West Central C.U.S.D. #235

Live Webinar: Digital Wellness Checkup: Healthy Tech Habits for Families and Young Kids (2/26/25)

Hosted by Common Sense Media

❓What does the latest research tell us about how young minds are adapting to advanced tech tools? 💻Join @commonsenseorg for a free webinar to get tips on balanced digital well-being for families with little ones. 🗓️ Digital Wellness Checkup: Healthy Tech Habits for Families and Young Kids Wednesday, February 26, 7 p.m. Sign up and learn more at: https://www.commonsense.org/education/events/digital-wellness-checkup . . .

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Cold & Flu Season

2024-2025 School Year

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s), We are seeing an increase in illnesses such as: strep throat, influenza, and RSV. Below is West Central’s policy regarding exclusion periods for sick students as well as some preventative tips. Please adhere to these guidelines. Let's work together to keep our school community and our homes as healthy as possible! A few preventative tips: (1) frequent hand washing, (2) cover coughs & sneezes, . . .

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Now Hiring: Bus Drivers (URGENT)

2024-2025 School Year

West Central Families and Community Members, I am writing to express an urgent need for bus drivers in our district.  Over the last year, we have worked hard to adjust our bus routes with the current bus drivers that we have and learned that we need a minimum of 10 licensed bus drivers to transport our students to and from school each day.  We also need one bus driver to transport special education students and three . . .

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Family Reading Week

2024-2025 School Year

There was a sea of Family Reading Week forms in the entryway of West Central Elementary! Thanks to the 80 students who participated by returning their forms. So many wonderful books were read by WC students for this event. Students also got to choose a free book to take home. 

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WC235 Staff "You Are Awesome" Awards

Want to learn more about the faculty and staff at West Central CUSD #235?  Using the link below you can learn more about each staff member, find staff wish lists and nominate any staff member for a "You are Awesome" award.  https://sites.google.com/wc235.k12.il.us/wcelemwishlist/home 

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Big Teams/Schedule Star - Fan Central Help Guide

Looking for athletic calendars?  Use the newly revamped "BigTeams Schedule Star" West Central CUSD #235 athletics page @ https://westcentralheat.org/ From this site, you can create a Fan Central account to sign up for notifications and calendars for any athletic event at WC235. More information on how to set up a Fan Central account can be found here (see below):   BigTeams Schedule Star - Fan Central . . .

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