November 30th Weekly Blog (Tuesday Edition)

Purpose Corner - This week I provide information around a shift in our building goals as we navigate the various instructional models we have used or may be used in the future. Here is a link to the transcript of this video if you prefer to read the message.

Welcome to West Night!!! - Our virtual “Welcome to West” Night is scheduled for Monday night December 7th, 2020 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. This event is for ALL current and prospective West students/families. Our expectations are that students have a rigorous course schedule which is a key contributor for being, college, career, and community ready. We push on this by expecting all students to take a “stretch” course which can be defined as rigorous, possibly an AP or Honors course. A class that a college admissions counselor would find impressive. A class that will help you reach your fullest potential as a student. Take an additional class instead of a study hall. A goal class. Ask yourself what subject area do you perform best in and stretch yourself in that area!

I encourage all of our current students/families to attend the Welcome to West night and check out the sessions we offer or connect with teachers live by department and ask questions for making decisions on a rigorous course schedule that stretches you as a learner! Information on Welcome to West Night is below in the blog. Go Wolverines!

Hybrid Schedule - Please see the hybrid schedule we will be following through the end of the semester in late January.

Waukesha West Orchestras - Please enjoy the musical talents of our orchestra students as they perform their "We Give Thanks" concert virtually. Job well done!!

West Football - Congratulations to the Waukesha West Varsity football team for having an outstanding season in a crazy year! The Wolverines finished their season with two playoff wins, solidifying them once again as a premier program in the state!

Youth Substance Use & COVID-19 - This Thursday, December 3rd from 6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. all families are invited to learn about the impact of COVID-19 and youth substance use. This is a free parent event made possible by our district partnership with Elevate, Inc. The meeting will be recorded and will be available for viewing after the live session as well. Parents/community members need to register to avoid any "zoom bombing." See the flyer below for details...

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!!