The mission of West Hills High School is to graduate critical thinkers and problem-solvers who contribute positively to society as productive, responsible citizens.
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WH 2020-21 FAQs to students and parents
Admin Responsibilities 2020-21
Monday: Group B/D on campus (Advisory Tues. & Wed.)
Tuesday: Group A/C on campus
Wednesday: Group B/D on campus
Thursday: Group A/C on campus
Friday: Q3 Grades / Teacher working from home; treat like Mondays
Updated Student attendance Calendar from 2/22/2021 to see the following:
Monday, March 8: Groups B/D on campus (Advisory still on Tues./ Wed.)
Friday, March 12: End of Q3 : No Students on campus
March 15-25: Spring Break
Friday, March 26: First day of Q4 (treated like a Monday; Classified and Admin on campus; Campus open to the public; Certificated may be on campus or off working from home; students not on campus).
Monday, March 29: Groups B/D on Campus; (Advisory Tues. / Wed.);
2:00 p.m. Faculty and Staff Zoom meeting (req. to review for CAASPP testing starting on Monday, April 5 (more to come in email Friday 3/12 when District updates sites)
Friday April 2 Good Friday Holiday: campus closed
April 5-9: CAASPP Testing; details TBD and shared ASAP
May 27, 6:00 p.m.: Senior Awards (Live Zoom)
May 31: Memorial Day, no school
June 7, 10:00 a.m.: Senior Send off Parade
June 8, 8:30 am. : Graduation (details TBD)
We are very proud to announce Mrs. Tiffany Jokerst as our
West Hills "Teacher of the Year"!
Tiffany teachers mathematics and PLTW Aerospace
Engineering. She has many years in the classroom and is
a mathematics leader within the GUHSD and a key
link with our college and university articulation partners.
Tiffany has a great heart for students, teaching and learning! She
will go on to represent us at the District and into the San Diego
County "Teacher of the Year" program. Kudos Mrs. Jokerst!
Tiffany (with balloons) with her year 3 PLTW students launching bottle rockets outdoors. THANK YOU for our successful WASC mid-term virtual visit! Our WASC Visiting Committee ended up wanting to just share information with Tanya and Robin since we did AWESOME and they did not want to take everyone away from the important work you are currently doing on Tuesday. They asked us to express to you: *West Hills remains "one of the most impressive schools they have visited" with an "incredible school culture and with a lot of evidence for "We are One, We are the Pack" being as true today as it was three years ago when they originally visited. *We have a deeply professional, committed and supportive faculty and staff. In the PLC meetings, our Faculty and Staff meeting, and in the classrooms they visited online, they found ample evidence and support for this. *They will have their written report to us to share out in 2-3 weeks and had few recommendations to offer other than "stay the course...you are doing excellent work". Congratulations and THANK YOU for all you do each and every day for our students and parents. Go Wolf Pack! A few reminders going into Spring Break Please... Please remember to: *Unplug electronics *Take home living things *Set your "auto reply" on your email and phone (Campus closed March 13-March 25 except for athletics) *Friday, March 26 is first day of Q4 and treated like a collab Monday *Enjoy the BEST BREAK EVER! We deserve it! By March 15, all athletics will be in active status with practices and many sports having had their first league competitions. While this is VERY EXCITING for everyone, it is also very challenging due to boys and girls of the same sport happening at the same time, shared facilities, requirements for sanitizing and limiting spectators, the wearing of face masks, and the new requirements to Covid test some sports prior to competitions each week. We are PERSEVERING and we thank everyone for their continued patience and following the myriad of guidelines to make this happen! Some sports may be live streamed (like Swim on Friday) and we will keep everyone informed as much as possible. TRIPLE KUDOS to teacher and Athletic Director Lucas Hondros as well as Assist. Principal of Athletics April Baker for their constant daily (hourly) monitoring of this ever changing dynamic. AP testing this year is not limited to the month of May. Because of the complicated nature of the Quarter system and the wide variety of testing options for schools to choose from (paper and pencil in person; online; on campus or off campus) Assist. Principal Carrie Gaeir has worked closely with AP teachers to create a schedule focused on what makes the most sense for a particular course with individual students. This means we will be working with on campus staff (as always) to facilitate testing locations and to find proctors. Due to social distancing, this expands the numbers of classrooms and testing areas on campus. More to come as we finalize which students are testing from home and which are testing on campus and we will communicate with individuals ASAP. We have several Bond projects underway that also complicates both Athletics and AP testing. Here is a short list: Stadium Press Box: complete re-build through summer or sooner Science Building Renovation: All teachers move out to temp. rooms; Project begins May 10 Transformers replaced (electrical for entire campus): Summer 2021 (limits Summer School) Air Conditioning installed in Gym: Initial work begins April - Summer; Limits Gym access Dirt lot east and below Senior parking lot: District network center, summer 2021 More updates as we know them...thank you. And now, our poignant and powerful video of the week from our very own Theatre Program and Mrs. Karen Nylund-Lieb's student We'd like to share Rosie Witucki’s student film from our Advanced Theatre class with the staff. The assignment was to express the year 2020 using photos the class members took to express emotions like Sadness, Isolation, Anger, Outrage, Hope and Joy. Rosie’s piece focused on Isolation and Sadness. She is submitting it to the San Diego MegaArts festival Student Showcase and it will also be showcased in the Advanced theatre #THISIS2020 short film collection premiering on March 12, 2021. These feelings are not unique to students. Please reach out to our Employees Assistance Program (EAP) to find support and services as part of our benefits package. Or, if you do not have our benefits package (visiting teachers, part time employees,etc) please check out these San Diego Resources for all kinds of needs. |
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