Family Newsletter

Important Upcoming Dates:

Oct 15th: PSAT (9th, 10th & 11th grade) & SAT (for those registered) *More info below

Oct 21-25th: Fall Break

Nov 4-6th: Trimester 1 Finals

Nov 7-8th: No School/Teacher Planning

Nov 27-29th: Thanksgiving Break

Parents/families,

Join us for a talk, snacks and a tour in the Sunshine Room at Westfield High School on Thursday, October 17th from 1:30pm-2:30pm as we discuss Connections and what WHS has to offer for your student (s) to get involved! Please RSVP below by October 15th!

On Tuesday, October 15th, all freshman, sophomores, and juniors will be participating in College Board’s PSAT exam. This assessment is a great opportunity to prepare for the SAT. Additionally, the PSAT holds a little more weight for members of the junior class, as those who score high enough on the PSAT may qualify for National Merit scholarships.

All 12th graders, unless already preregistered for the SAT, will be expected to do an alternate educational activity this day. This includes taking a college visit, job shadowing, or performing community service.

It is extremely important for everyone to do their very best on the PSAT! Here are some reminders for the October 15th test:

* This is a digital exam, so every student must come prepared with a fully-charged Chromebook and charging cord.
* Students should bring pencils or pens to work out problems on scratch paper. Students may use their own calculators, but there is also a calculator embedded in the Bluebook testing platform.
* Cell phones and smartwatches must be turned off and put away during testing. The use of any electronic device at any time during the testing, even during breaks, will result in your dismissal and your test will be invalidated.
* Students must arrive at school on time to participate in the PSAT. Students arriving late will not be admitted into the testing rooms.
* Students should report directly to their testing rooms when they arrive at school. For most students, this will be their CORE advisory room. Students testing in other rooms should have received a pink note with their specific testing room.
* At the end of testing, we will release students. Students with standard time will be released at 11:30 a.m. Students with extended time accommodations will be released at 12:45 p.m. Please make arrangements to get picked up or leave at that time. There will be bus transportation available, with buses
leaving the main cafeteria at 1:00 PM.

*There will be NO early dismissals or PSAT makeups.

Is your student's native or heritage language something other than English? Or have they been taking a world language for several years? If they take a language proficiency exam and score high enough, you can earn SIX high school World Language credits in their native, heritage, or foreign language. That same score can count for the language requirements of the Academic Honors Diploma and Indiana's Certificate of Multilingual Proficiency. We have three testing dates this school year.

Check out this link for more information. If you have any questions, see Mr. Frederick or email him at frederickk@wws.k12.in.us.

For ALL AP information, please check out the updated newsletter and the AP Exam Schedule for May 2025 on the WHS AP Website. AP classes are college-level courses offered through the College Board at Westfield High School.

Does your student have questions about the college application process? Our counseling department is here to assist them!

CORE College Application Workshops (students):

Oct 8th, Oct 29th

Seniors need to make sure they are requesting HS transcripts properly and in a timely manner! Below you'll find a link to a step-by-step guide to requesting transcripts in Scoir.

Requesting Transcripts Instructions

Please make sure to follow the Rocks Athletics Facebook page and the @RocksAthletics Instagram page for ALL things athletics!!!

November 16th, 10:00am-12:00pm

Come join us for this wonderful fundraiser to benefit the WHS Theatre and Choir departments. We will be celebrating a Seuss filled magical time with Character Meet & Greets, food & drink, with lots of enjoyable kid friendly activities.
*Please note: children attending must be under the supervision of an adult.

Purchase tickets HERE!

Help Westfield Band Win Favorite Band from Godby Heating Plumbing Electrical!

Godby Heating Plumbing Electrical is holding a “Favorite High School Band” contest with a cash prize, and we need your help! Follow this link and vote for Westfield Band. You can vote once every 24 hours from now through December 1st!

We will not be selling any 2024-2025 parking permits for the time being. We will start a wait list and re-evaluate when 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 2024-2025 parking permit on their car at all times while on school property. Students are required to purchase a new permit each year.

Questions should be directed to Mr. Putman at putmanm@wws.k12.in.us.

It's BUTTERBRAIDS TIME! Order up your butterbraid pastries, Swiss cake rolls, pretzels, and cookies now! Butterbraids make a simple but impressive breakfast for the holidays - or any random morning that you want to feel a little *extra*, the cake rolls are simply thaw and enjoy, and cookies are delicious right out of the box--ooops! we mean... right out of the oven, after you bake them... of course...

Visit the ordering page and select your band or guard member to order now!

**Product arrives frozen on 11/11 and must be delivered by students in a timely manner. Local orders only. For convenience and safety, please order only from students you know personally or who can easily deliver to you. Avoid choosing someone at random for delivery.

Collecting ALL new or gently used sweatshirts (free of stains & clean) for students in need of winter apparel. Collection bins are in the main office area.

Need a coat? Kids Coats provide gently-used winter coats at no cost to families in Hamilton County, IN. Online Registration Form

Registration ends on October 15th.

We are still seeking candidates to apply for our open Instructional Assistant positions at WHS. These full time positions include benefits. If you know of someone desiring to make a positive impact in the lives of our students with extra support needs, please share this link with them, or go to the employment opportunities tab in the Human Resources section of the district website.

Instructional Assistant openings

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!

What's Going On at WHS?

We have several different platforms for communication dissemination:

-WHS Family Newsletter (sent every Monday)

-Student Snapshot (posted weekly on Canvas)

-ROCK TV (student led video announcements-Wednesday)

-Social Platforms (Facebook & Instagram)

-Emails when necessary (School Messenger)

-Talking Points (Teachers)

Mrs. Denniston's Instagram

WHS Weekly Athletic Schedule

WHS Lantern

WHS Rock Shop

WWS Parent University

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