West Senior High Updates
Week of April 25th, 2022
CALENDAR
- April 26th - Senior Class Meeting (2nd hour)
- April 26th - 11th grade SAT make-ups
- April 27th - Parent Teacher Conferences (appointment only)
- April 28th - 11th grade Workkeys and MSTEP make up
- April 29th - NHS Membership Meeting 7:30am
- April 29th & 30th - Advanced Theatre Performance
- May 2nd - AP Exams begin
- May 12th - Freshman to Career Quest event (morning)
- May 16th - Band Concert
- May 17th - Early Release Day
Links to all school calendars are always at the bottom on this weekly update
Moving?
If your child(ren) will not be attending West Senior High in the fall, please call the office at 933-7703 or email Pamela Jean at jeanpa@tcaps.net.
April 27th Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up (Closes Tuesday)
Our Spring Parent Teacher Conferences can be attended in person or virtually (upon request) 4:30-7:30PM on Wednesday, April 27th. Please click on these directions to sign up!
Parent Teacher Conference Directions
WSH PTC Teacher Appointment Links
Link to look up your child's schedule/teachers: https://powerschool.tcaps.net/public/
TCAPS K-12 Art Show
Band students at MSU
Titan Training Athletes of the Week
APRIL: Class of 2022
Please note the optional Senior Parent Meetings have changed from April 28th to April 27th
April 26
Senior Graduation Assembly / Class Meeting
2nd hour - Auditorium
April 27
Senior Parent Meeting (Optional)
5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. in LMC
This is a 30 minute overview of upcoming Senior events + Q & A
Class of 2022 Celebration: You can make a donation to the parent-run Class of 2022 Celebration using this GO FUND ME below. Thank you! https://gofund.me/7e2cc96d
TCAPS Test Out and Summer Academy Sign Up
- Students that were planning to Test Out of a TCAPS Course, should note that the district registration link closes on Monday.
TCAPS has an optional summer academy that offers credit bearing high school courses in a self-paced virtual format. There are original credit and credit recovery options. Summer school is fee based: https://www.tcaps.net/programs/summerprograms/summeracademy/
Titan Summer Camps & Titan Training
Titan Summer Camp opportunities are available for next year's K thru 12 students! This includes Titan Training for grades 6-12. Contact the WSH Athletic Office with any questions, 231-933-7880. Go West!
Additional camps will be posted under this same link as they are released.
Student Supports
- Academic Assistance & The Testing Center: Available during school hours M-F in the LMC
- Homework Hub: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday for an hour afterschool in the LMC
- Writing Center: Available during 4th hour/all lunches in C202. Contact Mrs. Rintala for details or appointments RintalaKe@tcaps.net
- Math center: Available during 4th hour/all lunches in A108. Contact Mr. Vandalson for details or appointments VanDalsoJe@tcaps.net
- Peer Mediation: By appointment only, contact minorge@tcaps.net
- *Student Mediators have also created a Wellness Center for students in the LMC!
- Food Pantry: Titan Food Pantry Requests
Community and Mental Health Resources
Sextortion (reshared from TCAPS Community Newsletter)
A cybercrime, known as sextorion, is circulating again online and targeting teens, primarily teen males. Recent forms of sextortion involve a predator posing as a teen who is interested in forming a friendship or romantic connection. The online relationship will eventually lead to manipulating the victim to exhange sexual texts and pictures. The teen will then be told this content will be posted to the internet unless a large sum of money is sent to an overseas account via Western Union or PayPal. If the teen says no, the threat escalates. Exact details of the scam vary case by case.
Although we are not aware of this issue in Traverse City, it is happening across Michigan and the US. It is necessary for parents and teens to have an awareness and engage in age-appropriate conversations with their children as a preventative measure about internet safety and sextortion.
If your child becomes a victim of this scam, it is important they understand they are a victim and should not feel shame. Do not comply with the request, stop all communication with the predator, and report the situation.
- Report Online
Trustworthy websites work hard to keep off sexual images of minors and will remove them if notified. You can also report anyone who is posting or sharing images of you. - Report to CyberTipline.org
This tip line can connect you with the experts best suited to work on your case. They may contact the website or the police, or reach out to you for more details. You can report without sharing your name and can even make a report for a friend if they need help. - Report to Law Enforcement
Law enforcement can help stop an image from spreading by working with websites/apps and will talk with the people sharing it.
Prom
Athletic Update
Athletic Events are posted on the Athletic Calendar
Tickets can be purchased in advance on GO FAN for home events
Answers & Resources for Commonly Asked Questions at WSH
Contact
Email: brunanta@tcaps.net
Website: https://www.tcaps.net/wsh
Location: 5376 North Long Lake Road, Traverse City, MI, 49685
Phone: 2319337500
Facebook: facebook.com/TCWSH
Twitter: @tcwsh
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