Wildcat Wisdom Weekly Newsletter
Wesley Chapel High School 1/8/2025
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
New 9th Grade Assistant Principal
WCHS would like to welcome Mrs. Jennelle Johnson. Mrs. Johnson joins our team and will be supporting our 9th grade. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your freshman student, Mrs. Johnson can be reached at jday@pasco.k12.fl.us
National Honors Society
The NHS application window is now open for grades 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. Applications and teacher recommendations were sent to all students who qualify based on 3.2 unweighted GPA through myStudent email and outlook email. There will be two informational meetings on Thursday, January 9th and Friday, January 10th right after school in room 326 about NHS and the application process. Students only need to attend one meeting. Any questions may be emailed directly to Mrs. Salter at jsalter@pasco.k12.fl.us.
PERT for Dual Enrollment
We will host the PERT test on February 11th at 8 am for students interested in taking Dual Enrollment courses over the summer and next year. This test is offered once per year at WCHS. Any student with a 3.0 unweighted cumulative GPA is eligible to test. Please sign up here by February 3rd at 11:59 pm: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=aaJT4khSVE6bZ7duOoYiIOMBzadEB51HsrV_ZeXA2KFUOFY2WTYzRjJMNElWMFhUTjZWUDRWNVcxTy4u
PERT Study Guide: https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7533/urlt/pert-studentstudyguide.pdf
We also invite you to attend our annual Advanced Placement/Dual Enrollment Presentation on February 3rd at 6 pm in the cafeteria. Counselors will discuss the differences between these two pathways and the benefits of each.
Please reach out to your counselor with any questions:
Ms. Kiser (9th) kkiser@pasco.k12.fl.us
Mrs. Taylor (10th) ptaylor@pasco.k12.fl.us
Ms. Barbo (11th) jbarbo@pasco.k12.fl.us
Mrs. Faysash (College/Career) kfaysash@pasco.k12.fl.us
WCHS Special Olympics
Our athletes will be at the Hollybrook Publix from 10:30 to 12:30 participating in the Special Olympics Torch Run fundraiser for Special Olympics. If any of our Wildcat family would like to stop by and say hi we would love to see them.
Girls Flag Football
Baseball
Baseball tryouts Monday 1/13. Email Coach Merrell rmerrell@pasco.k12.fl.us for details.
Senior Deadline for Online Course Completion (Pasco eSchool and FLVS)
The completion deadline for all online courses of seniors is April 25, 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.
SCHOOL DAY SAT MARCH 5/6
WCHS will host a college-reportable School Day SAT on March 5th and 6th. All juniors will take this test for free and do not need to do anything to register.
Freshman, Sophomores, and Seniors interested in testing with us may now register in their Student Quick Pay/Student Fees portal. The cost is $40. The deadline to register is the end of January. This score can be used for university admissions/Bright Futures/graduation testing requirements. (You may also bring check or cash to Mrs. Faysash or Mr. Walensky to register.)
SAT AND AP TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS
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
Testing Update
The state Department of Education has extended to the Winter State Testing Window. We will be offering a final opportunity to make-up state testing from the December window according to the following schedule.
- Tuesday, 1/14/25 = F.A.S.T. ELA Reading Retake - Room 419
- Wednesday, 1/15/25 = Small Group Testing for F.A.S.T. ELA Reading Retake & B.E.S.T. Algebra 1 EOC - Room 604 (Media Center Testing Office)
- Thursday, 1/16/25 = 9th & 10th Grade F.A.S.T. ELA PM2 - Media Center, Room 307A, Room 216, Room 207A, and Room 604 (Media Center Testing Office)
- Friday, 1/17/25 = B.E.S.T. Algebra 1 EOC - Media Center
If your student is on the retake list, you will have a received a message via myStudent with the Test Name, the Date of the Test, and the Room number they are rostered for. Rosters will be posted in the common areas of each building this week.
All testing will begin at the start of the day. Please have your student report immediately to their testing room at the start of 1st period (7:10 AM)
SENIORS
We will be offering the Classic Learning Test (CLT) on Saturday, January 25, 2025. We will be starting the test at 9:00 AM on that day. There is a test fee of $31 for this exam. If you are interested in taking this exam, please see Mr. Walensky in the Media Center Testing Office.
SENIOR TESTING INFORMATION
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
Thank you to all who took the CLT on 11/7/24. Results are expected to be reported on Wednesday, November 13,2024. Once the results are in, Mr. Walensky will call students down to the Media Center testing office to go over their results and advise as to what the next steps are.
Upcoming Testing Dates:
Please make note of the below testing dates through the end of January. All tests will begin during 1st period, and we are asking all students testing on a particular day to arrive at their testing room at the start of the school day. Rosters have been posted throughout the school. Further testing date information can be found on the testing calendar, located at:
01/09/25 – Semester 1 District Finals – 1st & 4th Periods
01/10/25 – Semester 1 District Finals Make-up Day
01/13/25 – 9th Grade F.A.S.T. ELA Reading PM2 Make-up Session
01/15/25 – ASVAB Testing (Media Center)
01/16/25 – 10th Grade F.A.S.T. ELA Reading PM2 Make-up Session
01/22/25 – WIDA Testing for ELL Students
01/23/25 – WIDA Testing for ELL Students
Extension for Senior Portraits for the Yearbook
Yearbook Sales
Yearbooks will be sold until January 23, 2025. the cost is $90. You can make your purchase using the school quick pay site or by visiting our publisher's site, www.yearbookforever.com (if you want anything special like a name stamped onto the cover or a clear protective cover), you must make your purchase through our publisher's site.
SENIOR INFO SESSION AND APPLICATION WORKSHOPS!
Seniors, our links are ready to sign up for PHSC Info Session and Application Workshops. Beginning in January, our PHSC Advisor will come to WCHS and walk us through the applications, help you submit, and waive the $25 application fee.
APPLICATION WORKSHOPS (CHOOSE 1)
JAN. 23 (4TH PD.) PHSC APPLICATION WORKSHOP
Sign Up: https://forms.office.com/r/FNhS8ArP
FEB. 18 (3RD PD.) PHSC APPLICATION WORKSHOP
Sign Up: https://forms.office.com/r/qTWKdGkygY
MARCH 26 (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.**
FLORIDA FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION NOW OPEN (BRIGHT FUTURES)
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.
NEW BRIGHT FUTURES REQUIREMENTS: CLASS OF 26 (TEST SCORES)
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.
Wesley Chapel High School Clubs
Testing Central
WCHS COLLEGE AND CAREER S'MORE
Are you College and Career Ready? Check out Mrs. Faysash’s Smore for events, scholarships, and planning resources for all grade levels!
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WCHS ABC Program
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.
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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
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Twitter: @WCHS_Wildcats