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Website: https://nice.k12.mi.us/
Location: 300 Westwood Drive, Ishpeming, MI, USA
Phone: 906.485.1023
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Seventeen WHS students earned 26 awards at the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids March 12-16, 2025, with fifteen students qualifying to compete at the BPA National Leadership Conference, “Capture the Moment,” in Orlando, FL, from May 6 – May 12, 2025. This includes five State Champions! Westwood chapter members Gavin Comero, Kaylin Doney, Kaya Etelamaki, Makayla Fisher, Isabelle Grochowski, Gabe Grondz, Abigail Johnson, Ian Kauppila, Taylor Keranen, Clara Kruger, Hannah Niemi, Makenna Olson, Lucy Ostola, Matthew Ostola, Samantha Ruby, Morgan Schneider, and Michaela Watson earned the right to join over 5,000 other conference delegates from across the nation to participate in national-level business skill competitions, workshops, general sessions, and the national officer candidate campaigns and elections. The following students were state finalists in their events:

*GAVIN COMERO

1st – Fundamental Accounting

1st – Prepared Speech

*KAYLIN DONEY

2nd – Integrated Office Applications

7th – Database Applications

*KAYA ETELAMAKI 2nd – Payroll Accounting

4th – Legal Office Procedures

*MAKAYLA FISHER 2nd – Basic Office Systems & Procedures

*ISABELLE GROCHOWSKI

1st – Advanced Office Systems & Procedures

2nd – Legal Office Procedures

*GABE GRONDZ

4th – Advanced Office Systems & Procedures

*ABIGAIL JOHNSON

1st – Health Administration Procedures

5th – Advanced Word Processing

*IAN KAUPPILA

3rd – Python Programming

4th – Java Programming

*TAYLOR KERANEN

3rd – Legal Office Procedures

*CLARA KRUGER

3rd – Health Administration Procedures

*HANNAH NIEMI

3rd – Advanced Office Systems & Procedures

5th – Integrated Office Applications

*MAKENNA OLSON

1st – Fundamental Word Processing

*LUCY OSTOLA 3rd – Administrative Support Concepts

6th – Legal Office Procedures

7th – Advanced Interview Skills

MATTHEW OSTOLA

7th – Intermediate Word Processing

*SAMANTHA RUBY

3rd – Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications

MORGAN SCHNEIDER

7th – Advanced Word Processing

*MICHAELA WATSON

4th – Basic Office Systems & Procedures

*Denotes National Qualifiers

Congratulations to all students who competed at the State competition and good luck to those who will be attending Nationals!

Several representatives from the WHS Key Club attended their annual convention in Wisconsin last week. The students had an opportunity to learn new things about Key Club and the Kiwanis Family, met new people, and gained valuable leadership skills. Thank you Mrs. Moebius for chaperoning the event and leading the Key Club Chapter at WHS!

Students are released at 11:55 am on Friday, April 4th.

We will be having a blood drive on Friday, April 4th from 9 am until 11:30 in the media center. Detials will be provided when we get back from Spring Break.

There will be a meeting on Thursday, April 3rd at 6:30pm at Negaunee High School for any Junior and their parent/guardian who are interested in learning more about post secondary options. If you have questions about the meeting please reach out to the counseling department at WHS.

All school districts in Michigan are required to share the Sexual Harassment and Information Guide with students in grades 6-12. I have attached the information guide as and some additional informaton including the districts Title IX coordinator information and specific school policies related to sexual harassment and sexual assault.

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