Family Newsletter

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Beautiful music, joyful memories, and a celebration of the season await at the Westfield Band and Choir Holiday Festival on Friday, December 13 at 7 PM and Saturday, December 14 at 2 PM.

Reserved seating tickets are available now—purchase ahead at westfield.band/concerts

Our annual Holiday Festival is coming up and there are two performances this week! This is a show you don't want to miss! Get into the holiday season and help us celebrate with these amazing student performers!

In addition, our wonderful PTO sponsors an annual Cookie Day for our WHS staff each holiday season. This is one of our staff's favorite activities of the year and we are grateful to our PTO each year for all they do. That being said, they need more cookie donations to make this event successful by Thursday, December 12th! Cookie donation information and sign-up are BELOW! Thank you for your support for our PTO and staff!

SAVE the DATE and RSVP for the January 10th Talk, Treats & Tour with the Principal after Winter Break! This session we will be discussing the various pathways that WHS offers and what path might be right for your student. Sign up below!

Important Upcoming Dates:

Dec 13 & 14: Westfield Band & Choir Holiday Festival

Dec 16-20: Holiday Spirit Week

Dec 20: Last school day before Winter Break

Dec 23-Jan 6: Winter Break

Jan 7: Return from Winter Break (students)

Jan 10: Talk, Tour & Treats with the Principal (Pathways)

Join us for coffee and a tour in the Sunshine Room at Westfield High School on Friday, January 10th from 9:00am-10:30am as we discuss different high school and career Pathways for students.

This is the 2nd of a 2 part series where parents can come into the high school, tour the facility and spend some time with us! You do NOT have to have attended the first part in order to attend.

ALL are WELCOME!

Come and find out what pathways we offer for your students.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Although you can still come without an RSVP, this will allow us to plan for the information we will provide you!

Please RSVP by January 8th below!

WHS FAMILIES - it's that time of year again! The PTO needs you to put on those aprons and get baking! Please consider baking some cookies for the WHS teachers and staff. It is our way to show our appreciation for all that they do for our children. Please see the Sign Up Genius below for the details and to sign up! We appreciate all of your help, and the teachers and staff really love this event! All cookies need to be dropped off on December 13th no later than 10:30a.m. at the high school front office, Door #1. Thank you & Happy Baking!

For ALL AP information, please check out the updated newsletter and the AP Exam Schedule for May 2025 on the WHS AP Website. AP classes are college-level courses offered through the College Board at Westfield High School.

Online ordering is OPEN now.

*Mandatory items for students are cap, gown and tassel. These 3 items can be found on the website. Scroll down to Cap & Gown/Custom Cap, Gown with Stripe and Tassel Unit for $35.00. (Picture on website shows green gown without stripe however it says stripe in the description)

*All other items are optional.

Jostens also offers different packages, announcements, thank you cards and other graduation items.

Prices will increase in January.

For any questions, please contact pope.office@jostens.com, 317-326-2782.

As you may know, the 2025-2026 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) recently opened up for students to apply for college financial aid. This comes a little earlier than expected, but we are glad that it is up and available for your completion. Families can follow the Federal Student Aid Facebook page or Twitter/X feed for tips, updates and information.

*On December 10, College Aid Pro and ACT will provide a free, one-hour webinar at 12:30 PM on completing the FAFSA. Learn more about this opportunity and register for the webinar here.

Create FSA ID

Before students and families can begin the FAFSA, they must create an FSA ID. This is done by creating an account on the StudentAid.gov site. Both the student and the contributing parent must create an account. If a parent/guardian already has an account from a prior child, they can use that same account.

FAFSA Form

Once the FSA ID/Student Aid accounts are created, the student will begin the FAFSA form. The student will complete their portion of the FAFSA and then “invite” the contributing parent to complete the remainder of the form. Click here to determine who is considered the contributing parent.

FAFSA Completion is a State Requirement

As per Indiana state law, all graduating students are required to complete the FAFSA by April 15, 2025. This is a requirement for all students, regardless of post-secondary plans. However, parents/guardians can opt out by completing the state’s FAFSA Waiver Form, and turning it into the WHS Counseling Center.

