May 17th Weekly Blog (Thursday Edition)(FINAL POST of 20-21)

 Purpose Corner - This week I provide my messaging around the recent school board decision to make masks optional for staff & students. Here is a link to the transcript of this video.

Graduation Information - Graduation ceremonies for all three Waukesha legacy high schools will be on Saturday, June 12th, with West High School starting at 9:00 A.M., South High School at 10:30 A.M., and North High School starting at 12:00 P.M. All ceremonies are initially scheduled to be outside and have an unlimited capacity for guests attending. Below is the letter that has been updated based on the recent mitigation policy change and was sent to all graduates and their families with details and is also linked here. This letter is also currently accessible through our school's website.

Schedule for the Week of May 24th - Friday, May 28th is a half-day for students. Because of this, we will have an alternate schedule for this half-day. All other days of the week will run per usual but Friday, May 28th will have shortened periods. Please see below. This schedule is also available through the West website by clicking on the "Calendars/Schedules" heading. 

Semester II Exam Schedule - This schedule is also available through the West website by clicking on the "Calendars/Schedules" heading.

 

AP Pacesetter Recognition - The Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council (WAPAC) recently announced the 2020 Advanced Placement Pacesetter Awards. WAPAC is comprised of Wisconsin secondary and collegiate educators that are dedicated to expanding access to Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and rigorous learning for all students. The Pacesetter Awards are unique to Wisconsin. They recognize schools for promoting both access to and excellence in AP courses. Schools are acknowledged for their efforts at three different levels. West High School was recognized at level 1 which is the highest level! Approximately 150 schools meet the criteria for recognition at one of the levels. West was 1 of 20 schools to receive level 1 distinction which puts us in the top 13% of all schools that qualify. This is a community celebration!!

U.S. News High School Rankings - Today U.S. News & World Report published their rankings for nearly 18,000 public high schools, accompanied by school-specific data on enrollment, graduation rates, student body demographics, free and reduced-price lunch, location, school type, and state assessment results. Waukesha West High School was ranked as number 1,579 out of 17,857 high schools nationally and number 38 out of 540 high schools statewide based on U.S. News criteria. That puts West High School in the top 9% of schools in our nation and the top 7% in our state!! This is a celebration of the entire West community!

Prom 2021!! - A big shout out to our students who continued a tradition of excellence and represented themselves well at our Prom this past weekend!!! A huge thank you to prom advisor Mrs. Bonnie Barkelar who coordinated the event here at West which was a change compared to previous years! Below are pictures of our Junior and Senior prom courts:

Senior Scholarship Night - We are so thankful to have been able to hand out awards and provide recognition to our Seniors last night during our Scholarship, Honors & Awards Night here at West!! The financial amount the students in attendance collectively earned for college total approximately 1 million dollars!! Please enjoy the pics below:

Speech Team - Congratulations to our Speech Team for their excellent performance at the Wisconsin State Speech Festival where they secured 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals!

Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2020-2021 met for the final time Wednesday, May 19th, 2021. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) if you are interested in joining the committee for the next school year as they can provide insight into their experience. I will be sending out the sign up in late August. Please access the updated 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!!