Weekly Reflections

August 25, 2017

Solar Eclipse Viewing from Chaparral Stadium

Westlake's school year began with a Solar Eclipse on the first day of school. Our students went to Chaparral Stadium for a short presentation by former Westlake High School student turned meteorologist, David Yeomans, from KXAN which was shown on the Jumbotron. Our band, Hyline and cheer performed before the peak of the eclipse at 1:10 pm. The clouds cooperated, and we would like to thank the community and our students for embracing this real life learning experience.

MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL STEVE RAMSEY

Off and Running in the '17-'18 School Year...

We are off to a fabulous start at Westlake High School for the '17-'18 school year. While the first day of school can be a little challenging with over 2,600 students arriving, we feel we had a positive day on campus.

Steve Ramsey's Blog

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE

Students who have not picked up their Parking stickers and Smart Tags should do so at the AP Office. You will need the Smart Tags to charge food to your account and to ride the school bus to and from home.

KUDOS

Lyric Metal played by the Electric String Quartet comprised of Lillian Sun (Violin), Abhinav Madduri (Violin), Jasper Lin (Viola) and William Wang (Cello) for the EISD faculty during Convocation. To enjoy, please click the button below.

Lyric Metal

SCHOOL NEWS

HEALTHY CHAPS

Welcome back! Be sure to check out the Healthy Chaps website as it's chalk full of great information to find the successful school year for both students AND parents!

The Speaker Series has been outlined for the new school year - be sure to mark your calendars! Also scroll through the Speaker Series section for more wonderful, free learning opportunities about supporting your children here in the community!

El Paisano

Attention parents of senior students: you have the opportunity to honor your senior with a tribute ad in the 2017-18 yearbook. You will receive information in the mail in early September. Click HERE for deadlines and more information. Please note that senior tribute order process has changed this year and we are transitioning to an online order system.

New Club - MIT Launch!

This year, MIT Launch has invited Westlake High School to start the first Launch Club in the Central Texas area. Student leaders, Kyle Wang, Angela Zhang, Ankita Rao, Rosemarie Pousset, and Joseph Asfouri, will organize and teach members the ins and outs of creating, perfecting, and pitching a business idea, with the goal of inspiring students to explore and pursue entrepreneurship. Our first meeting is September 16th from 2:00-6:30 pm, in the Chap Room 247, and it will be an Invent-athon where kids will be able to create projects and submit them for prizes like 3-D printers and laptops.

Auction!!!

WHS PTO is auctioning FOUR Parking Spots for the 2017-2018 school year! If your family needs a spot, be ready to jump into the auction starting Tuesday, August 29th.

Keep up with updated information by checking out Westlake High School PTO on Facebook and next week look on the PTO website at www.whspto.net.

PTO General Meeting

Mark your calendars for the first 2017-2018 PTO General Meeting, to be held on Friday, Sept. 22nd at 12:00pm in the Chap Room.

Come meet our new assistant principals and counselors and don't forget to catch up with Principal Steve Ramsey, who will be available for an informal Q & A session starting one hour before the meeting.

No Hassle Campaign donation dollars help to fund requests from teachers and staff covering costs for everything from classroom start-up supplies, Science & History materials, classroom tools, Fine Arts programs materials & instruments, Special Education program support, TLC outdoor learning environment to SEL support materials. No Hassle dollars fill in where district and state dollars fall short. Donate online at www.whspto.net or print and complete the No Hassle donation form found online and return it, along with your check made payable to WHS PTO to WHS, 4100 Westbank Drive, Austin, 78746.