Purpose Corner - With Spring upon us, I want to remind students and families about our dress code policy. Our school has a dress code under the same premise that any business or workplace etc. will have a dress code. Below is the partial narrative from our "Student Handbook" on Dress & Grooming expectations. Here is the link to our handbook and a link to School Board Policy 5511 on Dress & Grooming for anyone to reference.
Dress and Grooming (5511)
Students are prohibited from the wearing of hats, hoods, or other headwear (including hoodies) and coats or jackets in school on regular school days. The Principal of any school may allow exceptions to this policy for any legitimate reason (religious, medical, or otherwise) or in the celebration of a specified pep rally, spirit day, or hat day.
Any clothing, jewelry, body art, or any accessory advertising alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs are at a counter purpose with district AODA programs and therefore deemed inappropriate. Students should dress appropriately for school and must refrain from wearing items that display excessive midriffs, low-cut tops, and undergarments. Students who violate the above rules/guidance will not be admitted to class and may be suspended from school.
Teacher Appreciation Week! - I have sent a couple of emails to West families about this week, so please check your inbox and calendar this week if you would like to show some appreciation!!
Graduation 2024 - Graduation day for all three Waukesha Legacy high schools will be Saturday, June 8th, 2024. Waukesha West High School will be holding graduation ceremonies in the West Fieldhouse on this date beginning at 11:00 A.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 1:00 P.M. on this date. Please begin informing friends and family who will be attending! Access this link to see all things our Graduates must do to prepare for graduation!
Senior Vs. Staff Basketball Game - This game was played on Friday, April 5th and The West High staff wins again!!!! Not sure what the final score was, but I will say the students put up a good fight and stayed around longer than any teams have in the past!! In previous blog posts in years prior, I have shared a picture of me after our championship games holding the trophy! I am 81% sure this is me again with our newest championship trophy, though I do not really even resemble my school picture! Way to go West staff!!
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
MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) is coming for students! - Starting this month we are rolling out Multifactor Authentication (MFA) to high school student accounts. West students start this through their homerooms. What is MFA you ask? Think of it as having a second key to your school account. Right now, you have one key or factor to your account; your password. But passwords can get leaked or guessed and that is where your second factor is going to come in. In the form of a device notification with your district iPad. You can read about it more here: What is Multifactor Authentication
Why:
Many of you probably already use MFA for Xbox accounts, college courses from other schools or maybe even online banking. Many places already require this to keep your information safe and we are following suit. Your school and personal information is very important to guard so this is why we are taking this safeguard step. Staff here at SDW already have to use MFA to access the same resources as you. In the modern world with the increase of cyber crime, this is no longer a general precaution but a must.
Dates: Each Grade level will have a different date in which MFA will be enabled for their account.
What will I use to set up MFA?
You will use the Microsoft Authenticator app. It is already installed on your district iPad.
How do I set up MFA?
We have directions to set up MFA for whichever device you want to use. Directions are here
We find it easier to use two different devices to set up MFA. One device that will be used to authenticate (your iPad) and another to try to log into which will prompt you with the directions.
¿Qué usaré para configurar la autenticación multifactor (MFA)?
Utilizará la aplicación Microsoft Authenticator. Ya está instalado en el iPad de su distrito.
¿Cómo debe configurar la autenticación multifactor (MFA)?
Tenemos las instrucciones para configurar la autenticación multifactor (MFA) para cualquier dispositivo que desees utilizar. Las instrucciones están aquí.
Hemos determinado que es más fácil utilizar dos dispositivos diferentes para configurar la autenticación multifactor (MFA). Un dispositivo que se utilizará para autenticarse (puede ser tu iPad) y otro dispositivo para intentar iniciar una sesión y te indicará las instrucciones. Tendremos un Chromebook designado en la biblioteca para ayudar con esto.
¿Cuándo se me pedirá que me autentique?
Solamente se requerirá la autenticación multifactor (MFA) cuando intentes tener acceso a tus cuentas escolares cuando estés fuera de la escuela. Esto le proporcionará a tu cuenta una protección adicional contra intrusos externos, pero no ocasionará ningún retraso mientras estás en la escuela.
¿Cuándo tengo que hacer esto?
Desde el día de inicio mencionado anteriormente, tendrás dos semanas para configurarlo antes de que te obligue a configurarlo antes de poder ingresar. Tendrás la opción de omitir esto por un momento, pero ¡te recomendamos que lo hagas lo más pronto posible!
Más preguntas:
Puede visitar a la Sra. Lucey en la Biblioteca para obtener ayuda o si tienes cualquier otra pregunta.
2024 - 2025 Board-Approved School Calendar - Below is the board-approved calendar for the 24-25 school year and you can access it through this link or through the West website.
Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2023-2024 met last on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024, and did not meet in March due to my being ill on our scheduled meeting day. We are meeting this Wednesday, April 17th. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) to bring up topics or questions you have to bring forward for the meeting in April.
| Manisha Nabke | mynabke@hotmail.com |
| Robin Herbner | rherbner@gmail.com |
| Audra O'Connell | audraoconnellis@gmail.com |
| Melissa Shera | Melissa_marie423@yahoo.com |
Elizabeth Mcdowell | elizabeth.mcdowell526@gmail.com |
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| Kari Doepke | Teamdoepkewarnes@gmail.com |
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Wendy Hamilton | wendyhamilton4@gmail.com
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Archived Announcements (Link) Please access this link to find all of the information in our daily announcements from previous weeks.
