HELLO WOLF PACK STUDENTS AND FAMILIES,

Welcome to this week's addition of the Wolf Call Weekly for the Week of Nov. 9-13. In an effort to continue improving communication to our families and community of West Hills High School, please take a moment to review the weekly, informative messages below. Are you looking for previous editions of the Wolf Call Weekly? The West Hills website has them as a resource. (Info, Wolf Call Weekly)

We encourage your participation as an active reader of these communications that will help bridge our communication between WHHS and Students & Families. Thank you for your continued support for all students at West Hills!

WHHS Administration,

Robin Ballarin, Principal

Apri Baker, Assistant Principal (A-G)

Carrie Gaeir, Assistant Principal (H-O)

John Hoadley, Assistant Principal (P-Z)

Cyndi Nowlen, Manager of School Facilities

"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence."

-Colin Powell made history by becoming the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-the highest military position in the Department of Defense, Oct. 1, 1989. At age 52, he became the youngest officer to serve in this position. Powell made history again when he became the first appointed African American Secretary of State, Jan. 20, 2001.

In observance of Veteran's Day there will be no School on Wednesday November 11th.

Cohort B/Wednesday Cohort will attend school on Monday November 9th.

We are excited to announce that in-person and Zoom tutorials will be available to all students. If a student doesn't already have a Zoom meeting with one of their teachers, we highly encourage them to attend one of our tutorials. Please click THIS LINK to view the tutorial schedule. Make sure to read the "Important Tutorial Information" section at the bottom!

Check out this video on the 5 Star App to learn more about this tool we hope to be using soon! The 5 Star App allows for voting in school elections, taking polls, and gaining points by participating in school activities.

Each month, the WHHS library creates a calendar with interesting information and links to explore. For November, we highlighted National Native American Heritage Month, National Veterans and Military Families Month, National Novel Writing Month, and National Gratitude Month. Print and/or bookmark your own copy to follow along.

Please see https://bit.ly/nov20cal for the November calendar!

English Language Learner parents/guardians are an essential part of our school community. WHHS is looking for parents interested in joining the ELAC & DELAC meetings.

The ELAC is an advisory committee comprised of ALL ELL parents/guardians of multilingual students.

The purpose of the committee is:
to participate in the education of the students,
to advise the school on issues related to their students,
to advise the principal and other decision-makers about the programs and services for English learners.

Please consider joining ELAC by completing the following interest form. Once completed, the EL Coordinator, Mrs. Barbra Ruggles, will contact you via email regarding attending 3 zoom meetings this school year.

I hope to see you there on November 16th @ 9:00am for our next ELAC parent meeting. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Barbra Ruggles by email at bruggles@guhsd.net

Thank you very much,
Barbra Ruggles

Informational Flyer

ELAC Interest Form

Check out Mr. Peterson, English Teacher, where Freshman students are continuing to learn about the writing process all while practicing social distancing and proper sanitation. In today's lesson, students are evaluating body paragraphs for the Scarlet Ibis. Next week students will begin writing a second body paragraph. Thank you Mr. Peterson and students for allowing us to "peek into your classroom!"

Please take a look through our most recent (October Edition) of the Counselor's Corner for important news you can use with grade level specific information.

Students and Parents/Guardians:

The faculty and staff are proud to partner with you in the education of your student. Educational success for all students cannot be complete without an effective partnership with all parents/guardians. You are the most essential part of your children’s education, and it is important that we build a strong relationship in order to best serve your student’s educational needs.

We strongly encourage you to review the 2020-21 Student Handbook.

This week we highlight BULLYING, PUT DOWNS, DISPARAGING REMARKS, RACIAL SLURS.

The Grossmont Union High School District and WHHS are committed to making the educational environment for students free from bullying and harassment. For more information, see our policy on page 43.

Neck and Face Gaiters Reminder

Also, The CDC has updated their website and our District has asked us to make sure we are not allowing neck and face gaiters on campus any longer. Please see the CDC page here for more information. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Thank you!