Teacher Appreciation Week is coming soon! Please CLICK HERE to help ZWest PTO celebrate our teachers!
Attention 7th & 8th Grade Families!
- The 21st Century Scholars program was established in 1990 to increase students’ aspirations for and access to higher education. The Scholars Program provides income-eligible students the opportunity to earn a scholarship that covers up to four years of tuition and regularly assessed fees at an Indiana college.
- After the passage of House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1449-2023, current 7th and 8th grade Hoosier students who are financially eligible for Free and Reduced Price Lunch will be enrolled automatically in the 21st Century Scholars Program. Parents and guardians of eligible students no longer need to complete an application for their students to participate.
- Students who are enrolled automatically in the 21st Century Scholars program must meet all requirements to obtain the scholarship upon graduation
- Please do not submit an application to the program until you have confirmed that your student has not been enrolled automatically. Deadline: June 30 of the eligible student’s 8th-grade year.
- If you have questions about this opportunity, please do not hesitate to reach out to the 21st Century Regional Outreach Coordinators!
E-Day #4 - Thursday, April 24th
- This will be an asynchronous day for all students. All assignments will be posted on Canvas.
- E-Days are an opportunity for students to learn in a virtual environment, while our teachers and staff are learning how to be better for our students.
- This will be our last EDay for the 24-25 school year.
New Calendar Updates
- 4/14 - ZCS Board Meeting, 6pm at ESC
- 4/15-4/21 - ILEARN Testing
- 4/22 - PTO Bus Driver Appreciation (see "favorites" section further down in newsletter)
- 4/23 - Admin. Professional Appreciation Day
- 4/24 - EDay #4
- 4/25 - 5th Grade Bowling Field Trip
- 4/25 - 6th Grade Field Trip to Starkey Park
- 4/25 - PTO Ice Cream Sales
- 4/26 - After Prom Preview Night, 6-8pm
ZCHS Boys' Cross Country Callout
- Monday, April 14th at 6:30 in Eagle Commons
- Parents and athletes are all invited.
- Google Form - please fill out if interested in running Cross Country in the Fall.
8th Grade Party 2025- Carnival Theme!
- If you are willing to donate to help cover the DJ, bounce houses, etc, please venmo Jan Roberts (Jan-Roberts-24). The last 4 digits of her phone number are 3502.
- Donations can also be made via cash, or check at the front office (checks made out to Jan Roberts).
- Suggested donation is $20 per student. Please reach out with any questions.
PTO Fundraiser! With $15 you can't buy happiness, but you can buy a dozen donuts and support ZWestPTO. From now until May 26th, 50% of orders will be donated back to ZWPTO (when you purchase your donuts using our fundraising sales page). More details HERE.
ZEF Eagle Honors are the perfect way to “Show your love” for the teachers, administrators, and staff that make ZCS a special place for you and your student! For a minimum donation of $10 per honoree, ZEF will send a personalized certificate. Proceeds help fund future ZEF grants. Send your Eagle Honors today by clicking here.
Child Find is the process for locating, identifying, and evaluating individuals with suspected disabilities who may need special education services, regardless of the severity of their disabilities. This is the responsibility of ZCS regardless of whether a parent affirmatively requests an evaluation. ZCS provides a Free Appropriate Public Education to any child who qualifies as having a disability, in accordance with federal and state laws. ZCS is responsible for locating all children ages 3 through 22 years of age with a suspected disability who reside within the boundaries of its district. With early identification and intervention, frustration and academic failure can be prevented, which in turn creates a positive learning experience for students. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), which encompasses academics, speech, language, and/or social and emotional learning, is an essential component of the child find process. Utilizing screening assessments, the ZCS team members identify students in need of intervention, implement action plans, and monitor the response to the targeted interventions. In addition, the evaluation referral procedures in ZCS provide the framework to refer students with suspected disabilities for evaluation. If you have questions regarding the Child Find process in ZCS, please contact your child’s school counselor.
Favorite Things!
- Have you ever wondered what the ZWest Teachers, Staff and Bus Drivers' favorite snack, gift card or supply might be? There is now a place to find all of those things and more!
- This is perfect for Birthdays, or just a way to say Thank-You with a special treat.
- Take the guess work out and Click the link: ZWest Teacher/Staff/Bus Drivers 2024-2025
Laptop Info for the 2025-2026 School Year
- All grades (5-8) will be provided a school-issued Chromebook for their 1:1 device for the 24-25 school year. For more information, visit the website here.
- School Device Coverage info HERE.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT for ZCHS 1:1 Laptop Use for the 2025-2026 School Year
- At the December 9th School Board meeting, the extension of the 1:1 computer program into ZCHS for all freshman and sophomores was approved to begin at the start of the 25-26 school year.
- For planning purposes, please note, all Freshman and Sophomores will be provided a ZCS Chromebook for use in the 1:1 program starting in August of 2025.
Community Flyers LINK
Credits:
Created with images by Uuganbayar - "Wooden blocks with words 'April Showers Bring May Flowers'." • Yakobchuk Olena - "Male Asian student making new project with his friend at table" • dragonstock - "Green pins" • Nomad_Soul - "Runner" • MarekPhotoDesign.com - "messy closet overfilled with clothes" • hd3dsh - "Party time sign on black brick wall background 3D Rendering" • Rochu_2008 - "Holiday memories. Old postcards with a map, photo camera and travel notebook" • AnnaStills - "Horizontal image of table with laptop for online education in bedroom of teenager"