December 14th Weekly Blog (Wednesday Edition)

Purpose Corner - This week I once again provide encouragement for families and students to access our Welcome to West resources that are now available on our website and below in this blog. Here is a link to the transcript of this video if you prefer to read the message.

Welcome to West Resources - Please click here to access all of the resources from our Welcome to West Night. Below is the message you should see at the top of the webpage prior to scrolling down to access the information. Thank you!!

Schedule for 12/21 & 12/22 - Please see the schedule we will be following on Monday, December 21st, and Tuesday, December 22nd. This was sent to all students and families via email as well and is available through our website.

Semester 1 Final Exam Schedule - Below is our final exam schedule for semester 1. This will be emailed to all families and students and posted on our website in the near future. Thank you!!

One Act Play - The West End Players are at it again in showcasing they are the premeire drama program in the state after their annual dominant performance at the state competition. Bravo to the cast and crew of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," who competed in the state one act play contest this week. West once again came away as the most awarded show at State, winning the awards for Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Crew, and Outstanding Directing, as well as the contest's top overall award: The Critics' Choice. Special recognition also goes to Zach Radebaugh who won the award for Outstanding Actor and to Aishwarya Nagasunder who won the award for Outstanding Actress. Congratulations to all involved for an incredible final performance!

Lunch Program - The school lunch program has been providing free lunch to all students. This will continue through the end of this school year. Please see English/Spanish flyer information below:

Student & Family Support - The reality is that the holiday season is filled with joy and hope for many, but it also brings difficult times for many. This year is so very different with the effects of COVID on students and families in multiple ways. Please see the information below if you or anyone you know are in need of support:

COVID Process - Now that we are having to deal with isolation and quarantine processes that come along with living in the COVID era, I wanted to share a district  FAQ document that may help families understand that all the processes that West High School follow, come from our district and are not individually created by West. My role is to consistently follow these processes along with every other school in our district. 

School District COVID Dashboard - Our school district does have a COVID dashboard that is public for anyone to follow.

 

Please click here to access this link

COVID-19 Testing - Please access the information below regarding COVID-19 testing:

Link to Waukesha County COVID-19 Testing Information

Waukesha County has notified our district of new COVID testing opportunities where children and their families can receive testing. The additional testing times and locations are as follows:

1) Waukesha Free Clinic in partnership with Carroll University 

     237 Wisconsin Ave

     For ages 5 and up

     10/13 12-4PM

     10/15 12-4PM

      10/16 11AM-4PM

2) Village Primary Care (600 tests per day)

     Waukesha County Expo

     10/13 10AM-4PM

      10/15 10AM-4PM

      

3) National Guard Testing (300 tests per day)

    Waukesha County Expo

     Every M, W, F through Dec. 9th (except Veteran's Day) 

     10AM-6PM 

Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2020-2021 met with me virtually on Wednesday, November 18th. We will be meeting again on December 16th, 2020. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) with feedback and/or questions about anything West related. Please access the meeting minutes linked here:

Angela Schaaf	angelamschaaf@gmail.com
Cheryl Jeffers	cherylmjeffers@gmail.com
David Clark	superdavefive@gmail.com
Deshondria Baggett	deshondriabaggett@gmail.com
Karen Anderson	kammom@att.net
Kathleen Phelan	Talldoc@wi.rr.com
Michelle Kuokkanen	mkuokkanen@yahoo.com
Carri Marlow	carrimarlow@yahoo.com
Mercedes Rawson	Rawson96@wi.rr.com
Patti Bloom	pbloom27@wi.rr.com
Rebecca Flaherty	Becflaherty@gmail.com
Susan Fogelstrom	beezerpup@gmail.com

Archived Announcements (Link) Please access this link to find all of the information in our daily announcements from previous weeks. 

GO WOLVERINES...WHOOP!!