Principal's Blog Week of May 22nd, 2023

Last blog of the 2022-2023 school year!

Memorial Day - Unofficially marks the end of school and the anticipation of the start of summer. I wish all West families a wonderful summer! Please remember this holiday is about remembering those throughout the almost 247-year history of our nation who made the ultimate sacrifice to give their lives in defense of it for the freedoms we enjoy every day!

Road Construction around West this summer... - Beginning after graduation, the intersection of West's main entrance and Saylesville Road will be under construction. This will push all the way down Saylesville Road to Lawrence Ln. The intersection will be getting updated traffic lights and an updated right turn lane when coming out of West High School. We will keep the main entrance open as much as possible, however, we have a second entrance off of River Rd./Cty H that may have to be utilized. Please be patient and be prepared for this construction!

Graduation 2023 - I cannot believe we are so close to graduation day!!! Waukesha West High Schools' graduation ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 10th, 2023. Will be holding graduation ceremonies in the West Fieldhouse beginning at 1:00 P.M. All of the information that is needed for graduation is linked here in this "Graduation Letter." This information has been sent to students and families and is available on the West website as well!

Senior iPad Important Information! - This information was also sent to all Senior families. Please access the Senior iPad Collection Information link here. It is also pictured below.

Seal of Biliteracy & Global Scholars - On this past Wednesday evening May 17th, we celebrated West's Seal of Biliteracy recipients and Global Scholars. We commend these students for their hard work, academic achievement, and commitment to multilingualism. Students who achieved this honor received a cord of distinction for our graduation ceremonies. Félicitations! Félicidades! Congratulations!

What are these awards:

Seal of Biliteracy: Awarded to seniors by school districts, as approved by the State of Wisconsin, in 49 States who are able to demonstrate achievement:

• a Level 4 or above on the AP Spanish or French Assessment, or a Level IH on all indicators of the AAPPL Assessment (for languages other than these, contact D)

• A score of 18 or higher on the ACT ELA or Reading Sections, or if an English Learner of Former English Learner, am Access Score of 4 or above.

• An essay in English and an essay in the partner language following specific prompt guidelines.

The Distinguished Seal of Biliteracy, in addition:

• Requires a Level 5 on the AP test or levels IH and Superior on the AAPPL test.

Global Scholars Award: Awarded to seniors by the State of Wisconsin who are able to demonstrate completion and participation:

• Course Completion which includes:

• 4 years of the equivalent of one World Language

• Meet graduation course requirements

• Submits 8 independent reviews (4 media/community reviews, and 4 text reviews)

• Completes 20 hrs of service learning in Waukesha dedicated to advancing issues impacting our global community (must be approved)

Seal of Biliteracy: Jaelyn Krohn, Emily Maigatter, Ali Mehling, Eli Panzlaff, Leah Pena, Evelyn Reyes Nolasco, Mia Schmidt, Sarah Schwab, Myra Stray, Caroline Treichel, Kaitlyn Ulalisa, MacKenzie Zuelsdorf

Global Scholars: Anthony Gonzalez, Jaelyn Krohn, Ali Mehling, Klein Saravia Quintanilla, Sarah Schwab, Caroline Treichel, Kaitlyn Ulalisa

West Scholarship & Awards Night - On Wednesday, May 17th we had the honor to recognize West Senior students who will be attending colleges and universities and the scholarship/awards they earned for attending. West students collectively will be receiving over 1 million dollars for their post-secondary education!! Enjoy the pics below from the event...

Inaugural West "Senior Decision Day" - As an AVID School of Distinction we look to celebrate the college and career acceleration of our students by celebrating our Seniors through showcasing their post-secondary decisions. This past Friday, May 19th, we celebrated their next steps after high school. During their morning classes, Seniors had the opportunity to come up and collect their class ring [pop] and take pictures by our photo booth. They wore their future (college, career, or military) apparel to help us celebrate them! A few pics below..

