WEM Open House kicks off school year

The school year has officially began. Starting off the year, was the Win-E-Mac Open House.

Many community members attended the open house to check out the new Arts & Event Center that was mostly completed over the past summer, as was a new addition to the Industrial Arts classroom, and some repurposing of rooms for the FACs classroom as well as the band and choir rooms.

The Arts & Event Center features a new stage and a multi-purpose gym and a convertable seating area. There are new locker rooms and a new fitness area, that is open for use, on a fee basis, to community members as well as for students.

This year at Win-E-Mac kids in grades 7 through 12 received iPads, and all students and parents were able to attend an informational meeting and receive their new iPads after placing a deposit and technology fee.

The school will offer both breakfast and hot lunch this year. The cost for breakfast will be $1.45 for elementary  age kids and $1.80 for high school students. Adults will pay $2.40 for breakfast. Hot lunch will cost $2.35 for Elementary students and $2.60 for all high school students, and adults will pay $4.00. There will be individual items available as well as ala carte choices and will range anywhere from $0.75 to $1.75.

Gate Prices for sporting events at Win-E-Mac for the 2015-2016 school year will be $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students and Senior Citizens. You can purchase an activity pass as well. Adults will pay $60.00 for the year, High School students $40.00 for the year, elementary students $20.00 for the year, Senior Citizens $35.00 a year and a family pass for all living in the same household is $150.00 per year.

Anyone who was unable to attend should receive a packet with this school year’s information in it from their student after the first day of school.