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Westlake Schools and Teachers Association Agreement is OfficialAt a special meeting of the Westlake Board of Education on July 19, the Board voted to adopt the newly negotiated contract with the Westlake Teachers Association (WTA). After more than a year of negotiations, both parties have reached a three-year agreement for the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 school years. On Monday, July 18, WTA members voted to accept the agreement reached by the negotiating committee.

As reported earlier, the agreement includes across-the-board freezes in base salaries for all three years, along with modest step increases for each of the three years for teachers with less than 20 years of experience. There will be a one-time longevity payment provided to teachers above 20 years of experience who are not eligible for the step increases. The increases are

possible due to savings stemming from signifi cant health insurance changes, as well as requiring employees’ spouses to take insurance through their own employer without any subsidy from the district.

WTA President Patrick McMorrow said, “Reaching this agreement was an important step for all of us toward focusing on the future. The WTA is looking forward to the upcoming school year and educating for excellence.”

Board President Carol Winter said, “This agreement is a fair one for our teachers and our residents. While the process may have been longer than ideal, we worked collaboratively to reach a resolution and we are proud of our students, teachers, staff and our community.”

‘No Tax Increase’ Bond Issue on November BallotAt a July 25 special meeting, the Westlake Board of Education passed a resolution placing a “no new millage” bond issue and permanent improvement (PI) levy on the Nov. 8 ballot. This issue will replace the district’s four aging elementary schools with one new school and sets aside funds to maintain district facilities – and it will not raise taxes.

Over the past few years, a planning committee made up of parents, civic and business leaders, teachers and residents reviewed the school dis-trict’s facilities and considered different options to replace or renovate Westlake’s four aging and de-teriorating elementary schools. The studies found ineffi cient HVAC and plumbing systems, inade-quate electrical capacity for today’s instructional technology, failing windows and roofs, classrooms that are too small for modern teaching, and too many facilities for our population.

Based on the community committee’s recommen-dations, the Board of Education decided to move forward with a 1.3-mill bond issue and a 1-mill PI levy that will fund replacing Westlake’s four aging and deteriorating elementary schools with a new PK-4 centrally-located campus.

This combined 2.3-mill issue will complete Phase II of the Master Facilities Plan and create a separate maintenance fund for capital expenses, including safety, security, technology updates, transportation needs and building maintenance – a recommen-dation from the original 20/20 Vision Committee.

The district previously structured its debt payments to drop by more than 2 mills in 2017. The combined issue on the November ballot will complete Phase II of the Master Facilities Plan within that drop off

Save the DateKick off the 2016-2017 school year with a district

Open House on Monday, Aug. 8, 4-6pm, at Westlake High School Rotunda. Meet incoming Superintendent Scott Goggin and incoming Treasurer Todd Hopkins.

Browse informational displays from various

groups and programs that support and provide programming benefitting our students. Pick up information on these groups and talk to representatives to learn more about the opportunities available to Westlake students and parents.

Stay for the Board of Education meeting at 6pm.

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District Receives State Momentum AwardsHilliard and Dover Elementary Schools, along with the Westlake City School District as a whole, were recognized by the State Board of Education with Momentum Awards for exceeding expectations in student growth for the year.

Schools and districts must earn straight A’s on all Value-Added measures on the state report card to receive the award. The school or district also must have at least two Value-Added subgroups of students, which includes gifted, lowest 20% in achievement, and students with disabilities. Award

recipients are considered “models of excellence” for helping students succeed every day.

Hilliard and Dover are among the fi rst winners of the award and part of an elite group of schools demonstrating that children of every background and ability can achieve. Only 165 schools statewide, and only 53 school districts (less than 10% of districts statewide), received a Momentum Award.

Todd Hopkins will begin the 2016-2017 school year as the Westlake City School District’s new treasurer, and Alexander Fleming is returning to Westlake as principal of Dover Intermediate School.

Hopkins served as treasurer, assistant treasurer and computer network manager at Brooklyn City Schools. He also worked in the banking industry. He earned his undergraduate degree in business administration from Ashland University and is completing post-graduate work in school fi nance, school law and leadership.

“Mr. Hopkins has an excellent

reputation as a treasurer,” said Board President Carol Winter. “With the great work our treasurer’s offi ce has done over the last few years to earn perfect audits from the state, we are confi dent that he will hit the ground running.”

Fleming most recently served as the principal of Bassett Elementary School and previously as a principal in the Midview Local School District in Lorain County.

“Mr. Fleming is familiar with the Westlake community and has been an exceptional principal at Bassett,” said Director of Human

Resources Brady Sheets. “There is no doubt that he will do extremely well in this new role.”

