Good afternoon, Wolverine Families!
Only two more days until the start of school! Our admin team, counselors, clerical staff, and custodians have been working hard this summer to prepare for a fantastic start to the 2024-25 school year. Below, you will find a wealth of information regarding the first couple days of school, transportation, parking, schedule corrections, and more.
Moving forward, I will be sending The Wolverine Word monthly to help you stay in the know about the great things happening at West! We are excited about partnering with you for the success of your student and are looking forward to an incredible school year!
Have a great day!
Dr. Aaron Archambeau
Follow us to keep up-to-date with all things West Forsyth!
Principal Dr. Archambeau Twitter
West Forsyth HS Twitter - the link is currently not working; to find us on Twitter/X, search @WestForsythHigh
West Forsyth HS Counseling Dept Twitter
Beginning of the Year forms were loaded into Parent Portal on Monday, July 22nd.
Please check Parent Portal for required permission and handbook sign-off forms. These should be signed off prior to the first day of school on Thursday, August 3rd.
This is also the time to double check all email addresses, mailing addresses, and phone numbers for your family’s household. Contact information should be checked and updated each school year to ensure that you receive important school messengers through your email or phone calls from teachers and other school staff. To do this, log into the Parent Portal and click “More” at the bottom of the menu.
Schedules
Student schedules were released in Parent Portal on July 29. Schedule changes will only be approved if there are the following errors:
- Student already has credit for a class that is scheduled
- Student does not have a required prerequisite for a class that is scheduled
- Student needs a class to complete state graduation requirements
- Student has a period with no class scheduled
- Course is listed twice in a student's schedule
- Schedule shows “See Counselor”
In order to keep class sizes as equal as possible, we are unable to make changes to schedules for the following reasons listed below.
- Preference of lunch periods
- Preference of teacher
- Preference of class periods
- Preference of electives
Additionally, some students may see that they did not get their first choice of an elective. This could be due to several factors, including that the student has not completed the required prerequisite, the student requested an elective they are not eligible for because of their grade level, the elective is popular and a lottery system is used, etc. In these cases, an alternate elective is given.
Students should continue to check their schedules periodically, as we are still working from now until August 1st to balance class sizes and resolve reported schedule issues. Please note that the schedule that appears in IC today may not be the final schedule or teacher. ALL students should check their schedule again the night of July 31st. If an issue still remains in the schedule on Thursday, August 1st, students should report the issue to the appropriate counselor.
Dual Enrollment
If you applied (and have been accepted) to Dual Enrollment by the April 26th deadline, please read below:
The Dual Enrollment “Intent to Participate” form that was signed by parents stipulated that ALL Dual Enrollment students must be registered for their college class(es) before the first day of school (August 1st).
If any Dual Enrollment student has not contacted the college directly to register for their Dual Enrollment class(es), their class schedule will be defaulted back to West Forsyth High School in-person classes. Again, students should contact the college at which they enrolled to register for Dual Enrollment courses. All fall schedules are due to counselors by August 1st.
