Join us for a screening of Intelligent Lives, February 25, 6:00 PM. Intelligent Lives stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Click title to learn more.
February 7, 2019
STAY IN TUNE with what your kids are hearing several times a week through our awesome in-house production of the CHAP RECAP (student announcements) by our Advanced Film Production students on Tuesdays & Thursdays under the direction of Emily McIntyre.
Highly informative content about what's going on at WHS!
PRINCIPAL RAMSEY'S BLOG
EEF
COUNSELING / COURSE SELECTION
Curious about a Gap Year? Attend the USA Gap Years Fair at St. Andrew's Episcopal School on Saturday, February 2nd. There is a panel presentation from noon to 1:00 and the Fair from 1:00-3:00. Learn more about a gap year here.
AP Exam Registration opens February 4 and closes March 4. Students who are enrolled in an AP (not PreAP) course and who want to take the exam in May must register and pay. We encourage you to register early; a late fee will be assessed beginning February 25. Learn more and register here.
Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors should be updating their four-year-plan (Career Plan) in Skyward before February 22nd. When finished, both student and parent need to eSign the Career Plan in Skyward. Updating the four-year-plan and signing it are requirements by the State of Texas. Learn more here.
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We hope you made this week's 2018-2019 Speaker Series, "Parenting a Perfectionist Child: How to Know When They are Pushing Themselves too Far!" If not, you can find it online HERE.
Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 28th, for "The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety!"
DIPLOMA NAME CHANGES
(from what's in Family Access/Skyward)
SENIOR PARENTS - DON'T MISS OUT!
MAY 30, 2019
SENIOR PARENTS
NEARLY 60% OF THE SENIOR CLASS IS SIGNED UP – MAKE SURE YOUR GRADUATE WON'T MISS OUT ON PG19!
CALLING ALL PARENTS OF JUNIORS AND SENIORS...
We Need MANY VOLUNTEERS to make this PG19 a success.
PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING FOR PG19.
PTO
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This is your opportunity to contribute your time and talents to the school, to make a difference in a meaningful way, and to work with an amazing team of volunteers currently serving on the PTO board! We are still looking to fill some key board positions for the 2019-2020 school year, please reach out if you are interested.
A shout out to our Treasurer, Lei Xu, and Secretary, Krystin Johnson, who often go unnoticed and are working behind the scenes to make sure everything is running smoothly and efficiently.
Warmly,
Shalini Komarla
President, WHS PTO
COOL THINGS & KUDOS
Congrats to our FTC Robotics teams
at Austin Metro League Championships
WHS had 5 teams compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge compete in the Austin Metro League Championships this past weekend. These teams began preparing for the contest back in early September with the reveal of the Rover Ruckus. Most of our students are 9th and 10th graders with a few juniors on the teams. Many of the teams we competed against are junior and senior laden teams. The tournament consisted of two different divisions of 34 teams each.
We had the following teams compete: PhiRhos, Taus, Sigmas, Rhomans and Philos. Three of our teams were eliminated from the tournament at the hands of a fellow WHS team with one team being tournament champion and alliance captain.
Results
The Taus were #3 Alliance Captains and tournament Champions winning the 2019 Austin Cup and qualifying for the Regional Tournament in New Braunfels. The Taus finished qualifications in 4th place in the Williams Division.
The Rhomans were Williams Division winners and Tournament Finalists losing to the Taus Alliance. They finished qualifications in 9th place in the Keller Division.
The Philos were Keller Division #1 Alliance Captains and finalists losing to the Taus Alliance. They completed qualifications in 1st place. They also received 2nd Runner-up in the Design and Motivate awards.
The Sigmas were Williams Division #4 Alliance Captains and Semi-finalists after being eliminated by the Rhomans alliance. They completed qualifications in 4th place.
PiRhos completed the day in 9th place in the Williams Division.
The Rhomans, Philos and Sigmas all qualified for the Alamo Region Wildcard Tourament located in San Antonio on February 16th. The tournament will consist of teams from the Alamo regional who will attempt to qualify for the Alamo Regional Tournament to be held in New Braunfels on March 1st and 2nd. The Austin Metro Championships has proven to be one of the toughest competitions in FTC not only in the state of Texas but also on the global level.
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WESTLAKE BAND -
ALL STATE MUSICIANS 2019!
Pictured top Left and clockwise (individual):
Ingrid McDuffee, Alexander Wilson, George Huang, Ethan Dintzner, Dillon Samra, Surya Rajesh, Jerry Grace, Luke Fain, Joseph Asfouri, Jenna May, Lucca Cidale, Ethan Lord
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Pictured from left to right (group photo):
First Row - Alexander Wilson, Ingrid McDuffee, Luke Fain, Jerry Grace, Dillon Samra, Surya Rajesh, Jenna May, Ethan Dintzner
Back Row - George Huang, Lucca Cidale, Ethan Lord, Joseph Asfouri
We are proud to announce that twelve students from the Westlake High School Band program competed and were selected as All State Musicians for 2019. This is the largest number of all state band students in one year that we have ever had at Westlake HS.