Important DatesAug. 8: Meet the

Superintendent & Treasurer and WCSD Open House

Aug. 11: LBMS 8th grade schedule pickup

Aug. 12: LBMS 7th grade schedule pickup & orientation

Aug. 15: WHS Senior Seminar Day

Aug. 16: WHS 9th grade orientation

Aug. 16: Elementary new student orientations

Aug. 17: WHS 10th & 11th grade schedule pickup

Aug. 18: Opening Staff DayAug. 18: Hilliard Elementary

Open HouseAug. 19: Bassett Elementary

Grade 1 Meet the Teacher

Aug. 22: First Day for Students Grades 1-12

Aug. 22: Kindergarten screening

Aug. 22: Board of Education meeting

Aug. 23: Kindergarten screening

Aug. 24: Kindergarten & preschool orientation

Aug. 25: Kindergarten fi rst dayAug. 29: Preschool fi rst dayAug. 29: Dover Elementary

School Open HouseAug. 30: WHS Open HouseAug. 31: LBMS Open HouseSept. 1: Holly Lane

Elementary Open House

Sept. 2: Staff work day/No students

Sept. 5: Labor Day/No school

Todd Hopkins

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Westlake Makes 2 Key Administrative Hires

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WHS Class of 2016 Academic AwardsMembers of the Class of 2016 took home a variety of academic and extracurricular awards for their performance and participation inside and outside of the classroom. Sixty-fi ve members of the Class of 2016 (25% of the graduating class) graduated Summa Cum Laude. Honors Diplomas were awarded to 142 students (47% of graduates). And 57% of our graduates received the President’s Award of Excellence.

PHI BETA KAPPA: Alexis Mance, Bradley Katcher

ACADEMIC HALL OF FAME:Alexis Mance, Bradley Katcher, Harleen Shergill

NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS: Rachel Kim

NATIONAL MERITCOMMENDED:

Mingda Chen, Leah Franklin, Taeho Kim, Austin Kinney, Yan Kwok, Jackson Routhier, Ryan Zubricky

CLASS OF 2016 OFFICERS Jacob Kraft,

Hayley McIntyre, Anna Renkel, Emma Steinman

DRAMA AWARDS OUTSTANDING

CREW MEMBER: David Wanhainen

STAGE MANAGER AWARD: Sean Freeman

STUDENT DIRECTOR AWARD: Justin Godfrey, Elise Kennedy

SUPPORTING PERFORMER: Maggie Goldberg, Brenna Kane, Madeline Karaffa, Alex Kuhn, Cass Penegor, Samantha Surber, Brittany Fleming

LEAD PERFORMERS: Justin Godfrey, Jacob Kraft, Anna Parchem, Anna Renkel

RICHARD MORRIS JR. AWARD: Elise Kennedy

FOUR-YEAR PIT AWARD: David Abbuhl, Nathaniel Hofford, Jackson Routhier, Emily Spinelli

ENGLISH AWARDS OUTSTANDING ENGLISH

LANGUAGE AWARD: Brenna Kane

SHAKESPEARE AWARD:

Anna Parchem

FRENCH AWARDSNFHS: Nicholas Albainy,

Evan Bernath, Marissa Busch, Michael Corrigan, Hailee Dunlap, Claire Dunphy, Emma Franklin, Leah Franklin, Margaret Guilfoyle, Jessica Hook, Austin Huang, Timothy Kieltyka, Rachel Kim, Jacob Kraft, Katie Liggett, Kathleen McHugh, Violette Nader, Maxwell Prexta, William Reilly, Sierra Swisher, Catherine Tsuei, Emily Varnes, Paige Ward, Kyle Wong

MENTION D’HONNEUR: Emma Franklin, Maggie Guilfoyle, Katie Liggett, Catherine Tsuei

BRONZE AWARD: Leah Franklin, Jessica Hook, Rachel Kim

LE PRIX FRANCAISDU CERCLE DES CONFERENCES FRANCAISES:

Marissa Busch

MATH AWARDSOCTM: Jack Bogart,

Margaret Guilfoyle,

Bradley KatcherOHIO MATHEMATICS

LEAGUE: Mingda Chen, Nicole Davies, Matthew Hom, Alex Ikezawa, Bradley Katcher, Farrah Kharche, Taeho Kim, Yan Kwok, Katie Lew, Harleen Shergill, Catherine Tsuei, Ryan Zubricky

LATIN AWARDS: Jack Bogart, Kenan Dinchman, Bradley Katcher, Katie Liggett, Maddie Mansour, Katerina Packis

