October 12th Weekly Blog (Tuesday Edition)

 Purpose Corner -This video is what I created and was shared with students in their Advisory lesson this past Monday. It is a reminder of how we will continue to function as all students come back into the building next week Tuesday. Here is a link to the transcript of this video if you prefer to read the message.

October 19th Weekly Schedule - Please see the schedule below that we will be following beginning the week of October 19th: 

October 26th Weekly Schedule - The week of October 26th is a short week for students ending with a half-day of classes on Wednesday, October 28th, and no school on October 29th or 30th. Our goal during these shortened weeks is to provide equal time for students in each of their classes. Please see the schedule below that we will be following during this week. Busses will arrive to take students home at 1:10 P.M. on early release days.

District Robotics Team CORE 2062 - Our district robotics team, CORE 2062 lost out on the opportunity to showcase what they do as a club at our Welcome to West night this past spring due to COVID. Please see the informational flyer pictured below along with their informational video. To access these documents and inquire about joining CORE 2062, see the informational links below:

• Flyer Link

• Core 2062 Video Link

• For questions, contact core2062@gmail.com or visit core2062.com

Mr. Egnarski Shout Out!! - West's own Mr. Brandon Egnarski has been recognized as a "Teacher Leader" by Uncharted Learning. This means he is a teacher who contributes to the INCubatoredu and MobileMakersEdu professional learning communities in significant ways by sharing his learning and experiences as a growth-minded educator to inspire others! Way to go Mr. E!! You can access the Uncharted Learning website through this link...

COVID Process - Now that we are having to deal with isolation and quarantine processes that come along with living in the COVID era, I wanted to share a district  FAQ document that may help families understand that all the processes that West High School follow, come from our district and are not individually created by West. My role is to consistently follow these processes along with every other school in our district. 

School District COVID Dashboard - Our school district does have a COVID dashboard that is public for anyone to follow.

 

Please click here to access this link

COVID-19 Testing - Please access the information below regarding COVID-19 testing:

Link to Waukesha County COVID-19 Testing Information

Waukesha County has notified our district of new COVID testing opportunities where children and their families can receive testing. The additional testing times and locations are as follows:

1) Waukesha Free Clinic in partnership with Carroll University 

     237 Wisconsin Ave

     For ages 5 and up

     10/13 12-4PM

     10/15 12-4PM

      10/16 11AM-4PM

2) Village Primary Care (600 tests per day)

     Waukesha County Expo

     10/13 10AM-4PM

      10/15 10AM-4PM

      

3) National Guard Testing (300 tests per day)

    Waukesha County Expo

     Every M, W, F through Dec. 9th (except Veteran's Day) 

     10AM-6PM 

Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2020-2021 has been set and has met with me virtually on Wednesday, September 16th. We will be meeting next on Wednesday, October 21st. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) with feedback and/or questions about anything West related. Please access the 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!!

October 5th Weekly Blog (Tuesday Edition)

 Purpose Corner - This video provides information and expectations about our transition to four days of face-to-face learning beginning the week of October 19th. The weekly schedule we will be following beginning the week of October 19th is below this video message. Please reach out directly to me with questions you have regarding this transition to four days of face-to-face learning. Here is a link to the transcript of this video if you prefer to read the message.

 

October 19th Weekly Schedule - Please see the schedule below that we will be following beginning the week of October 19th: 

Homecoming week is here!!! - We are very thankful to be able to have some fun and create a little school spirit with homecoming festivities during this week. Below is a preview of the week followed by information that was sent to students today from Mr. LeMieux regarding the process that needs to be followed for all grade level students to attend soccer games and for our Seniors to be able to attend the football game this week!!!!

Hello West Students,

The Classic 8 Conference has continued to review spectator policies through the fall sports season, and this week we have an exciting development.  Effective for this week, West SENIORS are able to attend football games, and ALL grade levels may attend soccer events in our stadium!

For soccer games, you will simply need to show your student ID at the gate.  The first opportunity is TONIGHT when Boys Soccer takes on Muskego, 6:30pm.

For football games, a sign-up will be necessary to be sure that we do not exceed our student limit of 100 students.  If you are a SENIOR interested in attending the Homecoming Football Game on Friday, October 9th, please watch for a form to be sent to you WEDNESDAY, 11:00am.  Students will be admitted in the order requests are received.

When attending West athletic events, it is important to keep a few expectations in mind:

• Masks must be worn at all times, without exception
• Check-in at the main gate with your student ID so that accurate attendance is taken
• Upon entry, please report directly to your seats at the far end of the stadium
• Beyond going to the restroom or concession stand, students must stay in the bleachers
• No re-entry will be allowed
• While in the stands, students must stay on their "yellow dot".  Failure to social distance or properly wear masks will result in removal from the event.

To see much more "game day" information such as streaming links, rosters, and sport by sport rules, please visit www.westwolverines.com/gameday.

I am excited to see many of you in the stands going forward.  Please do your part to ensure that this privilege can stay in place and even grow to include more West students in the future.

Go WEST!

Mr. LeMieux

Civics Exam - It is a graduation requirement for all students to pass a state-mandated civics exam. Junior students will be taking it in classes soon. Please access this study guide to help in preparing to pass the assessment.  

