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JOIN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
Over 30 local residents
attended an
informative community meeting held at the WASC this past Tuesday evening
about forming a neighborhood watch. Tim Huston, WASC Emeritus
Board Member, was the driving force in making this community service
become a reality. A follow-up meeting is planned for Tuesday, June 30,
at 7:00 p.m. Help pass the word!! For more information,
call Chris Kuttler at 740-653-5678 or Tim Huston at 740-746-8876.
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The West After School
Center is a provider for the Ohio Benefit Bank. If you are in need of
assistance related to childcare, food, health coverage or home energy
needs, please call the WASC at 653-5678 and set up an appointment to do
a quick check to see if you might qualify for help. |
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Our local
Information & Referral of Fairfield County has just received
notice of their designation as a
2-1-1 Call Center!! They have much work to do
switching phone lines to be compatible with
2-1-1, but the bottom line is
hopefully by August, local residents should be able to call
2-1-1 in Fairfield County and
get I&R.
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School Supplies Give-a-Way (spread the word) |
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Community
Healthfest
Saturday, August 8th, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Fairfield Christian Church/Academy, 1st floor
1965 N. Columbus Street
800 packets of school supplies will be given to children (of school age)
in attendance, while supplies last. This all depends on the grant
approval and price availability.
The purpose of the Community Healthfest is to encourage attendees to
participate in health screenings (all free) at the same time as
receiving supplies, giving them some health feedback for healthy
lifestyle changes. Free screenings should include glucose, cholesterol,
vision, hearing, height and weight, color blind test, blood pressure,
bone density and possibly others. Immunizations will be given (as long
as attendees have their records with them) free of charge, thanks to a
sponsor and Fairfield Department of Health.
There will be some inflatable activities out by the playground to
encourage fun exercise. This too, will be free. There is usually a small
child's craft and face painting. The hope is to have fire trucks and
other exploring opportunities for children available.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army will be
taking applications for school supplies on Thursday, July 16 and Friday
July 17, 2009
9:00am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Salvation Army, 228 Hubert Avenue
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Victory Hill Church
Sunday, August 9th from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at West Elementary, 625 Garfield
Ave
500 Book bags filled with basic school supplies will be given away on a
first come, first served basis
Children receiving the book bags need to be present
No verification is required
There will be carnival games and free food
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First United Methodist Church will be
supplying book bags filled with basic school supplies to students at
South Elementary
Charity Newsies will be furnishing supplies
to area schools. Please check with the school office for further
details.
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SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM
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PICK a SITE
JOIN US FOR LUNCH and
EXTENDED SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
WEST AFTER
SCHOOL CENTER IS THE AREA PROVIDER for the
FEED OHIO SUMMER
LUNCH PROGRAM
We have
nine serving sites in our city:
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West After School Center
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Robert K Fox Family Y
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East
Elementary School
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Tallmadge
Elementary School
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Cedar
Heights Elementary School
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South
Elementary School
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Medill
Elementary School
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Lancaster
Club Apartments (Sanderson area)
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River
Valley Apartments
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Feed Ohio pictures from Tallmadge School
Thanks to Natalie Lindsay and her
reliable volunteer, Tina Botts, for the good work developing an enrichment
program at Tallmadge. These participants love their books! |
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We appreciate the support in
advertising this great opportunity for Lancaster children. Lancaster
City Schools administrator Steve Scott sent an automated phone message
to over 4,000 Lancaster parents this week to help inform them of the
lunch program. United Way of Fairfield County featured information in
their monthly newsletter and many churches have help spread the word in
their weekly bulletins and congregation newsletters. |
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Andre is thrilled to be reading
Bridge to Terabithia |
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The West After School
Center's Summer Lunch Program is supported by a Feed
Ohio grant
from the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (GOFBCI),
mini-grants from the Children's
Hunger Alliance and Lancaster's First Presbyterian Church, the Lancaster
Sherman Rotary, and the Ohio
Department of Education.
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Lancaster City Schools Superintendent,
Dr. Denise Callihan,
voices strong support for the West After School
Center's Summer Lunch Program.
Check out her message, being filmed for a segment of Healthy
Living for Kids
with host Angi Marinacci-Young -
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the Tallmadge CLC book bin |
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see the lunch program at the WASC and Tallmadge |
WASC administrators Julie Bibler and Paul Young
meet with Shandell Jamal, and her intern, Jasmine (Akron
University), from the
Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives to review
progress of the summer lunch program. |
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pictures from South
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SUMMER EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
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Hey Parents! Think your kids might be
bored after a few weeks of summer vacation? You know they will be
and they'll miss their friends. Help extend their learning this summer
by enrolling in the Eastside Center for Success's three week summer
enrichment program at East Elementary School. |
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July 6-10 Astronomy
July 13-17 - Art
July 20-24 - Ancient Egypt |
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Morning Session for Grades 1 and 2, 9:00 a.m. -
11:30 a.m. Free Lunch available on
East School Playground
Afternoon Session for Grades 3, 4 and 5, 12
noon - 2:30 p.m.
Click
HERE to Learn More |
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click HERE to see our program |
Summer Childcare is available at the West After School Center for a
modest weekly or partial week fee.
