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WHS CALENDAR
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Tuesday, February 2
Boys Basketball - Freshman
vs. Reagan @RHS 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Freshman
vs. Reagan @WHS 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Varsity
vs. Reagan @Pavilion 6 p.m.
Boys Basketball - JV
vs. Reagan @RHS 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball - JV
vs. Reagan @WHS 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer - Varsity
vs. Reagan @Dyer 6:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer - Varsity
vs. Reagan @Delmar 6:30 p.m.
PTO Meeting
@Mini Theatre 7 p.m.
Wednesday, February 3
Boys Golf Tournament
@Gleannloch Farms 8 a.m.
Boys Basketball - Varsity vs. Reagan @Pavilion 7:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer - JV
vs. Reagan @WHS 4:15 p.m.
Lacrosse - Varsity Vs. Memorial @MHS 7 p.m.
Friday, February 5
Wrestling
District @Clear Springs HS 8 a.m.
Swimming & Diving- Regionals
@Don Cook Nat. (Ft. Bend) 4 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Freshman
vs. Westbury @Westside 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Freshman
vs. Westbury @Westbury 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Varsity vs. Westbury @Butler 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball - JV vs. Westbury @Westside 6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball - JV vs. Westbury @Westbury 6:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer - Varsity
vs. Sam Houston @Delmar 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer - Varsity
vs. Sam Houston @Dyer 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 6
ACT
@WHS 7:55 a.m.
Wrestling
District @Clear Springs HS 8 a.m.
Parent Meeting @Mini Theatre 9 a.m.
Saturday Tutorials @Commons 9 a.m.
Swimming & Diving- Regionals
@Don Cook Nat. (Ft. Bend) 9 a.m.
Softball - Varsity vs. Spring @Spring 9 a.m.
Boys Soccer - JV vs. Lamar @Lamar
Boys Basketball - Varsity
vs. Westbury @Butler 4 p.m.
Sunday, February 7 Lacrosse - Varsity vs. Pearland @Pearland 1 p.m. Monday, February 8 Golf - Boys & Girls @Sweetwater GC 8 a.m.
Click here to access the WHS Calendar for more events.
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'WE'VE GOT SPIRIT'
CHEER CLINIC
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Calling all K-8th graders! Get your "Cheer" on with the Westside High School Cheerleaders! Learn cheers, jumps and tumbling skills.
Where: Westside High School
14201 Briar Forest Dr.
When: Saturday, Feb. 27
9 a.m. - Noon
The Parent Show Off starts at 11:15 a.m.
Commemorative Cheer T-Shirt, Bow, & Photo with WHS Cheerleaders included! Registration is $45 per person. Group Photos with Cheer Team and Participants are $10. Registration deadline is February 18, 2016. Click here for the registration form.
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PTO MEETING
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Please join us Tuesday, February 2, for the monthly PTO meeting. The meeting begins at 7 p.m., in the Mini Theatre.
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WESTSIDE WISHES
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Make wishes come true for some teachers. Donate here, now!
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SATURDAY TUTORIALS
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Tutorials are available in all levels of math, biology, chemistry, and physics on Saturdays. English and Social Studies are on some weekends, so check with your teacher.
Tutorials are from 9 a.m.-noon. Check in at the Welcome Desk in the Commons. All tutorials are held in the S2 house.
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AP REGISTRATION
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Westside High's AP Registration begins this Tuesday, February 2, and runs until Friday, February 12. Log onto the Westside High page of the HUB to complete this important process-registering is simple and quick to do!
If you have any questions? Please contact Kristy DeGroodt at kdegrood@houstonisd.org or come see her in the East 1 office!
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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, February 4 @ 8 a.m.
Thursday, February 11 @ 8 a.m.
Please bring your parents' and student's 2015 Tax Return and W-2's, permanent resident number (if applicable), dates of parents marriages, divorces/separations, and birth dates.
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FINANCIAL AID DAY
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The College Center is hosting A Financial Aid Day on Thursday, Feb. 18. The schedule of events is above.
Please bring your parents' and student's 2015 Tax Return and W-2's, permanent resident number (if applicable), dates of parents marriages, divorces/separations, and birth dates.