2019 All-State Band Students
Alexander Wilson -11, Flute
Ingrid McDuffee - 9, Flute
George Huang - 12, Bassoon
Ethan Dintzner - 12, Bb Clarinet
Surya Rajesh -11, Bb Clarinet
Dillon Samra -12, Bb Clarinet
Ethan Lord - 12, Tenor Sax (Jazz)
Lucca Cidale -12, Trumpet
Jenna May - 10, Trumpet
Joseph Asfouri - 12, French Horn
Luke Fain - 11, Percussion
Jerry Grace - 10, Percussion
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Swimming & Diving Regional Championship Results
This past weekend, the Swimming and Diving team traveled to Mansfield to compete in the Regional Championship meet. The Boys team won the championship meet, and the Girls team came in 3rd place! WIth combined scores, the boys and girls finished 1st overall. We would like to take the time to recognize the following swimmers and divers that will be advancing to the State Championship meet next Friday, February 15th:
- Jaden Lu
- Nicco Velasquez
- Omar Shahatit
- Nicholas Lambiase
- Brian Li
- John Beuerlein
- Emma Wheal
- Isabelle Guerra
- Claire Arkin
- McKelvey Valenti
- Natalie Klaas
- Elizabeth Gillett
- Nayna Pashilkar
We would also like to recognize Alison Soelter, who was presented with the Girl's Coach of the Meet Award! Congratulations to all on an awesome meet.
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Back to Back UNDEFEATED District Champs!
If you see our women's basketball players please take a minute and congratulate them on their second undefeated district championship in a row! We have won our last 30 district games. These young women have worked so hard!!!
Please consider making plans to come out Monday night as we begin our playoff run vs Comal Canyon. We will play at Hays High School at 6pm.
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National Letter of Intent Signing Day
February 6, 2019
Football – Jake Ehlinger – University of Texas, Austin
Football – Doak Wilson – University of Texas, Austin
Head Coach, Todd Dodge
Tennis – Peyton Brotzman – College of Charleston
Tennis – Keegan McCain – University of Texas, San Antonio
Tennis – Jett Wright – Hobart College
Head Coach, Kim Riley
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Boys Lacrosse has started!!
The teams would love to see some fans in the stands as they kick off the 2019 season.
The Varsity D1 team will play Rockwall on February 10 at 1:00pm in Chap Stadium and will take on Southlake Saturday, February 16 at 3:00 pm in Chap Stadium.
Varsity D2 will play Gateway on Wednesday, February 13 at 6:30pm on the fields at Westridge Middle School. They will take the field again on Saturday, February 16 at Chap Stadium against Reagan at 11:00 am
JV will play Gateway on Sunday, February 17 at 2:00 pm away at Gateway .
ATHLETICS
ROBOTICS
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS - Tickets still available!
RELAY FOR LIFE - Feb 10th Meeting
Who doesn't love a SILENT AUCTION?!
EVE SILENT AUCTION - PAC Lobby
FEBRUARY 12th, 2019
5:30-9:30pm
During the Westlake Chap Band Spring Concert
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Didn't win the Apple Watch or Apple Airpods last year?
APPLE WATCH 4, APPLE AIRPODS Raffle Tickets
1 ticket - $10
3 tickets - $25
Cash, Check or Credit Card
If you are interested in purchasing Raffle Tickets prior to the Auction or if you
won't be able to make it to the Concert, contact Peg Mickelson, Holly Clause,
LuAnn Bundrant or any member of the EVE Team and we will help!
Director Hosted Dodgeball Tournament
Sign Up at Auction
5 Student Teams of 10
1 Parent Team of 10
$25 per Person
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Hutson's Clothing, Light Touch Aesthetics, Paris in a Bite
Sway, Tiff's Treats, Trader Joe's, Train 4 the Game & Many More!
EVE FUNDRAISING
NOTHING BUNDT CAKE!
NEED MULCH?
DISTRICT NEWS
Eanes ISD is proud to announce that we are offering the opportunity for all secondary students to participate in Google’s global science fair during the 2019-2020 school year (next school year). We are offering 3 short information nights to learn more about this amazing opportunity. Click title to learn more.
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Westlake HS, February 19, 2019, 7:00 PM
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Hill Country MS, February 21, 2019, 7:00 PM
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West Ridge MS, February 28, 2019, 7:00 PM
SCHOOL CALENDAR
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WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
4100 Westbank Drive, Austin, Texas 78746
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