Hello West Fork High School Families,

• The 1st 9 week grading period ends Thursday, Oct 5th.
• Fall Break Begins Oct 6th, students return to school on Oct 16th.
• Check out the parent meeting dates below for course request and we invite you to attend the College, Career & Military Expo on Oct 5th at the NCISD Annex.
• Check out the Exam Exemption policy for the fall semester below.

Go Gators!

Bridgett Heine

Phone: 281-577-2825

Email: bheine@newcaneyisd.org

In order to be eligible for a Final Exam exemption, students must meet the following criteria:

• Students cannot exempt EOC tested subjects in the fall semester. The only way to earn an exemption for an EOC tested course in the spring semester is with a "approaches" grade level designation on the EOC exam. Upon receiving the designation of "approaches" grade level on spring EOCs, a student will earn an additional exemption for the class(es) passed.

• If the semester grade is 80 or higher the student is allowed 0-3 absences*. If the semester grade is 79 or below the class is not eligible for exemption.

• If a student has 6 or more tardies in a class, that student will not be eligible to exempt that class. Tardies will reset each semester.

• Students are allowed to exempt up to 3 finals regardless of grade level if they meet the criteria.

• AP courses can be exempt in the fall if criteria is met. However, only students who participated in the AP exam can exempt the corresponding spring final exam.

• Dual Credit and On Ramps courses cannot be exempted based upon college course guidelines.

• Students who are exempt do not have to attend the class period(s) in which they are exempt. Students who need to remain on campus for an exempt class will report to the scheduled class period. Campus guidelines for students leaving campus must be followed.

*All absences will count against exemption criteria with the exception of the following:

IS – In school suspension

PR – Means Present. IS used when we correct an error made by the teacher or attendance clerk

RL – Religious Holiday

HB – Home Bound

X – This is the code we use for field trips and extracurricular trips

M – Misses part of the day and brings a Dr note. This allows us to get funding

OF – Office, student was in the office for attendance time

NU – Student sent home by nurse during the period.

TS – Student is on a testing roster just not with the classroom teacher.

DL – Drivers Licenses

CL – College Visit (limited to 2 per year for Junior and Senior)

SQ - Covid

Final Exam Exemption Timeline

Friday, Dec. 8 @ 3:00 Students must submit all outstanding assignments and classwork on or before in order for them to be included in the exemption criteria calculation.

Monday, Dec. 11 @ 8:30 a.m. Students will receive exemption forms

Wednesday, Dec. 13 @ 3:00 pm Deadline for students to submit exemption forms

West Fork High School will have our second "Fall Ball". Link to Dance Information

During the week of October 23rd-27th we will have dress up days to promote school spirit, pride, and build connections among our student body. We will wrap up our week with a dance on Friday, October 27th from 7-10 pm. Tickets are $10.00 and will be sold during lunches Oct 23-26th. Attire for the event is semi formal or Sunday best. To be admitted to the dance students must attend school on Friday, October 27th .

Why Fall Ball and not Homecoming?

Homecoming is a long-standing American tradition where colleges and high schools would welcome alumni back to campus usually to a football game. We will host a Fall Ball as our annual tradition until our graduates are able to return for their "homecoming". We are excited about our students, fans, and community members coming together to begin our school’s traditions and history.

10/6/23-10/20/23: Window to request level down changes from Honors/AP to On-level (see email from Skyward)

Counselors recognized students who were nominated by a West Fork staff member as a Mindset Motivator for the Everything is Possible Mindset. Thank you, Gators, for being a role model to your peers and an inspiration to your teachers! We are proud of these Mindset Leaders!

The Passion First Mindset teaches us that we are all unique expressions of human existence. It’s vital to find out what our individual strengths and talents are so that we might connect them with our goals and visions for the future. In this mindset, we work with students to understand their unique gifts, their skills and strengths, and how to share them with the world to the maximum extent possible. Not only will they explore their interests, they will begin to identify their core values and what they stand for. The next step is helping them learn how to make their dreams into reality, tapping into both the courage and perseverance needed to overcome any challenges they encounter in pursuit of the lives they desire.

Counselors at West Fork High School encouraged students to reflect and share what they were made for as an activity to support National Suicide Prevention month. Our Gators were made for amazing things!

• 🕑If you are checking your student out early, the cut off time is 2:15 pm
• 📧Need to change the method of transportation? Email wfhsparents@newcaneyisd.org

Food deliveries will not be accepted from anyone that is NOT listed as a guardian or emergency contact in Skyward.

Food delivery services (Doordash, Favor, UberEats, etc) are not permitted during school hours, between 6:45am - 2:50 pm.

Buy tickets to any West Fork home event in advance at https://www.newcaneyisd.org/Page/13656

📧West Fork High School will utilize Skyward and Remind to communicate campus information. Each of these platforms use the email address and/or phone number on file when registration is completed. Staff may use email communication to send grade reports, information about school events, or other communication relative to a class.

Proud to be part of New Caney ISD

Website: https://www.newcaneyisd.org/wfhs
Location: 180 Sorters McClellan Road, Kingwood, TX, USA
Phone: 281-577-2825
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestForkGators/
Twitter: @West_Fork_High