COVID Process - Now that we are having to deal with isolation and quarantine processes that come along with living in the COVID era, I wanted to share a district  FAQ document that may help families understand that all the processes that West High School follow, come from our district and are not individually created by West. My role is to consistently follow these processes along with every other school in our district. 

School District COVID Dashboard - Our school district does have a COVID dashboard that is public for anyone to follow.

 

Please click here to access this link

COVID-19 Testing - Please access the information below regarding COVID-19 testing:

Link to Waukesha County COVID-19 Testing Information

 

Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2020-2021 has been set and has met with me virtually on Wednesday, September 16th. We will be meeting next on Wednesday, October 21st. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) with feedback and/or questions about anything West related. Please access the 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!!

September 28th Weekly Blog

 Purpose Corner - This week I dive deeper into our TOA as promised from my blog post last week! 

Family Connect Conferences - On Wednesday, September 30th from 4:00 - 7:30 P.M. we will be having our virtual "Family Connect" conferences. We will be continuing on with our recent format for these conferences by having them as an appointment only with a focus on family connection. The format of the connection time will be 7-minute conferences with teachers leading the conference by asking these two questions:

1. Is there anything you would like me to know about your family that will help and support the continued success of your student at West?

2. What do I need to know about your student academically and/or personally in order for your student to have a successful learning experience in my class?

You can access the sign-up genius link here or through our website for scheduling a conference. It was also sent to families via email. All teachers will be sending out a common link for families to access their virtual conferences for the time they signed up. During conferences, if the teacher still has open times available on the sign-up genius, families can access the link provided by the teacher to engage in a virtual conference if needed. Teachers would let you into the virtual room if they are not reaching out and connecting with families or students during unscheduled time. 

National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists! - West High School is proud to recognize three of the four students from the School District of Waukesha, Class of 2021, who have been named Semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program:

Alec Boland

Travis Hytry

Ethan Ammerman

This year there are approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th 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.

Additional information can be found on the National Merit website.

Best of luck moving forward in this process Wolverines!!!

Theory of Action (TOA) - Below is our TOA which I read in the above "Purpose Corner" video.

 

COVID Process - Now that we are having to deal with isolation and quarantine processes that come along with living in the COVID era, I wanted to share a district  FAQ document that may help families understand that all the processes that West High School follow, come from our district and are not individually created by West. My role is to consistently follow these processes along with every other school in our district. 

School District COVID Dashboard - Our school district does have a COVID dashboard that is public for anyone to follow.

 

Please click here to access this link

COVID-19 Testing - Please access the information below regarding COVID-19 testing:

Link to Waukesha County COVID-19 Testing Information

 

Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2020-2021 has been set and has met with me virtually on Wednesday, September 16th. We will be meeting next on Wednesday, October 21st. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) with feedback and/or questions about anything West related. Please access the 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!!

September 21st Weekly Blog (Tuesday Edition)

 Purpose Corner - Welcome to my first blog post for the 2020-2021 school year! In the video below I preview my blog, welcome new families, thank our community for a great start, and describe our parent communication process!

Please click here for this 2:27 video

Family Connect Conferences - On Wednesday, September 30th from 4:00 - 7:30 P.M. we will be having our virtual "Family Connect" conferences. We will be continuing on with our recent format for these conferences by having them as an appointment only with a focus on family connection. The format of the connection time will be 7-minute conferences with teachers leading the conference by asking these two questions:

1. Is there anything you would like me to know about your family that will help and support the continued success of your student at West?

2. What do I need to know about your student academically and/or personally in order for your student to have a successful learning experience in my class?

These conferences are in the place of traditional student/teacher conferences where grades and work completion were predominately discussed. Grades and work completion are just as important as they have always been, but technology allows families to track these things and communicate more efficiently with teachers. So, I have purposely changed the format so that connections can continue to be made to support student success. Why?... see the snippet below of this March, 12th 2019 Ed Week article on why relationships matter as in captures and reaffirms my thought process.

"People sometimes mistake a kind of casual familiarity and friendliness for the promotion of really deep relationships that are about a child's potential, their interests, their strengths, and weaknesses," said Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Southern California who studies the effects of emotions and mindsets on learning.

"A lot of teachers ... have really strong abilities to engage socially with the students, but then it's not enough," she said. "You have to go much deeper than that and actually start to engage with students around their curiosity, their interests, their habits of mind through understanding and approaching material to really be an effective teacher."

A reminder to all parents that the sign-up genius link for these conferences will be coming out this Thursday, September 24th. Once you have signed up, teachers will be sending you a link to the virtual conference. 

Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2020-2021 has been set and has met with me virtually on Wednesday, September 16th. We will be meeting on a monthly basis. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) with feedback and/or questions about anything West related. Please access the 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

West "Theory Of Action" - Our (Theory Of Action) TOA is what drives our professional development plan for us as an organization. It is data-driven and looked at on a yearly basis and adjusted accordingly. This year we focused our leadership work and professional development plan utilizing principles learned through the book "The 4 Disciplines of Execution." I will expand more on this through my "Purpose Corner" video series in future blog posts: Below is our TOA:

School District COVID Dashboard - Our school district does have a COVID dashboard that is public for anyone to follow.

 

Please click here to access this link

COVID-19 Testing - Please access the information below regarding COVID-19 testing:

Link to Waukesha County COVID-19 Testing Information

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

GO WOLVERINES...WHOOP!!