Monday, April 29, 2019

April 29th Weekly Blog

Graduation Information - This has been buried in my blog for the past couple of months, but because we are only a little more than a month away from graduation I wanted to make it front and center:

Graduation day for the all three Waukesha legacy high schools will be Saturday, June 8th, 2019. 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, graduation times among all three high schools are staggered per usual 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.


A great story... - CBS 58 produced an outstanding feature story for their Sunday Morning Spotlight on West High School student Luis Gutierrez and him growing up in a house with parents who are deaf and hard of hearing. This story aired this past Sunday and is just plain cool for all involved.....

Please click here to access this 4:20 video


Dress Code Reminders - Once again, I want to remind students about our dress code policy. Our school has a dress code under the same premise that any business/workplace etc. will have a dress code. Below is the narrative from our "Student Handbook" on Dress & grooming expectations. 


Dress and Grooming
Student attire must be respectful of others and appropriate for the educational setting at West High School. Clothing that causes a distraction or disruption in the school or creates a health or safety risk is deemed inappropriate for student dress.
  • The following dress is not allowed as it may disrupt the educational setting:
  • No bare midriffs.
  • No strapless tops, or low cut tops.
  • Appropriate length shorts and skirts are expected.  Appropriateness will be determined on a case-by-case basis through the office.
  • No visible boxer shorts with loose, low pants.
  • No hats, bandanas, hoodies, or other headwear (ethnic or religious headwear is acceptable) may be worn during the school day.
    • Students are expected to remove headwear upon entering the building and during the school day.
  • No coats, jackets, or outerwear is allowed. These must be stored in the
          student’s locker.
  • Clothing that has lettering, advertisement of tobacco, alcohol or other drugs, weapons, or designs considered in poor taste
  • Backpacks are not allowed during the school day; they must remain in the assigned student locker.
School administrators will make the final decision as to what constitutes appropriate school wear. At the discretion of an associate principal, parents may be called to bring a change of appropriate clothing or student may be sent home. Students who violate the foregoing rules will not be admitted to class and may be suspended from school. See School Board Policy 5511- Dress and Grooming.


Apprenticeship Signing Day - West High School and the School District of Waukesha have so many options for students to pursue. I believe that the diversity of offerings we have for students to choose from and learn about make our district the best in the State of Wisconsin. We want to continue to celebrate the different paths our students may take, that they can be prepared for in our school and district. It started with our first ever signing day for an apprenticeship between student Hunter Heaney and Tri-North Builders. Hunter is currently a dual-enrollment student at WCTC where he has classes at West and then goes to WCTC to take college classes focused on his apprenticeship training in the afternoon. Companies seek to hire students from the program and continue to support them in training as they begin work in the field while getting paid, a great opportunity!! See the tweet below that says it all and thanks to district CTE Coordinator Mollie Haubenschild for making this event happen to celebrate our student's success!




Principal Advisory Council - Below are the names of the individuals on the Principal Advisory Council for 2018-2019. We met this past Wednesday, April 17th. 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
cmjeffers@yahoo.com
Bret Reichert
br@wi.rr.com
Bridget Clementi
clementi101@wi.rr.com
Deanna Krell
dkrell@wi.rr.com
Deshondria Baggett
dbaggett@wi.rr.com
Gail Young-Lane
jlane1@wi.rr.com
Jon Eckmann
Jon@promarkpainters.com
Kim Keller
kim.keller@wecenergygroup.com
Krista Bitzan
smileyfish76@hotmail.com
Lawrence Oberbruner
loberbruner@gmail.com
Lee Ann Jaskolka
Ljaskolka@wi.rr.com
Lori Johnston
ljohnstongd@gmail.com
Marilyn Toshner
mtoshner71@gmail.com


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)