Principal's Weekly Update

There are a few short weeks until the end of the school year. See the timeline below for your student's last day at WMCTC.

Our Senior Recognition Ceremony is a few weeks away on May 22 at Spring-Ford High School. Tickets are required for guests. Please see the information below or check our website.

We currently have an opening for an Attendance Administrative Assistant/Receptionist. In addition, we are looking for substitute teachers. We have a great work environment and substitute teachers can be flexible with your hours. Please contact us for more details at 610-489-7272 X 200 or check our website, www.westerncenter.org, for more details.

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Robinson

Pottsgrove students are testing May 13 through May 20. The high school will follow a 3-hour delay schedule. WMCTC students who are not testing will attend WMCTC for their normal sessions. The exception is PM students who will arrive later at 12:30.

Spring-Ford students are testing May 13 through May 21. Students are to follow a normal schedule and attend WMCTC at their regular time. Only those students who are testing will not be required to attend WMCTC's morning session.

Upper Perk students are testing May 13 through May 20. Students are to follow a normal schedule and attend WMCTC at their regular time. Only those students who are testing will not be required to attend WMCTC's morning session.

NOTE: Monday and Tuesday (May 13 & 14):

AM students report to WMCTC in the afternoon: arrival time is 11:30AM

PM students report to WMCTC in the morning: arrival time is 8:00AM

The following students have been named Student of the Quarter for the 4th quarter at WMCTC. These students enjoyed a special breakfast or lunch at their celebration.

Javier Zamora-Medina

Patrick Hartzel

Joseph Carlin III

Cyrus Mackey

Charlotte Pierson

John Hughes

Jarel Christman, Jr.

Caylee Phin

Alec Crist

Lily Bommarito

Kaiden Schaefer

Emilee Barnes

David Phin

Samirah Jettel

Charles Dutill

Eibhleann McKeown

Logan Strickland

Ava Fabian

Payton Rigby

Abigail Wentz

Kylie Graves

Noah Bergey

Kayleigh Thompson

Yarialis Machado

Kaelyn Chona

Anthony Romero

Tyler Kulp

Hunter Henry

Arianna Haas

Dayrin Barrios-Gonzalez (in spanish)

Benjamin Larck

Indy Weniger

Genesis Ochoa-Alcantara

Ryan Lutz

Lauren Gaul

Dean Huston

Jazmine Williams

Mason Yeanish

Tristan Spaar

Zackary Uba

Sean Nielsen

Brianna Maglio

Ava Marchese

Logan Albright

The Senior Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 22 at Spring-Ford high school. The ceremony starts at 7:00 PM.

Click this link for more information or visit our website

Each Senior has been given four (4) tickets for the ceremony. NOTE: WMCTC Seniors do not require a ticket, only their guests require a ticket.

If more tickets are needed, names can be placed on a waitlist. Please contact Ms. Sigourney at msigourney@westerncenter.org or 610-489-7272 x 200

If any Senior does not plan to use their tickets, please return them to Ms. Sigourney.

Interested in co-op for this year or next year? Think about getting yourself set up for the Spring of 2024 or next school year. Here are some stats from 2022-2023 that show what students were earning while on co-op:

Average Pay of Co-Op students- $15.38

Total Gross Wages- $364,975.39

Total Hours Worked- 22,304

Most earned by one student: $31,346.00!!

Here is what you need to know: (from the Student Handbook p.15)

Juniors (in the Spring) and Seniors are eligible for the Cooperative Education Program based on their grades, attendance, task grid completion, NOCTI pre-test score, and technical instructor and principal recommendations. A student who has five (5) or more unexcused absences from school or more than ten (10) days excused absences from school may not be eligible for the Cooperative Education Program.

The arrival and dismissal times below are for regular schedule days. On those days where schedules are changed (early dismissal, delays, etc.) the schedule will be shared at that time.

Below is the May calendar for PE Days at WMCTC. PE days are announced daily stating the current day cycle and the next day's cycle. THERE ARE NO FORMAL PE DAYS IN JUNE.

Through the year, cycle days may not be in numeric order.

