West Monona Community School District

Spartan fans, it is Thursday and that means Spartan wrestling!!! Your Spartan wrestling team will be in action tonight at home in the West Monona quad. Tonight is Senior Night as we honor the seniors on the wrestling team and the wrestling cheer squad. Please remember, attendance is only allowed for the athlete's family plus grandparents or the athlete can choose (2) tickets and 9-12 West Monona students. GO SPARTANS!!!

The Elementary is running very low on masks again. Please check around your homes and in your child's backpacks in search of any school masks. Please send them back, so we can get them washed and ready to be used again. Thanks so much and have a great day!

Happy Tuesday Spartan Fans!!! The Jr-High girls basketball team is playing their final home game of the year against Missouri Valley tonight. First game starts at 4 pm. The Spartan JV and Varsity teams are back in action tonight at home as well as they battle their Western Valley Conference foe, Woodbury Central. JV girls start at 4. For the household members, grandparents, and 9-12 students, tonight is WHITE OUT!!! GO SPARTANS!!!

We are entering a busy week for Spartan athletics!! Starting with tonight as the MS girls are in Moville vs. Woodbury Central and the JV/Varsity boys and girls basketball teams battle Logan- Magnolia. JV girls game is set for 4:00pm. For the household members, grandparents and 9-12 students that are attending, tonight is Black Out night. GO SPARTANS!!!

**Clarification on New COVID Athletic Restrictions** Only household members of the athlete plus grandparent(s) are allowed to attend West Monona home athletic events along with all 9-12 West Monona students. The household members, grandparents, and 9-12 students are allowed to come for any game, and stay for all games. In addition, the athlete is allowed to CHOOSE if he/she would rather use two (2) tickets instead of the household, THE ATHLETE CAN NOT CHOOSE BOTH. We apologize for any miscommunication. GO SPARTANS!!!

**NEW COVID RESTRICTIONS FOR ATHLETICS** Starting Monday (1/18) West Monona will be allowing: All household members of the athlete plus any grandparent(s) Any 9-12 West Monona student to either sit with the household or in the student section. Spectators are now permitted to come to any game and stay for all games All students in the student section are required to wear their mask at all times. Masks are still required for everyone to enter the building and while watching the games. GO SPARTANS!!!

**MS Girls Basketball Schedule Update** The West Monona @ Woodbury Central MS girls basketball game has been moved to Monday (1/18). The games will still be at 4:00pm and 5:15pm. Please follow the leave time Coach Halbur and Coach McCall has already set. GO SPARTANS!!

GOOD LUCK to our wrestling team today as the travel to Lawton to battle for the Western Valley Conference title!! **Because of the blizzard on Friday, weigh-in are now at 9:30 a.m. with wrestling starting at 11:30 a.m. You can catch all the wrestling action for free at: https://youtu.be/K9NRevoBXKM GO SPARTANS!!!

Any parent planning on having their child participate in the cheer clinic and they haven't got their forms turned in, please contact Audrey at the email or phone number on the registration form so shirts can be ordered. All registration is due by Sunday (1/17).

***ATHLETIC SCHEDULE UPDATE***Due to the cancellation of school on Friday (1/15), the West Monona vs. Lawton-Bronson JV and Varsity G/B basketball games have been pushed to Saturday (1/16) at the same times. Starting at 4:00pm with girls JV, 5 pm boys JV, 6 pm varsity girls and 7:30 pm varsity boys. Both JV games will be full games. Please remember, previous restrictions still apply to this game.

No School at West Monona Friday, January 15th due to the blizzard warning. Stay safe!

**MS Boys Basketball Game** Because of the inclement weather expected tonight in Dunlap, the MS boys basketball game has been postponed to a later date.

**MS Girls Basketball Game** Because of the inclement weather expected tonight in Moville, the MS girls basketball game has been postponed until Monday, January 25th.

The Middle Schools girls basketball game tonight against Westwood will be shorten to 6 quarters due to the number of players. The game will still start at 4:00pm. GO SPARTANS!!!

Spartan Softball is quickly approaching!!! Any girls in grades 8-12 interested in playing softball this year is asked to attend a softball meeting this Wednesday (1/13) in the High School library at 9:30am. GO SPARTANS!!!

We wanted to inform you of additional services and support available for your students in the Elementary building. We are lucky to have partnered with Burgess Mental Health again this school year, and have a certified mental health therapist that comes to the building to meet with our students every Tuesday. In an effort to help support our students’ mental health and emotional wellbeing, we feel we are very lucky to have this opportunity available in our district. If you are interested in having your child receive services and additional support, please contact our Elementary Counselor Mrs. Schirman to start the referral process. Phone: 712-433-1393 ext. 167 Email: christa.schirman@westmonona.org

Happy Monday Spartan Community!!! Congratulations to the Spartan wrestling team over the weekend! Your Spartans took 3rd place at the Tri-Center Invitational. Tonight the the Spartans Girls JV and Varsity Basketball team will be in Cherokee. For those that are planning to attend: **Please enter through the SW doors** 1) Masks are REQUIRED 2) We are going to reserve one row of bleachers behind the players for social distancing purposes. They will be marked with cones. 3) We are not limiting spectators as of now 4) Livestream link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/washington-high-school-cherokee-ia/gam3301121b34 GO SPARTANS!!!

It is the priority of the Western Valley Conference to ensure the safety of all participants and the ability for them to finish the season. Due to the late notice regarding event attendance from the Governor’s Office the Western Valley Conference will continue to use guidance previously in place for middle school and high school events until January 17th. Previous guidance: Spectator rules include players, cheerleaders, dance teams and coaches Masks and social distancing required. Districts are only allowed to provide tickets to the members of the household that the athlete/performer reside under the same roof with OR two tickets. Not both for one athlete. If a family has a household attend the game, they are not permitted to give 2 additional tickets to others for that participant. If a family has two participants, they get two allotments and are not limited to a single household. A student who is living in two homes would be allowed to have passes for members of both households. If a participant has a divided household (i.e., the parents have joint custody), both halves of the family are part of the participant's household. They are both households for the participant, when viewed from the participant's vantage point. Spectators will need to leave once their participant(s) are finished competing for the night.

Happy Thursday Spartan Community!! It is a Spartan Sports Thursday! The Spartan MS boys team is in Moville tonight against Woodbury Central. The Spartan wrestling team is in Lawton wrestling in the Lawton Quad. The JV and Varsity boys and girls crossed the river to battle the Tekamah-Herman Tigers. You can catch the MS games on NFHS Network (paid subscription) and the wrestlers on Trackwrestling.com. The basketball game in Tekamah is open for all spectators, but if you are unable to attend, you can catch the game live and free at: https://striv.tv/channel/tekamah-herman/ Good Luck to all the athletes and GO SPARTANS!!!

Notice: Every grade that meets their monthly ticket goal for January will get to participate in an indoor snowball fight! If your child(ren) have 1 major or 5 minor star trackers they will not be eligible for the snowball fight, if their class meets the ticket goal.