Sunday, January 22, 2017

January 23-27, 2017

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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.


Activities for the week:

Monday:       Collaborative Day; Senior Picture for Yearbook is period 5; Seniors check in to their per. 5 class and then go to GYM for the picture. Thank you all for assisting us with this important tradition! 
Tuesday:       Regular Day
Wednesday: Regular Day  CTE Fair: Black Circle during Lunch;
                                             
Thursday:     Regular Day;  Department Chair and Leadership meets E8 @ 2:00 p.m.
Friday:           Regular Day; 

SAVE the DATES: January 30 and February 27 are now ALL FACULTY and STAFF meeting time during our PLC time. Please plan to attend with your colleagues. More information with an agenda to follow.

February 8: Freshman Showcase....check out the link with more information....we are showing off WHHS to future students. Please participate if you can. 

PACK DAY: Friday, MARCH 10: Minimum Day

Image result for Thank youBig thanks to all for your patience with the rain this week! We are grateful to everyone who helped students and adults get through the wettest week on record! We have a few more wet days ahead of us...please continue to let Chris Quarders and / or the VP office know of leaks or weather related issues with your teaching and office space. This is the fastest and best way to address the issues.

  
This THURSDAY at LUNCH our wonderful CTE teachers--Kathy Worley, Ardy Riego, Susan Cooper and Jean Conant will be hosting a CTE Fair for students as they look towards course selection for next year. Everyone is welcome to come on out and encourage 9th, 10th and 11th graders to come see what CTE can do for them! We have Advanced Manufacturing and Wood Construction; Sports Medicine and our Health Pathways and our Digital Arts, Photography and Media Entertainment pathway. Student Ambassadors will be participating as well. Event will be rescheduled if it is raining...


Image result for Camp Lead    CAMP LEAD: We are looking for two faculty members for our Feb. 2-4 Camp Lead. If you can attend, please email or see Tom Vanderhyde or Robin. This is an AWESOME experience working with students in a beautiful Pine Valley Executive Camp location. The cabins are lovely and the food terrific! Please help us help others if your schedule allows for it. Thank you for the consideration.....

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Thank you to all who came out Saturday night to support WHHS and laugh with Dat Phan and Friends! A HUGE Thank you to our wonderful Performing Arts Teachers and Students--our audience LOVED the evening and we could NOT have done it without you--Carrin Edwards, Adam Pezdek, Steve Lorentz along with our Technical Director Bev--what a fun night! Events like this promote our school and get our positive programs highlighted for all our benefit!

Professional Growth for Teachers:

Making Claims and Evidence Building Using the Library of Congress, Primary Sources and the Library of Congress: Primary Source Analysis Tool
Check out the resources available to teachers through the Library of Congress  Robust site with a variety of types of primary sources and tools to use with students to assist with analysis and reflection.

As always, our website has a wealth of information and links wolfpack.guhsd.net

Go Wolf Pack!