Principal Blog Week of October 23rd, 2023

Early Release Schedule for 10/25/23 - Tomorrow students have an early release and follow a "Monday" early release schedule. The schedule for the day is below. Busses will arrive on campus at 1:05 P.M. and will depart campus at 1:13 P.M. As a final reminder there is No School for students on Thursday, October 26th, or Friday, October 27th as shown on the district flyers below:

State Cross Country - Congrats to Girls Varsity Cross Country runners Valerie Bratt and Lily Newmeister who ran career-best times in qualifying for the State Cross Country Meet this past Saturday at the Mukwonago Sectional! They will compete in the WIAA State Cross Country Meet at 3:05 PM this Saturday, October, 28th at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.  We wish them continued success at State!

Welcome to West Night - It is an expectation for students at West High School to stretch themselves and select a rigorous course schedule. For all underclassmen, the scheduling process happens in early February, but we encourage our students and families to begin thinking about that schedule today! All current families are welcome to attend our “Welcome to West Night” on Monday, December 4th, 2023 to connect with teachers and learn more about the courses and programs we offer at West. Below is the one-page flyer for this event, we hope to see you there!! If you are not coming please tell a friend to ensure anyone who is attending West knows about this opportunity!!

Rigorous Course Schedule for 2024-2025 - Our data has been clear at West for the past several years in that approximately 90% of West students state they will go on to a two or four-year college for their post-high school education, yet, only 60-plus% of students will make it past year one of college and that is why we push as a school to prepare our students better! A big part of preparing students to meet the challenges of their college and/or career path is high school course selection. Course scheduling is not far away and is coming up in early February 2024! It is time for students to think about stretching their academic resumes!

A stretch class is rigorous, possibly AP or Honors, a class that a college admissions counselor would find impressive, and/or a class that will help you reach your fullest potential as a student. You could also choose to take an additional class instead of a study hall. This is a goal class for you. Think about what content area you excel in and stretch in that area or try something new and challenging like one of our many elective classes in the areas of Business, Family & Consumer Science, Technology Education, Art, Music, World Languages, or Drama!! Now is the time to think about your STRETCH class as part of your rigorous course schedule for next school year. Attending our "Welcome to West" event on Monday, December 4th (see info above) can be helpful to learn more about the areas you want to stretch in, that is what the night is for!

Student Fees - Please take a few minutes to log into your Infinite Campus Parent Portal to pay any unpaid fees from this year and/or past years.  Any unpaid fees at the end of the year will be sent to collections by the Business Office. If you would like to apply for a fee waiver for the current year, please fill out the Household Fee Reduction Request Form.  Thank you.

Macbeth - I wanted to give a shout-out to the cast and crew of our most recent play Macbeth that took place this past weekend and extended into yesterday and today as English 10 students from West, North, and South High Schools took a field trip to watch the production. The reason for this was that these students just went through this Shakespearean play in class. This is a rigorous piece for students and watching the play made their learning about the play relevant. Great job!! Enjoy some pics below:

AP Letter & Information for Exams! - A reminder that AP exam registration is due by November 8th, 2023! Here is a link to the "AP Letter" that has all of the information students and families need about this process. This information has been sent to all families and is also in our daily announcements!!

Looking for work....become an AVID tutor! - The School District of Waukesha and West High School are continuing to look for AVID tutors. We are looking for people who want part-time work and are seeking to make a difference with our students. We have a consistent need district-wide to fill tutoring positions as AVID is continuing to bring success and is spreading throughout our district. Please consider joining our successes with AVID or pass this information along to someone you think would be a great fit. The flyer and information for the position are below:

Archived Announcements (Link) Please access this link to find all of the information in our daily announcements from previous weeks. 

GO WOLVERINES...WHOOP!!