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March 15, 2019
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WHS is honored to host Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and step-daughter to Otto Frank, on Monday, March 25th for a special presentation in the PAC. The event will be attended by Eanes 8th graders and some WHS students and will be live streamed at 9:50 a.m.
https://www.youtube.com/user/EanesTV
Don't miss your chance to see Eva live on Saturday, 3/23, at 7pm in Round Rock.
COUNSELING / COURSE SELECTION
NACAC COLLEGE FAIR
March 26 is the NACAC College Fair Austin from 5:30-8:00 pm at the Palmer Events Center. You can view a full list of colleges represented and register here. (Registering gives students a barcode that can be scanned by college reps at colleges of interest -- this gives colleges a student's contact information in order to communicate with them.)
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SOPHOMORES...
March 28 and 29 are the dates for this year's Sophomore Meetings. Parents are invited to join their student during English for these group presentations with counselors.
More information will be coming through Skyward in the near future.
- March 28 we will meet with students who have these English teachers: Adams, Fifield, Newton, Olsen, Yeoman
- March 29 we will meet with students who have these English teachers: Bracken, Fenter, Montgomery, Phillips
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JUNIORS...
April 1 will be our Junior Parent AND Student Night in the Concert Hall (PAC) at 6pm -- counselors hope to see you and your junior there.
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Bask in the glory that is spring break and learn how to get the most out of your break here!!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 28th for "The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety!"
Be sure to scroll the Speaker Series for lots of great topics!
PTO
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The nomination window for the WHS PTO Staff Award is now open. Click here to nominate a WHS staff member for the award.
Shout out to Assistant Principal Casey Ryan for his continued support with setting this up and as we head to the finish line.
To read more about the Award, visit the WHS PTO Website.
Warmly,
Shalini Komarla
WHS PTO President
COOL THINGS & KUDOS
Westlake student Melissa Khasbagan presented a session, Fostering Youth Entrepreneurship, at this year's SXSWEdu, alongside Westwood student Aarushi Machavarapu and Memorial High School student Crystal Wang. Khasbagan is the founder of the nonprofit 1000 Books For
(http://www.1000booksfor.org) as well as co-founder of TeenLink. The student entrepreneurs advocated for starting the process early when students have a good support system and can take more risks.
Khasbagan also feels that students have a unique angle on the world's problems. All three presenters encouraged schools to start entrepreneurship in early grades, for teachers to be supportive when young entrepreneurs have to miss classes for their work, and also were supportive of the roles of women in entrepreneurship. Machavarapu founded Threading Twine, as well as TalkSafe LLC, and Crystal Wang is the founder of SOAR, Studentsfor Oncological Aid and Relief.
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Westlake Theatre's production of The Women of Lockerbie performed Wednesday at the District 25-6A One Act Play Contest at Austin High. Although we are not an advancing play this time around, several members of our company earned individual awards:
Outstanding Technician: Katie Nabors
Honorable Mention All Star Cast: Jemima Abalogu & Reem Hinedi
All Star Cast: Mina Mashhoon
We're all very grateful to have shared this story of hope and light with so many, and hope to be able to share it one last time with the WHS community here on campus (stay tuned!).
Thanks as always for your support of the arts at Westlake!
- Meredith Yanchak, WHS Theatre Director
CLASS of 2020 - SENIOR YEAR PARKING
Class of 2020 and Parents,
We hope everyone is having a great Spring! As your Senior year draws near, we want to make sure we take care of your parking needs.
On March 14th, at 6:30pm, we opened the 2019-2020 Senior Parking Sign-up. If you plan to park on campus at any point during your Senior Year, you must sign up to reserve a space.
We have close to 700 seniors in the 2020 Senior Class, and want to be able to park all our seniors that request parking. After we take care of the seniors, we will open parking to the Junior Class. If you do not sign up for parking, you run the risk that a space is not available.
If you do not have your driver's license yet, but plan on getting it during your senior year and want to park on campus, please make sure to sign up. We may not be able to accommodate your parking needs if you are not on the sign-up list.
The Senior Parking Sign-Up link went live on March 14that 6:30pm.
YOU MUST USE YOUR WHS STUDENT EMAIL ADDRESS TO ACCESS THE LINK
Senior Parking Sign up Link - https://goo.gl/forms/ 4vDx8q6Wv2gREl6j2
*The Sign Up Link will also be available on the Westlake HS Webpage, under student life, under parking.
You will need the following information when you sign up for parking:
- Student ID Number
- Vehicle Make/Model/Color
- Vehicle License Plate Number
Please also read the Parking Agreement Rules prior to signing up, they are attached.
BOND PRESENTATIONS
PROJECT GRADUATION UPDATE...
MORE VOLUNTEERS needed for "The Farewell Tour - Project Graduation 2019 !!"
We need parents to help out during Graduation and throughout the night!
Please Sign Up : VOLUNTEER HERE
**** ALL VOLUNTEERS at PG19 will be entered to win a $200 Gift Card from SWAY *****
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A Huge Thank you to sway
for supporting PG19 and WHS!
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ORDERING GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS?
Please consider Shutterfly/ Tiny Print options and a % comes back to PG19!
Got GIFT CARDS?
We are collecting GIFT CARDS - any $$ denomination -
to be used as prizes at PG19!
Do you have any items at home or through your business
that would be a great prize for PG19?!?!?
Please drop these in the WHS main office PG box!
Huge Thank You!!
REGISTER for Project Graduation, Support $$$ PG19, Buy Yard Signs!!!
westlakepg.com
RELAY FOR LIFE
DISTRICT NEWS
No Homework Night is Friday, March 15. Spring Break is March 18-22.
February's Board meetings included finalizing details on a May bond and then calling for a bond election to be held May 4th. The Board reviewed the Spanish Immersion program pilot and District operations including enrollment, staffing and budget. The Board also called for a trustee election for places 4, 6 and 7, which will also take place May 4th.
Student Information Verification (SIV) must be completed by Friday, March 15 @ 11:59 PM for ALL Eanes ISD Students except current graduating seniors.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
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WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
4100 Westbank Drive, Austin, Texas 78746
http://whs.eanesisd.net