W-E Schools District Focus December, 2013 | Page 2

Pupil Personnel Perspective of Positivity

By: Eileen Bowers

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xciting things are happening at Willoughby Tech Center this year.
Job Placement Coordinator, Mrs. Linda Mather, along with the staff at
Willoughby Tech, have been very busy placing students in community jobs.
These opportunities provide our students with real world experiences that
help prepare them to be productive, functioning members of our society.
To date, there are 14 students working in positions throughout Kirtland,
Mentor, Willoughby and Willowick. Whereas most of these positions are
paid positions, some of our students are engaged in internships that are
functioning to prepare them to move into a more permanent position.
Some of the establishments where our students are working are Kirtland Library and Just One More in Kirtland, Dollar General in Mentor, Amteco, Industrial Motors and Control, Best Truck Equipment and The Wild Goose, all
located in Willoughby. Additionally we have 6 students working at the Normandy Party Center in Wickliffe.

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WMS Celebrates "Students of the Quarter"

tudent Council sponsored a
"Student of the Quarter"
breakfast on the morning of
November 21st for 15 students (5 per grade) and a loved one
or two. There were fifty attendees
enjoying a bagel, muffin, fruit and
juice breakfast and enjoying each
other’s company on this specific

morning in the library. Principal
Larry Keller started the morning by
congratulating the students and
their parents before co-moderators
of Student Council, teacher Nikole
Godenswager and librarian Fiona
Young, hosted a very special morning for these 15 young ladies and
gentlemen.

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