Westwood Weekly
April 21, 2024
Westwood High School
Email: fossittc@nice.k12.mi.us
Website: https://nice.k12.mi.us/
Location: 300 Westwood Drive, Ishpeming, MI, USA
Phone: 906.485.1023
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/niceschools
March Students of the Month
Anna Hytinen:
Anna is someone who always tackles each task with enthusiasm. Her motivation and positive attitude is always an asset to the classroom environment. She excels in Honors English 11 while currently taking a college level English course through Bay College. She has also been a valuable member of the Journalism team where she has helped write and publish the school paper. She is willing to go above and beyond in her classes, including driving down to “The Mining Journal” once a month to put “The Patriot Press” together.
Michael Allen:
Michael is a student who always puts his full effort into all of his assignments. Throughout the last three years, Michael has shown a lot of growth in his reading, writing, and speaking skills. He is someone who is always kind to his classmates and is willing to collaborate and work with others. Overall, Michael’s positive attitude and productive work ethic make him a valuable member of the English classroom.
Spring Fling Week
Spring fling will take place this week. Dress up days for Spring Fling is as follows:
Monday - One color day
Tuesday - Decades day
- Seniors - 70's
- Juniors - 80's
- Sophomores = 90's
- Freshmen - 2000's
Wednesday - College Day
Thursday - Tropical Day
Friday - Twin Day
There will be a Spring Fling assembly in the gym on Thursday during 6th hour.
IMPORTANT FAFSA UPDATES FOR SENIORS ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL:
The 24/25 FAFSA is now able to be corrected/edited by students and their parents/contributors. Those that may have been waiting to add a missing FSA ID (electronic signature), update their school choice section, or any needed corrections/edits have the green light to go ahead and submit those changes via the 24/25 FAFSA.
Students will start receiving financial aid offer letters in the coming weeks.
Please visit the Student Aid wesbite's Understanding Your Financial Aid Offer section (https://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/students-families/understanding-your-financial-aid-offer), which is full of resources for students/parents to better understand the aid programs being offered to them as well as compare schools cost and aid side-by-side using the downloadable Compare College Costs Spreadsheet.
Testing Update
Make Up Testing Dates
Attention, Parents, Guardians and Families - Students who missed the original testing day will make up their test(s) on the following days:
Monday, April 22: 9th Grade - PSAT 9
Tuesday, April 23: 10th Grade - PSAT 10
Tuesday, April 23: 11th Grade - ACT Workkeys
Tuesday, April 30: 11th Grade - MSTEP
Please keep the following guidelines in mind:
* Attendance on these days is required
* No electronic devices (phones, smart watches, Fitbits, tablets, etc.) are allowed in the testing sessions; all devices will be collected until the end of the testing session
* Please make sure your student gets a good night’s rest
* Please make sure students arrive at school on this day no later than 7:55 a.m.
Fire Drill - April 25th @ 2:10 pm
We will be conducting one of our mandatory emergency drills on Thursday, April 25th @ 2:10 pm. This is only a drill.
Attention Class of 2024
Senior Awards - Wednesday, May 22nd at 7:00 pm in the WHS Gym
Seniors Last Day and Senior Breakfast - Friday May 24th at 8:30 am in the cafeteria
Graduation Practice - Wednesday, May 29th at 1:00 pm in the WHS Gym.
Graduation - Thursday, May 30th at 7:00pm in the WHS Gym