****If a student misses their PE class, they must check Mr. English's Google Classroom for their assignment. It is the responsibility of the student to complete work that has been missed.****

by Caia Englert

No Spotlight this week

The Salon will be closed for renovations this summer (2024).

Cross-Curricular Activity between our Dental and Culinary Classes.

Dental students showcased their knowledge of teeth by making delicious pizza models of the parts of a tooth while our culinary students helped advise on knife safety and sanitation.

Sophomore students Nathan Childs, Michael Ravello and Jose Montero taking their hands-on final. Students had to prepare a composed salad that challenged their knife skills and vinaigrett technique.

Email Attendance@WesternCenter.org or call 610-489-7272 extension 209 regarding any attendance-related concerns (excuse notes, early dismissals, attendance letters, etc.).

Parents/guardians have access to view their student's attendance, assignments, grades and discipline using WMCTC's Skyward system. WMCTC's Skyward is not the same as the high school's Skyward.

Parent/guardian sign-in follows this format:

username: parentfirstname.lastname (all lower case) (Example: joe.smith)

password: If you have forgotten your password for WMCTC's Skyward, please contact Mrs. Anne Marie Yusko at ayusko@westerncenter.org or 610-489-7272 x 208.

https://www.westerncenter.org/Domain/123

Parents, remember, you can sign on to WMCTC’s Skyward to see your student’s grades, attendance, assignments, discipline, and other important information. Go to www.westerncenter.org, click For Parents & Students at the bottom of the page, then choose Skyward Family/Student Access.

Forgot your username or password? Contact Mrs. Yusko at ayusko@westerncenter.org

Have you moved?

Be sure to send your new address information to Student Services at studentservices@westerncenter.org

Please note that the high school does not forward change-of-address information to WMCTC.

If an item has been lost or misplaced, it might be in Lost and Found in the Student Services office. These items may have been left on the bus, in our cafeteria or a classroom. Stop by to see if anything belongs to you.

If you've lost something, check it out!

If a student tests positive for COVID the CDC, as well as WMCTC, recommends staying home for 5 days after your symptom start date. Your symptom start date is considered day zero. If symptoms improve by day 5 and you are fever free for 24 hours with no fever reducing medications you may return to school on day 6 (ex: symptoms start on 9/1, isolate from, 9/1 through 9/6, may return to school on 9/7 if above criteria are met).

Please let the WMCTC nurse (DDavison@WesternCenter.org) as well as WMCTC attendance (attendance@westerncenter.org) know the student is positive and will be out.

If a household family member tests positive for COVID but the student is completely symptom free, the student may come to school.

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When a student isn't feeling well, he/she needs to visit the nurse for consultation. If a student contacts their parents without seeing the nurse, the student will still need to see Ms. Davison before dismissal.

Seniors need to have 3 things in place to be awarded SOAR credits.

-Score overall Competent or Advanced on NOCTI testing

-Have a final cumulative GPA of 2.75 in your technical area

-Have a completed task list with all tasks marked at proficiency level

(SOAR does not include Cosmetology and Sports Medicine programs).

Students meeting these requirements will be mailed home all paperwork needed for SOAR credits. These credits are good for 16 months after graduation. Students refer to collegetransfer.net for participating schools.

What if I do not qualify for SOAR or my school is not connected to SOAR?

Take anything you have completed/earned from WMCTC (Certifications/NOCTI results/task list) to your school of interest. See if they will award any advance credit or allow you to test out of class. BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE.

The mission of the Western Montgomery Career & Technology Center is to prepare quality citizens for lifelong productivity in a challenging and changing world by forming innovative partnerships among family, school, and community.

Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center, in accordance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, will not discriminate in educational programs which it operates, or in admission or enrollment procedures on the basis of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, or handicap and provides equal access to the boyscouts and other designated youth groups. The Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center is an equal opportunity employer and educational institution. We assure that procedures and practices are followed to provide equal access to all programs. Any questions concerning the application of Title IX, compliance or complaints may be referred to Donna Wilson, Compliance Officer, at 77 Graterford Road, Limerick, PA 19468 610-489-7272, ext. 203

Email: crobinson@westerncenter.org
Website: https://www.westerncenter.org/
Location: 77 Graterford Road, Royersford, PA, USA
Phone: (610) 489-7272
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