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COLLEGE FAIR OPPORTUNITIES
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NACAC College Fair
Sign up for the field trip to the NACAC College Fair on Tuesday, February 8. This opportunity is open to Juniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Space is limited, so drop by the College Center and pick up a permission slip.
National Hispanic College Fair
Make sure to sign up for the National Hispanic College Fair on Monday, February 15. This opportunity is open to Juniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Space is limited, so drop by the College Center and pick up a permission slip.
Black College Expo
Hurry up and sign up for the field trip to the Black College Expo on Saturday, February 27. This event is for Juniors and Seniors with a 3.0 GPA.
Drop by the College Center and get your permission slip.
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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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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
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Westside High School will be participating in the HISD dates for Early Dismissals.
February 24
On the Thursdays immediately following the Early Dismissal Days, there will not be a Late Start.
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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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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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EXHIBIT FEATURES PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS
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The Museum of Fine Arts Houston's Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography features several of our photography students. The exhibit runs from January 12 through May 1.
Each week, the E-News will feature the work of each of the students' pieces, so be on the lookout for the recurring feature.
Our featured artists are Ruth Lopez, Anneleise Sebesta, Brandon Ramos, Karina Ramirez (2), Emily Rafferty, Beata Purvina, Antonio Olivares (2), Janet Juarez, Yaaresi Garcia, Elena Carrasco (2), Michelle Alva (2), and Leila Al-Haj. The artists with (2) next to their names have two pieces on display.
Make sure you drop by the Museum of Fine Arts and check out all of the amazing work.
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CULINARY BRINGS HOME FIRST PLACE
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Chef Reginald Martin's culinary students took 1st place in the Culinary Houston Competition, hosted by Culinary Institute Lenotre.
The competition was this past Friday, January 29. Culinary Institute LeNôtre is a top culinary arts school in Houston.
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WEST COAST ELITE DANCE COMPETITION
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On Saturday, Westside Pride hosted the West Coast Elite Dance competition. It was such a wonderful day with amazing, talented teams and everyone had a great time!
Westside Pride participants worked hard and performed beautifully and came away with the following awards:
- 8 soloists in the Top 10
- 1st place Modern ensemble
- 2nd place Hipsters
- 1st place duet Lindesy Staskus and Vivi Lanman
- 3rd place duet Baylee Nelson and Kennedi Taylor
- 1st place Office jazz, hip hop and modern
- Overall Top officers - The leaders of the Pride team made history by winning first in every routine and winning overall top officers!
- 1st place Team lyrical, kick and jazz
- Voted Audience Favorite Team Kick!
 A special shout out also goes to Inertia Dance Company member Kiara Guyton (pictured right with her dance teacher, Mr. Paule) who participated in the event and placed 5th, out of 15 soloists in the Grade 10 category, a category that encompassed both public school and private studio dancers.
Congratulations to Coach Brooke Demartino and her Pride Dance team for hosting such a wonderful event!
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COMMUNITY FORUM RECAP
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 On Monday, January 25, Westside's Principal Peggi Stewart hosted a Westside Community Forum to discuss major campus initiatives such as PowerUp, Guidance, Advanced Academics, and School Safety Improvements. Instruction is our core focus, yet our greatest responsibility is to ensure campus safety and security.
Last April, faculty representatives initiated the school uniforms discussion through the SDMC process (The SDMC - Shared Decision Making Committee is comprised of teachers, support staff, administrators, community business members, and parents who represent their respective groups). The topic of uniforms has also been discussed at multiple PTO meetings. Finally, WHS faculty and staff were surveyed in November 2015, and 85% agreed that a school uniform would improve campus safety from the standpoint of being able to identify unauthorized visitors. The difficult question discussed in multiple SDMC meetings was: Will the safety benefits of school uniforms outweigh some concerns from our community? Taking into consideration previous community deliberations and recent events around the country, the focus on campus safety was elevated as the priority. Therefore, the SDMC voted to adopt student uniforms in 2016-2017.
This information is being shared six months in advance, so that students and parents can provide input on the uniform design. This will also allow sufficient time for all students to acquire uniforms by the start of the school year.
