Month: March 2021
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West allowed to host prom in April
After some uncertainty, West High will be allowed to participate in a COVID-conscious prom at the school on April 24th. Prom will be held in one of the gyms at the building. Juniors and seniors are welcome to attend as well as seniors who finished classes in January. Attendees will be allowed to invite students…
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Sayōnara, Mr. Alldaffer
West High History Teacher, Micheal Alldaffer announced to all of his classes on March 5, 2021, that he will be leaving the United States for good. He announced that he will be moving to Japan to teach “gifted education.” “There was a job opportunity back in Japan that kind of came to my attention back…
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Blended learning model leads to extra stress, unfairness
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted us in many ways; One of those being the education systems. The USD 259 school district adopted the blended learning model, January 11, 2021. This allows some students to be on-site and the others remote, while all in the same class. Students and teachers have had to adapt to…
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On-site Students to return 5 days a week starting March 29th
The Wichita School District decided unanimously to move forward with returning students who chose on-site learning at enrollment to school 5 days a week while keeping MySchool Remote for the rest of the year starting March 29th. The Kansas Department of Education has already indicated that remote learning will not be allowed next school year, …
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