Waukesha West is a Heart Safe School!! - What this means is that through the leadership of Athletic Director/Assistant Principal Mr. Kyle LeMieux along with the support of Project ADAM through Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, we have met criteria as a team that allows us to respond more quickly and proficiently to medical emergencies and utilize CPR as well as our AED's. Pic is below...

Final Exam Schedule - The Semester II Final Exam schedule is below and also linked here.

Early Release Schedule for Friday, May 26th - This is your friendly reminder that we have an early release Friday schedule for all students on Friday, May 26th. The schedule for that day is below.

ACT 30+ Club - We are celebrating students who achieved a score of 30 or better on the state-mandated ACT exam that was given this past March of 2023. This score puts these students in the top 8% of scores or higher nationwide. Congratulations to the members of the ACT 30+ Club!! Membership comes with a T-shirt!

Back Row (left to right)

Natalie Warnes, Kerianna Buck, Grace Vandenberg, Bryant Ansley, Jackson Gross, Samuel Cook, Grant Nicholson, Odin Colque

Middle Row (left to right)

Aubrey Klima, Ealen Wegner, Lisa Eapen, Katelyn Leinss, Alexander Richards, Dylan Raikes, Cooper Peters, Jonas Siebert, Xander Kuokkanen, Samuel Kneser

Front Row (left to right)

Annika Anchan,  Teresa Roubik, Elena Franz, Elise Windisch, Valerie Bratt

Not Pictured:Christopher DeCorte, Brandon Koehler & Yannis Tsiamis

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

GO WOLVERINES...WHOOP!

Principal's Blog Week of May, 15th 2023

Purpose Corner -This week I want to say thank you to the West community for your support of our staff!!. You can access the transcript of the video through this link.

Senior iPad Important Information! - This information was also sent to all Senior families. Please access the Senior iPad Collection Information link here. It is also pictured below.

Final Exam Schedule - The Semester II Final Exam schedule is below and also linked here.

Early Release Schedule for Friday, May 26th - This is your friendly reminder that we have an early release Friday schedule for all students on Friday, May 26th. The schedule for that day is below and will be available on our website.

ACT 30+ Club - We are celebrating students who achieved a score of 30 or better on the state-mandated ACT exam that was given this past March of 2023. This score puts these students in the top 8% of scores or higher nationwide. Congratulations to the members of the ACT 30+ Club!! Membership comes with a T-shirt!

Back Row (left to right)

Natalie Warnes, Kerianna Buck, Grace Vandenberg, Bryant Ansley, Jackson Gross, Samuel Cook, Grant Nicholson, Odin Colque

Middle Row (left to right)

Aubrey Klima, Ealen Wegner, Lisa Eapen, Katelyn Leinss, Alexander Richards, Dylan Raikes, Cooper Peters, Jonas Siebert, Xander Kuokkanen, Samuel Kneser

Front Row (left to right)

Annika Anchan,  Teresa Roubik, Elena Franz, Elise Windisch, Valerie Bratt

Not Pictured:Christopher DeCorte, Brandon Koehler & Yannis Tsiamis

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week - There was a little bit left over after all staff members received their gift cards, so we were able to have a drawing with the few additional gift cards we had. We were able to go into classrooms and surprise the winning staff members. Below are some pics. Also, we had a spirit week for Teacher/Staff Appreciation, with one of the days having students dress as their favorite teacher... the first pic celebrates the success of that theme day!

Graduation 2023 - I cannot believe we are so close to graduation day!!! Waukesha West High Schools' graduation ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 10th, 2023. Will be holding graduation ceremonies in the West Fieldhouse beginning at 1:00 P.M. All of the information that is needed for graduation is linked here in this "Graduation Letter." This information has been sent to students and families and is available on the West website as well!

Principal Advisory Committee - The Principal Advisory Council for 2022-2023 met most recently on Wednesday, April 19th, 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 final meeting of the year which will be held on Tuesday, May 16th.

