WHS Warrior Bulletin
9/9/2020
This week
In this issue
- Facebook Vote for WHS student Andrew
- Green Schedule Thursday, Sept. 17
- Final Extended Campus Survey
- Free Meals for All Students
- Health Screenings and Health Office #2
- ACT Information
Upcoming Dates to Note
- Thursday, September 17, 2020 First Day Green Schedule All Students attend.
- Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 Professional Learning Day for staff, no school for students.
- Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 ACT test for senior students. All senior students attend to take the ACT missed last March 24, 2020 due to COVID-19. No attendance for 9th, 10th, or 11th grade students on this day.
- Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 Students have school
Support Westside Student Andrew in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge
Please support Westside student Andrew in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge. Go to this link
https://facebook.com/watch/?v=973542166477603&extid=EPUaDMrz3ZUNEroz
Like the video or react to it with a Love, Haha, or Wow to vote. Sharing the video can also count as a vote. You can watch it here, but please go to the link to vote.
Green Schedule Starts Sept. 17
- All in person students attend on M, T, Th, and F each week. (Note Sept. 23 change due to ACT testing and professional day)
- Extended Campus learners continue to use assignments and resources through the learning management system for each course and attend scheduled Webex sessions.
- We will continue to rotate through a Day 1-Day 5 schedule.
- Day 1=Monday classes shown on student's schedule.
- Day 2=Tuesday classes shown on student's schedule.
- Day 3=Wednesday classes shown on student's schedule.
- Day 4=Thursday classes shown on student's schedule.
- Day 5=Friday classes shown on student's schedule.
- Sept. 17 will be a Day 2 (Tuesday Class Schedule)
For the currently planned high school schedule through October 23, 2020, download the pdf calendar below.
Complete Final Survey regarding Extended Campus by Sept. 15
Who Should Fill Out This Survey
- Families/students on extended campus learning who intend to stay on extended campus learning.
- Families/students on extended campus learning who intend to return to school Sept. 17, 2020.
- Families/students attending in person currently and would like to change to extended campus learning starting on Sept. 17.
- If your student(s) are attending in person and the plan is to continue attending in person, there is no need to fill out the survey.
- The survey contains information regarding the format of courses for students attending via extended campus learning to assist in decision making.
- Please complete by the end of the day on Sept. 15.
- Link to Survey
Free Meals for all Students
We have great news! The USDA and NDE Nutrition Services have provided additional funding as an extension of the CARES act due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Until further notice all Westside current K-12 students will receive breakfast and lunch meals for FREE. This opportunity will run through the end of the calendar year 2020 or until directed by the NDE Nutrition Services. Meals included are all student meals served in Westside Community Schools as well as those meals taken home for extended campus learning. (Any extra servings, bottled water, or grab and go items above and beyond a complete breakfast and lunch will be charged accordingly.) We are hopeful this will help our students and families as we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Nothing needs to be done to receive the benefits of this program.
Please note, while this program will run retroactively from September 1, we strongly encourage you, if you have not already, to fill out our Free/Reduced Meals Application. This could benefit your family when this extension ends. CLICK HERE to review: https://www.myschoolapps.com/. ALL STUDENTS at WESTBROOK and WESTGATE Elementary Schools receive FREE MEALS under the Nebraska Department of Education’s Community Eligibility Provision. This will stay in effect for the entire school year.
Meal Pickup
For all extended campus learning we will continue to provide take home meals. Pick-up will take place each Wednesday at your child’s school through the remainder of the first quarter. We will follow the same practices we have had in place since the start of the school year, and need all families who intend to use this service to sign up so we have enough meals available. CLICK HERE to sign up (this is anonymous, but will allow our Nutrition Services team to prepare as needed.) https://forms.gle/m8cEQawscdeWxe5b6
For meals taken for extended campus learning, please note the following:
We will provide 1 day or 5 days worth of lunch or breakfast and lunch for each child in your household, depending on need.
Pick-up times are 8:30 AM-12:30 PM each Wednesday at your child’s school. There is also a 4:00 PM-6:00 PM pick-up option for K-8 students at the WMS and WHS and West Campus students at WHS.
Additional Resources
Finally, please know we have additional resources available at Westside Community Schools to ensure our students and families are supported. If you would like to access the Westside Food Pantry or the Westside Clothing Closet, please contact your child’s principal or Director of Student Services Robert Aranda at Aranda.robert@westside66.net. These resources are available to our families on an anonymous and private basis.
Health Office Information
- This is a required activity for schools by the state of Nebraska.
- We will be having small groups of students come from homeroom over the coming months to complete these screenings.
Health Office #2
- We have set up a second health office at school to be used for assessing students who may be ill during the school day.
- The purpose of this procedure is to keep our main Health Office clean and available for the normal routines of managing medications, ice packs, bandages, and other basic first aid we provide to our students and staff.
- If your student would feel ill during the day, they can email our school nurse or call the health office directly to arrange meeting at Health Office #2
- Nurse email matthews.april@westside66.net
- Health Office Phone 402-343-2624
Upcoming ACT Test Dates
Other information about National ACT testing
Westside High School is a test site for the national test date on Saturday, October 24. Interested juniors and seniors can sign up for this test date and others through the ACT web site
ACT has added some additional test dates. Here is some information we have about other metro schools:
Elkhorn South has added 5 additional dates with limited capacity: September 13, September 19, October 10, October 17, October 25
Papillion-LaVista South has added October 10
Papillion-LaVista has added October 17
At this time we do not believe Omaha Public Schools are hosting any test dates while the OPS schools are closed.