This past Sunday, April 14th, new members were inducted into Linsly Guy. E Holden’s Chapter of the National Honor Society. Students who maintained a high grade point average for their grade were eligible for this honor. During the application process, students are chosen based on their outstanding leadership, service, character, and scholarship. After selection, members have to uphold these principles, and be role models for their peers. The ceremony consisted of the announcement of members,...
The AMC (American Math Competition) Club is now running! Practices are three days a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Monday’s practice is from 3:15 to 4:00 p.m. in Mrs. Romanek’s room (Banes 304). Wednesday practice is from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Dickie Dorm Common Area. Friday practice is during breakfast from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. in Mr. Cummin’s room (Banes 310). Please feel free to come when you can; there is no...
Pictured from left to right: Tucker Doty, Lili Blakely, Sophia Tsikouris, and Levi Ekanem As the new school year begins, it is normal to have feelings of stress and anxiety. This is why it is important to get into a rhythm of starting healthy habits and routines right away. A healthy study routine and some strategies for success will help compress those worried feelings and replace them with confidence. Here are three tips and reminders...
Join Linsly in supporting the middle school at their last performance tonight at 7:00pm. All middle schoolers will show off their talents either in Band or Singing. After the concert, Linsly invites everybody to the Art Building to view the beautiful artworks from the middle school and upper school at Linsly. Take a look below to see a preview of the artwork on display!
This past Sunday, April 30th, the new members of the National World Language Honor Society were inducted. To qualify for membership, students must have a 93% overall unweighted grade average for all previously studied levels of one specific World Language. Additionally, students must have no academic infractions. This ceremony is a celebration of the advanced study of different languages and cultures. Its purpose is to recognize the involvement of high school students and commend them...
Bonjour! Hallo! Salve! Hola! Hello! This past week the language departments held the National Language Fair for 7th graders. Although their languages are chosen for them in 7th grade, in 8th grade they get to choose the language they are most interested in. 8th graders and upper school students already taking the language volunteered to help. Some students made cookies, decorations, and even photo booths to show off their unique language and culture. The 7th...
Linsly 8th Grade Pictured With West Virginia Representative, Alex Mooney. Linsly’s 8th grade class had the opportunity to visit Washington D.C. this March for their class trip! The trip was chaperoned by Mr. Kiedaisch, Mrs. Allison, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. Babb. They had a busy three days which included visiting the Arlington National Cemetery, National Archives, Pentagon, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument, Ford’s Theater, Native American Museum, and the Holocaust Museum. The class was even able...
Mrs. Zatezalo has been an English teacher at Linsly for seven years. She teaches Linsly’s junior class and is one of our favorite role models at the school. The most recent project her junior class has worked on was composing an essay about Othello. At least a decade ago, Mrs. Zatezalo switched her career to become a teacher. Her career first began in journalism and public relations, and she holds a Bachelor of Science degree...
This past week, students from the local area went to Wheeling Park High School for Math Field Day. It is a competition between all of the area’s schools, whether they are public, private, or parochial. Over 20 students from 5th grade to 9th grade represented The Linsly School. Students participated in 5 different math events: a written exam, an estimation room, mental math approximation, mental math exact and relay questions. 6th grader Lorelai Higginbottom was...
This is the first year Ms. Jennifer Neff has taught at The Linsly School. She teaches English for our freshman class. She has loved teaching since she was little and would help her teachers grade papers, or just play teacher to students any chance she got. When she got older, she got a degree in Criminal Justice and worked at the U.S Marshall Service. After working there for a while, she ended up going back...
