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.

Happy Wednesday Spartan Community!! Just a friendly reminder, when attending Spartan events at West Monona please be sure to park in the correct parking areas. Handicap and Spartan VIP parking areas are for designated individuals. Thank you and GO SPARTANS!!!

Just a reminder, optional 2nd semester snack milk fees are due this week, unless you have already paid for the entire year.

Good Morning West Monona! At the December 21st regular board meeting, the board approved extending weekly Wednesday 2-hour late starts for the remainder of the school year.

Happy New Year Spartan Fans!! The month of January is packed with Spartan activities!! The Jr-H basketball season kicks off the new year tonight at home with 1 girls, and 1 boys game against Siouxland Christian. The girls game starts at 4:00pm with the boys starting at 5:15pm. Please remember, only household members of the athlete is able to attend. If it is a split household, all members from both households may attend. GO SPARTANS!!!

With today being our last school day before break, we have a 1:20 dismissal at the elementary and a 1:30 dismissal at the Middle/High School. Happy Holidays!

Elementary Parents: We have declared tomorrow, December 21st, pajama day at the elementary! Send your child to school in their favorite jammies!

Congratulations to the Spartan wrestling team last night in Sloan! Your Spartans went 3-0! The wrestling team will be back in action Saturday as they battle at the Austin Roberts Memorial Invite at 9:00 am! Unfortunately, there will be NO SPECTATORS on Saturday, but you can catch all the wrestling action by clicking on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv_eEo-y7nA GO SPARTANS!!!

With the new proclamation from the Governor: The participants' household will be allowed to enter the event that they are participating in. Split households will be included. College siblings living in the household can be counted (No Exceptions). If a person DOES NOT physically live with the athlete in the same house, they will not be allowed to attend the event. Household will be checked off the master list as they enter the gate provided by their school. Spectators must leave after their athlete is done playing for the night. All household members will sit together and be six (6) feet from another household. Masks are required to enter the building and while attending the event.