Any perceptions that West Greene activities are completely weighted towards science and technology are inaccurate. We have classes that allow students to get experience in how businesses operate. They've been selling locally and over the net, and the money that's been earned is reinvested in supplies. These kids have accumulated some important experience in running a business. The facilities are also used for educational purposes, enabling a teacher to broadcast lessons to classes in other Greene County school districts.
Income is plowed back into software and supplies.
There's a legal principal in public education called 'in loco parentis', meaning that teachers and administrators can act in place of the parents during the school day and at school events. While that's still applicable and in fact necessary, we're expanding that approach 'outside the box' by looking at the whole student and the community. It's clear that we must provide programs that meet and even exceed students' physical, emotional, social, and intellectual needs. It's for our students in the fourth through eighth grades and will begin in May at the middle school. The program will include academic assistance, recreational activities, and even snacks.