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: Collaboration Day: Teachers meeting in Literacy Groups to read
and score Interim CAASPP exams; See below for more details....
Tuesday: Regular Day
Wednesday: Regular Day: Student Senate meeting, Per. 5 in S-8
Thursday: Regular Day: Depart. Chair & Leadership Meeting; 2:00, E-8
Beginning and Intermed. Guitar Concert; 7:00 pm in
the Bob Guess Theatre for the Performing Arts
Beginning and Intermed. Guitar Concert; 7:00 pm in
the Bob Guess Theatre for the Performing Arts
the Performing Arts
To Juan Naranjo (World Languages; Cross Country / Track and Field Head Coach) and the Boys Cross Country team for competing in CIF at the State level this past weekend. Our boys Cross Country team qualified for the second consecutive year to the State Championship in Fresno, CA. West Hills took 3rd place in Boys Div. III race with only 2 points away from 2nd place. Dylan Shubert (12) was 3rd overall and Mark McCowin (10) took 11th place making them all-CIF athletes. Congratulations to all the coaches, parents and students in this program!
To our PTSA Board volunteers for making our fourth annual Pie Day a great success! New this year, we are partnering with Office Depot in Santee as they reach out to West Hills to support our work with office supplies and donations from the community!  |
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PTSA President Aimee Smith, VP and Supply Drive Co-Chair Tina Westergren and Supply Drive Co-Chair, Beverly James smile with Office Depot Representatives as they brought hand sanitizer, tissues and reams of paper for teachers and staff to take back to class rooms and work places as a preview of what is to come with Supply Day.
Ardy Riego (CTE Sports Medicine / ASB) organized the first GUHSD Sports Medicine Competition for students from the Districts' CTE Sports Medicine Pathways on Saturday, Nov. 23 here at West Hills. Three schools-- Granite Hills, Grossmont, and West Hills have this pathway and had students enter themselves in this rigorous, challenging and real-world competition. Bringing in 13 practitioners as judges & volunteers as well as 18 student volunteers, 27 students competed in either a Novice or Advanced division with points awarded for how well each student completed their tasks (taping, CPR, and a comprehensive 100 question exam). Results include:
Novice:
1st Place: Kiera Fullerton (WHHS) = 125 points
2nd Place: Tracie Lingard (WHHS) = 109 points
3rd Place: Ryan Dobbs (GHHS) = 107 points
Advanced:
1st Place: Miah Canales (WHHS) = 123 points
2nd Place: Jenae Hernandez (GHS) = 119 points
3rd Place: Mark Tapia (WHHS) = 117 points
Overall School:
1st Place: West Hills High School = 110.5 points
2nd Place: Grossmont High School = 91.7 points
3rd Place: Granite Hills High School = 87.4 points
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Assistant Principal April Baker is on a short personal leave the month of December. Special Education teacher and Athletic Director Don Rutledge will be serving in her absence in the AP's office and with her student case load. We are grateful to Don for his willingness to serve.
Monday December 2 and 9: Literacy Groups for teachers meeting to score Interim CAASPP: All teaching Faculty arrive at 7:45 to your assigned groups (see group list) Bring laptops to assigned rooms. See below for more information.
Thursday, December 5: Beginning and Intermediate Guitar Winter Concert;
7:00 p.m. in the Theater
Saturday, December 7: Advanced Guitar Winter Concert; 7:00 p.m. in
Theater
Thursday, December 5: Beginning and Intermediate Guitar Winter Concert;
7:00 p.m. in the Theater
Saturday, December 7: Advanced Guitar Winter Concert; 7:00 p.m. in
Theater
Friday, December 13: Band and Choir Winter Concert; 6:30 p.m. in Theater
December 17, 18, 19: FINAL EXAMS (see bell schedule) Monday, December 16 IS a Collaboration Day as noted in schedule.
December 23-January 3, 2020: Winter Break
January 6, 2020: Collaboration late start Monday back to school; Spring Semester begins
Please be aware of our plan to administer and score the Practice CAASPP (ICA). A solid test
administration and scoring session will provide valuable data for us. All Grade 11 students are
taking the ICA CAASPP practice Exam in their English courses.
administration and scoring session will provide valuable data for us. All Grade 11 students are
taking the ICA CAASPP practice Exam in their English courses.
We have less than 3 school days until our juniors take this test. If you have juniors,
please encourage them to put forth their best effort.
please encourage them to put forth their best effort.
ICA CAASPP Q & A
FALL PRACTICE CAASPP 2019-20
Below are a few important questions and answers regarding the upcoming practice
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Q. Why is this exam important?
A. This is the state measure of how well our students are performing
academically according to state standards in ALL subjects. Content
is tested across many curricular areas, not only English literature,
but mathematics, history, science and electives.
Q. Who takes the practice CAASPP (ICA)?
A. All of our juniors will take the practice CAASPP.
Q. When will the practice CAASPP (ICA) be given?
A. Our juniors will begin taking the exam November 13th.
Q. Will the bell schedule be changed for the exam?
A. NO. In an effort to practice the exam as if it were the "real deal", we will be
mimicking that of the spring administration.
All Grade 11 students will take it in their English courses.
mimicking that of the spring administration.
All Grade 11 students will take it in their English courses.
Q. Who is going to score the practice CAASPP (ICA)?
A. All certificated staff are asked to score the exams per our discussions the last few years
in Department Chair and Leadership Team to broaden all teachers' understanding of this
important exam and to further our literacy efforts across campus. This is also part of our
self-identified WASC Goal regarding cross-curricular awareness and work.
in Department Chair and Leadership Team to broaden all teachers' understanding of this
important exam and to further our literacy efforts across campus. This is also part of our
self-identified WASC Goal regarding cross-curricular awareness and work.
Q. When will the scoring take place?
A. We will score the exams on December 2nd and 9th
during PLC time in our Literacy Groups
during PLC time in our Literacy Groups
Q. Will we be trained?
A. We will be trained on December 2nd. The Junior English Team will
train us in our 19-20 Literacy Team groups.
See John Hoadley in Admin if you have questions or concerns about scoring
train us in our 19-20 Literacy Team groups.
See John Hoadley in Admin if you have questions or concerns about scoring
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West Hills Adopt a Family
Positive Acts of Collective Kindness
West Hills staff is once again collecting donations for West Hills Families in need. Our goal is to give each family the freedom to purchase whatever makes their holidays the most rewarding, so we'd prefer to collect donations of gift cards or cash. Our suggested gift cards would be: Famous Footwear, Walmart, Target, (inexpensive) restaurants (including fast food), Kohl's, gas cards, grocery store, entertainment (movies, miniature golf, etc.), and Costco are all appreciated, just to name a few.
If you would like to make a donation, please drop off gift cards or cash (no checks please) to our front receptionist, Shelley LaFata or to Ginny Bell. Last year we were able to help 7 West Hills students giving each one $450 in donations!
We can provide a tax receipt if requested.
The deadline for collection is Thursday, December 12th. Our plan is to get the gifts to the families before we leave on winter break. We thank you in advance for supporting students and families in need.
We are One, We are the Pack!
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