Purpose Corner -This week I want to celebrate West being an AVID School of Distinction, hosting districts to see our integrated math program, and classroom instructional success! You can access the transcript of the videothrough this link.
Wrestling Team to State - For the first time in 26 years our Wolverine Wrestling Team has qualified for the team State tournament! The team will represent the city and West in the State tournament on Friday & Saturday, March 3-4, 2023, at the UW Field House, in Madison, Wisconsin. Congratulations, West Wrestling!!
Individual West Wrestlers to State!! - Congratulations to our six West wrestlers who punched their ticket to State this past weekend. West qualifiers were Bryan Rivera, Elliott Mulloy, Xavier Guerrero, Isaiah Guerrero, Xander Kuokkanen, and Nelson Luecke. With these six qualifiers, the program ties its historical record with sending wrestlers to State! Good luck individual West wrestlers at the State meet. The 80th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Individual Wrestling Tournament and the second Girls Individual Wrestling Tournament (Elliot Mulloy) will be held in conjunction on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 23-25, at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) to State!! - Congratulations to our FBLA competitors who competed at regionals and will be going to the State competition in Green Bay on April 17th!! At regionals,Caitlyn Pfaffle placed 1st in Public Speaking, Sophie Xuan and Lisa Eapen finished 1st in Web Design, and Kami Madderen, Hailey Dillon, and Grace Gerstner finished 3rd in their Public Service Announcement. Good luck at State!!
Waukesha West Girls Snowboard - Congratulations to the Waukesha Girls Snowboard team for taking Second Place at the
Wisconsin State Championships this past weekend Senior captain Nicole Major led the team with a 3rd place individual finish in slalom, 9th pace in Boardercross, and an overall 7th place earning her All-State honors. Junior Elizabeth Pofahl took 8th place overall with a 10th in Slalom and a 7th in Boardercross. Nicole and Elizabeth were supported by Seniors Ava Colias and Molly Muren who helped secure Waukesha’s place on the podium. Way to go girl's!
Waukesha West Boy's Snowboard- Congratulations to the Waukesha Boys Snowboard team for taking Fourth
Place at the Wisconsin State Championships this past weekend, narrowly missing the podium. The team was led by Senior captain Ethan Gartzke with notable performances by Junior Noah Steinke with a 12th overall and 8th place finish in Boardercross. Junior Chris Decorte also took 9th in Boardercross. The team included outstanding efforts by Seniors Ben Engel and Aidan Rotfeld, Junior Patrick Latka, and Freshmen Ben Johnston.
Waukesha Powerlifters - Congratulations to all the Waukesha Powerlifters who qulaified for the State competition! A program record of 8 individuals were State qualifiers! The 6 qualifiers from West HS were Ashley Kurowski, Jackson Jones, Jacob Carlsen, Matt Arps, Jaiyla Williams, and Keghan Likeric. Two students from North qualified as well! Good luck at State!!
ACT Day for Juniors Only! - The ACT test continues to be a piece of the puzzle when it comes to college admissions. Though some colleges have moved to put little or no emphasis on it, many colleges still have a minimum ACT score they require for admission. The State of Wisconsin mandates that all high school Juniors in the state take this test annually. The nice thing is that they fund this mandated test and also allow students to take the ACT again on a national test date immediately after the State test date. This year our Juniors will take the test on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 here at West. Information has been sent to Junior students in preparation for the test on this day which will be taken on students iPad's. All 9th, 10th and 12th grade students have NO SCHOOL on this day, only Juniors will ateend to take the ACT.
Graduation 2023 - Graduation day for all three Waukesha legacy high schools will be Saturday, June 10th, 2023. Waukesha West High School will be holding graduation ceremonies in the West Fieldhouse on this date beginning at 1:00 P.M. As we are one community divided into three high schools, graduation times among all three high schools are staggered to enable friends and family to attend multiple ceremonies if they so choose. South High School ceremonies will begin at 9:00 A.M. and North High School ceremonies will begin at 11:00 A.M. on this date. Please begin informing friends and family who will be attending!
Spring Musical - See the information below about our upcoming Spring musical:
Drug Trends Informational Night - On March 8th, 2023 from 6:00 - 7:30 P.M., North High School is hosting "Wake Up Call" which empowers parents to spot signs of potential alcohol or drug abuse among teens. This is for ALL district parents. The informational flyer is below:
New Scholarship Blog is active!! - This scholarship blog site is linked here and is accessible through our school website. Students can search for all the different scholarships available such as West only, Local, WEF (Waukesha Educational Foundation), State, and National scholarships. Pay close attention to deadlines as some applications will not be available until the New Year. You can also sign up to receive email alerts each time a new scholarship is uploaded. Please see Mrs. Brown in Student Services with any questions or email her at jbrown@waukesha.k12.wi.us
College Tuesdays for all Seniors!! - Starting now, every Tuesday from 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. at our district Lindholm building located at 222 Maple Ave. in Waukesha, Senior students can get support with college applications, scholarships, FAFSA, job applications, resumes, and other general questions. School district staff will be in rooms 213 and 215. Please see the flyers below:
Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2022-2023 met last on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023. The meeting minutes are linked here. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) to bring up topics or questions you have to bring forward for our next meeting which will be held on Wednesday, March 15th. We rescheduled our February meeting to Wednesday, February 22nd but were not able to meet becasue of school being cancelled.
Family Connect Conferences - Family Connect Conferences will be held on Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 from 4:30 - 8:00 P.M. These conferences are fully virtual. Each conference will be 7 minutes in length. This will be the only night of conferences for the second semester. Please access this link to sign up for conferences. You can also access the signup through the West website.
Schedule for the Week of February 13th - This is your friendly reminder that on Thursday, February 16th, students have an early release day. Our Student Council will be running a winter assembly on this day and the modified schedule for the day is below. This schedule is also posted on our website. Because of the short week, we will run a Tuesday through Friday daily schedule for the four days we are in school next week beginning on Monday. There is No School for students on Friday, February 17th.
Dance Team at State!!- Congratulations to theWest Dance Teamon taking home 5th place in the D2 Pom division at the State Championship in La Crosse this past weekend! This is West’s first state dance trophy!!
Drug Trends Informational Night - On March 8th, 2023 from 6:00 - 7:30 P.M., North High School is hosting "Wake Up Call" which empowers parents to spot signs of potential alcohol or drug abuse among teens. This is for ALL district parents. The informational flyer is below:
New Scholarship Blog is active!! - This scholarship blog site is linked here and is accessible through our school website. Students can search for all the different scholarships available such as West only, Local, WEF (Waukesha Educational Foundation), State, and National scholarships. Pay close attention to deadlines as some applications will not be available until the New Year. You can also sign up to receive email alerts each time a new scholarship is uploaded. Please see Mrs. Brown in Student Services with any questions or email her at jbrown@waukesha.k12.wi.us
College Tuesdays for all Seniors!! - Starting now, every Tuesday from 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. at our district Lindholm building located at 222 Maple Ave. in Waukesha, Senior students can get support with college applications, scholarships, FAFSA, job applications, resumes, and other general questions. School district staff will be in rooms 213 and 215. Please see the flyers below:
Valentine's Dance - You still have time to buy tickets for the Valentine's Dance sponsored by our West Orchestras. Info is below:
Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2022-2023 met last on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023. The meeting minutes are linked here. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) to bring up topics or questions you have to bring forward for our next meeting which will be held on Wednesday, February 22nd.