College Goal Sunday: FAFSA Completion Event

Westfield HS will be one of several locations hosting College Goal Sunday, on February 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM. FAFSA filing experts from across Indiana will be available during the event to help all attendees with filing their FAFSA.

Additional Resources

Looking at the Financial Aid Process from the September presentation for the Senior Class by INvestEd

Federal Student Aid YouTube Channel with informational videos

Federal Student Aid Help Center

Seniors need to make sure they are requesting HS transcripts properly and in a timely manner! Below you'll find a link to a step-by-step guide to requesting transcripts in Scoir.

Requesting Transcripts Instructions

Graduation will be held on May 23, 2025 at Grand Park Events Center, Westfield, Indiana.

Please make sure to follow the Rocks Athletics Facebook page and the @RocksAthletics Instagram page for ALL things athletics!!!

Westfield Band and Choir Holiday Festival early access codes have sent and seat selection is now open!

Seat selection to the general public opens at:12:00pm, Friday, November 15th, 2024

Purchase at: westfield.band/concerts

Mark your calendars, tickets WILL sell out for this annual tradition of music from Westfield Performing Arts!

If you purchased a ticket, but have not received your code please reach out to

eventsvp@westfieldbandboosters.org

We will not be selling any 2024-2025 parking permits for the time being. We will start a wait list and re-evaluate when spots become available.

Students who wish to drive to school and park on school grounds must have a valid parking permit on file and display the 2024-2025 parking permit on their car at all times while on school property. Students are required to purchase a new permit each year.

Questions should be directed to Mr. Putman at putmanm@wws.k12.in.us.

Our WHS club hockey teams will be raising awareness for breast cancer research in the state of Indiana. They will be combining efforts with the Catherine Peachy Foundation to raise money for breast cancer research on Dec 21st at the Carmel Ice Skadium. Games are at 6:30pm and 8pm

SOS club is collecting winter clothing such as coats, gloves, hats, and scarves from 12/06-12/20. Donation boxes can be found in the Learning Center and near the Athletic Entrance. All clothing will be donated to Noble Cause.

WHS Animal Club is collecting pet items for the Humane Society from Dec 1-15. Drop off items in #1407 or in the Learning Center. (paper towels, cat food, dog food, used bath towels, toys, canned spray cheese)

Care Like Cate Toy Drive, Nov 1st-Dec 13th. Drop off new packaged toys at any of the drop off locations listed!

Holiday Giving is back! The Westfield Education Foundation is excited to partner with Westfield Washington Schools, Westfield Youth Assistance, Open Doors of Westfield, Inspire Church and other local churches to help make the holidays special for Westfield students in need. Last year we supported 1,200 students!

There are 3 ways you can give:

1. Donate money

2. Sponsor a child

3. Donate gift cards

Join us in bringing some holiday joy to our community!

DONATE HERE!

The Rock Shop is a student-run, student-operated shop with student-designed items. So, in addition to getting the latest apparel, you're also helping students get real entrepreneurship experience before they even graduate!

What's Going On at WHS?

We have several different platforms for communication dissemination:

-WHS Family Newsletter (sent every Monday)

-Student Snapshot (posted weekly on Monday on student Canvas)

-ROCK TV (student led video announcements-Wednesday)

-Social Platforms (Facebook & Instagram)

-Emails when necessary (School Messenger)

-Talking Points (Teachers)

Westfield Washington Schools use a program called TalkingPoints to communicate with families! TalkingPoints allows for seamless multilingual two-way communication between teachers and families. Families can choose to receive messages via SMS text messaging or through the free FAMILIES | TalkingPoints mobile app for Apple or Android.

*The most important thing you can do to ensure you are receiving messages from your child’s teacher is to make sure your contact information for the “Father” and “Mother” fields in PowerSchool is correct.

Rock TV aims to represent the student voice at Westfield High School. Its purpose is to inform and entertain the Westfield community by presenting different opinions, events, cultures and so much more. Tune in weekly for our weekly shows and other student features!

Mrs. Denniston's Instagram

WHS Weekly Athletic Schedule

WHS Lantern

WHS Rock Shop

WWS Parent University

Email: webmaster@wws.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.wws.k12.in.us/whs
Location: 18250 North Union Street, Westfield, IN, USA
Phone: (317)867-6800
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Twitter: @WWSWHS