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: Collab Late Start: Faculty and Staff meeting in S-8, 7:45 a.m.
Agenda is here; Bring laptops if you like
Agenda is here; Bring laptops if you like
Tuesday: Regular Day
Wednesday: Regular Day: Multi Cultural Fair---all Social Science classes in the
Gym; All are welcome to come by any period to join in!
Thursday: Regular Day: Department Chair & Leadership Meeting, 2:00 p.m.,
Rm. E8
Friday: Regular Day: Advanced Spanish students performing in Spanish
"Beauty and the Beast" periods 2-7. WL-4. All are
welcome to see these wonderful students!
Student I.D. Photos for next year through English;
Faculty / Staff: Please get your photo ID too
THANK YOU to Mrs. Gwyn, PTSA vounteers, and all faculty and staff who attended. Seniors and their guests had a great time!
To Mr. Joshua Clixby who is the long term substitute teacher for Marilyn Cabral (maternity leave) through June 7. Thank you to Ms. Young for being the Interim Class of 2021 Adviser while Mrs. Cabral is on leave. 
Site Technology Coordinator (Teacher): If you have an interest in a stipend position in working with Technology and our teaching staff, we need you! Please let Robin know if you would like more information.
Site Website Support (teacher or classified staff): If you have an interest helping us maintain our website, it doesn't take too much time and there are funds to pay for that as well. Please contact Robin is you would like more information.
Please join us for our Spring Performing Arts programs...all are welcome and all events begin at 7:00 in our Bob Guess Theater for the Performing Arts:
Choir Concert
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May 25th
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Theater Production Showcase
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May 29th
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Advanced Theatre One Acts Showcase
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May 30th
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Monday, May 21: All Faculty and Staff PLC meeting in S-8, 7:45 a.m.
May 23: Multi-Cultural Fair in the Gym all day--Social Science classes attending; All are welcome; If a student group asks you to be an Advisor, please help them out and say "yes"; They need a place to meet to organize and you to be with them this day in the Gym; Jodi Kohler and Dan Sutton continue to be the campus leads on this so THANK YOU to all for supporting them and our students in this event!
Senior Awards Night, Thursday, May 31 at 6:00 p.m in the Theater: All are welcome to this lovely evening where identified Seniors are on stage as they receive Department Awards and Scholarships; Our Valedictorians and Salutatorians are announced officially and many other awards are given out. Identified seniors are asked to attend to receive "an award" but they don't know what it is so the night is very special. Thank you to Guidance for making this night happen.
Confirmed: Monday, June 4 @ 1:00 p.m.: Dedication of the Dave Hunter Gymnasium with unveiling of the new name and a reception in the Foyer. Please join us in the unveiling of our new Gym name, the Hunter family and other saying a few words and a terrific dedication for our "Attila".
Tuesday, June 5, 12:45 in Gym (not Foyer): All Faculty and Staff end of Year luncheon-please join us as we celebrate this year and say "adieu" to a few folks. This is Election Day and we are a polling place in the Foyer. Our lunch, sponsored by our wonderful PTSA and Foundation, will be in the Gym. Please enter from the side doors facing the great lawn in front of the Pit.
Thursday, June 7, 8:30 a.m. GRADUATION in our stadium: Faculty arrives by 7:45 a.m. and here is information on our web site for Seniors. More information for faculty and staff closer to the date.
We need your help Teachers....please plan to check in student textbooks as soon as possible during Finals week (and before for Seniors). If you need T.A.s to assist you with this, please let Admin know.
- Link to Destiny Fine Correction Form (For Teachers) Please use this form to enter corrections for students as needed. For example, "Two years ago I let student X into the classroom next to mind and watched them leave their World History textbook with a note for their classroom teacher so please do not continue to give them a fine".
No Senior may get their Cap and Gown (on Friday, June 1, 2:00 gym) with any fines
Please read the following message with information from Suzanne regarding Destiny processes for textbook check in and fines for the end of the year.
Please bookmark and review the following new website that includes Destiny help links and important information regarding textbook and fine-related deadlines:
Destiny Help for WHHS Staff
IMPORTANT items and processes to review, which are featured on the homepage:
- ALL TEACHERS & STAFF: Make sure to read the IMPORTANT UPDATES REGARDING TEXTBOOKS & FINES section.
- Textbook Exception Form - ALL TEACHERS who plan on collecting and checking in textbooks AFTER 5/23/18 should submit this form since textbooks roll over into lost fines after this date.
- Destiny Fine Correction Form - Created to address the issue of students claiming they turned in textbooks and teachers requesting fines be waived, teachers may submit this form and Kelley Herman or Suzanne Sannwald will make necessary updates to student records in Destiny.
- Textbook Replacement Approval Form - Departments should discuss their policies, and if they decide to allow for replacements, teachers may use this form to expedite the processing of replacement textbook items and fine clearance in Destiny.
Thank you to everyone for helping students with these items!
Congratulations to Madelyn Harris and Josh Sarvis and their team, Mash's Mission, for raising $22,156.65 for The Leukemia & Lymphona Society's (LLS) 2018 Students of the Year campaign. Funds raised go to finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. We are proud to have you in our school! 
Thank you Mrs. Sannwald for another wonderful edition of the student magazine, Inkwell. Check out the student work online...pretty inspirational from a student led club!
California continues to add indicators to our overall accountability system. The newest information is the Federal Education Science requirement called the CAST exam in California. Linked below is an easy to read article on the CAST as well as an explanation of our California Dashboard. We
Testing Update: CAST exam for Science
Requirement is to test students on 3 years of high school science. In 2018-19 scores "count" on our Dashboard and we will be testing in 11th grade with seniors taking the test if this is their year 3 of science.
We are seeing more and more VAPING on campus. Vaping is using an e-device to inhale odorless tobacco and / or illegal drugs easily and is nearly invisible when students are doing this. We will be discussing this information on Monday at our Faculty Meeting.
Update on Vaping devices on campus:
1. CNN article with links on VAPING and High School
