July Newsletter

July 4 Independence Day

July Watch for email from the district office to complete the annual registration for your student(s).

July Watch for email from SCWest 'Summer Parent Packet'.

July 18 Senior Picture Makeup Day

8/2 Deadline for Parents to complete annual Parent Portal registration by midnight.

8/5 9th Grade Transition Day (students only) 2:00pm-5:00pm

8/5 Freshman Orientation (students and parents) 5:30pm-7:00pm

8/6 Election Day

8/6 Schedule Pickup for Gr. 10, 11 & 12 8:30am-11:30am

8/7 Schedule Pickup for Gr. 10, 11 & 12 8:30am-11:30am

8/20 First day of Fall Semester 24-25 SY

8/27 Open House 6:00-7:30pm

8/28 Early Out Wednesday 1:20pm dismissal

Wagner Portrait Group has one more day scheduled to take the remainder of the Senior yearbook pictures (Class of 2025) on July 18th at St. Charles West. Schedule now so your senior picture will appear in the yearbook. A $40 booking fee is required upon scheduling your session. This will be credited toward your photo order. If you miss your appointment your booking fee is non-refundable.
Yearbook Portrait Dress Code: Sport coat, dress shirt, and tie.
Dressy Top (please no tube tops, spaghetti straps or low-cut blouses).

Note: Some poses will show full length so please avoid athletic shots., sweatpants and casual wear.

Parent/Guardians are encouraged to accompany their senior to this photo appointment. Images will be available to view and order online after your session (including choosing your yearbook picture).

Plan on 15-20 minutes for your complete photo sesson.
You will need to choose a yearbook image by school's deadline, or one will be chosen for you. Please book your appointment ASAP so you don't miss this opportunity to be in the Senior section of the yearbook.

If you can't attend on July 18th at West, you can call Wagner Portrait Studio and schedule a sesssion at their portrait studio at a later date. You can contact Wagner Portrait Studio at 314-567-5900.

The district office will contact all enrolled families in July when they are ready for you to complete your annual summer registration forms in PowerSchool (Student Information System).

The district's PowerSchool code is: PRWH

The deadline to complete the annual registration is Friday, Aug. 2 by midnight. Students cannot pickup their class schedule until the registration is complete!

Students desiring a locker should sign up to have one assigned to them prior to the start of the school year. Lockers will not automatically be assigned to all students, only to those who choose to use a locker during the day and sign up using the following locker sign up link or click the red box below. This does not apply to PE lockers.

Students interested in using a PE locker to secure their things can touch base with their PE teacher during the first few days of school.

The links below should answer your meal related questions:

MySchoolBucks: will allow you to check student account balances, add funds, and see account tansactions for your student(s).

NOTE: The Free/Reduced Meal Applications link below will not start accepting applications until Monday, July 8th.

Questions can be directed to: mfoley@stcharlessd.org

PowerSchool: This app will allow you to complete your annual registration, see class assignments, see class schedule, and to check grades and GPA.

MySchoolBucks app allow you to pay for school meals and pay student fees/fines using a credit or debit card. Go to myschoolbucks.com or download the app. Create an account & add your student; you need students name, building and birthdate.

You can also apply for Free or Reduced meals using the MySchoolBucks app.

Seniors will need to show proof that they received the meningitis vaccine. This vaccine must be specified as MCV4, MENACTRA, MENVEO, or MENQAUDFI or have a Missouri exemption on file. They usually reeive their first vaccine around 8th grade, but the second needs to be given after the age of 16. If this is their first dose and it was given after 16, then 1 dose will suffice.

Please note that if your child attends school on the 1st day without proof of vaccinatin or have an exemption on file, they will be sent home according to state law and district policy, and not allowed to return until documentation of vaccination is provided or an exemption completed. These absences will be unexcuted. Questions can be directed to our school nurse at: laanderson@stcharlessd.org or 636.443.4250.

Students will need to have any fees/fines paid in order to pickup their class schedule in August.

Fees/Fines can be paid in the Finance Office or using MySchoolBucks app or online. You will need to create an account with your student information.

Library fines can be paid with cash or check (to SCW) or they can be added to school's Fee/Fines list, then they can be paid through using the MySchoolBucks app if you want to pay using a credit card. Questions about library fines can emailed to: sgates@stcharlessd.org

You can email the Finance Secretary at: kmeyer@stcharlessd.org

SCW Parents Meet and Greet: Friday, August 23 at 7:00p.m at Chicken and Pickle

Upcoming Meeting dates:

August 12 (Senior Parent Meeting 6:30 SCW Library)

August 27

September 24

October 8

November 11

at 7:30pm in the Library

Exec Board Positions Open:

Join the ConcessionStand Team; we are looking for 2 team members

2028 Freshman Class Representatives; elections will be held in November

If you are interested or have any questons please email scwestbooster@gmail.com

Class of 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028

Get involved in your students' class! Meet parents, help with the homecoming float, raise funds and help make lasting memories for your students.

Find them:

Senior Class of 2024:

Senior Class of 2025:

Facebook SCW parents Class of 2025 or email scw2025parents@gmail.com

Junior Class of 2026:

Facebook SCW Class of 2026

Sophomore Class of 2027:

Facebook SCW Class of 2027

Volunteer Opportunities

• Join the Concession Stand Team
• Help with Fundraisers
• Teacher Appreciation
• Click the link to volunteer; https://forms.gle/dVC1EXHGHayQu3Mi9

Booster Club: email address: scwestbooster@gmail.com.

Facebook: SCWest Booster

Instagram: scwest_booster

Twitter: SCWest Booster

Warrior Nation Football Tailgating 2024 is now available! Support the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 by purchasing a parking spot for all home football games during the 2024 Football Season! Please complete our SCW Football Tailgate Parking Spot Form to reserve your spot and review more details!

ALL sports and activities during the 2024-25 school year for St. Charles West need to have a sports physical on file through on your rSchoolAccount. Please visit https://stcharles-ar.rschooltoday.com/ to create an account or to update your already existing account.

-All student athletes, esports, dance, cheer, choir, orchestra and/or marching band will need to fill out paperwork and submit through RschoolToday.
-RschoolToday requires the MSHSAA Medical Eligibility Form to be uploaded. Doctors determine length of eligibility up to 2 years
-If you have registered during a previous school year, login to your current family account and complete registration for the 2024-2025 school year.

MSHSAA requires the new MSHSAA Medical Eligibility form (page 5 of attachment) to be completed in lieu of uploading a physical form with private, medical information on it. If you currently have a valid physical uploaded, this will be sufficient until it expires. Moving forward, ONLY the MSHSAA Medical Form will be accepted.

If you have any questions about the registration process, please reach out to Mrs. Holtgrewe in the Activities Office at rholtgrewe@stcharlessd.org or 636-443-4281.

As a reminder, students should have their district issued Chromebook (or similar device) charged and ready for each school day. While the library does have a limited number of Chromebooks available in the event that a student has an issue with their Chromebook or forgot theirs at home, these Chromebooks are limited. Additionally, if a student checks out a Chromebook from the library, that Chromebook should be returned by the end of that school day. Chromebooks checked out from the library should not go home with students without prior approval from Ms. Gates

There is an annual Tech fee of $25 for each student for district Chromebook usage.

Parents/Guardians, the district is obligated to release the names, addresses, and telephone listings of high school students to representatives from institutions of higher educaton and military recruiters. Parents/Guardians and high school students who are at least 18 may submit a written request using this form in order to opt out of release the information without prior written consent of the parent/guardian or students.