Tennessee Governor's Schools
Attention Sophomores and Juniors!!
The Tennessee Governor's Schools provide eleven challenging and high-intensity programs for rising 11th and 12th grade students. Each school offers a unique learning environment for students interested in the arts, humanities, agriculture science, STEM programs, advanced mathematics, physics, leadership, international studies, Tennessee history, or potential teaching careers. Students who qualify for Governor's School are typically in the top 10% of their class academically (if applying to a school other than the Governor's School for the Arts) OR talented and gifted in the Arts (if applying to the Governor's School for the Arts).
Click the link below and take a look at the schools and applications to see if you are interested. If you would like to apply for one or more of the programs, please see Mrs. Byrd in the counseling office for more information. Some of the deadlines are in December, so act quickly if you're interested!
Info: https://www.tn.gov/education/instruction/tdoe-governors-schools.html
FAQ's: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/students/gov_sch/Governors%20Schools_FAQ_10-07-2021.pdf
FAFSA
Attention seniors! We have worked with several of you and your families already in helping you to get your FAFSA submitted. You still have time! The deadline for FAFSA submission is
March 1, 2023. If you need assistance in completing yours, please contact our office and we will arrange to meet with you and your family to complete your application.
TN Promise Updates
Community Service: Seniors, keep in mind that you must have 8 hours of community service logged to remain eligible for Tennessee Promise. These hours should be logged electronically through TN Achieves. Click here to submit service hours:
https://tnachieves.org/community-service/submit-cs-hours/
Mandatory Meeting: Seniors, you are REQUIRED to attend a meeting about TN Promise in order to stay eligible. This meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 7 at 3:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. You should arrive a few minutes early to check in. Adjust your after school plans accordingly for that day!
Fall Semester EOC Tests
December 1st kicks off our fall testing session for End of Course Exams! Here is your testing schedule:
Thursday, December 1 - English I and II
Wednesday, December 7 - Biology and US History
Thursday, December 8 - US History
Tuesday, December 13 -Algebra II and Geometry
Note: Some groups of students will complete their English test on Friday, December 2.
Virtual School Days - December 1 and December 13
Thursday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 13 are virtual days for select students.
December 1 - Any student NOT ENROLLED in an English I or English II class should not attend school in person on this day. Only students who will be taking the English I or English II EOC need to attend in person. Virtual students will log in to Google Classroom and complete their designated assignments by 3:00 p.m. in order to be counted present for school.
December 13 - Any student NOT ENROLLED in an Algebra II or Geometry class should not attend school in person on this day. Only students who will be taking the Algebra II or Geometry EOC need to attend in person. Virtual students will log in to Google Classroom and complete their designated assignments by 3:00 p.m. in order to be counted present for school.
Students who are virtual will be allowed to attend in person that day if they do not have access to the internet at home.
Lunch to go will be offered around the Lincoln Avenue entrance circle for our West High virtual students ONLY between 11:00 and 1:00.
Schedule Changes for Second Semester
Click the icon to the right to access the schedule change request form. Please use this form to request any schedule changes for your second semester schedule. Your counselor will email you or call you to the counseling office if she needs to discuss your request, so be sure to check your emails. Your counselor will not email you or call you to her office unless there is some kind of issue with your request so you will need to check parent portal regularly to see if any of your requested changes have been made.
Holiday Stress
We LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas!!! It's so fun...the music, the movies, the decorations, the food (yum!), the activities, time with family, time with friends! However, all of that fun can get very overwhelming very quickly. Add to that the normal stress of teenage life! I know, right?! Sometimes we can find ourselves stressed to the max in the middle of what's supposed to be a very joyous season of the year. Check out this article for some quick tips on managing holiday stress!