SDMC-developed parameters for the design of the student uniform are as follows:
- Westside branding
- Affordability
- Easily accessible
- Easily identifiable
The SDMC and Ms. Stewart welcome and appreciate your suggestions, feedback and/or comments. Opportunities for your input are provided through these forums:
- Comments posted electronically: Uniform Comment Form
- PTO Meeting- Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Mini-Theatre
- Parent Meeting- Saturday, Feb. 6, at 9 a.m.-10 a.m. in the Mini-Theatre
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GIRLS SWIM TEAM SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS DISTRICT TITLE
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The Westside Girls Swim Team defended its District Championship at the 20-6A swim meet, last Friday.
Westside will be sending 21 qualifiers to the Regional meet on Feb 4 - 5 in Conroe as a result from their success in the District meet.
Annika Ruehlicke MVP Female swimmer of the District Meet
Coach Sikkema - Girls team Coach of the Year
Here are the results from our District Champions:
Kaley Hoffman 1st place in 200 & 400 Freestyle relays, 100yd Backstroke, 200yd IM,
Francesca Rusca 1st place - 200 Medley Relay & 200yd Free relay, 2nd place 100yd Breaststroke, 3rd place 200yd Freestyle
Stacey Cromie 1st place in 50yd & 100yd Freestyle, 200yd Freestyle Relay & 400yd Freestyle Relay
Claudia Kuck 1st place 200yd Medley Relay, 100td Breaststroke & 3rd place 200yd IM
Alex Kuck 1st place in 200yd & 400yd Freestyle Relays, 2nd place 100yd Freestyle, 3rd place 100yd Breaststroke
Annika Ruehlicke 1st place in 200yd Medley Relay, 400yd Freestyle relay, 200yd & 500yd Freestyle
Chinthana Thangavel 1st place 200yd Medley Relay, 2nd place 100yd Butterfly
Erin Silva 3rd place 100yd Butterfly, 3rd place 100yd Backstroke
Olivia Grobowsky 4th place 200yd Freestyle, 3rd place 500yd Freestyle
Reagan Fisk 7th place 100yd Butterfly
Grace Edge 8th place 500yd Freestyle
Abigail White 8th place 100yd Breaststroke
Divers Genny Massey - 3rd place Peyton Singleterry - 5th place The boys team finished fast and in 3rd place for the 20 - 6A meet.
Jackson Farmer 1st place 200yd Freestyle, 2nd place 500yd Freestyle, 2nd place 400yd Freestyle Relay, 3rd place 200yd Freestyle relay
Zavian Rice 3rd place in 200yd Medley Relay, 100yd Freestyle & 100yd Backstroke. 2nd place 400yd Freestyle Relay
Nathan O'Neil 3rd place 200yd Medley Relay, 4th place in 200yd IM & 100yd Breaststroke
Cooper Burklund 3rd place 200yd Medley Relay, 6th place 50yd Freestyle,8th place 100yd Freestyle
Michael Kalwick 4th place 200yd Freestyle, 3rd place 500yd Freestyle 2nd place 400yd freestyle Relay
Hector Bayadorda 5th place 200yd IM & 100yd Breaststroke
Juan Rios 3rd place 50yd Freestyle & 200yd Freestyle Relay, 2nd place 400yd Freestyle Relay
Zach Whitson 7th place 200yd IM, 3rd place 200yd Freestyle Relay
Wassim Daghri 3rd place 200yd Medley Relay
Frank Gibbons 8th place 200yd freestyle The Following Westside swimmers will be moving on to the Region V-6A swim meet this Friday and Saturday.
Congratulations to these swimmers.
Girls: Kaley Hoffman, Francesca Rusca, Alex Kuck, Claudia Kuck, Stacey Cromie, Annika Ruehlicke, Erin Silva, Chinthana Thangavel, Olivia Grobowsky, Genny Massey, Peyton Singleterry
Boys: Jackson Farmer, Michael Kalwick, Nathan O'Neil, Hector Bayaborda, Cooper Burklund, Zach Whitson, Toby Gillan, Zavian Rice, Wassim Daghri, Juan Rios
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Please direct comments or questions to Craig Malinsky
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