Out and About....And Really Out and About.....

Going "out and about" into classrooms is the best time of the week. Having the opportunity to watch our teachers and students work together is amazing.

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Challenge Success Team Goes to Stanford

The WHS Challenge Success team traveled to Stanford last weekend to learn more about how to help Westlake students be healthier and more engaged. The team consists of teachers, students, parents, administrators, and a counselor, and they explored research-based approaches to promoting student wellness, further incorporating student voices, rethinking homework, and making our students' daily lives more sane.

What can parents do now to help their students be healthier and more engaged? Please make sure your child sleeps 8-10 hours each night. Our students report getting less than 6 hours of sleep a night, which is not adequate for their cognitive, emotional and physical development. If we want them to learn, they must sleep!

Part of the team explores Stanford

Joseph Asfouri presents at the conference

National Honor Society

NHS Candidate Forms have been sent out to eligible Juniors and Seniors.

Forms were emailed to the student's school email address.

Candidate Forms need to be completed and returned to Mrs. Favaron in room 332 by 4:20 on Friday, October 13.

Late candidate forms will not be accepted.

If your student has any questions about how to fill out their candidate form, please have them email Mrs. Favaron at afavaron@eanesisd.net.

Freshman English Learn Study Skills and

Note-Taking

All Freshman English classes went to a mini session on Study Skills and Note-Taking. The session covered multiple study skill tips like avoiding procrastination, utilizing teacher resources, and attending WHS tutoring.

The note-taking portion:

• highlighted the research behind the importance of note-taking and the benefits of good note-taking.
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  walked through the 4 most common types of note-taking (e.g. Cornell, Outline, Chart, and Mind-Map) and when each would be most appropriate
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  provided examples of Note-Taking apps and how to best utilize them and organize your notes
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  shared tips for note-taking during a lecture and after

We will be sharing a recorded version of this session next week. Stay tuned!

Healthy Chaps

With Homecoming last week, romantic relationships are a hot topic at Westlake High School. As a parent, it is hard to know how involved you should be - check out our website to learn more!