Monday, November 28, 2016

November 28th Weekly Blog

We will be having our "Welcome to West Night" for all current Waukesha West families and prospective families on Monday, December 12th 2016 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. The night will allow all in attendance to choose from a variety of break out sessions for acquiring information prior to scheduling for next year. Please check out our flyer below for an overview and click on this link for more in depth information about the sessions that are available. Look forward to seeing you there!

             

Congratulations! - To the 27 students who traveled to UW Stevens Point the weekend of November 19th to perform at the State one act play contest, and they swept all of the awards.  This is the sixth consecutive year, West brought home the weekend's top award...The Critics' Choice!  West also received the contest's awards for Outstanding Ensemble and Outstanding Crew.  Mr. Berish was fortunate enough to win the contest's award for Outstanding Direction, and six of our students were recognized with individual acting awards that included Kaden Rhodes, Regan Carter, Jacob Calgaro, Ben Roubik, Sarah Tenwinkel and Sarah Werth. Word has it that West students were viewed as the celebrities of the weekend......as it should be with such a memorable and dominating weekend!

 Blood Drive - Thanks to all staff and students who participated in and worked hard to setup our school wide blood drive. A special shout out to our Student Council Advisor, Mr. Mark Anderson for his work to pull this off. He summed up the purpose of this event through the email below to encourage more donation.....Three heart transplants will be taking place in the area next week.  Two of them at children's hospital. For some reason, blood donation is down in the area. If you know anyone in the community that would like to donate, they are welcome to check in at the front doors and come on down.  Just add their name to the list... 

 The Holiday Season....It is upon us and West High School continues to amaze me with its humanity. We have multiple clubs, activity groups and student organizations raising funds and gathering donations for supporting our local communities and the people who find themselves in need during this time of year. We are always at our best when we are giving to others, and I look forward to recognizing the many things our students and staff do over the next month as they give there time and energy. I am starting with the advertisement below....please come join us!!!

Don't Forget My Beard!! - I am still willing to match any donation amount up to $100 total!!!!!! This will go into effect for the next donation session starting December 12th... be ready. If you have a hole in your pocket to donate, come my way and double that donation starting on December 12th! "Beard For Change Flyer"

WALL OF FAME - Earlier this school year I was able to showcase our two new inductees for the class of 2016 Wall of Fame at Waukesha West. The committee is looking for YOUR nominations. Parents and students please get the word out to all alumni and West supporters that we have a nomination process and the selection committee needs your nominations by January 15th, 2017! Anyone can nominate understanding that specific criteria needs to be met for consideration. Please access this LINK to access the nomination form through the Wall of Fame website. Contact West Athletic Director Mr. Kyle LeMieux with any further questions at klemieux@waukesha.k12.wi.us 

Winter Sports/Activities \ Season - Is in full swing and I want to give a shout out to those who got involved! Winter can be long, cold and dark....so kudos for staying active! Even if you are involved and especially if you are not involved in a winter club/sport/activity be a SUPER Fan! I have heard they have some plans for supporting all things West this winter.....join in the fun and support other programs in our building through being a SUPER Fan! Connect with Mr. LeMieux for more info.

Principal Advisory Council - Here is the link for the minutes of the Principal Advisory Council meetings. We met most recently on Wednesday, November 16th. You representatives information is below. Please connect with them for bringing questions to the group you may have. We will report information through our monthly minutes however please note we are not meeting in December:

Carrie Schuettcarriejschuett@gmail.com
Dean Chyladean@chyla.com
Gretchen Scottgecscott@yahoo.com
Jana Manningjmanning@waukesha.k12.wi.us
Kari Cernykcerny@mcw.edu
Karie Ruekert-Kobiskekarierknp@yahoo.com
Kelly Glesnerkaglesner@wi.rr.com
Kim Dutellegemini6667@aol.com
Laura Witekgottwins@hotmail.com
Leslie Ericksonthatlesliechick@gmail.com
Maria Zagorskime_zagorski@sbcglobal.net
Maureen DuPontmaudupont@att.net


Coffee With The Principal - Next Wednesday morning December 7th is our next “Coffee With The Principal” meeting. It will be held from 7:15 - 8:05 A.M in room E122 which is located in our media center. All parents and students are invited for some coffee and cookies to talk about any topic with me and members of our administrative team.  I look forward to seeing some of you there.

 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:



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Monday, November 14, 2016

November 14th Weekly Blog

SPORTSMANSHIP - Often you hear the phrase, "it's not whether you won or lost that matters, but how you played the game." To the individuals and coaches/advisors who are involved in any competition through West, I think you would agree this statement reads best when you can win while competing the right way through exhibiting high amounts of individual and team integrity. Though our football team did not win two Friday's ago now, I received a phone call from a parent football booster from Monona Grove High School this past Friday complimenting the Waukesha West football players for their character, conduct, sportsmanship and leadership on the field throughout the game. It is not often you receive a phone call like this and I want to recognize coach Steve Rux and his staff  as well as our parent community for instilling and cultivating these traits among the young men on our team. I want to finish by talking about leadership.....leaders do not stop leading whether they are victorious or have been defeated, they just continue to bring the right leadership trait to bare at the right moment. Peter MacCudden was specifically recognized by the MG players as showing gracious leadership after a tough loss in a heated contest....all of us can learn to lead better and thank you Peter for modeling how to do it well. I would love to continue to get these types of phone calls from anyone who takes on Waukesha West as their opponent in any competition!

