October 23-27, 2017 Upcoming WW Events Event Date Location Time College Fair at Dobson High 10/23 Dobson High School WW Unity Day 10/25 Wear Orange All Day PSAT Testing WED. WW Campus 8am start See attached details 10/25 for those or go online! testing Non PSAT Testers Lunch 11:40-12:36 10/25 WW Campus 12:42-1st hour Fall Play 10/26 &27 WW Auditorium 7pm Performance & 28th (Costume & Prop Sale) WW Model UN Conference 10/28 Math Building 9am-5pm Late Start Wednesday WW Campus 10am Family Sports Passes are available in the bookstore. Family Sports Passes lets your family into every home sporting event for the entire school year! Plus you can skip the line and beat the crowd! WESTWOOD HIGH IS PROUD TO BE AN A+ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE 2016
On October 14th at the Rocky Mountain Emmys, Westwood High School Video Production won an award for the "Undercover Boss" episode of WNN. The Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presented students with the 2017 High School Student Production Award For Excellence Newscast for their "WNN 11-18 Undercover Boss." Westwood was the winner and only recipient of this award in our region which includes Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and part of California. Students recognized were Jacob Willeford, Johne Llamanzares, Nikolai Reyes, Jacob Martinez Sanchez, Nicholas Sisco, Luis Barbosa, Aileyn Ibarra, Alicia Gibson, Joshua Chausse, Richie Cornejo, and Rogelio Gonzales. WNN would like to thank the Academy for this prestigious award as well as all of the students who contributed to the show, the Mesa Public School District, the CTE Department, and all of the Westwood administrators, staff, and students for their daily support.
Mesa Public Schools College Fair Monday, October 23, 2017 MPS College Fair Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Dobson High School, Gym We have over 150 colleges and universities for students to choose from. This is a great event for all high school students to attend. ******************************************************************************** Wed Oct 18 Wed Oct 18 Thu Oct 19 Fri Oct 20 Fri Oct 20 Tue Oct 24 Tue Oct 24 Thu Oct 26 Thu Oct 26 Thu Oct 26 Thu Oct 26 Thu Oct 26 Fri Oct 27 Fri Oct 27 Fri Oct 27 Fri Oct 27 Tue Oct 31 MCC Info Sessions 2nd & 3rd Hours UofA Honors & Engineering Presentations 5 & 6 hours Arizona National Guard Presentation Dorrance Scholarship Presentation 3rd hr Lehigh University - 4th hr (A lunch) Bradley University - 1st Hour Colgate University - 6th Hour Benedictine university - 3rd Hour Benedictine University - Social Porch Access ASU - Social Porch Benedictine University - 5th Hour University of Rochester - 6th Hour ONNSFA - Lena Joe, Navajo Nation - 2nd Hour MCC Info Sessions - 3rd Hour US State Dept. Study Abroad opportunities - 5th hour Swarthmore - 6th Hour GCU - Social Porch **For any of the visits (besides lunch) listed, students MUST sign up in the Compass Center to attend.
************************************************************************* Boy s Soccer Tryouts/Oct. 30th-Nov. 3rd 3:30-5:30PM Cherry Street Athletic Field ************************************************************************* Boy s Basketball Tryouts/Oct. 30th-Nov. 3rd Main Gym/Frosh & Sophs 3:30-5:30/ Main Gym/Jrs & Srs 5:30-7:30 ************************************************************************* Girl s Basketball Tryouts/Oct. 30th-Nov. 3rd Small Gym 3:15 ************************************************************************* Girl s Soccer Tryouts/Oct. 30th-Nov. 3rd Carson Field 3:30-5:00 Open field training Oct. 23rd through 27th JV Girls Softball Field 3:30-5:00 ************************************************************************* Wrestling Tryouts/ October 30th November 3rd Wrestling Room 3:15 *************************************************************************
Did you know? PSAT Scores can lead to National Merit Scholarships? - The National Merit Scholarship Corporation uses these scores to qualify semifinalists who are then considered for National Merit Scholarship competition. Recognition by the National Merit program provides a monetary award and can often be leveraged to secure additional scholarships! Service Learning Interested in Service Learning? Need ideas, or just to get your project pre-approved? Want to earn the MPS Honor for Excellence in Service Learning seal for your diploma? See Mrs. Murphy in room 404 before school, during B lunch, or after school for more information. Pre-approval applications are now available online on our Westwood homepage! More applications and lists of places to serve are available every day outside room 410 on a cart. Remember, all projects MUST have pre-approval in order for the hours to count on your transcript (pre-means BEFORE you do the service). For more information contact: Mrs. Murphy, Service Learning Coach Room 404 apmurphy@mpsaz.org Did you know there is a Mesa Community College Office right here on the Westwood HS campus? Contact Mr. De La Cruz at 480-417-9909 or go to Room 521 to start planning for college today. Appointments can be arranged with Mrs. Quintana in the Student Advisement Center. Art De La Cruz, M.Ed.MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE @ WESTWOOD HS MCC/MPS College Advisor 945 W. Rio Salado Pkwy, Mesa, AZ 85201(480)472-4468 arturo.delacruz@mesacc.edu https://www.mesacc.edu/ MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE!!!!!
