Month: October 2024

Baking a Difference: Harding Culinary Students Donate To Warren Family Mission

Students in Warren G. Harding High School’s Culinary Program’s Make a Difference Campaign delivered 18 pans of Apple Crisp to Warren Family Mission.

The initial donation, made Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, is part of the monthlong campaign. The four four students, Tyra Myrick, Nevaeh Davis, Elaina Buydos and Lariyah Coleman, were given a tour around the mission and spoke with staff about volunteer opportunities. 

As in years past, all students in the Cooking 1 course donate a portion of their baked goods items prepared in class to four local nonprofit organizations. 

Students spend time researching organizations and missions to determine where they would like to donate. 

Minds & Bodies in Motion: McGuffey 1st Graders Experience New Turf at the WCS’ Student Recreation & Wellness Center

First graders from the McGuffey PK-8 School were the first Warren City Schools students to not only visit, but also use the district’s new Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

The students spent some time at the new facility on the Warren G. Harding High School campus on Thursday, October 10. Their teachers collaborated with the physical education teacher to plan some gross motor activities to culminate a unit in the English Language Arts curriculum. The focus was on our bodies and how they move. 

The students participated in a variety of activities, including relays and field games, in the turf area.   

Class In Session: WCS Teachers, Administrators Focus on Student Attendance and Participate in Waiver Day Learning Activities

Although school was not in session for students on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, teachers and administrators of the Warren City School District still reported to class.

They participated in the district’s second waiver/ professional development day of the year.

Teachers from across the district, representing grade preschool to 12th, participated in learning opportunities ranging from lesson design, eliciting student responses, vocabulary routines  to robotics and technology. 

“Each session was planned and led by district personnel, and aligned to our district goals,” explained Chief Academic Officer Wendy Hartzell.

Teachers and administrators spent time learning how to reduce chronic absenteeism.

Participants explored what constitutes chronic absenteeism, analyzed data trends, learned about attendance intervention efforts currently practiced in WCS, and began to identify strategies and processes that can be used to intervene with their students and families who are demonstrating attendance concerns, explained Dante Capers, Associate Superintendent of Student Services, Student Wellness and Success.

Here are some highlights in pictures:

Stuff-A-Cruiser to benefit Warren City Schools: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Warren City Police Department

The Warren City Police Department, along with ORRIN Collaborative to End Human Trafficking, is hosting a Stuff-A-Cruiser event to benefit Warren City Schools.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at the Warren City Police Department, 141 South St. SE, Warren.

Requested Pantry Items include:

  • Oatmeal packets, Granola Bars
  • Crackers, Pasta & Pasta Sauce,
  • Ramen Noodles, Rice, Instant
  • Mashed Potatoes, Single Serving
  • Fruit Cups, Canned Fruit,
  • Canned Veggies, Canned Soups,
  • Fruit Drinks, Can Openers,
  • Sanitary Napkins (not tampons),
  • Shampoo, Conditioner,
  • Deodorant (male/female), Soap-
  • Bar or Body Wash, Disposable
  • Razors (male/female), Body
  • Sprays(male/female)

For more information, please contact Stacey Altiere at 330-718-8820.