Purpose Corner - What is "Purpose Corner?" It is mostly the video component of my blog that focuses on things that are happening at West. They may be part of other communications you have received, but I look to make it more relevant with a personal touch so the community can at least hear me speak about topics if they choose. This week I talk about what we are focused on as an organization to ensure our students are prepared academically for their future college and/or career experiences. The transcript of the video can be accessed through this link.
Students need IDs for lunch NOW!! - I am not yelling, just trying to grab your attention to let you know that as of today and moving forward students need to have their ID ready to be scanned as they go through the lunch line. This is a new practice for students. Students have a physical ID and a digital ID as well which will work. If students getting lunch are not ready with their ID the lines can get long and students will have little time to eat. Thank you for being responsible with this!!
This year there are approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program with the opportunity to continue in the competition for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million.
The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.
Next steps? Semifinalists must submit a detailed scholarship application and provide information regarding academic records, school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment, honors, and awards.
Finalists are selected in February.
Best of luck moving forward in this process Ethan!!!
Hispanic Heritage Month - National Hispanic Heritage Month is a period from September 15 to October 15 in the United States for recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. West High School celebrated this with some door decorating around our building!
Homecoming 2021 - A big thank you to our Student Council members, Powder Puff announcers, Pep Rally emcee's, Mrs. Emily Ortega, Mrs. Kirsten Towers, and all other staff and students who made this week a success!! Please enjoy some pictures from the week of fun activities!
JIT (Just-In-Time) - JIT has been going well here at West!! JIT is a critical part of that journey. This is to ensure our students start strong in their academics!
WHO?
Any student who has a failed learning target at every 4 ½ week progress check or before that time
OR
Any student who is missing work for that previous
week or is in need of academic support in that class
WHAT?
The student is assigned in IC (students need to check IC for their JIT assignment on Monday afternoons) for a two-week period to receive teacher support in order to complete missing work and be passing the learning target. Students may be released early based on completed work. Students may be grouped together to work on similar targets/summatives
WHEN?
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:20-
7:50 A.M. Attendance will be taken and recorded in IC
HOW?
A standard email communication will go out to both
parents/guardians and student
Archived Announcements (Link) Please access this link to find all of the information in our daily announcements from previous weeks.