Angela Schaaf	angelamschaaf@gmail.com
Carri Marlow	carrimarlow@yahoo.com
Christy Grunewald	Christygrunewald@gmail.com
Danielle Lark	iammizlark@gmail.com
Elizabeth Mcdowell	elizabeth.mcdowell526@gmail.com
Jennifer Micheau	JMicheau@waukeshacounty.gov
Kari Doepke	Teamdoepkewarnes@gmail.com
Kristin Fredrick	Kpfredrick0521@gmail.com
Lesley Grider	griderville@gmail.com
Wendy Hamilton	wendyhamilton4@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!

Principal Blog Week of May1st, 2023

Purpose Corner -This week I want to highlight all of the great work our teaching staff has been doing to work with their students and provide them an outstanding learning environment. You can access the transcript of the video through this link.

Graduation 2023 - I cannot believe we are so close to graduation day!!! Waukesha West High Schools' graduation ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 10th, 2023. Will be holding graduation ceremonies in the West Fieldhouse beginning at 1:00 P.M. All of the information that is needed for graduation is linked here in this "Graduation Letter." This information has been sent to students and families and is available on the West website as well. Please begin informing friends and family who will be attending! Below is the picture of our Senior Wall where everyone gets to see what our Seniors are going to be doing after graduation, we are excited for them to be moving on to great adventures in the near future and thankful we can celebrate them!

Scholar Athlete Banquet - Congratulations to our scholar athletes who were recognized for their outstanding achievement while participating in athletics. Along with recognizing student/athletes at all grade levels, our Senior scholar/athletes were given specific awards based on their leadership. It was a great event and congrats to all scholar/athletes who were recognized by having a minimum 3.5 GPA for Semester one of this school year! Below are some pics of the event...

Prom 2023 - Prom is this Saturday, May 6th at the Ingleside Hotel in Waukesha. Doors will open at 6:00 P.M. with dinner starting at 6:45 P.M. The dance will go until 11:00 P.M. All those attending are subject to a random breathalyzer test as they enter the Ingleside as part of our entrance protocol. All guests filled out an admittance form that laid out rules and expectations for the event, so lets make this a great event as it has been annually with exceptional students behavior!! The final narrative is dancing properly... Partner dancing is expected to be tasteful and respectful: i.e. vertical and face to face!

 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 most recently on Wednesday, April 19th, 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 final meeting of the year which will be held on Tuesday, May 16th.

Angela Schaaf	angelamschaaf@gmail.com
Carri Marlow	carrimarlow@yahoo.com
Christy Grunewald	Christygrunewald@gmail.com
Danielle Lark	iammizlark@gmail.com
Elizabeth Mcdowell	elizabeth.mcdowell526@gmail.com
Jennifer Micheau	JMicheau@waukeshacounty.gov
Kari Doepke	Teamdoepkewarnes@gmail.com
Kristin Fredrick	Kpfredrick0521@gmail.com
Lesley Grider	griderville@gmail.com
Wendy Hamilton	wendyhamilton4@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!

Principal Blog Week of April 17th, 2023

Dress Code Reminders - 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.

Senior Vs. Staff Basketball Game - The staff wins again!!!! Not sure what the final score was, but it was a double-digit margin in victory, though I will say the students put up a good fight and stayed around longer than many teams have in the past!!. In my previous blog post, I shared a picture of me after our last staff championship game holding the trophy and donning my Waukesha Celtics warm-up top and my Waukesha East-side all-star shorts! I am 84% sure this is me surrounded by our staff team with our newest championship trophy, though I do not really even resemble my previous picture! Way to go West staff!!

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!

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 will be meeting on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023. Please contact any one of the representatives (below) to bring up topics or questions you have to bring forward.

Angela Schaaf	angelamschaaf@gmail.com
Carri Marlow	carrimarlow@yahoo.com
Christy Grunewald	Christygrunewald@gmail.com
Danielle Lark	iammizlark@gmail.com
Elizabeth Mcdowell	elizabeth.mcdowell526@gmail.com
Jennifer Micheau	JMicheau@waukeshacounty.gov
Kari Doepke	Teamdoepkewarnes@gmail.com
Kristin Fredrick	Kpfredrick0521@gmail.com
Lesley Grider	griderville@gmail.com
Wendy Hamilton	wendyhamilton4@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!!