Daily Announcements

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• Tuesday | December 16, 205

  12/16/2025
  LUNCH: Hot Italian Sandwich, Corn Casserole, and Smiles 

  Wishing a Happy Birthday to... Levi Eekoff

  Wishing a Happy Half-Birthday to... Olivia Ten Napel

  
  

  GENERAL:

  -VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER: We will be starting school at 8:30am (NOT 9:30 am) on Wednesday and dismissing at 2:30 pm for Dave Kooima’s funeral. You MUST be on time for your 1st period block. The 3rd and 5th blocks will also be switched to accommodate a reasonable lunch hour. Buses will run at 2:30 pm.

  -There is no academic intervention this week

  -Power Hour emails went out over the weekend from Mrs. Wilson. Please check whether you are assigned.

  - Lost and found items in the west hallway of the gym are going to be disposed of or brought to Bargain Alley over Christmas break.  Please check to see if any of the articles are yours!   

  -Mr. Lewison’s Faithpack is assigned to service cleanup after tonight's basketball game. Thank you, Lewison Faithpack!

  -CTE Students:  Reflection papers and work schedules are due by Friday, December 19.  Please talk to Mr. D if you have any questions.

  - Large Group Speech will meet today after school in the HUB. Contact Miss Bierma or Ms. Jeltema if you can’t make it. 

  -Inventory reduction sale at the Snack Shack until further notice. We are selling our inventory at 50% off. All proceeds of the Snack Shack go to various local nonprofit organizations. 

  –No Women’s Chorus practice on Thursday.

  --Seniors--read that email about a class photo on Thursday.

  
  

  ACADEMIC REGISTRAR:

  - The meeting to go over more details about our Ireland trip will be tonight at 5:30 in the Ag Room. If you have RSVP’d pizza will be arriving at the beginning of the meeting for come hungry. If you still have not RVSP’d please do so I have a good guess on all those attending. 

  
  

  ATHLETICS:

  - Home basketball games vs Spirit Lake tonight. JVR games begin at 3::45, JV games @ 4:45. Varsity Girls and Boys to follow.  Please clean out the east locker lockers after school.

  
  

  Wednesday, December 17 Schedule

  1st Block: 8:30 am–9:45 am

  5th Block: 9:50 am–11:05 am

  Lunch / 3rd Block Rotation:

  • Lunch 1: 11:10 am–11:45 am
  • 3rd Block: 11:50 am–2:05 pm

  • Lunch 2: 12:30 pm–1:05 pm
  • 3rd Block: 11:10 am–12:25 pm

  Break: 1:05 pm–1:12 pm

  7th Block: 1:15 pm–2:29 pm

  Dismissal: 2:30 pm

• Monday | December 15, 2025

  12/15/2025
  LUNCH: Hot dogs or Coney, Green Beans, and Potato Gems

  Wishing a Happy Half-Birthday to... Mark Leusink

  
  

  GENERAL:

  -VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER: We will be starting school at 8:30am (NOT 9:30am) on Wednesday and dismissing at 2:30pm for Dave Kooima’s funeral. You MUST be on time for your 1st period block. 3rd and 5th block will also be switched to accommodate a reasonable lunch hour. Busses will run at 2:30pm.

  -There is no academic intervention this week

  -Power Hour emails went out over the weekend from Mrs. Wilson. Be sure to check to see if you are assigned!

  - Mr. Lewison’s Faithpack is assigned service clean-up after the basketball game tomorrow night.

  -CTE Students:  Reflection papers and work schedules are due by Friday, December 19.  Please talk to Mr. D if you have any questions.

  
  

  COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

  - Tomorrow Billie Streufert, Dordt Academic and Career Advisor of Online Programs will be here over the lunch periods in the student lounge for students to visit with about taking online classes through Dordt in the spring. 

  
  

  AG/FFA:

  -  Reminder that FFA sock store closes today. They would make a great stocking stuffer!

• Friday | December 12, 2025

  12/12/2025
  LUNCH: Hamburgers, Baked Beans, Orangecicle Salad, and Chips

  Wishing a Happy Birthday to... Sage Kuperus and Scarlett Winterfeld; Thane Ver Velde (12/13) and Elise De Weerd (12/14)

  Wishing a Happy Half-Birthday to…Augustine Nwakah (6/13) and Talja van Niejenhuis (6/14)

  
  

  GENERAL:

  - Mr. Lewison’s Faithpack is assigned service clean-up after the basketball game next Tuesday night, December 16.

  - Lost and found items in the west hallway of the gym are going to be disposed of or brought to Bargain Alley over Christmas break.  Please check to see if any of the articles are yours! 

  - If you have feedback or interest in service-oriented trips to another country, see Carey Van Donselaar during morning break, 1st or 2nd periods in the Learn Lab.

  -Be sure to review the exam information that was emailed to you on Wednesday. Things will look a bit different this year, so please be sure you are aware of the details!

  - Senior shirts are here! If you ordered one, stop in Miss Bierma’s room during morning or afternoon break to pick it up. 

  -The thank-yous for your Christmas cards keep coming in--here’s another one: “How can I  say ‘Thank You’  to Western students for the JOY that I found in my mailbox this morning? I was overwhelmed!!  "It was so fun to read all the cheerful messages. I pray for God‘s blessing on every one of you at Western Christian”

  
  

    ACADEMIC REGISTRAR:

  - Have you taken a look at your second-semester schedule? Email any change requests to Mrs. de Boom. Be aware that several sections are already full.

  - Are you interested in taking the CNA class in the spring? We will need at least 7 students to hold the class at Western. Contact Mrs. de Boom if interested.

  
  
  

  COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

  - Tuesday, December 16, Billie Streufert, Dordt Academic and Career Advisor of Online Programs, will be here over the lunch periods in the student lounge for students to visit with about taking online classes through Dordt in the spring.

  - SDSU will be here during 1st lunch (11:00 am-11:30 am) in the Student Lounge on Tuesday, December 16.