Weekly Reflections
 

January 25, 2018

Congratulations to the Final Draft!


Westlake High School's literary magazine, The Final Draft,has been selected to receive a rank of Recommended for the Highest Award in the 2017 NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines. The National Council of Teachers of English congratulates the editors and the students who produced this exemplary publication! The mission of NCTE's Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines (PRESLM) is to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines, inspiring excellence in writing and school-wide participation in production. 


The listing of all ranked magazines is available on the NCTE website.

 
Westlake W

One busy time.....

 

On our campus, this is one of the busiest times for our extracurricular programs. When you have nearly 90% of your students involved with an extracurricular activity, certain times of the year are packed with opportunities for making great memories.

Read more here.....

KUDOS

Coach Hensle and Lady Chaps Celebrate 200th Win!


Congratulations for Coach Hensle and the Lady Chaps for their win over Lehman High School and Coach Hensle's 200th win!


Way to Go Chaps!

SCHOOL NEWS

Vaping/E - Cigarettes

 

ANYTHING GOES

 

 

WESTLAKE COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Westlake High School

4100 Westbank Drive

FEBRUARY 8 and 9, 2018 at 7:30 PM

FEBRUARY 10, 2018 at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

 


Tickets:  $20 each and $1.75 processing fee– Reserved Seating

 


TICKET SALES:

Online tickets will go on sale

January 29, 2018 at 8:00 am at www.westlakechoir.com

 


If available, tickets will be sold at the door one hour prior to

each performance at the

WCPAC Box Office.

  

Register HERE

FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE

  Course Selection for 2018-19 has begun at Westlake High School!  

 

Counselors met with Freshmen on January 17 and will meet with them again one-on-one between January 24th and February 2nd. 

On January 22 we will meet with juniors and on January 23 we will meet with sophomores. 

 

Resources to assist students and parents with making balanced choices can be found on the counseling website under the 

course selection link.

St. Andrew's Episcopal School will host the fifth annual Austin-wide USA Gap Year Fair on Saturday, February 3, 2018 from noon to 3 pm.  About 45 gap year programs will be present at the fair, representing a wide variety of domestic and international gap year experiences.


The program will begin from noon-1 pm with a panel presentation in the St. Andrew's Upper School Chapel.  Speakers will be presenting various perspectives on gap years and identifying what to look for in a program and how to find a good fit. Following that presentation, the USA Gap Year Fair will be open from 1-3 pm in the Upper School Cafeteria.


St. Andrew's Episcopal School is located at 5901 Southwest Parkway in Austin.  Parking will be available in the main lot and in the gym lot.


For further information, please contact Elizabeth Guice at St. Andrew's Episcopal School (eguice@sasaustin.org, 512.299.9736).  

 
GAP Year Fair
Are we actually helping our kids or hindering their progress? Learn all about it on this week's blog!

Speaker Series is going strong! Mark your calendars for the next one, February 8th! As a reminder you can access video and handouts from past presentations.

Be sure to scroll through the Speaker Series section for more wonderful, free learning opportunities in the community! Upcoming opportunities range THREE different book studies; learning how to set healthy habits; workshops for girls and the adults in their lives; and yoga therapy groups!


Stay healthy, Chaps!

FROM PTO

FROM EEF

EEF GalaThank you table hosts


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