• LONGEST DRIVE BY THE MAC
• BILLY WRIGHT & FAMILY
• CHIP N CHALLENGE BY THE MAC
• HOLE IN ONE AURORA SORDELLI ORTHODONTIST
• HOUSTON A+ CHALLENGE
• LARRY,LESLIE SMITH FAMILY
• MARK BYRD AND THE WESTSIDE FOOTBALL TEAM
• MIKE BARROW AND THE BASEBALL TEAM
• SCOTT VAN BECK & FAMILY
• THE ALEMAN FAMILY
• THE KROSBY FAMILY
• THE MILSTEAD FAMILY
• VILLAGE VETERINARY
• WEST HOUSTON ORTHODONTICS
• WESTSIDE CHEER TEAM
• COMPLETE CARE MEDICAL INC. 

Jordan Elliot has been selected as a participant in the 2016 Army All American Senior Bowl.  It is comprised of the top 100 Football players in the United States.  It is a huge honor to be selected to attend.  Jordan currently is the #6 Defensive Lineman in the State of Texas and is the #33 Player in the Country.   He currently holds 17 Division 1 offers and includes - Alabama, Oregon, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M.

Jordan was selected to the AP All-State Team in 2015 and also has been a member of the District 20-6A All-District Defensive Team the past two years.  Jordan is an automatic qualifier to the NCAA and is currently a Junior.

The final ranking of this year's seniors includes 572 students.  The Valedictorian is Laura Chang (left), and the Salutatorians are Genki Oji (center) and Emily Wang (right).

The top 10% includes students ranked number 1 through 57.  Students with highest honors are those ranked 1-29, and those ranked 30 through 86 will graduate with honors.  Students ranked in the top 10% may be eligible for the Automatic Admission policy (Texas Education Code §51.803) if they meet the criteria therein.

 Ranked students are divided into 4 quartiles:

Quartile 1 = 1 - 143                       Quartile 3 = 287 - 429

Quartile 2 = 144 - 286                   Quartile 4 = 430 - 572

Final transcripts are available only after you have graduated and have met the requirements in the State of Texas to receive a diploma.  One transcript will be sent at no charge to the college of your choice after graduation.  Additional transcripts are available for $2 and must be ordered 3 days in advance.

Debbie Rhoden is chairing the Westside High School Spring Fundraiser, Westside Wishes!  The PTO has asked teachers and staff, "If you could have anything for your classroom and/or students you wanted, what would it be?"  Westside teachers and staff came up with quite a list of items that will aid their teaching and classrooms, and will further provide WHS students the opportunity to learn and grow with new materials, field trips, improvements to the school and so much more!  Click here for a complete list.

We want to fulfill all Westside Wishes, but we need your help.  Our goal is to raise $25,000 to cover all the wishes for our teachers and staff.  With an enrollment of almost 2,800 students, we can exceed this goal if every student gave $10! What are you passionate about?  Where would you like your money to go?  You can choose and let us know.  Any amount you can contribute will be much appreciated.  Imagine how powerful we can be if Westside stands together to make our school better.  With your help we can make Westside Wishes come true! Click here for more details.

The Choices topic for March is alcohol awareness.  I wanted to start this month off with some good news: it looks like teenagers are getting the message about underage drinking.  A poll of high school teens found that 77% said that they don't drink alcohol.  According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), who released the poll, 69% of teens said they don't drink, and another 8% said that they used to drink but don't anymore. 

When asked why they don't drink, teens said their top five reasons were: because it is illegal, the effect on their health, the effect on their grades, the fact that their parents don't approve, and that they don't want to be like their peers who drink.  Furthermore, according to the poll of 695 students, more than half said that they would be less inclined to be friends with or date someone who is an underage drinker.  So, when your teenager uses the excuse "everyone else is doing it", now you can tell them why that isn't true. 

This Wednesday, we are having a special Choices Chat starting at 9 a.m. at Pecan Creek Grille right around the corner from Westside.  I will give a presentation on adolescent brain development and the effects on the choices your children and teens are making.  Before and after the presentation, we will have plenty of time for questions and discussion.  I look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions, please contact me: mparsley@council-houston.org.