LATIN POLYGLOT: Jack Bogart, Bradley Katcher, Katie Liggett

WHBS AWARDSTED W. SILLER AWARD:

Rus HansonWHBS GOLDENMICROPHONE AWARD:

Justin GodfreyWHBS SENIOR COMMITMENTAWARD: Jeremy ButcherWHS TECHMATE:

Sean Freeman, Elise Kennedy, Anna Renkel

YEARBOOK: Brittany Donna

WHS Class of 2016 Athletic Awards7 LETTER AWARDS:

Michelle Appel, Andris Balodis, Maya Bauer, Jack Bogart, Rebecca Essig, Samantha Evans, Adam Fife, Joe Guay, Robyn Hageman, JaQuan Hardy, Taylor Hood, Elise Illius, Nick Irwin, Jacob Kraft, Max Lackner, Max Prexta, William Reilly, TJ Withers

COURAGEOUS STUDENT AWARD: Mike Beaver, Savannah Sinclair

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF HIGHSCHOOLS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:

Becca Prexta, Tommy Bowles

OHSAA ARCHIE GRIFFIN AWARD: Katie Lew, Patrick Steffen

OHSAA SCHOLAR ATHLETE: Jack Bogart, Taylor Hood

BOB HERSMAN COACH OF THE YEAR: Brendan Zepp

U.S. MARINE CORPS AWARD: Rebecca Essig, JaQuan Hardy

OHSAA STATE AWARD: Karen Lackner

amount, which equates to no tax increase for residents.

After carefully reviewing the elementary school build-ings, the committee and Board of Education opted to replace the four schools with one campus to save $4 million in building costs. Going from four buildings to one will also save more than $1 million annually in

operating costs. Further, the plan will provide addi-tional opportunities for students by housing music, art, technology, therapies and counselors all in one build-ing. Students will have more access to these services when they do not have to rotate among schools. Aligning curriculum for all students and minimizing the number of times a student has to change schools are also added benefi ts to the one building plan.

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Local Scholarship AwardsThe Class of 2016 received $82,750 in local scholarships to continue their studies.CHRISTINA RYOOK UM: Yan Kwok,

Harleen Shergill, Adeline SteffenBASSETT PTA: Emma SteinmanBAY CORP: Timothy StoneCOACH ANTONYZYN 3D WRESTLING:

Tommy BowlesCHAD DILILLO SPIRIT AWARD: Max LacknerDOVER PTA: Rebecca EssigDOVER INTERMEDIATE PTA:

Rebecca PrextaPAT FOX MEMORIAL: Alexis Mance

GIVEN MEMORIAL FOOTBALL AWARD: William Reilly

THOMPSON MEMORIAL FOOTBALL AWARD: Justin Godfrey

HILLIARD PTA: Alexis ManceHALLE REID HOLLAND AWARD:

Claire Dunphy, Taylor Hood, Farrah Kharche, Alexis Mance, William Reilly

HOLLY LANE PTA: Thomas BowlesFRED JENNINGS MEMORIAL:

Rebecca GuercioLBMS PTA: Bradley KatcherLUSTENBERGER MEMORIAL: Katie LiggettJEFFREY MARRIOTT MEMORIAL:

Rebecca Essig

NICK MASSA MEMORIAL: Kathleen McHughMETROWEST KIWANIS: Jackson Routhier,

Christine Tseu, Lori UngerNSH/STUCO: Cameron StewartOHIO PTA: Jackson RouthierO’NEILL BRADLEY BAY HEALTHCARE:

Hailey McIntyreJACKIE SCHAEFER MEMORIAL:

Caitlin Brown, Katie LiggettCHARLES SCOTT WEST SALON/SPA:

Elise KennedyWESTSHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:

Cory Carmichael, Bradley KatcherWESTSHORE OSTEOPATHIC FOUNDATION:

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WESTLAKE BAY ROTARY CLUB: Cory Carmichael

WESTLAKE/DOVER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: Elise Illius

WESTLAKE BOARD OF EDUCATION: Brittany Fleming

WESTLAKE COUNCIL OF PTAS AWARDSART: Anna ParchemCHALLENGE: Alex IkezawaGENERAL: Michelle Appel, John Bogart, Allison Cantrall, Matthew Horn, Elise Kennedy, Katie Liggett, Ryan ZubrickyTECH: Christine Tseu

WESTLAKE DEMONS ATHLETIC CLUB: Rebecca Essig, Jacob Kraft, Rebecca Prexta, William Reilly

WESTLAKE GARDEN CLUB: Savannah Sinclair

WHS PTSAGENERAL: Nathaniel Hofford, Jessica Hook, Elise Illius, Harleen ShergillSERVICE: Jackson Routhier

