowerSchool app through the Apple App Store or Google Play on a mobile device. You may also log-in on a desktop or laptop by viewing the Student Portal webpage.
Once logged-in, simply click on any of the following options:
My Schedule to view the current quarter's class schedule.
Report Card to view this current school year's report cards by quarter
Grades & Attendance to view your child's recent attendance and current course grades.
Click HERE for instructions on how parents can sign-up to receive Weekly Grade Reports that display current grades and attendance that will automatically be generated and sent to your email address on a weekly basis. You must be logged-in to your parent account to access settings.
Please contact our main office if you need access to your parent login information.
