Make sure that Picture Day is on your calendar and everybody is looking their best! Class photos for 9th, 10th, and 11th graders will be on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and Thursday, Nov. 6, during science classes. 

 

Return the envelope on one of the picture days or order on-line, here. Check out all the possibilities!

Picture Day ID: PB014269Q0 

Inertia Dance Company invites you to participate in our annual show, House of Hip-Hop! Participants will have the opportunity to perform on stage at Westside High School with Inertia Dance Company. 

 

Our older participants will be given the chance to take a technique class with a guest choreographer, while the younger kids will be entertained by the Inertians! 

 

Click here for all the details.

The annual Homecoming Parade rolled the the neighborhood, last Friday afternoon amid beautiful weather! The route took over a third of the student body past Bush Elementary, West Briar Middle, and a local retirement community. There were 47 groups and organizations represented, with the wrestling teams producing the grand finale with a retired fire engine that serviced the events of 9/11.

 

 

 

Our amazing Homecoming Week was capped off with a dance to remember! The Fall Ball was an huge success, thanks to a jazzed up student body and some helpful parents.  Below are a few pictures from the dance. 
 

A special thank you goes out to our parents who worked hard to make this a special event! 

 

 

 

Daily Tours: Monday, Nov. 3 - Friday, Nov. 7 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Special Saturday, Nov. 8th Tour 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Please check in at the front office to receive your pass and directions to S100. 

The two most well-known eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia is defined as refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height and the weight loss leads to body weight that is less than 85% of what is to be expected. Bulimia is typically characterized by frequent episodes of excessive food intake followed by self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, fasting, or excessive exercise to avoid weight gain. Bulimia nervosa patients are typically within normal weight range and restrict their total caloric consumption between binges.

Patients with eating disorders are usually ashamed of their eating problems, which leads to many individuals acting on their eating disorder in secret. Because eating disorders are so prevalent, especially with the adolescent population, the Choices topic for November is body image. Throughout the month, we will talk about self-image, confidence, self-injury, eating disorders, and learn how to love the skin you are in.

Tomorrow, November 4, I will be giving a presentation on teenage brain development and student survey results from the Choices survey we conducted at the end of last year. The PTO meeting starts at 7 p.m. in S100 and all are welcome.

On Thursday, November 20th, I am hosting a seminar for students starting at 8:00 a.m., before late start Thursday, in S100. The seminar is titled "Love the Skin You're In" and we will be discussing body image, media messages, self-confidence, eating disorders and more. Students can receive credit appeal and/or community service for attending.