What is with all the rules on.... Backpacks, Cell Phones, iPads, Pool Doors??... See Below!
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Presidential Scholars - The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. Each year, up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.
There are 3.5 Million High School Graduates in the U.S this year.
Only 4,000 are candidates who qualify for being considered a Presidential Scholar.
Cameron Chyla and Rachel Ward from West are 2 of 80 students to be considered in Wisconsin and the only students from Waukesha. Congrats on this amazing academic accomplishment!
"Purpose Corner" - Please access the 2 minute video below as I continue to discuss our "purpose" around the data that is driving us to focus on "Rigor!"
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Celebration of Excellence by the Waukesha Education Foundation - The Waukesha Education Foundation or WEF has given back thousands of dollars in grant money for the benefit of students within the School District of Waukesha over the past several years. They are continuing to set goals to give back more to support learning in our community. Please come and enjoy the Celebration of Excellence which will be happening from 3:00-6:00 P.M. on Sunday February 26th at South HighSchool. This is a district wide event and West will have a table showcasing our TREK program through their Hall of Innovation. Please come out and support the WEF, it is for the entire family and yes....the Racing Sausage will be in attendance! See the event flyer below.
African-American History Month: We are approaching the Academy Awards this coming weekend, our African American History month questions asks, “Who was the first African American to win the best actor Academy Award in 1964?” And, also, noteworthy, is that this same actor shared the very dramatic, first interracial on-screen kiss, just a few years later in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (Students) Please put your answer to this question, and others that we pose this week, in the box by Ms. Brown in the school entrance area...and winners will be drawn later in the week!
West Tweets!! - Shane Gantz claims the Sectional Championship at 152 lbs. and is now headed to Madison for the State Wrestling Meet! ......Congrats West Snowboarding team on your 4th place finish at State!.....Congrats to Nathan Catalanotte - State Boardercross Champion, and Jon Lund- State Giant Slalom Champion AND 2nd place overall for the meet!.....Cheer headed to State! Great job at Regionals: 3rd in Cheer-Dance and 2nd in Stunt!
ACT Testing Days - On Tuesday February 28th, 2017 all West junior students will be taking the ACT. We want them to have an optimal testing environment thus all other students are dismissed from school for this date. Please plan accordingly and see the links below for additional information about the daily schedule for that week.
West Tweets!! - Shane Gantz claims the Sectional Championship at 152 lbs. and is now headed to Madison for the State Wrestling Meet! ......Congrats West Snowboarding team on your 4th place finish at State!.....Congrats to Nathan Catalanotte - State Boardercross Champion, and Jon Lund- State Giant Slalom Champion AND 2nd place overall for the meet!.....Cheer headed to State! Great job at Regionals: 3rd in Cheer-Dance and 2nd in Stunt!
ACT Testing Days - On Tuesday February 28th, 2017 all West junior students will be taking the ACT. We want them to have an optimal testing environment thus all other students are dismissed from school for this date. Please plan accordingly and see the links below for additional information about the daily schedule for that week.
ACT Testing Day Information Grades 9,10 &12
ACT Testing Day Information 2017
Peter Pan - The West End Players are at it again with a new musical coming up....Peter Pan! The hard work and preparation are underway and this show will involve some fantastic flying! Please see the informational flyer below and get your tickets!
Project Graduation - Every year our parent community puts on an amazing event for West graduating Seniors known as "Project Graduation." You cannot truly understand all of the work and effort that goes into to making this go off without a hitch and more importantly a culminating event to celebrate our Seniors after a four year journey through our halls. Please access the link below if you would like to check out how you can help out through volunteering your time or supporting this event through donations..... Project Graduation Website Link
Principal Advisory Council - Here is the link for the minutes of the Principal Advisory Council meetings. We met this past week on Wednesday, February 15th. Your 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 linked above:
| Carrie Schuett | carriejschuett@gmail.com |
| Dean Chyla | dean@chyla.com |
| Gretchen Scott | gecscott@yahoo.com |
| Jana Manning | jmanning@waukesha.k12.wi.us |
| Kari Cerny | kcerny@mcw.edu |
| Karie Ruekert-Kobiske | karierknp@yahoo.com |
| Kelly Glesner | kaglesner@wi.rr.com |
| Kim Dutelle | gemini6667@aol.com |
| Laura Witek | gottwins@hotmail.com |
| Leslie Erickson | thatlesliechick@gmail.com |
| Maria Zagorski | me_zagorski@sbcglobal.net |
| Maureen DuPont | maudupont@att.net |
Graduation 2017 Dates & Times: Graduation day for the all three Waukesha legacy high schools will be June 10th, 2017. Waukesha West High School will be holding graduation ceremonies in the West Fieldhouse on this date beginning at 2:00 P.M. As we are one community divided into three high schools, this year graduation times among all three high schools are staggered to enable friends and family to attend multiple ceremonies if they so choose. South High School ceremonies will begin at 10:00 A.M. and North High School ceremonies will begin at 12:00 P.M. on this date. Please begin informing friends and family who will be attending.
Toy Competition Update! - Julia Herod (freshman at Waukesha South) and her game partner Jasmin Erickson (freshman at Waukesha West) have just gotten back from New York after their amazing journey. A reminder that earlier this year they were recognized for their 1st place prize in the Seniors Division at the Chicago Game & Toy Fair. Please enjoy the article below about their journey!
Toy Competition Article Link
Archived Announcements Link: 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:
