Weekly Reflections March 2, 2018

The Westlake High School's Latin Club competed at the Area F Convention hosted by Anderson High School.

Sweepstakes Awards: 1st Place Academic Sweepstakes (7th year in a row!)

1st Place Olympika Sweepstakes!
High Point Award Winners: Awarded to the student with the highest score in an Academic Contest:
Ethan Dintzner (Perfect Score!), Justin Chen, Ethan Dintzner, Isabella Zou,
Vikram Alamela, Ian Nazareth, Felix Chen, Connor Bowerman,

Gryfuth Davis
Certamen: Novice- 1st Place, advancing to State: Kiki Claxton- Captain, Cole Miller, Ian Nazareth
Intermediate- 2nd Place, chance to advance: Felix Chen- Captain, Abhinav Rachakonda, Elliott Selinidis, Alex Wolff
Advanced- 1st Place, advancing to State: Gryfuth Davis- Captain,

Gabe Selinidis, Ethan Dintzner, Connor Bowerman
* Armadillo Senior Scholarship Winner: Gryfuth Davis (scholarship amount: $519)
* Armadillo Senior Scholar & Jo Green Trophy Winner: for top Latin student in the area: Gryfuth Davis

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Once a Chap, always a Chap.....

Mr. Burnett reflects on his time at WHS upon his return.

My name is Chad Burnett and I am one of the assistant principals at WHS. It has been eight years since I was a member of the staff of Westlake High School as a physics teacher and coach.

Read more here.....

Perfect Score on Advanced Placement Statistics Exam!

Benjamin Przybocki was one of only 3 students world wide to earn every point possible on the AP Statistics Exam! Out of the 2,741,426 students who took an AP Exam last year, Ben was one of only 551 students worldwide who earned every point possible on an AP Exam by answering every multiple choice question correctly and earning full points on the free-response section.

Boys' Varsity Basketball Advances in Play-offs!

Congratulations to Chap Basketball for their win over Wagner High School winning Regional Quarter Championship!

The Chaps play South San Antonio High School on Friday night, 3/2 at 8:00 pm

at the Blossom Athletic Center in

San Antonio

GO CHAPS!

UIL State Wrestling Tournament Results

Congratulations to senior Randall Pulido for placing 3rd at the UIL State Wrestling Tournament on Saturday.

Randall has completed his season in which he went 50 wins and 1 loss.

WAY TO GO CHAP!

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Girls' Track Dominates Relay Meet!

Congratulations to the Girls Varsity and JV teams for winning the Chap Relays Track Meet!

Varsity Meet Highlights:

4 x 800 meters Champions - Lily Howe, Elina Mettaelae, Elise Smoot,

Maddie Dawson

800 & 1600 Meter Champion - Elise Smoot

4 x 400 Meters Champions -

Elina Mettaelae, Ashlee Pantze,

Marianna Diaz, Kara Nelson

Westlake Boys' Special Olympics Team won gold at the San Marcos

"3 on 3 Tournament"!

Congratulations Boys!

Boys' Golf Takes Win!

The Westlake Boys' Golf Teams competed at Legacy Hills in Georgetown and performed like the Champions they are! Westlake I won the golf tournament with an outstanding round of 293 over 2nd place Marcus HS (297) and 3rd place Memorial HS (299).
Westlake II finished 5th beating a number of powerhouse 6A first teams and Westlake III finished 14th defeating numerous first teams from other schools as well.

Check out the RESULTS.

Great job Chaps!!

Ashlee Hampton

"Homeless"

Jennifer Lee

"Penguin House"

Haley Respass

"Fairytale"

Laura Cho

"Fresh"

VASE Regional Gold Winners!

Congratulations to the 24 students who won Regional Gold at VASE and qualified to advance in competition to the VASE State Event. Every week, we'll feature a few of these students' works of art until the State Event at the end of April.

Student Council Election Results

Congratulations to the newly elected Officers for 2018-2019!

Blake Sobrocco - Senior President

Hannah David - Senior Vice-President

Ben Knaupe - Senior Representative

Jude Farrell - Junior President

Katie Kearney - Junior Vice-President

Nick Acevedo and Celia Sit - Junior Representatives

Felix Chen - Sophomore President

Audrey Lingan - Sophomore Vice-President

Xuechen Yin and Ellie Churchill - Sophomore Reprentatives

Sloane Hayashi - Student Body President

Joseph Asfouri - Student Body Vice-President

Attendance Corner

Please remember to notify Attendance ASAP if you will be leaving early or returning late from Spring Break. We anticipate a lot of paperwork around that time and the earlier we can log the better. A personal absence and an all-day sick absence are equal as they both count towards Compulsory Attendance, so no worries in notifying us early.

Email us at whsattendance@eanesisd.net

FAQ of the week:

I checked my student out at 4 to get to an appointment. Why was he/she counted absent?

State of Texas requires a student to be in class 90% of the time. On the high school level, each class period is separate, so a student must be in class for 45 minutes in order to get class credit. So if it was for a medical related appointment, make sure and supply the doctors note so it is not counted towards your students Compulsory Attendance numbers.

Check out this week's blog to learn what the failing student wants us to realize!

Mark your calendars for the next Speaker Series, March 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!

NHS Forms Due Next Week

NHS Candidate Forms were sent out to eligible Sophomores and Juniors Friday February 9, 2018. 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 pm on Monday March 5th. Late candidate forms will not be accepted. If your student needs help or has questions about how to fill out their candidate form please direct emails to Mrs. Favaron at afavaron@eanesisd.net or make plans to attend one of the candidate form help sessions on Wednesday February 28th of Thursday March 1st at 6:30 pm in the Chap Room at the high school.