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WHS CALENDAR
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Wednesday, January 20
Wrestling - Senior Night
vs. Jersey Village @WHS 4 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Varsity
vs. Milby @Barnett 5:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer - JV
vs. Chavez @WHS 4 p.m.
Theatre Production - Robin Hood @Mini Theatre 7 p.m.
Friday, January 22
Tennis - Varsity
Tournament @Travis HS 8 a.m.
Swimming - Last Chance Meet @Lamar HS 5 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Freshman vs. Sam Houston @WHS 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Freshman
vs. Sam Houston @SHHS 5 p.m.
Boys Basketball - JV vs. Sam Houston @WHS 6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball - JV vs Sam Houston @SHHS 6:30 p.m.
Theatre Production - Robin Hood
@Mini Theatre 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 23
Wrestling - Varsity @Morton Ranch HS 7 a.m.
Saturday Tutorials @Commons 9 a.m.
Boys Basketball - Varsity vs. Sam Houston @Butler 1 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Varsity vs Sam Houston @Butler 2:30 p.m.
Theatre Production - Robin Hood
@Mini Theatre 7 p.m.
Monday, January 25
WHS Community Forum
@Auditorium 6:30 p.m.
Click here to access the WHS Calendar for more events.
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COMMUNITY FORUM INVITATION
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We will be hosting a Westside Community Forum on Monday, January 25, 2016, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., in our auditorium.
Highlights will educate our stakeholders on the progress of our most recent initiatives (such as NMSI, dual credit, Guidance, Power Up, etc) as well as our plans to enhance campus safety and enhancements to campus security, including changes in dress code for the 2016-17 school year.
We look forward to your presence and involvement!
Sincerely, Peggi Stewart
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FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS
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The College Center is hosting several workshops focusing on financial aid. Make sure you sign up on Naviance. The following workshops will be in the College Center.
Thursday, January 28 @ 8 a.m.
Thursday, February 4 @ 8 a.m.
Thursday, February 11 @ 8 a.m.
Please bring with you parent and students 2015 Tax Return and W-2's, permanent resident number (if applicable), dates of parents marriages, divorces/separations, and birthdates.
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WEST COAST ELITE DANCE COMPETITION
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Westside Pride's Coach Brooke Demartino is hosting a dance competition in January. Click here for the details and the registration link.
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TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS
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If you request a transcript from Naviance, you must come to A205 and pay for it, or it will not be sent.
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CHECK OUT THE ON-LINE STUDENT NEWSPAPER
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Click here to go to the Howler, Westside's online, student newspaper.
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COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY VISITS TO WESTSIDE
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Throughout the school year, several colleges and universities have scheduled visits to Westside. In order to speak with a representative from each college, you must sign up on Naviance. Sign up for the colleges you are interested in. Don't forget to pick up a pass in A205 prior to the visit.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
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Westside High School will be participating in the HISD dates for Early Dismissals.
January 27
February 24
On the Thursdays immediately following the Early Dismissal Days, there will not be a Late Start.
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FACEBOOK
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The Westside facebook page is better than ever! Drop by and catch up on events through pictures and posts.
Don't forget to like us. Click here to go right now!
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E-NEWS ARCHIVES
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The Wolf E-News archives are now posted on the Westside website. If you ever need access to an older edition for information or entertainment, you can now have it with the click of a mouse!
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
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QUICK REMINDER ABOUT THE WHS COMMUNITY FORUM
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GIRLS SOCCER TEAM SCORES WITH HOT START
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THEATRE PRODUCTION OF ROBIN HOOD
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ZOMBIE ARCHITECTURE
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FUTURES ACADEMY VISITS TIRR
- CHOICES CORNER: PORNOGRAPHY-SEX ADDICTION
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DON'T FORGET...
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The Community Forum is next Monday, January 25. The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m., in the auditorium. More details are under the WHS Calendar in the left column.
