The Warhawk Weekly
#WestISBest #WarhawksLEADtheWay, Volume 1, Issue 25
West Middle School - Welcome to the Nest!
Website: usd497.org/west
Location: 2700 Harvard Road, Lawrence, KS, USA
Phone: (785) 832-5500
Facebook: facebook.com/westmswarhawks
Twitter: @westwarhawks
From the Desk of Dr. Kempf
Warhawk Families,
With six weeks remaining, we are in the final stretch of the school year. Many events are in planning stages for the end of the school year, including grade level celebrations, band and orchestra concerts, West student picnic and yearbook signing, and 8th-grade Recognition. We continue to build back many activities that we lost due to pandemic mitigation. West staff and students look forward to these opportunities.
As in last week's weekly, the state assessment window is up ahead. We will be testing on the following dates in the building.
- Apr 19-23: Kansas ELA Assessment during ELA Classes - Grades 6, 7, 8
- Apr 26-30: Kansas Math Assessment during Math Classes - Grades 6, 7, 8
- May 3-7: Kansas Science Assessment during Science Classes - Grade 8 Only
If a distance learning student is in a class with in-person learners, their teacher will be providing an asynchronous learning activity during testing. Teachers have been sharing this information for these class sections.
Respectfully,
Dr. Kempf
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!
State Assessments Coming Up!
Spirit Week - The week of April 26th!
8th Grade Recognition - 5/25/21 - 1:00 p.m.
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Model United Nations & Future City Applications Are Now Available For Next Year!
Future City Wants Your Old Broken Small Appliances!
Upload Tennis or Track Photos for the Yearbook!
Hello everyone, If you’ve taken any pictures of tennis or track meets please send them in to edesign ASAP so we can use them for the yearbook!! HERE We have reopened this service and ask that you fill out the information along with your photo upload. Thanks so much.
Bailey Kivett - Yearbook Sponsor
Warhawk Shop is Now Online!
Hello, West Families! COVID-19 may have all of us learning from a distance (whether it's 6 feet or miles apart) but it's still a great day to be a Warhawk! School spirit is one way for us all to feel a little more connected to our school community until we can be together again in person. You can get your West gear at the Warhawk Shop which is now available for browsing online! If you see a design that you like, use the order button to email me with what you'd like to buy. After receiving your order, I will reply with your order total, payment instructions, and arrange a pick up time. Get your Warhawk spirit on (even from home)!
You can browse the Warhawk Shop here: https://sites.google.com/usd497.org/warhawkshop/home
Holden Kraus
West Student Council Sponsor
FREE STATE HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
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QOTW - Quote of the Week
"Whatever you are, be a good one."
---Abraham Lincoln