Celebration! - This just came out... congrats to our AP teachers who worked hard to have our school be recognized at this level 2 of distinction!
2015 Advanced Placement (AP) Pacesetter Awards
The Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council (WAPAC) announced the 2015 Advanced Placement Pacesetter Awards. WAPAC is comprised of Wisconsin secondary and collegiate educators that are dedicated to expanding access to Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and rigorous learning for all students.The Pacesetter Awards are unique to Wisconsin. They recognize schools for promoting both access to and excellence in AP courses. Schools are acknowledged for their efforts at three levels based on the following criteria:
Level 1- 30% or more of graduating seniors taking at least one AP exam AND 70% or more earning scores of 3 or above on the exams.
Level 2 - 20% or more of graduating seniors taking at least one AP exam AND 65% or more earning scores of 3 or above on the exams. - WEST!
Level 3 - 10% or more of graduating seniors taking at least one AP exam AND 60% or more earning scores of 3 or above on the exams.
"The West App" - Is almost here! We have to make some changes and updates to the app but are excited to roll out the finished product which work with Apple or Android devices! The more app traffic we get, the better advertisement opportunities we will have for generating funding to put back into West....check out a couple of snapshots below:



We will be having our "Welcome to West Night" for all current Waukesha West families and prospective families on Monday, December 12th 2016 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. The night will allow all in attendance to choose from a variety of break out sessions of your choosing to acquire information prior to scheduling for next year. There will be more to come about this evening, but be sure to put it on your calendar.

Congrats - On a great season and a strong finish to the 2016 Girls Swimming season! Please see the results below of the 2016 WIAA Girls Swimming State Qualifiers Waukesha West/ CMH

Alivia Farber:  200 Freestyle (13th Place), 100 Freestyle (13th Place)
Abby Hauser: 100 Breaststroke (24th Place)
Becca Beam:   100 Backstroke (17th Place)
Becca Beam, Abby Hauser, Megan Beam, Alivia Farber: 200 Medley Relay (21st Place) AND 400 Medley Relay (24th Place)

"Beard for Change" - Thank you for the $2 that were donated for me this week....as promised from my last blog post I have matched that amount....however I am still willing to match any donation amount up to $100 total!!!!!! This will go into effect for the next donation session starting December 12th... be ready. If you have a hole in your pocket to donate, come my way and double that donation starting on December 12th! "Beard For Change Flyer"

Get Involved!! - Winter sports, clubs and activities are ready and waiting for you to join....we have so much to offer! Check out our websites, ask a staff member, or ask a fellow student what you can be a part of something and enjoy these offerings as you only have one chance while being a student at West...no regrets, take a risk and be involved at West!
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:



NO BLOG for next week! I will post again on 11/28
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Monday, November 7, 2016

November 7th Weekly Blog

We will be having our "Welcome to West Night" for all current Waukesha West families and prospective families on Monday, December 12th 2016 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. The night will allow all in attendance to choose from a variety of break out sessions of your choosing to acquire information prior to scheduling for next year. West staff will also be standing by to answer question for families as needed about course selection. There will be more to come about this evening.

Congrats to our 2016 WIAA Girls Swimming State Qualifiers Waukesha West/ CMH! Please see the information below to go and support our West girls at the state competition!

Alivia Farber:  200 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle
Abby Hauser: 100 Breaststroke
Becca Beam:   100 Backstroke
Becca Beam, Abby Hauser, Megan Beam, Alivia Farber: 200 Medley Relay AND 400 Medley Relay

Date: Saturday November 12th  3:00 PM
Place: University of Wisconsin - Madison Natatorium  
2016 WIAA Girls High school Meet Information: Girls State Swim Meet Information Link


"Beard for Change" - I have been getting whooped in this competition and have been hearing about it, so I am looking to take some immediate action!! For those interested in donating to my buckets, which are located in the main office on Mrs. Ellsworth's desk, I am willing match any donation amount put in either of these buckets up to $100 total!!!!....for the remainder of this week!! If you have a hole in your pocket to donate, come my way and double that donation!
"Beard For Change Flyer"

Congratulations - To the JV and Varsity Cheer Teams and our Dance team for the outstanding routines they performed at the Classic 8 Cheer and Dance Championship on Saturday. The JV Cheer Team took 1st place in their division and Varsity 2nd. Congratulations as well to Cami Foote for taking 2nd place in the individual dance division and to Ashley Behrendt who was the CONFERENCE CHAMPION in the individual cheer division. 

 It was a great run for our Boys Soccer team who lost a tough match this past Friday night 2-1 to the now state champion Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes. What a great season for one of the best soccer teams in the state, you guys played your hearts out! 

 Also, it was a great run for our Football team who lost in overtime this past Friday night to Monona Grove. It was a great game that went back and forth all night. Again West showed they were one of the best teams in the state in being one of the final eight teams in Division 2! 

 Former Westies - Wanted to share this picture and give a shout out to David Konowalski (pictured left) who plays for Bowling Green and Marcus Kelly (pictured right) who plays for Northern Illinois...it is great to see them together! They were excellent student/athletes at West and I cannot say enough about what great people they are as they continue to excel at the next level! 


Get Involved!! - Winter sports, clubs and activities are ready and waiting for you to join....we have so much to offer! Check out our websites, ask a staff member, or ask a fellow student what you can be a part of something and enjoy these offerings as you only have one chance while being a student at West...no regrets, take a risk and be involved at West!
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:
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