Monday, October 31, 2016

October 31st Weekly Blog

College and Career Fair!! - 
SDW College and Career Fair is a huge opportunity for students and families to meet one on one with representatives from in-state and out of state colleges and universities in addition to career professionals from a plethora of careers. Every student in the School District of Waukesha, grades 6-12, and their parents are invited! Whether students are interested in career exploration or meeting one on one with the representatives, the opportunities are endless for the relationships that can be built at this inaugural event. In addition, financial aid assistance, scholarship tutorials, college admissions essay writing tutorials, and more are available in both English and Spanish. Food and door prizes are also available! Every student who attends will receive a free meal by completing the College and Career passport handout.


HEROIN Follow Up - 
A visual backdrop of nearly 200 pairs of shoes belonging to teenagers who have passed away from drug overdoses set the tone for “Stairway to Heroin,” a program at South High school that offered raw dialogue and chilling statistics about the dangers of prescription painkillers. Remember FOUR pairs of those shoes minimum belong to former WEST students. Opiate drug overdoses have now surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of death in Waukesha County, and the source of the drug is often in our medicine cabinets. The message? Keep your prescription drugs locked up.

Jarred Kelenic - Jarred is a thankful and humble young man who has appreciated what others have done to support him as he journeys along an athletic path that few individuals ever get to take. Waukesha West is proud of Jarred for his accomplishments but is more proud of his character as he represents his community and our school around the world. Congratulations Jarred on a great showing for USA baseball! Waukesha Now Kelenic Article

Academic Decathlon - The first Academic Decathlon event for the 2016-17 competition season is just around the corner. On Tuesday, November 8, Acadec team members will participate in a local competition. Please find out who individuals team members are and come out and support them at their competition! West students, thanks for your ongoing support and we wish Academic Decathlon good luck!

Girls Cross Country - Congratulations to the Waukesha West Girls Cross Country team on their 4th place finish in Division 1 at the State meet this past Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids. It was great weather for the race and our girls ran their hearts out. Thanks for a great season which included a Classic Eight conference championship and a 4th place finish at state!

Boys Soccer - Way to go West boys Soccer as you head to the state tournament! The boys will be playing in the state semi-final game Friday night November 4th at 7:00 P.M. against Whitefish Bay at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee. Boys Soccer Going to State Article Football Playoffs - Our Football team won its level 2 playoff game handily against Watertown this past Friday. The team will host Monona Grove for the Level 3 playoff game at West High School also this Friday night November 4th at 7:00 P.M. Super Fans are going to have to divide and conquer to support both programs...which is a good problem to have! West Football Playoff Article

Boys Volleyball - The boys volleyball team ended its season this past Friday by dropping the fifth set of the night to Madison La Follette High School 15-13. Congrats to the boys on a solid season and an exciting match against La Follette! I want to give a shout out to our Super Fans who spread the love and came in to support the boys volleyball team from the football game. I know the energy and excitement was electric as 200 plus stormed the gym in support! The Super Fan support was amazing to see and appreciated!

Beard for Change - As a teaching staff we are fortunate to work with groups of students who look to support their schools and local community. So many of our student groups volunteer time and raise funds for giving to organizations that will maximize the funding for high quality impact in the lives of our community members. Well....students rub off on teachers as well and currently we are providing an opportunity for students to support us if they would like for a great cause to positively impact our greater area community. Please click on the link for the Beard For Change Flyer as several staff look for your support to grow some sweet beardage...or shave it for a great cause...... See Mr. Brennan, Mr. Patt, Mr. Jenna, Mr. LeMieux, Mr. Harttert, Mr. Kwasinski, Mr. Grams, Mr. Hannon, Mr. Willis, Mr. Mueller, Mr. Egnarski, Mr. Spoerk, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Huemmer, or Mr. Foley for more info! Thank you from the beard club for any and all support given for our lofty goal! 


Archived Announcements : Please access this link to find all of the information in our daily announcements from previous weeks.

Preview of this week: Please check the calendars on these two links to preview what is happening at West High School this week: