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January 31, 2020

Westlake Reflections

COUNSELING / SUPPORT SERVICES

HEALTHY CHAPS / Support Counselors

Please visit our Healthy Chaps web site for all kinds of helpful resources and tools for both parents and students. Read previous blogs, watch previous Speaker Series, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

COURSE SELECTION
The process for selecting courses for next year is in full swing at Westlake. This week counselors finished meeting one-on-one with sophomores to answer questions and review course requests; starting February 3 we will be doing the same with Freshmen. We encourage families to work together building a schedule that finds balance between academics, extracurriculars, and life using the Time Management Worksheet and Hours of Homework/Week document. These resources, along with others (including the Course Catalog) can be found at the top of this page. Students are expected to update their Career Plan (four-year-plan) in Skyward since we will pull courses for the 2020-21 school year from it. Students have until February 19 to make changes. When complete, both student and parent are required by State law to sign the four-year-plan; an eSignature can be made within the Skyward Career Plan (instructions here).

SENIORS

If the college(s) your student applied to are requesting a Mid-Year Report, please have your student submit this form to their counselor.
As your senior receives scholarship offers, they should fill out this form to document the amounts offered. The grand total of scholarships offered to the Class of 2020 will be announced at the graduation ceremony.

CURIOUS ABOUT A GAP YEAR?
Attend the Gap Year Fair on February 1 from 12:00-4:00 at St. Andrew's Episcopal School on Southwest Parkway. There will also be two panels: one discussing how taking a Gap Year impacts college admissions and the other featuring students who have taken a Gap Year. Students can pre-register here (this is encouraged, but not required -- registration can also be done on-site). Learn more about Gap Years here.

AP EXAMS
If your student dropped an AP course this semester and no longer plans to take the AP exam in May, please notify AP Coordinator Heidi Sauer (hsauer@eanesisd.net). A partial refund is available until March 2, 2020.

PTO

PTO MEETING DATES

Chap Connections Newsletter

PROJECT GRADUATION

REGISTER NOW & SEND PHOTOS FOR TODDLER WALL
It's time to REGISTER for Project Graduation at westlakepg.com! Registration is $150 until March 31st. Reserve your ticket, buy a sponsorship, and claim a limited-edition t-shirt. Order a yard sign today, and we will contact you in the spring to personalize it with your college choice. Be sure to sign the contract when registering.

Please send pics for the TODDLER WALL at Project Graduation. Pictures should be 8x10 copies only (no originals). Photo should be of seniors only. No group photos. Do not show the photo to your senior. Pictures will not be returned. Drop off at the front office in the bin marked “Toddler Wall” starting Monday Jan. 27th. Deadline: May 15th.

Go Chaps!
Kristin Paull and Kit Spelce
Co-Presidents, WHS PTO

COOL THINGS & KUDOS

Tickets for

this year's musical,

Seussical, are on sale.

Don't miss out! Go to: https://www.westlakechoir.com/

Cheer Showoff this Sunday Feb. 2 at 2:30pm in the Practice Gym. Please come support those that support you throughout the year! They leave for Nationals Cheer Competition Thursday, February 6 to ESPN in Florida. They will be defending their Championship from last year.

Cheer Showoff Wednesday Feb. 5 at 4:15 in the Practice Gym. Last opportunity to see them “fly” in the air. They fly out the next day to ESPN.

Cheer Send Off Thursday Feb. 6 at Noon. Cheerleaders will be departing on buses from the gate to the left of Chap Court. Please come cheer them on to Nationals at ESPN in Orlando Florida as they defend their 2019 Championship Title!

On January 24, the Theatre III/IV class visited Cedar Creek Elementary to perform two original plays which focused on social-emotional learning.
K-2 students saw "Dig a Little Deeper" which helped the audience learn about perseverance and patience.
3rd and 5th grade students saw "Frenemies," a play that helped students learn about what to do when you need to stand up to your own friends.

SCHOOL NEWS

Seussical

The Westlake Choir and Technical Theater Departments present Seussical February 6-8. Tickets on sale now!

THE DISTRICT & BEYOND

2020 Westies: Vote for your favorite finalist!

Many of our friends and partners are finalists for the Westlake Chamber of Commerce Westies, including Westlake HS and Hill Country MS students in the Young Citizen of the Year and Young Entrepreneur of the Year categories, Exec Director of Special Education Molly May, WRMS Teacher Carol Reese and FTE Principal Cody Spraberry up for Educator of the Year, Eanes Trustees Ellen Balthazar and Heather Sheffield for Citizen of the Year, as well as EEF for Non-Profit of the Year. Vote by 2/6 at www.westlakechamber.com! 