Mr. Foster with the 1st graders. They made a 100 link chain and wrapped it around his neck. Click here for more pictures.

West Harrison kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade classes celebrated 100 days of school by gathering in the gym and jumping 100 times.  They are pictured here after completing their activity.  Please click here to see more pictures of the students in action!

The four West Harrison students pictured were selected to perform with the 2012 Dorian Honor Choir.  This honor choir is the largest festival honor choir in the nation, and is held every year at Luther College in Decorah, IA.  One student, Jason, was selected to perform with the 100 voice Dorian Honor Chamber Choir.  These four students, all seniors at West Harrison, spent 3 days rehearsing for the concert which was held Monday, January 9th. The students pictured are (L - R) Jason, son of Chris and Jennifer of Modale; Tyler, son of Kevin of Mondamin and DeEtte of Missouri Valley; Madelaine,
granddaughter of Michael and Linda of Mondamin; and Miri, daughter of Wayne and Malyn of Mondamin.

On Tuesday, January 10, 2012, the West Harrison varsity and JV cheer squad held a Little Cheer Clinic after school for Preschool to 6th grade students.  Participants worked on basic cheer skills, learned a cheer, and learned the dance to the school song.  The participants performed these skills at the home basketball game that night.  Visit the basketball cheerleading website to view all the pictures from the Little Cheer Clinic!

We seem to have had an increase in the reports of bullying/harassment in our school. We realize that at times it is difficult for students to report this. Click this link as it will allow students to report bullying in a more secure, private manner and it will be directed back to the administration.

The West Harrison Board of Education would like to make all patrons of the district aware that on the advice of legal counsel from the Iowa Department of Education, students will no longer be doing door-to-door fundraising related to any activities for the West Harrison Community Schools. Door to door fundraising has become a major safety and legal issue for schools; as such we can no longer support this type of fundraising for our programs. There may be other groups who continue door-to-door sales, but no group sanctioned by the school will be selling in this manner.

We would like for our patrons to know some of our programs still rely on fundraising to support them. As such, we will still be providing for fundraisers that patrons may choose to attend, however we would like to provide a different approach also. One of the recommendations that we have received from the public was to accept donations, which could be earmarked for specific programs by the donor, and provide a receipt for tax purposes.

Included with this letter you will find a list of the organizations that have raised funds in the past, and the amounts that they believe they will need to raise for this school year. You may make a donation for a particular group or groups, or a general donation that will be split amongst all organizations.

Thank you for your understanding. Please feel free to contact the school should you have any questions regarding this matter.

Respectfully,

Joel Foster
Superintendent

Post Prom meetings will be held the 1st Wednesday of every month in the commons at 6:30 all juniors parents/grandparents/kids are welcome to attend.

The West Harrison Booster Club is looking for new members. In the past the club has worked at the football, softball/baseball concession stands and sold West Harrison clothing.  The money earned through these functions has been spent on uniforms, athletic equipment, elementary activities, and many other items that the students have needed.  If you are interested in joining, please contact any of the below members.

Jeff and Danya Anderson 646-2205
Kent and Jeanette Beebe 645-2914
Matt and Patricia Earlywine 646-2531

WEST HARRISON ALTERNATE BUS ROUTES

In case of inclement weather, West Harrison bus drivers will sometimes use alternate bus routes. This will be announced on the website, TV, and radio when drivers are only using the alternate routes. Please click on the following attachment so you know where your pickup or dropoff spot is for your child(ren) when the use of the alternate bus routes goes into effect.

WEST HARRISON AND NO FRILLS ARE WORKING 

TOGETHER TO IMPROVE EDUCATION!

Once again we are asking for your support.  Please send your No Frills “Our Family” product labels to school.  Make sure to include the UPC bar code when you cut or tear them from the product.  The 6-12 Life Skills classroom is collecting labels that we can turn into cash.  For every 500 labels collected West Harrison will receive $25.00 (.05 cents per label) to purchase needed materials (At times, the labels are worth .15 cents per label.)  Our class is also able to use the labels for sorting, cutting, and functional daily living skills activities.  The money we receive will allow us to work on functional skills within our community.  Thank you for working together to build a better education for our children.