CB West High School
West Times Newsletter 11.21.16
ENJOY THE THANKSGIVING BREAK
Best wishes for a relaxing Thanksgiving Holiday. Enjoy the time with family and friends. There is no school from November 23 – 27.
Keystone Testing: Winter Wave
CB West will administer the Literature Keystone Assessment December 5-8. Students currently enrolled in English 10 will test with their class. First and Third Block will test on December 5 and 6; Second and Fourth Block will test on December 7 and 8. Juniors who have not tested or who have not yet reached proficiency and who are currently scheduled for an English class may be scheduled to test during this window. Juniors are meeting with Dr. Caughie (Class of 2018) to discuss retesting.
CB West will administer the Biology and Algebra Keystone Assessments January 12-18. Students currently enrolled in Biology or Algebra 1B will test with their class. First and Third Block will test on January 12 and 13; Second and Fourth Block will test on January 17 and 18. Juniors who have not tested or sophomores and juniors who have tested but not yet reached proficiency and who are currently enrolled in a math or science course may be scheduled to test during this window. Students are meeting with Mr. Cantrell (Class of 2019) and Dr. Caughie (Class of 2018) to discuss retesting.
Testing information as well as testing resources can be found on the CB West Keystone Website: http://cbsd.org/Page/25869
Students enrolled in English 10, Biology, or Algebra 1B during the second semester will test during the May testing window (May 15-27, 2017). Sophomores and juniors who have tested and have not met proficiency by second semester may be scheduled for a retest in May.
For more information, please contact your child’s teacher or Mr. Hoffman, House Principal for 2017 and School Assessment Coordinator.
YEARBOOK NEWS
Due to popular demand, the Antler staff has EXTENDED the deadline for the BABY BUCKS section of the yearbook! If you would still like to submit an order, please fill out the order form and submit the baby photo and payment by November 23.
Click HERE for the order form.
OCTOBER BOOMERANG NOMINATIONS
We commend our 11 C.B. West students who were nominated for the CB Cares Boomerang Youth Recognition Award for October. Our Boomerang recipients exemplify and live by the Developmental Asset of RESPONSIBILITY.
Congratulations to:
Addie King, Ben Bunch, Carolyn Brass, Corey Cepeda, Emily Bolton, Jack Quinn, Jack Traina, Jasmine Ramos, Lailah Goldberg, Mihir Nayee, Trystan Frick
BOOMERANG NOMINATIONS
Please click HERE to go to the CB West website to nominate a student for a Boomerang Youth Recognition Award.
GOOD NEWS ABOUT CB WEST STUDENTS
CB West competed against CB East and CB South on Sunday, November 6 in Powder Puff football. CB West teams took first and second place. Congratulations are in order for the Junior Team who took home the championship shirts! A special thanks to Ms. Jones and the Student Government Organization for organizing this event.
BCMEA ORCHESTRA
The following West Orchestra students were accepted into the BCMEA All-County Orchestra through a rigorous audition process against schools from all of Bucks County:
· Walker Anderson – Cello
· Marissa Klein – Cello
· Josh Kohut – Viola
· Caleb Woo – Viola
· Zachary Christidhis – Viola
· Audrie Pryzybylski -Violin
· Eunice Woo- Violin
CHAMBER CHOIR
Recently, the Chamber Choir worked with Broadway composer Christopher Smith on his newest composition.
About Us
Website: http://www.cbsd.org/Domain/30
Location: 375 West Court Street, Doylestown, PA, United States
Phone: 267.893.2500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbschools
Twitter: @CBWestHS