Week of Dec.14-18,2015

Welcome to the final week before break!

CAMP LEAD was GREAT! West Hills had 40 students and 8 staff members experience a variety of activities, discusssions and build a community with 70 other students from Mount Miguel, Grossmont, El Capitan, IDEA, Chaparral, and Mountain Empire. We will share the roster of students with you so you will know which students attended. The focus of camp is building awareness of ourselves and others through empathy, engaging with others regarding stereotypes, and building our leadership capacity plus so much more! We hope to have another group of students and staff attend in the Spring.

Congratulations to WHHS Choirs for their BEAUTIFUL Performance Thursday, Dec. 10! Everyone enjoyed our terrific singers with Mrs. Rachael Samuelsz leading them!

WINTER SPORTS SPIRIT WEEK...Pep Rally and assembly schedule is WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16. Assembly schedule was placed in mailboxes last week...please attend with your classes! Our student selected GOLDEN APPLE Teacher will be announced as well!

Looking forward to the SPIRIT WEEK! 

Monday: Ugly Sweater Day

Tuesday: Pajama Day

Wednesday: Winter Wonderland Day; 7:00 p.m. WHHS Band Performance in the Theater. Every Staff memeber gets two free tickets!

Thursday: Holdiay Character Day

Friday: MINIMUM Day and Family Photo Day (Dress with a group)

Winter Break...please unplug any unused small appliances, computers etc. to save electricity. 

SPEAKING of Winter Break and minimum day....all the best to you and yours this season!

Please check out all the activities for the week at our website: http://wolfpack.guhsd.net/

Week of Dec. 7-11, 2015

MONDAY collaboration time...Teachers are talking Literacy in S-8 starting at 7:45. Classified staff are welcome to attend but are not required to do so.

GUIDANCE is working with Seniors on Friday, Dec. 11 on their FAFSA applications. This form is important for all two-year and four year colleges and universities. Even vocational schools so please share with Seniors that is it not just for a few!

Congratulations to Steve Lorentz and our wonderful beginning and advanced Guitar and String Orchestra students for their concerts this past week! Beautiful music and just a few months in to the school year! We look forward to CHOIR on December 10 and to Band on December 17!

Canned Food Drive Continues in Period 5 Classes...thanks to all for inspiring kids to contininue our students to be RESPONSIBLE, RESPECTFUL and HONORABLE...particularly those in need! 

Now through Dec. 8th, the CTE classes are hosting a Toy Drive for the Salvation Army. Donation boxes are in B5, A1, A2, A3, the library, and the office. Thank you for brightening this holiday season for children!

For all the activites..please see our own website http://wolfpack.guhsd.net/ 

We are One, We are the PacK!

Week of Nov. 1-Dec. 4, 2015

Welcome back! Hopefully you enjoyed our Thanksgiving break with well deserved relaxation and time with family and friends!

THANK YOU to all who participated in our California Healthy Kids Survey! When we get our results, we will share with everyone. Job well done folks!


We kick off our week with our Canned Food Drive. Both our ASB and our CTE Students are encouraging their peers to contribute to support families in need in Santee. Thank you to all who encourage donations!

WHHS is going to Camp Lead! Dec. 10-12...we're still looking for a few wonderful folks to join us!

Please e-mail Robin and / or Tom Vanderhyde if you would like more details or yearn to see Robin in the 

GREAT OUTDOORS!! 

The Winter Formal ‘Jingle Ball’ will be at Liberty Station’s McMillin Event Center on December 12th, from 7 to 10:30pm. Please let students know tickets are $25 per person and it will be a wonderful event!

WINTER SPORTS have begun! Please cheer on our athletes in Wrestling, Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Basketball, Girls Water Polo, Roller Hockey and Academic League! 

As always, for all of the weekly activites..please see our own website http://wolfpack.guhsd.net/ 

Have a TERRIFIC WEEK!

We are One, We are the PacK!

Week of Nov.16-20, 2015

A week of Thankfulness...and some reminders....

Thank you to all period 3 teachers for participating in our LEAVES of THANKFULNESS! From our wonderful PBIS team:

Now that we are well into November the PBIS team has linked with ASB in a Gratitude/Thankfulness Campaign.  We all have something to be thankful for and sharing those messages of gratitude helps to foster a positive climate.  The article Why Gratitude is Good, written by UC Davis Psychology Professor,Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D has more information regarding the positive physical, psychological, and social impact of gratitude.

ASB will be placing paper leaves in 3rd period teacher boxes Thursday. We would like teachers to pass out the leaves  on Friday during 3rd period, asking students to write one thing they are thankful for.  They do not have to write their names if they do not want.  ASB will come around 5th period to collect the leaves.  The leaves will then be displayed on a tree in the office.​ 

​If your leaves do not get collected please put them in the designated leaf box in the VP office.

Thanks you so much for your support and help making West Hills a safe and positive place for students to learn and grow. 

LITERACY SLAM: Thank you to Jodi Kohler and AVID for our entry this week with THANK YOU to Suzanne and her wonderful T.A.s in the library for making this really easy to film and post!  We will link the learning log to our teacher resources page if you would like to take a closer look!

https://www.wevideo.com/view/509849726

 

THANK YOU to ALL who have participated in our TWO IMPORTANT surveys...please do so before we leave on our Thanksgiving break!

There's a bit of SURVEYING happening that is CRITICAL to our school...

EVERYONE: Healthy Kids Survey: Thank you to everyone who has already taken this important funding and attitude survey for West Hills.  We need everyone to take this for our "climate index"....

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE SURVEY

You will have access to this online survey for 30 days beginning 11/02/2015.

Access the login page for the survey using the following URL:

URL: http://surveys.wested.org/cscs/PY933DZ?lang=en

Use the following school code and click the Take Survey button:

School Code (case sensitive): TG99XM

You will have access to this online survey for 30 days beginning 11/02/2015.

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 We will continue to mention it through our  deadline. Admin can only see numbers of completors not any names or responses so we will keep putting it out there in hopes of reaching 100%.

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TEACHERS: Please complete the Brightbytes survey:  http://www.BByt.es/EA77T
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Please join us Thursday, Nov. 16 at 6:00 p.m. as we host the annual District Field Show! Our own Blue and Black Brigade will be performing at 7:05...Courtney Pate sent out a wonderful e-mail with additional information. 

For all the activites..please see our own website http://wolfpack.guhsd.net/ 

We are One, We are the PacK!

A day of Giving Thanks! The PTSA and Admin Team are hosting pie and hot chocolate.   Monday, November 16, 2015 Beginning at 7:15 a.m. Staff Lounge   Please stop by the lounge and enjoy! We are “Thankful for You!”