School Resource Office (SRO) - I am very fortunate to work with local law enforcement on a daily basis in an effort to keep our school and students safe. I would like to thank Officer Dave Gawrisch for his two-plus years of service to West High School as our SRO. We wish him well as he has been promoted within the Waukesha Police Department and will begin that new phase in his career in the upcoming weeks... there is not a better officer in the city and of course, he is an outstanding individual! With that, I would like to welcome SRO Jason Trimborn to West High School as he begins his four-year journey as our liaison officer. Jason is also an outstanding person and we look forward to implementing his vision for the SRO position at West High School!
Purpose Corner - This week on "Purpose Corner" I discuss our "FRAVID" group and their connection to our Pineapple Chart and how that positively impacts our classroom instruction.
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Grades & Fees - Monday, November 5th marked the end of Quarter 1 and grades for first quarter have been posted. This grade along with the grade from Quarter 2 will be used to ultimately determine a grade for Semester I which will be posted the end of January. Please log in to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal to view your student's grades. While you are in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal, please review your student's fees. All 2018 - 2019 fees were due October 1st. Please use the online RevTrak Portal accessible through Infinite Campus to pay your student's fees as soon as possible. Outstanding fees are subject to collections by our Business Office. Thank you!
" Welcome to West!" - We will be having our "Welcome to West Night" for all current Waukesha West families and prospective families on Monday, December 10th, 2018 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 the flyer below for an overview and click on this link to get a closer look at the information about the sessions that are available. Look forward to seeing you there!
Student Accomplishments - West High School has almost 900 out of our approximately 1,200 students involved in an extracurricular club, activity or sport. We also have students who are involved in different sport and activities that are not offered at our school and they achieve outstanding accomplishments. I want to recognize West High School Junior Avalynn Friedrichs in recently becoming a National Champion! Avalynn Friedrichs, was unanimously voted as the Senior Equitation Finals National Champion for ages 14-17 at the National Academy Championship Horse Show in Murfreesboro, TN on Sunday, November 4th after 3 days of competition with competitors from across the country. This prestigious award includes a $1,000 scholarship to William Woods University as well as other awards. Avalynn's hard work and dedication to the sport she loves has been rewarded as a National honor, Congrats!!
One Act Play - Congratulations to the cast and crew of the One Act play "Numbers" for advancing out of a very tough sectional this past Saturday and qualifying for State. The State One Act contest will be held in LaCrosse on November 15-17. Congrats to all of the West End Players who are involved! Please enjoy the act below.
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Christmas Clearing Council - West High School clubs and activities have consistently partnered with the Christmas clearing council to support students and their families in our community during the holiday months. If you are interested in financially supporting local families please consider donating to the Council and continue to look for West students leading fundraising efforts for the CCC. A little more about the CCC... the Christmas Clearing Council of Waukesha County (CCC) promotes and coordinates giving to families in need during the Christmas season. They provide a clearinghouse that matches these families with area groups, families, businesses, and individuals who wish to help people less fortunate on a person-to-person basis. In 2017, the CCC coordinated giving to more than 1,900 families and nearly 4,400 children in Waukesha County.
Challenge Day Momentum - I will continue to update some of the things we will be doing to keep our momentum from Challenge Day! I encourage anyone to access the Challenge Day website to learn more about it. https://www.challengeday.org/
Principal Advisory Council - Below are the names of the individuals on the Principal Advisory Council for 2018-2019. We will be meeting this Wednesday, November 14th and will continue to meet monthly throughout the school year. Please access the minutes for more information about our discussions for this school year and connect with any of the listed representatives prior to our upcoming meeting with any questions you have or clarifications you need. The meeting minutes are linked here:
Cheryl Jeffers
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cmjeffers@yahoo.com
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Bret Reichert
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br@wi.rr.com
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Bridget Clementi
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clementi101@wi.rr.com
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Deanna Krell
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dkrell@wi.rr.com
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Deshondria Baggett
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dbaggett@wi.rr.com
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Gail Young-Lane
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jlane1@wi.rr.com
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Jon Eckmann
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Jon@promarkpainters.com
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Kim Keller
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kim.keller@wecenergygroup.com
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Krista Bitzan
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smileyfish76@hotmail.com
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Lawrence Oberbruner
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loberbruner@gmail.com
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Lee Ann Jaskolka
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Ljaskolka@wi.rr.com
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Lori Johnston
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ljohnstongd@gmail.com
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Marilyn Toshner
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mtoshner71@gmail.com
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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 here: West Main Page Calendar (Link)
No Blog Next Week! I will be back on November 26th!!
No Blog Next Week! I will be back on November 26th!!
