CB West High School

From April 17-20, Junior Brian File and Senior Ellen Smith participated in the PMEA All-State Choir held in Erie, PA. This is the highest recognition for PA high school choral singers and involves three rounds of increasingly competitive auditions throughout the school year. West Choir is incredibly proud of Brian and Ellen for this fantastic musical achievement. We are also proud to share that after submitting a final reaudition, Brian was ranked the #9 Bass 2 in the state of Pennsylvania. Congratulations to Ellen and Brian on their remarkable work and musicianship!

The CB West Reading Olympics team won a Blue Ribbon with 59 points at the Reading Olympics recently at New-Hope Solebury High School. Thank you to Mrs. Roselli for sponsoring this club. The “Spine Crackers” are a fantastic bunch of students.

The CB West lobby showcases a vibrant display from the Collaborative Art Class, where students of diverse abilities and backgrounds come together to create and learn from one another. Through their exploration of Wassily Kandinsky's works, they've created collaborative artworks with a little help from every other class member, as well as a personal weaving. Students also celebrated Earth Day by creatively recycling magazines to collectively create Earth artworks.

West has the “Sunset Graduation” this year! Celebrate your Senior! Wear your pride! Ham it up while you can! Introducing CBW 2024 parent/guardian/family/friend/support system T-shirts. Act now to get in on this new tradition. Wear your t-shirt on graduation day and/or any other day and bask in the glory of your graduating Senior! Fill the stands with this awesome "Stay Gold" shout out to the Class of 2024! Available in Black and/or Gold. Sales will end 5/22 and t-shirts will be delivered in time for graduation practice and will be given to your senior at graduation practice.

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Student Advisory

Open from this weekend and close May 22nd.

Scholarships

• If you are interested in applying for scholarships, please look on Naviance under “Scholarship Search” to find a current list of local scholarship opportunities. Deadlines are quickly approaching, but many opportunities are still waiting for students to apply!

AP Exams:

• Registration for AP exams is closed. Orders have been sent to the College Board. All cancellations require an email from a parent to rlillo@cbsd.org. Cancellations for the exams in fall semester or full year classes have incurred a $40.00 cancellation fee since November 15th. Cancellations for exams in spring semester classes will begin incurring a $40.00 late fee as of March 15th. Please click here to access the calendar of AP exam dates. Students can expect a copy of their room assignment letters to be emailed to them and handed out during advisory the week prior to exams. Room assignments will also be posted outside of the Student Services office.

Student obligations (i.e. fees owed from lost or damaged textbooks, library books, athletic uniforms, etc.) are reflected in the Parent Portal. Parents and students will be able to see any fees and obligations owed in the “Fees” tab of the portal. Check the portal often for any updates to the student's account. Obligations are due now!

Unfulfilled obligations may result in the loss of certain privileges such as student parking and the ability to purchase prom tickets.

* 10th grade students will now see '11th Grade Physical' listed as an obligation. This is not due until the end of the student's 11th grade year but can be turned in now to count towards this requirement. Click here for details regarding physical exams: 11th Grade Physical.

Please join us for a field trip to Del Val for a Feed My Starving Children food packing event. Permission slips are located in Mrs. McDonald’s room (C104). Signed permission slips are due by May 7th. We have limited space, so students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Email Mrs. McDonald at mamcdonald@cbsd.org.

The April 17th meeting was cancelled. Stay tuned for a possible rescheduled date.

Click HERE for the full list of meeting dates and times.

Click HERE to join the link for the CB West Parent Council Meetings.

Don’t forget to reserve your child an Antler yearbook for this school year - books can be reserved until April 30th. After that, they will only be sold on a first come, first serve basis. For the past five years, we have had an increase in the demand for yearbooks, so be sure to order your yearbook online at www.jostens.com .

Please click on the link to read the informational letter regarding attendance. This information can also be found on our website.

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Link to English video: https://vimeo.com/748146211

Link to Spanish video: https://vimeo.com/748143109

Click HERE for frequently asked questions

Laptop Breakage

We have seen a rise in the amount of screen breaks for student laptops. Our policy covers for 2 broken screens per device. If your child’s laptop screen breaks 3 times, we will be required to send you an invoice for the repair and labor. The current cost for this is $200. Please remind your child to care for their laptops. Some simple steps to assist are:

• Use two hands when holding or moving the device.
• Use clean hands while using the laptop or iPad.
• Use only the provided digital pen or finger on the screen.
• Use only the power adapter that came with the device.
• Use a microfiber cloth to clean the screen.
• Keep device stored in the provided case. This includes traveling through the hallways, on buses, or anytime the device is not being utilized.
• Make sure nothing is on the keyboard, close the lid, and remove all cables if any are plugged into the laptop. Place laptop in your bag carefully.
• Be careful when placing your case on the floor. Keep the device off the floor so screens do not get stepped on by others.

Our goal each day is make sure that all students, faculty, buses, and drivers exit our school campus safely. To ensure that safety, we are requesting that you please reinforce safe driving habits with your student driver. There have been several vehicle accidents that may have been prevented through safer driving practices.

• Drivers should maintain a speed of 15 MPH or less while driving on MacFarlane and in the school zone area.
• Drivers are to stop for pedestrians entering the crossing areas.
• Drivers are not to change lanes on MacFarlane
• Drivers should not be using electronic devices while driving.
• Drivers/Students should not be yelling from one vehicle to the next or getting out of one vehicle to get in another.
• Please try to limit the number of passengers in the car with your student. This will assist in being more attentive while driving.

Thank you for your assistance !

* ANYTIME you come or go from CB West during the school day you MUST check in with attendance.

• ANYTIME you leave school for early dismissal we MUST hear from a PARENT or GUARDIAN via phone or the portal.
• PARENTS or GUARDIANS can put early dismissals, late arrivals, absences, and vacation time in the portal.
• Absences and tardies can be excused for valid reasons with a note, a phone call, or through the portal by PARENTS or GUARDIANS ONLY.
• PARENTS or GUARDIANS have three days to excuse absences or tardies. (Exceptions may be made)
• Students are NOT PERMITTED to leave for lunch during Lunch & Learn.

Announcements

Bell Schedules

Seniors - Class of 2024

Juniors - Class of 2025

Sophomores - Class of 2026

MBIT Information

CHIP is Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program for uninsured children and teens up to age 19.

Click on the link for more information about CHIP.

Click on the link for the online application.