WESTLAKE KIWANIS CLUB:Jackson Routhier, Christine Tseu

WESTLAKE OAPSE: Thomas Bowles, Dominic Campo, Sean Freeman, Jacob Jones, Katie Liggett

WESTLAKE SOCCER ASSOCIATION: John Bogart, Grace Coleman, Rachel Repasky

WESTLAKE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION: David Abbuhl

WESTLAKE TOWN CRIERS:Jacob Jones, Kathleen McHugh

WESTLAKE WOMEN’S CLUB: Caroline English, Hailee Dunlap, Sierra Swisher

WWC CHRISTINA RYOOK: Ryan ZubrickyWALT WILLIAMS BASEBALL MEMORIAL:

Logan FisherPRESTIGE PORTRAITS SCHOLARSHIP:

Alex KuhnDEMON PRIDE: Claire Dunphy,

Cameron Stewart

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The Class of 2016 will continue their academic endeavors at the following colleges and universities this fall:

Arizona State UniversityAshland UniversityBaldwin Wallace UniversityBoston CollegeBowling Green State UniversityBrigham Young UniversityCalifornia Institute of the ArtsCapital University

Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland Institute of ArtCleveland State UniversityCornell UniversityCuyahoga Community CollegeDenison UniversityDuke UniversityDuquesne UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyHeidelberg UniversityIndiana University at BloomingtonJohn Carroll University

Kent State UniversityKenyon CollegeLorain County Community

CollegeMercyhurst UniversityMiami University, OxfordMount Vernon Nazarene UniversityNortheast Ohio Medical UniversityNorwich UniversityOberlin CollegeOhio UniversityOhio Wesleyan University

Otterbein UniversityPalm Beach State CollegePurdue UniversitySavannah College

of Art and DesignThe College of WoosterThe Ohio State UniversityThe Ohio State University,

Mansfi eldThe University of AkronThe University of AlabamaThe University of Toledo

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WHS Student named Jefferson ScholarWestlake High School senior Bradley Katcher was named a Jefferson Scholar for the University of Virginia.

The Jefferson Scholars Foundation award is intended to cover the entire cost of attendance for four years at the University of Virginia, plus coverage of the supplemental enrichment experiences. Bradley was nominated by WHS Guidance Counselor Joan Jerome and was one of 15 students from the North Ohio region (stretching from Columbus to Cleveland) interviewed by a regional committee.

As one of 120 fi nalists to come out of the regional competitions, Bradley was invited to Charlottesville for the Jefferson Scholarship Selection Weekend in March, which included networking, tours, math

tests, essays, interviews and other assessments. From there he was named one of the 36 Jefferson Scholars. He also was named an Echols Scholar through the University Honors Program.

At UV, Bradley will study politics and economics. Thanks to AP credits, along with waivers of general education and pre-requisite requirements through the Echols Scholar Program, he will graduate in four years with at least a master’s degree and potentially begin his PhD.

Bradley Katcher

Tommy Bowles Earns John & Annie Glenn ScholarshipWestlake High School senior Tommy Bowles was awarded the John and Annie Glenn Undergraduate Scholarship for demonstrating a commitment to public service.

Tommy will receive $55,300 over four years to attend The Ohio State University, where he will major in Public Affairs. Tommy was selected from among seven fi nalists based on his academic credentials and

the content of his application materials. He accepted the scholarship in late April during the Glenn College Board of Advisor’s meeting, home of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.

Tommy was a four-year member of both the Varsity track and wrestling teams. He also was involved in student council, SADD, Leadership Challenge and Company D Show Choir. Tommy Bowles and John Glenn

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Board of EducationPresident: Carol WinterVice President: Barb LeszynskiJohn FinucaneJoseph KraftDr. Robert Stoll Superintendent: Scott GogginTreasurer: Todd Hopkins

Westlake High SchoolPrincipal: Timothy Freeman27830 Hilliard Blvd.Westlake, OH 44145440.835.6352

Lee Burneson Middle SchoolPrincipal: Paul Wilson2260 Dover Center Road440.835.6340

Dover Intermediate SchoolPrincipal: Alex Fleming2240 Dover Center Road440.835.5494

Bassett Elementary SchoolPrincipal: Jim Sanfi lippo2155 Bassett Road440.835.6330

Dover Elementary SchoolPrincipal: Tim Barrett2300 Dover Center Road440.835.6322

Hilliard Elementary SchoolPrincipal: Kim Tucker24356 Hilliard Blvd.440.835.6343

Holly Lane Elementary SchoolPrincipal: Mimi Verdone3057 Holly Lane440.835.6332

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