Sign up now and
enjoy the learning activities!
free lunch, safe,
air-conditioned, structured learning activities, nurturing staff, fun
outdoor activities, walking field trips. |
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COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS
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We thank our friends at
Lancaster's Sherman Rotary for their generous donation that will support
the West After School Center and our Summer Lunch Program in 2009. |
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SPOTLIGHT ON OUR
SUMMER STAFF |
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Natalie
Lindsay
Enrichment
Program Leader
Tallmadge
Community Learning Center |
click here to learn more |
Natalie Lindsay, a member
of the staff at the Tallmadge Community Learning Center, has developed a
popular enrichment program in conjunction with the
Summer Lunch Program at Tallmadge Elementary School. She is
supported each day by a parent volunteer, Tina, and together they have
motivated the children to maintain their reading skills by selecting and
reading books from the book bin each day of the week with rewards on
Fridays. Natalie lives in Baltimore, has an Ohio paraprofessional
license, is an independent care provider, and is working on a degree in
early childhood education at OU-Lancaster. |
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Angela Keller
Program
Assistant
West After
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Angela has been a member
of the WASC staff for more than five years. Her three children have been
participants in the program and her oldest just graduated this spring
from Lancaster High School. Angela serves in many capacities. This week
she has helped make our Neighborhood Watch Program a success and played
a key role in securing a "clean" food/health inspection at our Summer
Lunch site at the Robert K. Fox Family Y. |
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PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT and COLLABORATION |
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Look for this new book, which was released at the
NAA and NAESP conventions on April 1.
Principal Matters has been designed to help principals and
after-school program leaders enhance their collaborative relationships.
published
by School-Age Notes
click
here to see more books and
resources from SAN. |
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West After
School Center Board of Directors
hosts Lancaster Principals and
Superintendent for Lunch |
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Reflecting on a good year
of before- and after-school programming in four of our elementary
schools, the West After School Center Board of Directors
provided lunch
and hosted a planning meeting with elementary and middle level
principals and Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Denise Callihan, to
discuss what worked this past year, what didn't, and how to continuously
improve for the 09-10 school year and expand extended learning
opportunities to more schools. We appreciate the support and opportunity
to work collaboratively with quality, visionary school leaders. |
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What Would Dad Say About Education Today?
By Dr. Paul Young
Father's Day is Sunday, June 21.
With that in mind, former principal Paul Young considers what his dad
might think about the state of education today. Down-home stories and
common sense prevail in this retired principal's touching tribute to his
dad. |
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FITNESS, NUTRITION and HEALTHY
LIVING for KIDS
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Watch
Healthy
Living for Kids
weekly on the
Lancaster Schools Televison Network |
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The Goals for
our Television Program:
1. Create and sustain a community dialogue
and awareness campaign that helps every individual learn to make healthy
choices about what and how much they eat as well as how much daily
exercise they get.
2. Encourage children to engage in healthy
and productive extra curricular activities at home and at school.
3. Teach families how to prepare meals and
economical family meals and snacks.
4. Showcase the wealth of community
resources and personnel that can help kids and families develop healthy
lifestyles.
5. Demonstrate the positive impact and
benefits that participation in before and after school programs can have
on children's mental health and social development. |
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Learn the healthy benefits of eating lean beef and also how to safely
grill and barbecue foods outdoors all summer long - tips courtesy of the
Ohio Beef Council and the Lancaster Fire Department - all on the current
playing episode of Healthy
Living for Kids. |
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Hey Kids!!
"Be a Player - Get Up
and Play an Hour a Day this Summer!"
Join us at our summer lunch sites for
daily physical activities and structured games.
Check out these
websites for great ideas for physical activities you can do at home this
summer - and stay fit! |
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WASC BOARD OF
DIRECTORS COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
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Healthy Living for Kids, Monday, June 22, 12:30
p.m. at the WASC
WASC Education and Vision Committee Meeting,
Monday, August 3, 10:00 a.m.
WASC Education and Vision Committee Meeting,
Monday, August 17, 10:00 a.m.
WASC Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday,
August 20, 9:30-11:00 a.m. |
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ELI Classes, Rm. 1 & 2 -
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8:30-3:15
Childcare Program
Meeting with New Horizons staff - Dr.
Young
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ELI Classes, Rm. 1 & 2 -
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Canal Winchester Local Schools administrative staff visits WASC |
Childcare Program
Extended Learning Opportunities
Planning - Cols. Dr. Young, 10-11:30 |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
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OAESA Professional Conference
Kalihari
Resort - Sandusky
Dr. Young and Dr. Sheets presenting
"Principal Matters"  |
Childcare Program
Aligning the Learning Day Planning
Meeting - Washington DC - Dr. Young
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Dr. Cao's Parenting Class from OU-L
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Celebrate
SUMMER LEARNING DAY
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Aligning the Learning Day Training - Washington DC - Dr. Young
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CONTACT US |
To learn more about
activities at the specific program sites sponsored the West After School
Center, contact:
Mrs. Julie Bibler, Site
Administrator - West After School Center, 620 Garfield Avenue,
Lancaster (740-653-5678)
jbibler@westafterschoolcenter.org
www.westafterschoolcenter.org
Mr. Rob Libbee, Site
Administrator, Eastside Center for Success, 751 East Wheeling
Street, Lancaster (740-687-7197)
rlibbee@eastsidecfs.org
www.eastsidecfs.org
Mr. Moses Garcia, Site
Administrator, Cedar Community Learning Center, 1515 Cedar Hill Rd.,
Lancaster (740-475-8243)
eaglesparrow@earthlink.net
www.cedarclc.org
Tallmadge Community Learning Center, 611 Lewis Drive,
Lancaster (740-475-9229)
westafterschool@westafterschoolcenter.org
www.tallmadgeclc.org
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