Activities for the week....HOMECOMING is this week! Dress up daily:
Monday: Marine Mob (Beach)
Tuesday: Blue Out (wear blue)
Wednesday: School of Fish (Twin day)
Thursday: Bikini Bottom (SpongeBob, Under the Sea, Sea Creatures...)
Friday: Above the Surface (Life Guard, Pirate, Sailor etc...) ASSEMBLY Schedule: email coming on Monday for which departments attend when for Friday....
Football game on Friday @ 7:00 p.m. versus Serra HS.
This year's Homecoming theme is H2Omecoming Under the Sea, and the dance will be on Saturday, September 24 from 7-10pm. Ticket prices are $15 with an ASB sticker, $20
without, and $25 at the door. If you plan to take someone outside of school, please visit the Assistant Principal’s office for a guest pass.
UNITY DAYS were AWESOME!! Thank YOU to all faculty and staff who participated and supported our Sophomores in this experience! We couldn't do any of this without YOU!! WE have wonderful UNITY DAY 2016 T-Shirts in the main office for anyone who would like one--some medium, many large, lots of X-Large. Please drop by the Admin VP office to get one and wear it with pride--you SUPPORT our message of kindness, RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE and HONORABLE behaviors at WHHS!
Shameless Call out for Participants...follow up with April Baker and Tom Vanderhyde
Camp LEAD is a two night and three day experience working with students from WHHS and other school sites at a beautiful MODERN EXECUTIVE GETAWAY camp in Pine Valley (about one hour east of WHHS). The food is excellent! Faculty and Staff work with students Thursday through Saturday, sleeping in a 10 person MODERN and COMFORTABLE CABIN. Our roles as adults is to participate and join in with the activities, sharing with students to the level we are comfortable our own journey and experiences. If you know me, you know CAMPING IS NOT MY THING, but THIS was truly an exceptional experience! We are looking for two or more staff to share in this with our students. Please contact April Baker or Tom Vanderhyde if interested. Your time is "School Business" and substitutes are covered. Many of us have attended camp and are happy to talk with you. Check out the dates below for upcoming events...we are trying to staff our October camp now.
- Camp LEAD:
April Baker, Admin Liaison;
Tom Vanderhyde, Teacher Leader, Camp LEAD
- Oct. 20-22
- Staff training Oct. 13
- Dec. 8-10
- Staff training: Dec. 1
- Feb. 2-4
- Staff training: Jan. 26
- March / April: 30-1
- Staff training: March 23
- April 27-29
- Staff Training: April 20
Powerful Teaching PD opportunity:
George Couros, the author of the Innovator’s Mindset, is hosting a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) surrounding the key concepts of his book. Over the next six weeks, he will lead well over a 1,000 people through a series of activities and discussions to explore what it means to have an innovator’s mindset. This is not just about technology, it’s about teaching and learning in the modern world.
If YOU are interested in taking part - you can get all the information you need here.
Additionally, if you want to participate, we will purchase the book for the first 50 people who are interested. Just complete this form! We will get you the book ASAP.
If you have any questions, please let us know!
The GUHSDtech Team
Dan, Reuben, Franz, and John
School Site Council Results:
Thank you to everyone who participated in our School Site Council election process. We are excited to serve the West Hills community, and look forward to a positive and productive year.
Your 2016-17 School Site Council Members are:
Parent/Guardian/Community Members: Agustin Albarran, Yvonne Edwards, and Mark Whitman
Students: Tanner Coe and Tess Jackson
Certificated Staff: Tanya Morrison and Amy Wann
Classified Staff: Chris Quarders
Principal: Robin Ballarin
SAT information: Did you know it is a NEW TEST???
Lin Kuzmich, working on campus with our Science teachers and the Admin Team on Wednesday provided these resources for us and I thought teachers should know of these changes.
How about students taking both AP and the SAT Subject Area tests? This article might be helpful in understanding this area. It will also go in the parent / student Wolf Call blog since it is a good informational piece to help parents and students understand the importance of this topic as well.
Please consider Measure BB on this year's ballot..The GUHSD Board has approved this new bond measure to continue the facilities work needed in our schools. If you live in the east county, you get to vote on this measure. WHHS has several large items on the list including upgrading all classroom technology pieces (projectors, screens, lighting), our Weight Room, replacing our artificial turf for our football field (it is at the end of it's warranty and will need replacement in the next two years at a cost of about $500,000), a retaining wall on the east access road for soil erosion; addressing the dirt under the stadium bleachers so soil doesn't "creep" onto the track area in times of rain; fixing all storm drains and much more. As always, please see our website for a full roster of activities and information. Go Wolf Pack!