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GIRLS SOCCER TEAM OFF TO GREAT START
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The girls varsity soccer team is off to a great start for the 2015-16 season. The Lady Wolves soccer team is currently 6-2 on the season and has outscored the opposition, 27 goals for to 3 goals against.
Led by senior team captains and returning 1st team All-District selections, Leila Al-Haj (5 goals; 5 assists), Audrey Medrano (5 goals; 1 assist) and Valeria Vasquez (4 goals; 4 assists), our varsity girls soccer team is looking to continue where they left off last year, with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses, and 2 ties.
Senior goalkeeper Morgan Koch has already recorded 4.5 shutouts this year. Morgan broke the school record last season with 8.5 shutouts and was selected to the 2nd team All-District.
The defense has recorded 5 shutouts in 8 games so far this year. Leading our defense this season include junior and 2015 2nd team All-District, Adriana Seng along with sophomore Mishauri Nolan (2015 2nd team All-District), Juniors Lizzulli Carpinteyro, Estefania Arrivillaga ( 2015 3rd team All-District selection), Joanna Rodriguez and freshman Miranda Ortiz. Adriana Seng has 1 goal and leads the team in assists (5) as a defender. Sophomore defender Randa Al-Haj has been inactive due to injury.
Our midfield line is held together by the outstanding play of 2015 2nd team All-District selection Sinai Zelaya (4 assists), 2015 3rd team All-District selection Alexandra Mendez (1 goal; 3 assists), Freshmen Faith Farmer (1 goal; 3 assists) and Juliana Santacruz (2 goals; 2 assists). Forward and freshman Nathalie Gomez leads the team in scoring with 9 goals.
The girls varsity soccer team made it to the semi-final round in the Waller Classic Invitational Varsity Tournament. Congrats to our girls varsity soccer team.
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FIGHTING OFF THE ZOMBIE APOCOLYPSE
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Last semester, Mr. Nickerson's classes created special projects in World Geography. The students spent several months creating a settlement that could survive a zombie attack.
First, they wrote a paper in APA format describing their settlement and the migration process. Next, they created a mental map of their settlement. Over the break the students made their vision of their settlement come alive and created models of them.
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FUTURES ACADEMY EXPLORES TIRR
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The Futures Academy visited TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research) with Memorial Hermann. They met with the office of education and with several RNs regarding the programs available. During their tour, they were able to see the hospital in action and witness many of the patients completing their therapies.
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CHOICES CORNER:
PORNOGRAPHY-SEX ADDICTION:
DEFINITION & EFFECTS
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 The largest consumer group for pornography is individuals between the ages of 12 and 17. Surprised? The Internet grants us access to almost anything we want to know, including sexual images and videos at any time. However, engagement in pornography creates unhealthy and unrealistic expectations for our sexuality as we move into adulthood. As humans, we naturally develop relationships, but if we expose ourselves to sexual media, especially at a young age it can crate unhealthy behaviors such as promiscuity, psychological effects, change in brain chemistry, increase legal risk for sex offending, personal problems, and many other consequences. If we continue to increase and flood our dopamine levels with risqué instant gratification, there will consequences and they will be different for each person. What are the signs of porn addiction? Excessive time on the Internet, drop in grades, mood swings, and evidence of porn, just to name a few. Porn addiction and sex addiction are different. Sex addiction consists of compulsive sexual behavior, also known as hypersexuality; when one is completely obsessed with sexual behaviors, thoughts or feeling to the extent that the behavior interferes with school, school related activities, health, and relationships. Porn addiction is sexual activity with concurrent use of pornographic material, despite negative consequences to one's physical, mental, or social well-being.
These two types of addictions have to be taken seriously. If your child does not have these particular concerns, you now have additional information to add to your repertoire of being an awesome and knowledgeable parent.
As always, if you have questions and want more ways and ideas to discuss this matter with your teen, please contact me at elumpkin@councilonrecovery.org or by calling 281-920-8000 ext. 6144.
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Please direct comments or questions to Craig Malinsky
at cmalinsk@houstonisd.org.
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