HELLO WOLF PACK STUDENTS AND FAMILIES,

We hope that you have been able to connect with your quarter 3 teachers and are engaged with them.

If you have a questions about your Quarter 3 classes, contact your teacher via email or during their scheduled availability.

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

We celebrate our diversity within our school community. February is a special month of acknowledgement and recognition of Black History Month. It is an annual celebration of the many achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history. This week, we continue the celebration at WHHS!

See the reading list HERE.

Exchanges will be done weekly:

• Mondays through April 2021.

• 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

• Location: Tech Help Office (see map on page 3)

• (all visitors must check in with the Front Receptionist in the Main Office prior to going to the Tech Help Office)

• Tuesdays through Fridays through April 2021.

• 7:30 am - 12:00 pm

• Location: Library (see map on page 3)

• (all visitors must check in with the Front Receptionist in the Main Office prior to going to the library)

  
  

  Questions? Click HERE or contact Assistant Principal John Hoadley

  • Call 619-956-0422 or email jlhoadley@guhsd.net

• order.pandaexpress.com
• OR use the Panda Express App to place your pick up order.

This fundraiser is available nationwide with our code! ANY Panda Express location!

Need more info? Please click HERE.

• February 15th- No School- Campus closed in observance of Washington's Day
  
• March 12th- End of Quarter 3
  
• Monday March 15th - Thursday March 25th -Campus closed for Spring Break
  
• Friday March 26th- Quarter 4 begins- No students attend campus: log in to your email, check Schoology or Google Classroom for your distance learning schedule, activities, assignments & class updates.

Please click HERE for our tutorial schedule. All students (including blended and distance learners) are encouraged to attend any sessions that we offer tutorial services for!

Be well Wolf Pack!

Questions? Please click HERE and/or please email Ms. B at cbiggerstaff@guhsd.net for zoom codes and more information!

Last week our committee meet and discussed many different items!

If you would like to join us in our next meeting, please email April Baker (abaker@guhsd.net) or Robin Ballarin (rballarin@guhsd.net) and we will add you to the email invite. Our next meeting time is February 23, 2021 from 4:00pm-5:00pm.

Our sub-committees were the idea of students in our committee at large and are student lead! We welcome all who want to work on our racial, gender, religious and cultural equity issues within our community.

You may read the notes from our latest meeting here.

The information in THIS DOCUMENT is current as of 1/25/21. Sports may begin practice when we reach one Tier below their assigned Tier. Competitions may not take place until their assigned Tier is reached. In addition, students may only participate in one sport at a time.

Thank you to our Athletic Director, Lucas Hondros, and Assistant Principal, Mrs. Baker, for keeping us up to date in these challenging times.

Enjoy doing Ganners or belly flops or just want to see how to dive, then come join our dive team??!!

We practice Monday to Friday from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM.

You need a physical and fill out clearance forms online on the West Hills Athletic Page.

After that come out and enjoy bouncing and flying off a diving board.

If you have any questions feel free to email Coach Searls at spderman6@gmail.com

If you did not order a senior shirt before winter break, fear not, we are placing a second order!

Deadline to purchase is Friday, February 12th!

CLICK HERE to purchase and PRE ORDER your senior shirt for $20. You can also purchase your shirts in person at the Finance Office!

If you already purchased a shirt and did not pick it up last week, you can get your shirt at the Finance Office. Please use the OUTSIDE window for service. Our Finance Office is:

• OPEN from 7:00am-11:45am and 1:00pm-3:30pm
• CLOSED from 11:45am-1:00pm for lunch.
  

Also, please see the Class of 2021 UPDATE that was sent out to all Senior Students and Parents/Guardians last week.

Sincerely,

Class of 2021

• crisis/access lines,
• phone apps designed to support mental health,
• some wellness tips from our Youth Advisors.
  

Also, please see our upcoming parent forum! More info below..

Please click HERE for more information!

Questions? Please contact Assistant Principal's Secretary Mrs. Lenhoff at 619.956.0425 or mlenhoff@guhsd.net.

As part of our ongoing effort to increase learning, teachers began tracking student participation on a daily basis on January 11. Previously, participation was tracked weekly and was tied to completion of weekly assignments.

Starting on Monday, January 25, parents and guardians will have access to the attendance tab in the Campus Parent Portal so you can track your student’s daily class participation.

Teachers have shared their participation guidelines with your students. Those guidelines may include:

• Attendance at required live Zoom meetings

• Accessing assignments in Schoology or Google Classroom.

• Student self-reporting in the Student Campus Portal before 3:00 pm (Video Instructions). Self-reporting entries are accepted or amended by each teacher.

Teachers may also have other participation guidelines specific to their classes. Please contact your student's teacher with any questions.

Need more info? Click HERE for the memo that was sent to parents last month.

Please click HERE for more information!

If the answer is "yes" to either question then please remember these important guidelines:

• All work hours must be outside of school hours.
• This means you cannot work during the classes you are enrolled in (following our bell schedule day) and when your teacher has required zoom meetings.

• Students must meet and maintain a 2.0 G.P.A (grade point average) to obtain and keep a work permit.
• Attend school regularly (including zoom sessions) on time to obtain and keep a work permit.

Click HERE for more information about obtaining a new or updated work permit.

Hello Wolf Pack students and families,

Thank YOU for being so responsible, respectful and honorable in staying home if you are ill. We are truly grateful to all in our school community who have emailed, called or let us know of a student's positive circumstance and in keeping them home to fully recover. While we do get notification from the Public Health Department, YOU find out before we do and this makes all the difference on campus!

If you have any signs or symptoms of covid, or if you have had close contact (live in the same household) with someone who has tested positive:

• Please stay home.
• Email our nurse Lori Farra at Lfarra@guhsd.net or call her at 619-956-0471.
• Please include the last date your student was on campus (if they were).
• You can also email teachers (although for student privacy, you do not need to disclose why the student might not be turning in work right away or on campus for 10 days).
  

As a reminder, everyone coming onto campus is required to wear a mask, get their temperature taken, keep 6 ft. social distance, and wash hands frequently.

Thank you for helping us to keep our school community safe.

Go Wolf Pack!

Thank you and Go Wolf Pack!

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.

With Valentine's Day coming up, again we highlight the BALLOONS and No Latex of any kind on campus campus policy.

No balloons are allowed on campus other than non-latex ones used by or approved by ASB . They are a distraction to the learning environment and pose severe health risks.

All balloon bouquets brought to school must be kept in the office until the end of the day.

**Balloons are not allowed in the stadium or the Gym including graduation and other events.**

Contact WHHS Administration if you have any questions in regards to Balloons.

For more information, see our policy on page 22 or contact your assigned Assistant Principal.

Please remember:

• to WEAR FACE MASKS at all times while on campus: This is NOT optional.
• if you are wearing a clear face shield, you MUST WEAR A FACE MASK in addition to the face shield.

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!