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Wesley Chapel High School 8/7/2024
WCHS Vision
Wesley Chapel High School provides a community in which students become life ready citizens with confidence, empathy, and perseverance.
To ensure our students are college, career, and life ready, we are:
Accountable
Resourceful
Compassionate
Principled
Inspirational
Message From Mr. McDermott
Thank you to all of you who attended our Meet the Teacher Day. It was great to see so many of our Wildcat families on campus. We are excited for the 24-25 school-year and look forward to serving you.
The School Advisory Council (SAC)
The School Advisory Council is a means for community/parent involvement in and support of the school. The council is composed of the principal, teachers, educational support, employees, parents, business and community representatives, and secondary students.
Activities of the SAC
- Meeting regularly to discuss school improvement
- Reviewing the results of any needs assessment
- Providing recommendations on the goals of the school
- Suggesting strategies to accomplish school goals
- Monitoring the school’s progress in attaining goals
Get involved and join the School Advisory Council (SAC) today!
Schedule Change Requests
Schedule change request forms are available in the main office and must be completed on the paper form. Please do not email or call to request a schedule change. Changes will be limited and based on availability and class sizes.
B Lunch Check-out form
If you would like your student to have permission to leave school at the beginning of "B" lunch, which begins at 12:59 PM, you must complete this form for us to keep on file. Please reiterate to your child that the expectation is that they leave our campus immediately at 12:59 PM. You can access the form at this link or on our website. https://wchs.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=110822 If your student stays on campus, they will be expected to remain in designated lunch locations.
District School Board Student Code of Conduct
Please click here, https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/ssps/page/conduct to access the 24-25 Student Code of Conduct.
School Board Approved Dress Code for All Schools
Prior to back to school shopping, please see the dress code below.
Wireless Communication Devices
Students who bring WCDs to school must ensure that they remain on silent mode and completely out of view for the entire school day except for the student’s lunch period, or as expressly authorized by the classroom teacher for a specific instructional activity. Classroom teachers may also provide, and students may utilize, a cell phone storage area in their classroom. These expectations also apply to extra-curricular and co-curricular activities that occur before or after the school day.
Athletics (Fall Sports)
The athletic paperwork for the 24/25 school year is now available on our athletic webpage, https://wchs.pasco.k12.fl.us/wchs-high-school-athletics Click on the link to download the paperwork. You may submit completed paperwork via the upload athletic paperwork link on the website. Remember, even if you were cleared last year, you will need to submit a new clearance for the 24/25 school year. Please email Atletic Director Steve Mumaw, smumaw@pasco.k12.fl.us for assistance.
FALL DUAL ENROLLMENT: IMPORTANT DATES
Students who plan to take Dual Enrollment need to complete a PHSC Dual Enrollment application at PHSC.edu. Click APPLY in the upper right and then select the Public HS/Dual Enrollment application option.
Please see the District Dual Enrollment page for questions and more details about Dual Enrollment: https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/oll/page/dual-enrollment
Look for the email from PHSC with next steps including setting up their PHSC student email, completing new student orientation and the online readiness course, and directions for requesting fall classes.
Fall Dynamic Forms are now open for students who plan to take a Fall DE class. Please access the form here!
If you are interested in taking courses outside of WCHS/Pasco Eschool, you can see the PHSC schedule here (only Fall full 15-week courses can be taken).
Students must fill out the Dynamic Form and the parent must electronically sign this (student will enter parent email). Then the school counselor and PHSC advisor will approve the class. Students taking courses through WCHS or Pasco Eschool do NOT need to register in WISE. Students taking coursework online or in-person through PHSC need to register through WISE on the dates and times below. (Please note: counselors cannot assign on/off campus placeholders until you have registered for your PHSC courses in WISE. Please email or bring a print out to your counselor in August.)
**If you need to retake PERT, that can be scheduled through PHSC: https://testing.phsc.edu/exam/common/pert Score reports must be brought to WCHS this summer to the attention of Mrs. Patti Taylor. Students need to complete the PHSC Dual Enrollment application BEFORE scheduling PERT at PHSC.**
Summer Band Camp
June 12- 6:00PM-8:00PM- Registration night 1
July 17- 6:00PM-8:00PM- Registration night 2
Must attend one registration session
July 22-24- 9:00AM-1:00PM- Leadership, Guard, and Percussion Camp
July 29-August 1- 8:00AM-1:00PM- Full band camp week 1
August 6 and August 8- 5:00PM-9:00PM- Full band camp only 2 days
Volunteer Programs Update
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.
Attention Class of 2025!
You can start making their appointments for your senior portraits. You will need to have your senior portraits done by Gigante no later than November 1, 2024 in order to make it into the senior section of the yearbook. More information will be heading your way soon!
FAFSA NOW OPEN! FINANCIAL AID GRANTS AND LOANS!
The 2024-25 FAFSA is OPEN!
The FAFSA helps students pay for college through federally funded grants and loans. All families should complete this free application to see the types of aid for which they may qualify. The 2024-25 FAFSA offers potential funding for Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025. If a student will be starting college coursework in the summer, they should ALSO fill out the 2023-24 FAFSA to cover the Summer 2024 semester.
Applications are available at FAFSA.gov. The student and one parent will first create their FSA IDs and then they will be directed to the FAFSA form. FAFSA offers a robust Help Center with frequently asked questions, online chat, and a toll-free number to speak with FAFSA representatives (1-800-433-3243). All of this is available at the FAFSA.gov website. In addition, the FAFSA YouTube channel includes many how-to videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/FederalStudentAid
Please reach out to Mrs. Faysash with any questions.
ATTENTION FUTURE STEM MAJORS!
SACAC College Admission Workshop: Preparation for STEM Majors - A Panel Discussion with Perspectives from Different Universities
Date & Time
Aug 5, 2024 06:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Description
Are you a student interested in pursuing a STEM major at university? Do you have students interested in pursuing STEM majors? Our panelists, admissions officers from three institutions, will shed light on the question of how students should prepare to apply for STEM majors. You will also learn more about each of the institutions represented on the panel.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CXZweA81TM2xkX0_XQl5pw#/registration
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Wesley Chapel High School
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