Newsletter
January 22, 2024
ROCKS Spotlight
This week is Winter Homecoming and filled with fun student events and activities! Encourage your students to get involved!
As these Indiana winter weather months continue, please be on the lookout for potential school day weather updates/changes from the district via call, text and/or email.
We had a GREAT turnout for our 2nd session of Talk, Treats & Tour with the Principal series on January 12th! We hosted over 30 parents to the building, discussed new graduation requirements, ways to get involved and toured many of our graduation pathways classrooms. Attendees walked away with a plethora of information including "Discussion Date" topics, as well as some ROCKS gear made/sold by our students!
Please click HERE for that presentation.
SAVE the DATE for the final Talk, Treats & Tour with the Principal series on April 12th at 11:30am!
Mrs. Denniston's Blog
- How can we know what pathways or courses are right for our children?
- How do we know if we are stretching them with rigorous courses, but not breaking them?
- How can we know if they are involved in enough extracurricular opportunities to help them develop skills and character to help them find their place at high school and be prepared for the next level?
"Why I Educate" Series
Continuing with our "Why I Educate" series, we would like to introduce Mr. Mark Ewing, one of our CTE teachers and his why?
Attendance Nook
Performance Target Update: As of 01/22, we have 92% of students who are on track to meet the expectation of being present 94% or more for the entire school year. We look forward to keeping as many of these students on track to meet this goal!
Upcoming Events
Winter Wonderland STEM Night: January 24th
Join us in the WHS Learning Center (Door#1) on January 24th, from 5-7pm, for WHS Girls in STEM's Winter Wonderland STEM Night! ALL are welcome!
SOS Global Game Night: January 25th
It’s official! WHS SOS club will be putting on their third annual Global Game Night on Thursday, January 25th from 6-8pm! It will take place in the Main Cafeteria as always and will be open to the entire Westfield community!!! Entry is $5 or a pair of shoes. All proceeds will go to Changing Footprints!
Winter Nights Dance: January 27th
The WHS Winter Nights Dance is Saturday, January 27th from 7:30-10:00pm in the WHS MPIF immediately following the Men's Basketball game. Purchase tickets HERE.
Counseling Center
School Day SAT: March 7th
The School Day SAT for all juniors will be given on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
All students in Grade 11 will be required to take the School Day SAT as part of mandatory State of Indiana Testing. Unlike the old ISTEP+ exams, students do not need to "pass" the SAT in order to graduate. However, if students do meet the college-readiness benchmarks (480 Reading/Writing and 530 Math), their SAT scores can be used to meet the Post-Secondary Readiness requirement of the Indiana Graduation Pathways.
The School Day SAT is an official SAT, and can be used for college admission and scholarship purposes.
There is no fee for students to take the School Day SAT, and they do not need to register for it; all juniors will automatically be registered.
A video was shown in CORE time last week to pass information along to students. Unfortunately, the video uploaded was not the full video. Here you can access the full length video, or the slide deck of this information.
The School Day SAT is a digital exam, and will be taken on their school Chromebooks.
It is imperative that all juniors plan to be in attendance for the School Day SAT on March 7, 2024. Please try to avoid absences on that day, if possible.
Students wishing to take an additional SAT on a typical Saturday/National Administration Date can register online on at the College Board website.
AP Courses
SENIORS: C/O 2024
Jostens-Graduation Items
Every senior received a graduation packet for cap and gown ordering before winter break. If your student did not receive a packet, please have them go to the WHS Information Desk to pick one up as soon as possible. Jostens is the company WHS uses for all graduation materials to include cap & gown, invitations, announcements, etc.
Students must order a cap, gown, and tassel which is $33. (gown is green with a white stripe)
Everything else is optional to order. Ordering can be done online at the link below.
*Order your graduation materials before the prices go up!
WEF Scholarships application is OPEN!
The Westfield Education Foundation scholarship application is now open for
2024 graduates and alumni. Apply now for 30 scholarships and award opportunities with just 1 application!
Athletics
Weekly Athletic Calendar
College Signing Day
Our next college signing day will be Wed., Feb. 7 at 8:00 AM. in the main gym.
Athletic Season Passes & Cashless Gate
Performing Arts
CLUE Cast & Crew
Congratulations to the CAST & CREW of CLUE! SAVE the DATE for the CLUE performances, March 21-23rd!
Westfield Band Solo & Ensemble Student Recital
February 21, 2024 | WHS Band Room (Door 39) | General Admission
Solo and ensemble performances by Westfield Band Students of their ISSMA pieces.
INCLUDED IN SEASON TICKET PASS
Safety/Parking Permit Information
2023-2024 Parking Permit registration is CLOSED.
No further parking permits will be sold until further notice. A waitlist has been created. To get on the waitlist, please complete the online registration form, and then you MUST bring your valid Driver's license to Mrs. Zaichek at the Information Desk in the Main Office. Completing the online registration alone does not automatically put you on the waitlist or guarantee you a parking permit. Students on the waitlist will be notified on a first come first serve basis as spots become available.
Students who wish to drive to school and park on school grounds must have a valid parking permit on file and display the 2023-2024 parking permit on their car at all times while on school property.
Fundraisers/Donations
WHS After Prom Trivia Night Fundraiser: February 7th
After Prom Trivia Night Fundraiser at Grand Junction Brewing Co. is on February 7th at 7pm.
Use the QR code to reserve a table or individual spots. Win raffle prizes!
Prom Dress Donations: March 15th
Cleaning out your closet this winter/spring?
We are collecting clean, new and gently used prom, bridesmaid and evening gowns.
Please drop by Door #1 at WHS by March 15th!
ROCK STRONG Award
We are so very grateful for our amazing staff we have at Westfield High School and we want to make sure they are properly recognized and appreciated. Westfield Washington Schools is proud to announce a staff appreciation initiative: the Rock Strong Award presented by the Westfield Education Foundation!
Westfield Education Foundation will present the award winners with a commemorative plaque and a $50 Amazon gift card as a way to show appreciation for all that they do.
It only takes a minute to nominate someone!
Become a Substitute Teacher!
Staffing substitute teachers has become a crucial factor in our ability to keep our kids in the classroom. If you would like to help us continue in-person instruction, sign up to be a substitute teacher in WWS and help make an impact on our community. We offer competitive pay, flexible schedules, bonuses and employee discounts based on time worked. You don’t need teaching experience, just a desire to help our Rocks get a great education!
Stay Informed!
Stay informed about all things Westfield High School this year! You can find all past newsletters and daily announcements on our website under the Parents Tab.
*Follow us on Social Media to see student news, announcements, and celebrations!
TalkingPoints-Family Communication
Westfield Washington Schools use a program called TalkingPoints to communicate with families! TalkingPoints allows for seamless multilingual two-way communication between teachers and families. Families can choose to receive messages via SMS text messaging or through the free FAMILIES | TalkingPoints mobile app for Apple or Android.
This platform has enhanced translation capabilities, so families can receive and send messages in their preferred language. Additional tools like speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and closed captioned videos make this program accessible to all of our Westfield families.
The most important thing you can do to ensure you are receiving messages from your child’s teacher is to make sure your contact information for the “Father” and “Mother” fields in PowerSchool is correct. When a teacher sends out a message, TalkingPoints will automatically use those two phone numbers. If you’d like to add additional contacts, please reach out to your child’s teacher.
About Us
Email: webmaster@wws.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.wws.k12.in.us/whs
Location: 18250 North Union Street, Westfield, IN, USA
Phone: (317)867-6800
Facebook: facebook.com/westfieldhighschool
Twitter: @WWSWHS