Wildcat Wisdom Weekly Newsletter

Wesley Chapel High School provides a community in which students become life ready citizens with confidence, empathy, and perseverance.

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Good afternoon Wildcats. Parents and guardians, quarter 3 comes to an end next Thursday, March 13, 2025. Please help us by monitoring your student's attendance and grades to help support your student. Friday, March 14, 2025 is a teacher planning day, there will be no school for students.

As quarter 3 comes to a close, we would like to wish all of our Wildcats a safe and relaxing break. We want you to come back energized and ready to finish fourth quarter strong.

Friday, 3/14- No School, planning day

Monday, 3/17-Friday, 3/21- Spring Break

Students return to school Monday, 3/24/25

This year's prom will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Innisbrook Resort, 36750 US Highway 19, Palm Harbor, FL 34684. Dinner will be included. Tickets will go on sale Monday, March 10 and will be on sale until Wednesday, April 16. Tickets will be available in the myStudent portal. Beginning 3/24/25 guest tickets will be available for sale in person at lunches. Guest request forms are available in Student Services and must be turned in by Monday, April 14. Students with over 9 unexcused absences third quarter will not be able to purchase tickets. Students may appeal their attendance if they are ineligible. Appeal forms are located in student services.

Have questions regarding our 2025 graduation? Visit our school website, https://wchs.pasco.k12.fl.us/ and click on the graduation tab in the upper tool bar.

The completion deadline for all online courses of seniors is May 2, 2025. If all coursework, DBAs, and exams are not completed by this date, seniors may not be able to participate in graduation ceremonies. Please monitor and speak to your students regarding their online classes.

Students will an IEP or 504 who wish to test with their accommodations on College Board tests must be approved through College Board. Please fill out the form at the link below and return to Mrs. Faysash in Student Services promptly. If students were previously approved for PSAT, SAT, or AP accommodations, they do not need to reapply. Email with any questions or to confirm current accommodations kfaysash@pasco.k12.fl.us.

https://accommodations.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ssd-consent-form-accommodations.pdf

Please review the flyer for senior testing opportunities to meet the Reading and/or Algebra 1 testing requirements. The flyer gives:

• Testing Date
• Name of the Test
• Cost (if any) associated with the test
• The time students need to be in their testing room
• When to expect results to be reported

Students can also sign up for the SAT, ACT, or CLT exams to be taken outside of the school environment by going to the respective sites and registering:

• SAT = www.collegeboard.org
• ACT = www.act.org
• CLT = www.cltexam.com

Testing Update:

Below are the upcoming testing dates for through the end of March. For all Testing Dates, please see the calendar at

https://outlook.office365.com/calendar/published/04d5e00972e1472093c0e4cdf2ba40b6@pasco.k12.fl.us/ad6a5b94ff844887bef363a0fac12afa12638930688347999456/calendar.html

3/11/25 & 3/12/25 – Cambridge AICE General Paper 1 (3/11) and Paper 2 (3/12) Mock Exam. Rosters will be posted no later than end of day on 2/18/25.

3/25/25 – 3/27/25 – ACT Non-College Reportable for students who registered

Seniors, our links are ready to sign up for final PHSC Application Workshops. Our PHSC Advisor will come to WCHS and walk us through the applications, help you submit, and waive the $25 application fee.

MARCH 25 (3RD PD.) PHSC APPLICATION WORKSHOP

Sign Up: https://forms.office.com/r/rUWL5pdprp

**All students who complete an application but March 31 will be invited to attend "Senior Commitment Day" at PHSC in April. This will serve as orientation and course registration.**

Come meet with the local U.S. Navy's Special Operations Talent Scout to learn more about the exciting, yet demanding world that involves America's most highly trained individuals. From the honored Navy SEALS to becoming and Navy Diver, challenge yourself to learn more about us and see if you got what it takes!

SIGN UP: https://forms.office.com/r/c3RRSgDFDw

Seniors, the Florida Financial Aid Application is now open! This application is used to qualify for Bright Futures, the 100% Military Disability Scholarship (parent), and a few others. If you are pursuing Bright Futures, please take ten minutes to fill this out. You do not need to have met all BF requirements to fill out the application--it just gets it on file for you. See Mrs. Faysash with any questions.

https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPHome/SAPHome?url=homeLinks to an external site.

Look under First Time Applicants to "Create an Account"

Once you create the account, a blue screen will appear and then it will load the short application.

All volunteers will be required to complete a Level 2 background screening every 5 years. This background screening will review records in the state of Florida as well as the national FBI database. The cost for this screening is $41.25 and volunteers will be responsible for paying this cost. The District will pay the yearly monitoring fee for each volunteer. You can access the 2024-2025 Volunteer Programs Application on July 1st, 2024. This application will be posted on the Volunteer Programs page of our website at the following link: https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/hreq/page/volunteer.

We encourage you to complete your volunteer application and background screening early as the average review time is 30 days. Questions regarding the volunteer application and background screening process can be directed to volunteers@pasco.k12.fl.us.

Click here to learn more about clubs at Wesley Chapel High School.

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  Link to the testing calendar - https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/04d5e00972e1472093c0e4cdf2ba40b6@pasco.k12.fl.us/ad6a5b94ff844887bef363a0fac12afa12638930688347999456/calendar.html
  

Are you College and Career Ready? Check out Mrs. Faysash’s Smore for events, scholarships, and planning resources for all grade levels!

https://www.smore.com/vgxh7

Click on this link, https://www.khanacademy.org/SAT, for free SAT prep.

WCHS Calendar

If your family needs supports or has any needs from the WCHS ABC program, please fill out the following form. If you would like more information about the ABC program, the flyer is attached and/or call the front office, 813-794-8702.

https://wchs.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=105960

School Information

Principal:
Mr. Matt McDermott

30651 Wells Road
Wesley Chapel, FL 33545
Phone: (813) 794-8700
(352) 794-8700
Fax: (813) 794-8791

Office Hours:
M-F 7:00AM – 3:30 PM

Website: https://wchs.pasco.k12.fl.us/
Location: 30651 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
Phone: 813-794-8700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildcat.pride.63
Twitter: @WCHS_Wildcats