Monday, March 27, 2017

March 27th Weekly Blog


Purpose Corner - Please enjoy the brief video as I discuss our "Rigor Checklist" and the work our staff did around this to during the school year to focus on increasing rigor.

Please click here for the 2:35 video


CORE 2062 Robotics - CORE 2062 presented themselves well at the WI Regional. They were ranked #1 at the end of qualification matches. The made it easily through quarterfinals. Their alliance lost in the 3rd match of the semifinals by a narrow margin. The team won the Innovation in Control award sponsored by Rockwell automation. They are excited to attend the Seven Rivers Regional April 12-15, 2017 to try even harder to earn some more wins! Congrats to all involved! The video below is older but helps to showcase this cool event, the task the robots do changes each year.


Please Click Here for Video Link


West's Got Talent - Hey West! On Tuesday, March the 28th, auditions will be held in Room F033 for the West's Got Talent Show 2017. Be sure your audition sheet is handed in to either Ms. Dominic or Mr. Jonas prior to the audition. You cannot be in the show without an audition. This show has blown me away with the talents of our students. I cannot wait to see what the mixture of talent for this year....sign up and let us see your talents!!


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

"The West App" - Is here! For all students it is NOW available in Self-Service for your iPads! For parents...please let all friends and families know to download our app for the most convenient way to find the information you want regarding West. It is available in the App Store and can be used on Android devices, just search "Waukesha West." You can even fill out a form for attendance which is a great option for your convenience! Please check out the analytics...we already have 110 people who have downloaded it!!! 




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Principal Advisory Council - Here is the link for the minutes of the Principal Advisory Council meetings. We met last on Wednesday, March 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 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


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 by downloading the West App or clicking on these two links to preview what is happening at West High School this week:


West Athletic Calendar Link

Monday, March 20, 2017

March 20th Principal Blog

Blended Classes, Student Parking & Dress Code!!!! - Please access the video below for a quick update on these topics....it is not too long you can do it!

Please click here for the 3:53 video

"The West App" - Is here! For all students it is NOW available in Self-Service for your iPads! For parents...please let all friends and families know to download our app for the most convenient way to find the information you want regarding West. It is available in the App Store and can be used on Android devices, just search "Waukesha West." You can even fill out a form for attendance which is a great option for your convenience! Please check out the analytics...we already have 96 people who have downloaded it!!! 



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A "Music in Our Schools Month" Concert Magnificence!!! - Please link to the video below to check out our spring concert. The feedback from the event was sensational!! I want to thank all of our hard working and talented students who helped make it so amazing, as well as all staff involved with kudos to Mr. Dan Duffy, Ms. Kali Granzow and Mr. Greg Carpenter! Please enjoy the concert.

Click here to enjoy the "Music in Our Schools Month" concert


Purpose Corner - Please enjoy the brief video as I discuss "Difficulty Vs. Complexity" and the work our staff did around this to start the school year to focus on increasing rigor.

Click here for this screencast

West's Got Talent - Hey West! On Tuesday, March the 28th, auditions will be held in Room F033 for the West's Got Talent Show 2017. Be sure your audition sheet is handed in to either Ms. Dominic or Mr. Jonas prior to the audition. You cannot be in the show without an audition. This show has blown me away with the talents of our students. I cannot wait to see what the mixture of talent for this year....sign up and let us see your talents!!


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


Wisconsin Education Fair - Last week Thursday approximately 250 of our Junior students attended the Wisconsin Education Fair (WEF) held at North High School. Please follow this LINK to see which colleges our students were exposed to while attending. Enjoy the picture below.



Student/Faculty Basketball Game - The West staff team is ready to defend its title.......again! Only one Senior has challenged me with some "choice banter" about my "confident" talk with us winning....I could use a few more believers from the Senior class!


Principal Advisory Council - Here is the link for the minutes of the Principal Advisory Council meetings. We met last on Wednesday, March 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 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


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 by downloading the West App or clicking on these two links to preview what is happening at West High School this week:


West Athletic Calendar Link

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

March 13th Weekly Blog - Snowy Edition

"The West App" - Is here! For all students it is NOW available in Self-Service for your iPads! For parents...please let all friends and families know to download our app for the most convenient way to find the information you want regarding West. It is available in the App Store and can be used on Android devices, just search "Waukesha West." You can even fill out a form for attendance which is a great option for your convenience! Please check out the analytics...we already have 53 people who have downloaded it!!! Do not be left out, get it on your device, and again I will inform students when it is available district wide.





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Purpose Corner - Please enjoy the brief video as I discuss our our PLC structure and how it is driving our work for this school year focused around increasing rigor.

Click Here for the 2:01 video

Get Involved at West!!!!  - Spring sports are right around the corner....what are you doing? The opportunity to get involved in activities at West is wide open...what are you doing? Why are you not trying something? You get one chance to do it so DO IT!!! Try something new or stick with something old, but get active and stay involved in clubs and activities to maximize your West experience!

