February 8, 2018
Westlake Students Making a Difference!
If you have been reading the American Statesman, Teen Vogue or Texas Monthly, chances are you already know about our students who are working hard to make a difference.
Pictured at the top: Naira Ikram was featured in the Statesman recognizing her for founding thehejab.org which helps broaden how Muslim women are understood. The ongoing HeForShe campaign fosters a new age of feminism, one in which men are proponents of gender equality along with women. Hejab seeks to initiate a new age of Islamic Feminism, the idea that Islam is a vehicle to carry the spirit of feminism and uplift women.
To read the article in the Statesman, click HERE.
Pictured in the middle: Rohit and Sidharth Srinivasan were featured in
Texas Monthly's article, The Most Innovative People in Texas. The brothers
co-founded Trashbots, which makes a $100 kit that enables kids to build robots using everyday detritus such as Popsicle sticks and water bottles. This makes STEM concepts more available to kids with few resources. 600 kits have been pre-ordered and the product hits Indiegogo.com this month. Click Trashbots to read the article.
Pictured on the bottom: Saanya Bhargava was honored in Teen Vogue's
21 Under 21 and the Statesman for her skills and innovative ideas. She founded impact.gravitas along with Laura Laboon, Anna Hendricks, Jessica White, Kendall Bobbitt, Catherine Barany and Taarika Bhargava.
impact.gravitas is a youth organization focused on increasing awareness and developing collaborative solutions to the growing problem of ocean plastic pollution. For more information, click impact.gravitas.
Then and now.....
Last spring we had the opportunity to hire for an assistant principal position on our campus. With help from parents, students, staff, and the retiring administrators, we were excited to hire Mrs. Lacey Victor back to Westlake High School.
KUDOS
2018 Scholastic Southwest Writing Region - at - Large Award Recipients!
Congratulations to the Regional Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention Award Recipients of the 2018 Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards!
Gold Key Winners: Grace Brewer, Amanda Chen - 4 works, Halle Gordon, Naira Ikram,
Wyatt Ingle, Priya Kumar and Isabella Zou - 2 works
Silver Key Winners: Amanda Chen - 2 works, Julia Felder, Halle Gordon, Varun Jawarani,
Myles Kovalik, Arabdho Majumder - 2 works, Elizabeth Marin, Conor O'Bryon,
Alex Osella, Naran Shettigar - 2 works and Isabella Zou
Honorable Mention Winners: Abbey Archer, Jake Breedlove, Peyton Brotzman,
Amanda Chen - 2 works, Julia Felder, Naira Ikram - 2 works, Varun Jawarani,
Arabdho Majumder, Madeline Szoo - 2 works, Sydney Zhou and Isabella Zou
Congratulations to our Regional Scholastic Art Gold Key, Silver Key and
Honorable Mention Award Recipients!
Back row, left to right: Jumana Fakhreddine, Kai Jones, Sebastian Najera, Haleigh Mojica, Audrey Holloway, Libby Brookshire, Chloe Mantrom, Sam Kartiganer, Emma Wheal, Brooke Ciminio
Middle row, left to right: Ashlee Hampton, Tae-Kyung Kim, Holden Smith, Connor Cunningham, Chloe Martin, Helen He, Claire Winters, Anna Ringwood, Haley Respass
Front row, left to right: Veronica Mieres, Ceren Bicken, Emma Nebeker, Saira Mukherjee, Dorothy Childs, Laura Cho, Jennifer Lee
Not shown here: Isabel Burke, Finn Lowden, Claire Boatman, Dana Mulligan,
Akshay Patel
Spring 2018 Signing of National Letters of Intent!
Congratulations to our student athletes who have committed to taking their enthusiasm and excellence to the level!
Claire Schaffer - California State Polytechnic University-Ponoma -Soccer
Thomas Rousseau - Butler University - Football
Matthew Sams - Rice University - Football
SCHOOL NEWS
NHS Candidate Forms will be sent out to eligible Sophomores and Juniors
Friday, February 9, 2018.
Forms will be 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 pm on Monday, March 5th.
Late candidate forms will not be accepted.
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 ticket sales can be found at www.westlakechoir.com
If available, tickets will be sold at the door one hour prior to
each performance at the
WCPAC Box Office.
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Westlake Theatre will host the 2nd Annual 12-Hour PlayFest
on Saturday, February 17. There is plenty of space for students to sign up as a team of 5-6 to:
brainstorm, write, direct, rehearse, and perform
...original 10-minute plays in the span of only 12 hours!
7:00 am-7:00 pm on Saturday, Feb 17
More info for students can be found here.
Direct sign up can be found here.
The shows on 2/17 will be free and open to the public at
6:00 pm in the Black Box Theatre.
Join us if you can!
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Coming to the WHS Library!
Mark your calendar!
The library will be hosting the YA author, Susan Dennard, on February 20th.
She will be discussing her new novel, Sightwitch, the third book in her fantasy series, "The Witchlands" with some of the freshman English classes.
Books purchased will be autographed.
Please use this order form for your purchases.
Thank you for your support of the library.
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Only three Speaker Series left. Mark your calendars and don't miss out! 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
Looking to make a HUGE impact in the WHS Community?
We are looking for a Treasurer-Elect who will serve as Treasurer during the
2018-2019 school year.
The PTO is a 501(c)(3) responsible for managing an annual budget of just over $100K/yr. This role is critical in ensuring that we can continue to fund programs at WHS which have included the language lab, campus improvements, PTO bucks, and upwards of 20+ projects/year.
We have an EXCELLENT Treasurer role model, Gayle Yenawine, who will teach you everything you need to know. If interested, please contact Debra Thompson at (512) 413-5589 or email westlakeptopresident@gmail.com
February General PTO meeting is cancelled.
Next general meeting is March 23rd.
Q&A with Steve 11:30-Noon,
followed by PTO general meeting
Noon - 1 pm, Chap Room.
♥️ WE LOVE OUR
WHS VOLUNTEERS‼️♥️
The WHS staff and PTO members would like to thank ALL our fantastic WHS OFFICE and LIBRARY VOLUNTEER TEAMS.
Your consistent dedication keeps the school running smoothly and you are deeply appreciated
FROM EEF
SCHOOL CALENDAR
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