The mission of West Hills High School is to graduate critical thinkers and problem-solvers who contribute positively to society as productive, responsible citizens.
WH 2020-21 FAQs to students and parents
Admin Responsibilities 2020-21
Level 4 Bell Schedule (begins week of May 4)
West Hills Football Does it again!
Winning our 23rd Santee's Mayor Cup versus Santana High Friday night in a 20-7 mighty victory! Congratulations to head coach and English teacher Casey Ash and all of his Assistant Coaches! Our dedicated J.V. team also WON 40-0 and has an undefeated Covid shortened season of 5-0! Santee Vice-Mayor Rob McNellis was present to hand over the trophy. Way to go Wolf Pack!!
Congratulations also goes to our Boys Basketball Program with two victories over El Capitan on Saturday! Under the leadership of varsity coach Tim Berry, El Cap was CRUSHED with J.V. wining 63-28 and Varsity dominating 63-35! Way to go Wolf Pack!
What does this mean for West Hills? Students currently on campus will be attending 4 days a week Tuesday - Friday. Admin will work to find solutions to work within the limits of class size under our current agreements with GEA. This may mean we move teachers into larger spaces, remove furniture or have students sit in another classroom as they complete their work under another teachers supervision (not instruction...just supervision). Any individual teacher wanting to keep their students as a cohort may talk with Admin about how we might do so. This is a teacher's choice, not a requirement.
Advisory: Will be once in the week on Wednesdays. New bell schedule posters are coming for posting in classrooms and on campus.
Q4 Tutoring Schedule : Please share this schedule and encourage any student to attend as needed. They can come every day (even when they are not scheduled to be on campus) simply by checking in at the main office and getting their temperature check to get their admit ticket.
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There are many literary things going on lately! Below are a few for you to explore and/or share with students:
GUHSD’s 2021 Summer Reading Program Interest and Pet Photo Crowdsourcing Form (bit.ly/unleashyourpix)
April 2021 Calendar: Novels in Verse for National Poetry Month (bit.ly/apr21cal)
YALLWEST Young Adult & Middle Grade FREE Virtual Book Festival - Saturday, April 24, 2021 (yallwest.com)
Audiobook SYNC 2021 Free Audiobooks for Teens Summer Program - Starting April 29th (bit.ly/syncbooks)
And, here are a few more aimed specifically at teachers:
Why Not YA?: 5 Starting Points for Exploring Young Adult (YA) Literature (bit.ly/rst-ya)
Kylene Beers & Bob Probst on Forged by Reading: the Power of a Literate Life (Free SDCOE virtual event) - Thursday, April 29th, 3-5 pm
Indigenous Voices: Authentic Children’s Literature in the Classroom and Library (Free SDCOE virtual conference) - Tuesday, May 25th & Wednesday, May 26th, 12 - 3:30 pm
Robert Bitner on LGBTQ Literature for Youth (Free SDCOE virtual event) - Monday, May 10th, 3:30-4:30 pm
GUHSD Tech is providing some additional supports (and a few reminders) for teachers in their use of Schoology, transitioning from Google Classroom (access ends this school year) to Schoology, a Parent Resource Guide, and the Infinite Campus Help Guide. Please see the following resources if you need any assistance with any of these topics and contact WH Faculty Alum & current GUHSD DLC Matt Norris for any follow up questions or tutoring.
Schoology Help Guide
Moving from Google Classroom to Schoology
Parent Resource Guide for GUHSD tools
Infinite Campus Help Guide
And Finally, we can't promise we'll see THIS at our new Science building re-opening in August (renovations begin May 12 and you'll see lots of construction on the INSIDE of the building), but here are some high spirited dance moves to start our week... be well Wolf Pack!