Student/Faculty Basketball Game - Well Seniors....are you ready to lose again? I do not believe the staff have ever been beaten since we have started this tradition. I do not plan on losing this year either.......better get in shape to be up to the challenge....looking forward to it!


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.

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


"Points of Pride" - Please enjoy this video which quickly and informally showcases some of our programs at West....see below:



West's Got Talent - Hey West! On Tuesday, March the 28th, auditions will be held in Room F033 for the West's Got Talent Show 2017. Be sure your audition sheet is handed in to either Ms. Dominic or Mr. Jonas prior to the audition. You cannot be in the show without an audition. This show has blown me away with the talents of our students. I cannot wait to see what the mixture of talent for this year....sign up and let us see your talents!!

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 by downloading the West App or clicking on these two links to preview what is happening at West High School this week:


West Athletic Calendar Link


Monday, March 6, 2017

March 6th Weekly Blog

"The West App" - Is here! It is available in the App Store and for Android devices. Just search for Waukesha West. Did you know the more that the app is used, the more funding is generated for the programs at West High School? I am working to have the app available in Self-Service for student iPads. For parents...please let all friends and families know to download our app for the most convenient way to find the information you want regarding West. You can even fill out a form for attendance....another option for your convenience! Please check out the analytics...we already have 24 people who have downloaded it!!! Do not be left out, get it on your device, and again I will inform students when it is available district wide.







Purpose Corner - Please enjoy the brief video as I continue my talking points about our Theory of Action from last week which is driving our work for this school year focused around increasing rigor.

Please Click Here for 1:51 Video


Academic Decathlon State Competition - Finishing third overall, the West AcaDec team had multiple award winners at this year's State Competition. Medal winners included Uma Subramanian, Christian Brantner, Jordan Rodrigues, Zach Nelton, and Cameron Chyla, who earned seven medals, including two for perfect scores. Both Cameron and Jordan earned Top Scholar Awards, and Cameron, Sean McSorley, Jordan, and Christian all earned perfect scores in the Super Quiz Relay event. Congrats, West Acadec, on your hard work this season!


Waukesha Wings State Hockey - The Waukesha Wings wish to thank everyone who came out to support them in their 26-4 season. Co-Conference Champs. Sectional Champs. And 2nd in State this past weekend. Officially THE best season in Wing Hockey history. Your continued support helped make this all possible. Congrats to Ian Malcolmson who was voted, "Mr Hockey Wisconsin", AND "States Top Forward" last week. What an honor. Thanks for a great season Wings and please enjoy the article linked below about Ian Malcolmson!

Ian Malcolmson Article Link Here


"Leadership Conference West" - On February 23rd, 2017, approximately 200 Waukesha West student-athletes attended the 5th annual West Athletics Leadership Conference at RiverGlen Church.  Students worked through team building exercises, participated in seminars regarding relevant leadership topics, created action plans for their programs, and joined together for the "Pass the Torch" ceremony to close the day.  We are excited to see our culture of leadership move from a one day event into a way of life at West High School through empowering student-athlete leadership! This was an amazing day as our students had intentional conversations about their leadership and how that impacts their teams and fellow peers. I could not even have fathomed doing this in high school, but to see our students and hear their thoughtful conversation was nothing short of incredible!! Kudos to our Associate Principal/Athletic Director Kyle LeMieux for empowering students to own, run and reap the benefits of this leadership summit!!


Varsity Cheerleaders - They took 3rd Place in both the Super-Small Stunt and Large Cheer-Dance Divisions at the WACPC State Cheer Competition on Saturday!! Congratulations, Ladies!





Peter Pan
 - The West End Players have done it again with Peter Pan! The hard work and preparation have paid off and the show is spectacular! Musical, acrobatic, funny and magical...it has it all. You cannot get any better feedback than when kids want to be your character! Below is my youngest son (who dressed himself) posing with Captain Hook!!...while my oldest is in the background acting like Peter Pan (who he wants to be) and is ready to pounce on Hook! It is a must see and they are performing again this coming weekend..please come and enjoy.





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.

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

Forensics - The forensics team recently traveled to Milton High School to compete in a Friday Night Lights Tournament and took 4th place in the small team category.  Five of the team's entries qualified for the finals (the power round) at the event's conclusion, and from those five, we had a 1st place finish by junior Jordan Rodrigues in his Public Address speech on the Electoral College and a 3rd place finish by freshmen Lauren Meunier and Madison Lorenz in play acting. The team is hosting a subdistrict festival tomorrow at West. This is the first gateway for students to qualify their speech and performance selections for State. Good luck to all involved!

"Points of Pride" - Please enjoy this video which quickly and informally showcases some of our programs at West....see below:

Click Here for Video



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


West Athletic Calendar Link