Monday, March 5, 2018

March 5th Weekly Blog

Purpose Corner - In this short "purpose corner" I share what professional development our staff engaged in this past week.


Please click here for this 1:06 video


State Champion!! - Congratulations to Georgia Williams who was the Division 1 State Champion for balance beam! Great job Georgia in representing West High School!



Press Coverage - A shout out to Janaka Subotnik and two photos she took this past Friday at the Waukesha West boys basketball home game. The photos were used by the Freeman as part of the game story. Below are the photos and a shot of the actual article...great work!!! Also a shout out to our boys basketball team who finished the season with a winning record and solid conference individual recognition. Off season starts in the weight room next week!!





All State Performer - Lucy Schroeder was selected as an All-State Cheer performer for this season. Thank you Lucy for representing the cheer team and all of the hard work you and the rest of the team puts in throughout the school year !



Empowering Parents Series - The next presentation will be on Academic & Career Planning and will be held tomorrow night March 6th from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Waukesha West Media Center. Please RSVP using information on the flyer. Below is a link to the sign up and a visual of the flyer.

Empowering Parent Sign Up Link




Waukesha Wings! - Congrats to our Waukesha Wings hockey team and their state semifinal appearance. Once again they showed as one of the best teams in the state for hockey, great season! 



Academic Decathlon - This Friday, March 9th, ​West Academic Decathlon​ is going to State,​ and the team is asking for all Acadec fans to be there! Take a break from your typical Friday routine and spend the day with Acadec at the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells​. Please get your information in to take a fan bus which leaves at10:00am and will return around 4:30pm. Permission slips and payment are due in the office by Wednesday, March 7​. Transportation and admission are $16.50. Cheering the team onto victory is free! The following Acadec team members good luck as they prepare for State: Naveen Albert, Christian Brantner, Brady Chyla, Zach Nelton, Jackson Otto, Lucy Schroeder, and Heaven Rhodes!





Vaping 101 - We have seen an uptick in vaping occurring within our building at Waukesha West. Students seem to not understand the personal effects or consequences that go along with vaping in school. It is at minimum a suspension from school, loss of vape, and athletic/activities violation.....simply put...it is not worth it. Please click on the linked article below that was sent out to Waukesha South families as well to learn more about vaping.


Click here for "Vaping 101" Article!
Advisory at West - During our Monday schedules we have "Advisory" time built in. About half of the Advisory times we have this year are dedicated to Academic and Career Planning or ACP. ACP is state mandated and our district has created the ACP lessons for each grade level so our students receive a common curriculum at all grade levels and across all schools. Please access the links below for an update on our ACP process for this school year.

Method Test Prep- Spanish 
Method Test Prep- English 


"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:





Principal Advisory Council - Below are the names of the individuals on the Principal Advisory Council. We met most recently on Wednesday February 21st. Please access the minutes for more information and be sure to contact your representatives with questions/comments for our next meeting in March. The meeting minutes are linked here:


Amy Holzinger

aholzinger@sbcglobal.net
Ann Pascavis
mapascavis@hotmail.com
Cathy Frantz
cathyk21@gmail.com
James Boling
jmbjrboling@gmail.com
Jennifer Engel
j_rengel@sbcglobal.net
Jim Karpowitz
karpman@aol.com
Mark McGinnis
wxmarkmc@gmail.com
Mercedes Rawson
Rawson96@wi.rr.com
Sarah Bristol
north_physics@yahoo.com
Wendy Hamilton
wendyhamilton4@gmail.com
Betsy Peters
bpeters1247@gmail.com
Michelle Werner
michelle@hatchstaff.com


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: