Finishing the year strong!! - West teacher work through a cycle of inquiry in groups each semester. The tweet below says it all when it comes to staff having a choice to grow in an area and the collaborative nature of their share out with other staff that is data-driven and focused on impacting student achievement! We will look to follow the same process again next year with some minor tweaks...what a year!!
Finals Week Expectations - Finals begin on Wednesday, June 5th and ends on Friday, June 7th. I want to be clear that we have 180 school days, and our last week of school is equally as important as the first day and all days in between. As is the case during finals week and our last day of school on Monday, June 10th (snow make-up day), all students are expected to be present for every class hour of each day including study halls. There are no special releases granted because it is the last week. The last day of school is no different. Students are expected to be at all classes and receive feedback from their teachers around their work for the year, prior to a long summer break. I thank you for supporting our expectations as we maximize learning every day of school.
Westaurant - Westaurant is a restaurant run by the Waukesha West "Chef Foods" classes. They will be serving lunch on Wednesday, May 22. Students have created some original recipe ideas and will be serving them. Please remember to send cash with your students on Wednesday, May 22 if they are interested in supporting the Westaurant! The menu is below:
Graduation Information - 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.
Comeback Player of The Year - For those of you who have not heard the story, Senior David Skogman was awarded Comeback Player of The Year at the Journal Sentinal High School Sports Award. David's heart stopped beating for approximately 4 minutes as he was playing basketball this past summer after collapsing on the court. He has used his comeback from this event in true leader fashion by overcoming it and encouraging others to always do what is right because you should never take an opportunity for granted. Cool pic of David and Michael Phelps who won 28 Olympics medals with 23 of them Gold medals which are both Olympic records making him the most decorated American Olympian ever.
Inaugural West Auto Show!! - Please consider coming to join the first-ever Waukesha West Auto Show! Please see the flyer below for information. Would love to see community members, students and parents attend!! This is a community event.
Important School Fees!! - For the past few months, I have included a blurb about school fees in this blog and the importance of utilizing our Infinite Campus system for checking fees and grades. With graduation coming up I want to remind all Seniors that not paying past or current fees could result in not walking for graduation. We want to do all we can as a school to work with families to avoid any loss of privilege because of unpaid fees so please pay your fees or reach out to Kirsten Ellsworth my Administrative Assistant to ask questions regarding your circumstance. For all other students, please do the same so you do not accumulate fees and end up in a difficult situation as a Senior. Infinite Campus is also a resource to check on student progress...please utilize this system to stay engaged with the academics of your child.
Waukesha Education Foundation (WEF) - The Waukesha Education Foundation has been supporting students in the school district of Waukesha for many years. The WEF raises money and grants that money through their application process to teachers looking to enhance student learning. In my ten years in the school district, I have seen the impact of the WEF directly within our classrooms. The WEF wants to fill every grant request and is always looking to take strides to improve its funding for grants. Please check out their website here to see some of the ways they are looking to increase the funding for grant requests. They have their annual golf outing this summer that I am looking forward to participating in, please see the information below and consider supporting the WEF as they do great things for kids in our schools!!! The WEF Executive Director Lynnette Kalmadge is available to connect with you about golf outing registration and any questions regarding the WEF. Her contact is execdirector
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Celebrate summer by teeing off with other business & community leaders with a round of golf. Lunch and Dinner are provided, as well as a reception, raffle & both a silent and live auction. (A cash bar will be available.) All proceeds go towards supporting students and educators in the School District of Waukesha.
Schedule of Events
10:00am - 11:30am
Check In & Buffet Lunch
Check In & Buffet Lunch
11:30am
Shotgun Start
Shotgun Start
4:30pm (approx)
Reception, Auction, Raffle & Dinner
Principal Advisory Council - Below are the names of the individuals on the Principal Advisory Council for 2018-2019. We met this past Wednesday, May 15th for the final time this school year. Please access the minutes for more information about our discussions for this school year. Also, please connect with any of the listed representatives if you are thinking of putting your name in for the 2019-2020 school year. In late summer I will be sending an email out for new council members to join. 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)
