The mission of West Hills High School is to graduate critical thinkers and problem-solvers who contribute positively to society as productive, responsible citizens.
WHHS self-identified & WASC confirmed Goals
Activities for the week:
Monday: Collab. Day: Faculty and Staff Meeting, 7:45 in S-8; Bring laptops; Agenda is here
Tuesday: Regular Day
Tuesday: Regular Day
Wednesday: Regular Day:
Thursday: Regular Day
Friday: Regular Day; World War II Living History Day in the Pit; Dan Sutton
PACK Day was a great success with hundreds of parents and family members in attendance! Thank you everyone for making this annual day so memorable and valuable for our students and parents! It is always great to see YOU in your classrooms and in your work places being the exemplary professionals you are!
Check out our ENS classes as they show off they Rhythm and Movement work in the Swing Dance! Yes, as the ENS teachers like to point out, this is a state standard addressed one day a week in ENS and just a bit different than when we were in PE perhaps!
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PTSA President Amy Smith (Bailey Smith, 11) and Board Member Hala Totah (Michael Totah, 12) volunteer to provide information, coffee, and donuts to parents in the Black Circle. We are proud to announce that Hala Totah (above) is our 2018-19 Grossmont District "Gold Star Volunteer of the Year". Hala has had three students graduate from the Wolf Pack and been involved as a parent on campus since 2008. She has been a pivotal volunteer within the PTSA as well as within the Boys Basketball Program for all of these years. In addition, for 11 years, she has sold tickets at football games, worked our school dances, been at HOWL Parent nights, staffed School Business Day, Chaired the PTSA "Supply Day", organized the Rummage Sales to raise funds for the Senior Scholarship and so much more. She will be honored, along with our Golden Apple "Teacher of the Year" Dan Sutton and our Site "Teacher of the Year" Pete Mergens in the District "Honoring Excellence" evening here in our Bob Guess Theater for the Performing Arts on Thursday, May 2 at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend! |
We are THRILLED to announce our newest CIF Champions in
GIRLS SOCCER!
In rainy conditions, the Wolf Pack defeated the Mira Costa Mustangs of Manhattan Beach 2-1 to win the Southern State Championship!
With Superintendent Glover in attendance along with about 200 other fans and supporters, the game was fast paced and played with grit and determination! Please congratulate ALL of the girls in the soccer program for a phenomenal season!
Monday, March 4: All Faculty and Staff Meeting; 7:45-8:45 in S-8 (bring your devices) Agenda is here.
Friday, March 8: World War II Living History Day with Dan Sutton, all day in the Pit
March 11-15: ASB Spring Spirit Week
March 15: Spring Assembly, Double Assembly Day Schedule: 7:00 -10:30 p.m., GYM: Spring Dance
March 28, 8:00-2:00 p.m., E-8: Site Literacy Team work day with Lin Kuzmich. Working with this plan Additional teachers are welcome to join us. Please talk with John Hoadley or Robin if you would like to do so.
March 29, 30 & April 5 & 6; 7:00 p.m. : "The Miracle Worker" performed in our theater
April 1-12: CAASPP Testing Calendar: Please note these special dates / schedules for CAASPP Testing; Monday, April 29 deemed a regular bell schedule day by Internal Auditor (first Monday we return from Spring Break).
April 15-26, 2019: Spring Break--No School
April 29, Monday: Regular Day due to internal auditor review of our CAASPP Testing schedule.
May 1-17, 2019: AP Testing weeks
May 2, 6:00 p.m.: "Honoring Excellence" District Ceremony in our theater
May 22: Multi-Cultural Fair in Gym; Please talk with Jodi Kohler and Dan Sutton regarding having a club or group participate to make this year's Fair as inclusive and broad based as possible.
Light on Literacy moment....
Thank you Cathy Coffin for allowing us to share this strategy...please talk with her if you would like to know more on how to make this work with your students!
This strategy helps students to process their thinking around a central theme. Students have a great deal of difficulty in expressing original thinking (commentary) about factual (evidence based) information and this process breaks down the thinking into very concise small steps with the use of sticky notes and a progression of activity. Implemented over several days, students read a fictional work, and then, working to answer this "big question: "Do we "find" or "create" our true selves?" they took step by step actions to get their thoughts on paper (sticky notes), discussed as a class, and then began writing their longer response. Many students come to us without the skills to do this thinking independently (NWEA scores, PSAT scores), whether they have an IEP or not. This strategy is adaptable to many content areas and reaps benefits with student learning.
