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The mission of West Hills High School is to graduate critical thinkers and problem-solvers who contribute positively to society as productive, responsible citizens.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we get ready to start the second semester of the school year, we want to emphasize that successful students benefit from a strong school-home partnership. After 18 months of blended and distance learning, some of our students have needed time to readjust to the routine of school.

Teachers and schools are doing everything they can to help students be successful. However, each student must take personal responsibility for their education. We have created the Believe and Achieve Tips for Student Success resource to emphasize the mindset needed to succeed.

Additionally, we wanted to encourage you to continue to take an active role in your child’s education. Here are some ways you can help.

• Make sure students are at school and on time. Attendance is the foundation of success in school.

• Students need to learn to manage their time and workload. This is part of becoming a high school student.

• Check Infinite Campus and Schoology for grades and attendance.

• Check-in with your student regularly - have them show you what they are doing.

You can find the Achieve and Believe Tips for Student Success in THIS DOCUMENT.

We are making some revisions to our tutorial schedule for Semester 2. Once we have an updated tutorial schedule, we will send it out ASAP.

If you have questions on whether your student has attended tutorial, please contact an Assistant Principal Secretary at 619-956-0424 or 619-956-0425 or stop by the Administration office.

Asking for help is a sign of STRENGTH Wolf Pack!!

As we start the second semester, here are a few reminders for Work Permits:

• The work permit process is the same and all labor laws must be followed, no exceptions for the new year!
• Click HERE for more information about obtaining a work permit

Thank you!

In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. there will be no school on January 17, 2022.

To read more about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. please click HERE.

Our Teacher Librarian Mrs. Sannwald, has created a wonderful Mending Matters Resource Library page! Click HERE to check it out!

If you are in need of any mental health resources, please reach out to your Guidance Counselor or our Mending Matters resources linked above.

In the event you are in crisis after school hours,

please call 9-1-1 or go to a hospital immediately to get professional help.

Loss of Privilege (LOP) List: This exists to support the idea that our primary function is “Academics First” and that student behaviors and choices need to prioritize attendance and following school rules. Students may earn their way off of the LOP list through attendance at detention and / or Saturday school after talking with their Assistant Principal. They can also lose a privilege that was granted (i.e. serving Saturday School to be eligible to purchase a Dance Ticket, but then repeat actions (or new actions) that put them back on LOP so that attending Dance is no longer available to them and a dance ticket refund is issued). All students begin Semester 2 off the list. Totals from Semester 1 do not count for Semester 2.

See our Loss of Privilege Policy HERE.

Students! After graduation, will you be attending a trade school, community college, or 4-year University? If your answer is yes, do you need money to help pay for it? If so, we would like to invite you to attend the Scholarship Club that is hosted by the Counseling Department. At the scholarship club, we will introduce you to scholarship opportunities and provide time to work on scholarship applications under the guidance of a counseling staff member. For additional information, please contact Ms. Womack in the Counseling Office. The club meets Mondays during lunch and period 7 in the College/Career Center (L-1) located across from the library.

January 17- MLK Day (No School)

January 19- West Hills Showcase (see flyer and link below)

Please see future dates and our school Bell Schedule HERE.

Click HERE to visit our Showcase Website!

Check out the creativity of some of our wonderful Calculus students....enjoy!

In November, AVID teachers Ms. Edwards and Ms. Worth took 27 AVID seniors and juniors to tour Cal Poly Pomona and the University of La Verne. Students toured the campus, heard about the college experience, and were able to get a feel for what college life is all about. Thank you teachers for making this possible and for our terrific AVID impact with this students and many more!

Are you interested in attending a Winter Sporting event? If so, please see our Winter Sports Schedules HERE.

The start of the new year and semester can be overwhelming sometimes. This week's Mindful Moment, shared by WHHS English and AVID teacher Ms. Edwards, teaches how to practice mindful breathing using the fingers of your hand as a guide.

Click HERE to watch!

When you shop online, please consider using smile.amazon.com to easily benefit our terrific PTSA! It is free, doesn't add anything to your normal Amazon costs, and you only need to link an existing Amazon account to it with these directions:

Go to Smile.Amazon.com.

Log in as usual to your Amazon account.

From the "Your Account" page click the "Learn More"

option under the AMAZONSMILE DONATIONS

on the top left of the screen.

When the AmazonSmile Donation box comes up, click the "Learn More button" to go to the "Your AmazonSmile Impact" page to change your charity to 3997 West Hills High School PTSAas your designated non-profit. Then make your purchase through smile.amazon.com as usual.

Amazon will donate a percentage of qualified sales to your West Hills High School PTSA.

Prices, discounts, Prime, etc. are the same as "regular" Amazon but WHHS PTSA gets a donation.

Every penny raised goes directly to WHHS students and staff via our many programs. Check out our website for membership or more information.

Thank you for your support!

WHHS PTSA

We celebrate our diversity and multicultural population within our school community.

This week, we observe the different holidays and celebrations that are acknowledged around the world!

January 5 GURU GOBIND SINGH JI’S BIRTHDAY • Sikh Guru Gobind Singh was the 10th Sikh guru of Nanak and founder of the Khalsa.

January 6 CHRISTMAS • Armenian Orthodox Christian Armenian Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on Epiphany, except for Armenians living in Israel, who celebrate Christmas on January 19th.

January 6 EPIPHANY • Christian Known as Theophany in Eastern Christianity, it celebrates the manifestation of Jesus as Christ. In addition, the Western Church associates Epiphany with the journey of the Magi to the infant Jesus, and the Eastern Church with the baptism of Jesus by John.

January 7 CHRISTMAS • Eastern Christian Most Orthodox churches celebrate Christmas 13 days later than other Christian churches based on their use of the Julian rather than the Gregorian version of the Western calendar.

Please see this FAQ document for any Covid notification protocols. We appreciate your support and keeping your student(s) home if feeling sick.

Please remember:

• to WEAR FACE MASKS at all times while INDOORS on campus INCLUDING SPORTING EVENTS: This is NOT optional. Please see THIS DOCUMENT for more information about after school events.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

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