Purpose Corner - This week I provide reminders of our COVID mitigation expectations as we move into the final quarter of this school year. Here is a link to the transcript of this video.
Employee Recognition - Congratulations to West attendance secretary Cheri Bonell on being named the school district's Employee of the Month for February!!! She has been exceptional in taking on COVID as our primary contact tracer and has managed attendance well with all of the changes to our instructional model this school year!
Congratulations to West English teacher Amy Menzel who was named as a Herb Kohl Teacher Fellowship recipient! Mrs. Menzel was one of 101 teachers statewide to receive this award which is comprised of a $6,000.00 grant that is to be used to impact students in the classroom!
State Snowboard - I realized that I had not recognized our Waukesha Snowboard team and their 2nd place finish in the state which was held in LaCrosse in February. Congratulations! Members of the team include Joe Muren, Zach Simons, Calvin Hanke, Joey DeCorte, David Latka, and Matt Burr.
West Athletic Leadership Conference - A shout out to Athletic Director/Assistant Principal Kyle LeMieux for his guidance of our students-led Athletic Leadership Conference. This has been an annual event for our student/athletes for the past 9 years. This year with COVID, a new format was implemented which involved all students staying in-house here at West High School. Below is a statement about the day, followed by some pics...
On Thursday, March 11th, over 225 student-athletes attended the 9th Annual Waukesha West Athletics Leadership Conference. At LC21, students learned about how their leadership has the power to "REVIVE THE CULTURE" of our athletic department after a unique and challenging year. Student leaders hosted seminars including "Mental Toughness", "Leaving a Legacy", "SuperFans: Run It Back", and "Willing to Be First". Grade level groupings took part in our Building a Winning Culture progression of courses: 9th-"Aspiring Wolverines", 10th-"Building Your Captain Resume", 11th-"Becoming a Vocal Leader", and 12th-"Leadership in the Real World". Our leaders then gathered as teams, demonstrated critical thinking and self-reflection, and then crafted "Success Formulas" for their programs - IF they are able to control certain factors relative to relationships and performance within their teams, THEN they believe they will be closer to achieving big goals!
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| Morning Group Lunch - Below is information that was sent to all families regarding school lunch for the remainder of the year:    Student & Family Support - This year is so very different from 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.
Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2020-2021 did not meet with me in February. We will be meeting again on March 17th, 2021. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) with feedback and/or questions about anything West-related. Please access the meeting minutes linked here:
Archived Announcements (Link) Please access this link to find all of the information in our daily announcements from previous weeks. GO WOLVERINES...WHOOP!! |