PSAT Information and Bell Schedule Wednesday, October 25, 2017 On Wednesday, October 25th Westwood High School will be administering the PSAT exam to 10th and 11th grade students who have signed up for testing. Test procedures: Be at your testing room at 7:45am to check in Students must have student/picture ID before they can begin their test * Bring at least two #2 pencils with erasers * Electronic devices such as cell phones, laptops or tablets must be turned off and put away during the entire testing time (even during breaks) *Bring a calculator, scientific or graphing is recommended - students may not share calculators **Unacceptable calculators include models that can access the internet, have wireless, Bluetooth, cellular, audio/ video recording and playing, camera or any other Smartphone/IPhone/Android features Bus/Transportation Information Buses will run at normal time for those students taking the PSAT test. A second bus run will occur 4 1/2 hours later than the normal pick up time. For example if a student who is not testing gets picked up at 6:15 am, they will be picked up at 10:45 am. All after school buses will run on normal schedule. PSAT TESTING: 8:00-11:40 am (Testing doors close at 8am Late students will not be permitted to test) LUNCH: 11:40 am - 12:36 pm 1st hour: 12:42-1:00 pm 2nd hour: 1:06-1:24 pm 3rd hour: 1:30-1:48 pm 4th hour: 1:54-2:12 pm 5th hour: 2:18-2:36 pm 6th hour: 2:42-3:00 pm
The library is open every Tuesday and Thursday after school until 4:30pm So if you need a place to study or work on projects This is the place to be! Native American SHIELD tutoring before school, during both lunches and after school in Room 303 The Interpreters Club offers tutoring on Mondays and Wednesdays after school in portable 61. We can help in almost any subject and our tutors speak Spanish as well as English. Freshmen Group Tutoring Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-4pm in Room 316
Warrior Photo Dates Event Date Location Time Clubs 11/6 Gym Lunches Performing Arts TBD Auditorium 7:30-3 Graduating Class 2/6 Gym First 10 mins of school Senior Cap & 3/7-3/9 Small Dance 7:30-3 Gown Room Timeline 480-343-5100 Yearbooks: $60 pre-ordered Through December $70 January-April $80 May Testing 8:00-11:40 We are still missing a lot of students Statement of Awareness Make sure you have filled it out. *If you have not done this yet, please do so asap! Just go to our homepage: www.mpsaz.org/westwood and click STATEMENT OF AWARENESS button & fill out the form. Wednesdays are College Pride days! Show yours by wearing your favorite college gear! ************************* Fridays are Westwood Pride days! Wear your favorite Warrior Gear! LUNCH: 11:40 am - 12:36 pm 1st hour: 12:42-1:00 pm 2nd hour: 1:06-1:24 pm 3rd hour: 1:30-1:48 pm 4th hour: 1:54-2:12 pm 5th hour: 2:18-2:36 pm 6th hour: 2:42-3:00 pm
Upcoming events for SENIORS Dec. 7, 2017: Both Lunches in the Amphitheater: Final orders for grad items will be taken. Cap, gown and tassel items will double in price after today order now and save $. Feb. 1, 2018: Juniors Jostens assembly in the auditorium 2nd hour: COMMIT TO GRADUATE Feb. 8, 2018: Both Lunches in the Amphitheater: Jostens will be taking RING orders. They will also take seniors orders if still needed. March 28, 2018: Both Lunches in the Amphitheater: Jostens will deliver Seniors graduation orders. They will also have cap, gown and tassels available to purchase. May 15, 2018: NINE days until graduation: Seniors to attend a mandatory graduation orientation meeting in the Auditorium 2nd hour. Jostens will be in the auditorium lobby after the assembly to deliver any remaining cap, gown and tassels ordered or to be purchased. Jostens will not return to deliver after 11am today. May 24, 2018 Graduation Day