Monday, February 12, 2018

February 12th Weekly Blog

Purpose Corner - Please enjoy this video as I describe the  "why" we are focusing on increasing "rigor" in our daily instruction at West High School as a reminder of the purpose of our journey.


Please click here for this 2:34 video

Parent/Teacher conference sign up is still open - We will be having two nights of Parent/Teacher conferences at West High School on Tuesday February 20th and Wednesday February 21st. Conferences will start at 4:00 P.M. and go until 6:00 P.M. on both nights of these back-to-back evenings. We will be trying a new format for these conferences with Tuesday February 20th by appointment only and Wednesday the 21st at a drop in format the same as we did this past fall for Parent/Teacher conferences. You can sign up to meet with teachers or counselors on a first come first serve basis for Tuesday February 20th by accessing the Sign-Up Genius link there are still appointments open for many teachers. 

Attendance/Electronic Device Policy - Please enjoy this video as I describe our policies and procedures around attendance and bringing in personal electronic devices.


Please click here to enjoy this 3:31video


AVID for West High School - Today we provided lunch for approximately 56 freshmen students who may be a fit to join the rigorous college preparation program known as AVID which will kick off next school year at West and focuses on our current freshmen students only. The selection process for being part of the AVID family is a journey and students have to earn their place within the program through meeting specific criteria. We sent letters to students and their families who might be a great fit for AVID to learn more about this program through our AVID Parent Showcase night which will be from 5:00 - 6:00 P.M. tomorrow night Tuesday, February 13th in the West Media Center. The AVID Showcase is open to any and all parents and students to come and learn more about this program if they so chose even if they did not receive a personal letter. We will be expanding the program to 9th and 11th grade students for the 2019 -2020 school year. Learn more at "What is AVID?"

   






"Shrek" the Musical - If you have not seen one of our drama productions, now would be the time to enjoy "Shrek" the musical that will have numerous showings coming up in March. Please come and enjoy the brilliant work of our students! See information below:






Forensics - I have been informed that it has been a while since our forensics team has been recognized at a competition. Recently they garnered a 3rd place finish out of 20 teams at the Pius invitational. Congrats on all of your hard work!!!


State Bound! - Congratulations to Oys Swim/Dive team members Erik Hansen, Andrew Busse, and Max Peters for qualifying for the state meet!​ Championship finals are this  Saturday in Madison, come on out and support our athletes....and while I am thinking about it our Snowboarding Team is state bound as well after finishing their season.....good luck!



Homelessness Homelessness is continuing to affect more students an families in the School District of Waukesha. The affect of homelessness on students is vast and we want to ensure families can define their situation against criteria and receive support if needed.... please see the flyers below:


                

    


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 clicking on these two links to preview what is happening at West High School this week: