What's Up Westside
June 14, 2024
REMINDER: There will be no school on Wednesday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.
At-A-Glance
- June 15: Saturday Study Hall (9am, WSHS Library)
- June 17: Senior Breakfast and Graduation Practice (9am)
- June 18: West Seattle High School Graduation (8pm, Memorial Stadium)
- June 19: Juneteenth (NO SCHOOL)
- June 21: Last Day of School (1-hour early dismissal)
For WSHS Families
Help with Senior Breakfast
Monday, June 17, Sign Up Now
The WSHS PTSA is hosting a pancake breakfast for our graduating seniors! Principal Vance will be flipping the flapjacks, but we need your donations of baked goods and fruit to help feed our nearly 300 hungry seniors! We also need volunteers to help with set-up, serving and clean-up. Let's celebrate the amazing Class of 2024!
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Student Life
Saturday Study Hall
Saturday, June 15, 9am–12pm, WSHS Library
Saturday Study Hall is offered for students with a D or E in one or more classes to improve their grades prior to the end of the school year with a tutor's support. Students should connect with their teachers in advance to get missing work/projects and to retake tests. Breakfast will be provided.
Senior Breakfast
This is a free event for seniors! Enter through the courtyard. Parents/Guardians, please sign up to donate food and/or volunteer for the event.
Graduation Practice
Please note that this practice is required for participation in the actual graduation.
WSHS Graduation
Graduates should enter through the lower NE tunnel entrance and gather at the West endzone of the stadium no later than 7pm. Expect the ceremony to last no longer than 90 minutes.
Class of 2027 Donut Party
Congratulations to the freshman class of 2027 who won the West Seattle 5K grade level competition! By sending the most runners, they won a donut party for their class as well as $250 for their ASB!
PTSA Presents
Thank You from Your PTSA
The WSHS PTSA is a volunteer-driven organization. To provide all of the amazing programs and events our PTSA supports requires many dedicated volunteers. Whether you read the newsletter weekly, followed us on social media, added your name to a SignUpGenius, attended a meeting, or volunteered for an event, you helped push forward the PTSA's mission.
Thank you to our members, donors, and all the volunteers—especially the board and fundraising committees! Board members, thank you for sharing your time, talents and energy! Victoria Chhagen and Gina Allen, we appreciate all you did! Jennifer Girou, Janel Lardizabal, Johanna Lindsay, Susan Goplen, Melissa Rysemus, Sarah Pulanco, and Holly Rikhof, thank you for stepping up to keep the PTSA going in style for another year. Fundraisers, Pamela Quadros and Karin Gundry, Kelley O'Connor, Amy Huey, Athena Frederick and team members, the fall auction and WS5K exceeded expectations and set us up well to financially support significant student needs in the face of district budget cuts. All of your contributions make WSHS better!
PTSA Year In Review
The WSHS PTSA’s mission is to foster student success—for all students—by building community, connecting families to resources, and funding student and staff needs.
BUILDING COMMUNITY
- Published a weekly newsletter and daily social media updates to keep parents in the loop
- Parent social every first Tuesday for bingo at Larry’s Tavern
- Ice cream social welcoming freshman families
- Celebrating Lunar New Year
- Sponsoring Multi-Cultural Night
- Showing staff our appreciation
- Rallying together at the Tailgate Auction
- Running, walking, and cheering the WS5K
- Kicking off Pride month
- Celebrating our graduating Seniors
CONNECTING TO RESOURCES
- Meeting WSHS administration and support staff
- Spotlighting student clubs
- Providing parent education: College and Career Planning; Courageous & Compassionate Parenting
- Partnering with Westside HEY Coalition: Screenagers 3–Under the Influence
- Promoting Focus on Advocacy Week
FUNDING STUDENT NEEDS: Your PTSA Donations at Work!
- Fully funding monthly Saturday Study Hall for the year
- Awarding more than $20,000 in grants to staff and students
- Chinese Language Program: materials, assembly
- Performing Arts: keyboards
- Visual Arts: kiln repair and clay for ceramics classes
- Science: biology lab materials
- Student Clubs:
- ASB
- AAPI
- DECA
- MODEL UN
- Student racial equality team meetings
- Lunch time mental health support groups
- Care Coordination providing essentials
Thank you for being a part of the West Seattle High School PTSA!
Counseling Center
Visit the Counseling Center Website for resources related to academics, college and career, and mental health and wellness.
Book an Appointment with Your Counselor
- Erica Nguyen (Last Names A–Fe)
- Kinsey Hedeen (Last Names Fi–Marg)
- Mallory Neuman (Last Names Mari–Pig)
- Christine Nutters (Last Names Pin–Z)
Find Counseling Forms
Athletic Announcements
Girls Soccer Reign FC Fundraiser
Sunday, June 16, 1pm, and more! Tickets
Support the WSHS Girls Soccer team and experience the thrill of a Seattle Reign FC match. Every ticket you purchase contributes $5 to the team.
Seattle Public Schools News
Seattle Pride Parade
Sunday, June 30, 11am
Seattle Public Schools will be part of an intergenerational group of Grand Marshals in the Seattle Pride Parade! SPS has marched in the parade for over 25 years. Please join us along 4th Ave at the front of the parade. Look for the big yellow school bus! Come before 11am to find us, make signs and decorations with your family, and be ready to march before the parade starts. No need to pre-register, just show up!
View the 2024-25 School Year Calendar
The 2024-25 School Year Calendar has been approved by SPS and SEA.
SPS Student Devices
Seattle Public Schools student devices will need to be returned to your school at the end of the school year. Devices and accessories to be returned include:
- Laptops, laptop bag, laptop charger
- iPads, iPad case, iPad charger, iPad keyboard
- WiFi hotspots and charger
As announced at the beginning of the school year, a fine will be applied to the student account if the device or accessory is not returned. More information here.
Community Connections
Host International Youth Leaders
July 9–22
The World Affairs Council is a local nonprofit that coordinates international visitor exchange programs with the U.S. Department of State. This July, the program will welcome 20 youth leaders ages 15–18 and two adult mentors from Iraq for the 2024 Iraqi Young Leader Exchange Program. WSHS families are invited to host one of these international youth leaders. Find more information. Questions? Call Rhiannon at (425) 919-2500.
Helpful Links
If you would like to share news or publicize an event or opportunity relevant to the West Seattle High School community, please contact us at communications@wshsptsa.org.