Family Newsletter

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Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break ROCKS! Our staff is excited to have our students back in the building for the next 3 weeks! There are many upcoming holiday events over the next several weeks. We hope you can join us!

Our counseling team is holding their annual College Planning Night tomorrow night, Tuesday, Dec 3rd for all 9th-11th grade students. This is excellent time to bring your student and join them as they inform and prepare on post-secondary educational opportunities after high school. More information is below!

A HUGE shout-out to our ROCKS Football team for their performance at the STATE game this past Friday night. They had an incredible season. Their teamwork and dedication have made our entire community proud.

Important Upcoming Dates:

Dec 3: College Planning Night

Dec 6: Jostens Graduation Item Order deadline

Dec 13 & 14: Westfield Band & Choir Holiday Festival

Dec 23-Jan 6: Winter Break

Check out this graph sharing Westfield's growth in student attendance compared to other HCC and county schools over the past three years. All primary information can be found at the IDOE's Graduates Prepared to Succeed website.

(https://indianagps.doe.in.gov/).

*Data for Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern are only from the past two school years due to aberrancies in reporting for the 2021-22 school year.

All students in grades 9-11 and their parents/guardians are invited to join the WHS Counseling Center for our annual College Planning Night. This event is designed to inform and prepare students on their post-secondary educational opportunities after high school. Whether students are heading to vocational programs or two-year or four-year colleges, this evening will provide you with the steps you can take now and in the future to prepare for the admission process, and the transition to college.

The evening will begin with grade-specific opening sessions, as well as a session in Spanish. After the opening, we will have breakout sessions discussing financial aid, NCAA eligibility, earning college credit through AP and dual credit courses, college entrance exams, a college admission counselor panel discussion, and more. We hope you can join us for this informative event!

CLICK the button below for the College Night Program/Agenda!

This week, WHS Counselors will meet with all Grade 10 students to go over scheduling information for their junior year. All scheduling information, including the presentation given this morning, can be found on the WHS Scheduling Website (linked here). If you were absent, please reference the Scheduling Website to review the information. Powerschool will open after the meetings on Thursday for sophomores to input their requests. All Grade 10 course requests must be inputted by January 5th.

Submit your requests to the best of your ability and jot down any questions you may have to address during your individual scheduling meeting! Individual scheduling meetings with counselors will begin on January 13th.

Grade 9 scheduling meetings will be on January 8th.

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.

The senior class received Jostens graduation packets (cap, gown, announcement info) last Friday, November 15th,during CORE time. If your student does NOT receive a Jostens packet on November 15th in CORE, they can pick one up at the Information Desk with Mrs. Zaichek prior to Thanksgiving.

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.

Order deadline is December 6th.

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

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.

SIGNING DAY

Wednesday December 4th

7:45 AM

Main Gym - Door 9

Register HERE!

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

GIVING TUESDAY is December 3! Make sure to visit our website, and make a donation to Westfield High School Theatre & Choir. Help our students AND programs flourish! DONATE HERE!

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.

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!

Get ready for an unforgettable evening at our exclusive Bourbon & Bling event on Tuesday, December 10, from 6-9 p.m.! With your $100 event ticket, prepare to indulge in a culinary experience crafted by Prime 47 and savor samples of St. Elmo’s legendary shrimp and their iconic cocktail sauce.

Guests can sip signature cocktails and explore Moyer’s stunning fine jewelry collection, making it a night of flavor and finesse. The evening’s highlight? A thrilling Bourbon Raffle featuring prime bottles and exquisite diamond prizes, where every ticket purchased directly supports our mission.

Purchase tickets HERE!

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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!

Westfield Washington Schools is currently looking for devoted Instructional Assistants to help within the classroom and work alongside our extraordinary team of educators. We also ask and encourage you to share this opportunity elsewhere to those who might be interested in this position. If you are interested or want to learn more about this opportunity, please visit the following link to learn about openings and how to apply.

Instructional Assistant openings

The Rock Strong Award presented by the Westfield Education Foundation is a quarterly award, given out at each school and operations to recognize teachers, instructional assistants, instructional coaches, building secretaries, bus drivers, substitute teachers, food service staff and operations staff for the great work they do for our children and our community!

Each quarter, all schools and operations will review nominations from staff, students, families and the community and select someone who represents its values and culture to receive the Rock Strong Award and a special gift.

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 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
Facebook: facebook.com/westfieldhighschool
Twitter: @WWSWHS