MANKATO WEST TRIPLE "A" WINNERS: West High School students Will Fischenich and Claire Hemstock received the Triple “A” (academics, athletics, arts) Award, which recognizes students who have excelled in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in fine arts.

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS: Congratulations to Isabella Aase and Afnaan Hashmi who have qualified as a National Merit Finalist! They will be considered for National Merit Scholarships.

3X STATE CHAMPION WRESTLER: On Saturday, senior Charlie Pickell won his third state championship title at the State Wrestling Meet!

BOYS SWIM & DIVE: Congratulations to our boys swim and dive team who competed at the State Swimming and Diving Meet this past weekend!

As we move into Spring, students across the district will be taking various assessments to provide our school with valuable data regarding student growth. Please be aware of these dates as you are making appointments and/or scheduling vacations.

• ACT Testing: Tuesday, March 24th for all juniors
• MCA & NWEA Testing: Tuesday, April 21st - Wednesday, April 22nd for all freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.
• MCA Testing: Last week of April for juniors (based on science course).

For more information, please see the testing letter shared with all parents and guardians.

If you are looking for some additional support for your student prior to the ACT Exam on March 24th, you can sign up for the ZAPS ACT seminar through the Community Ed program by going to the link here.

Last week, several Mankato West staff members attended Rick Wormeli's Standard-Based Grading conference in Bloomington. As you may be aware, our schools are incorporating Standards-Based Grading practices as a way to more accurately track and communicate student performance by focusing more on the evidence of learning associated with specific course standards.

We will continue to share information with students and families as we develop our practices around Standards Based Grading.

Don't miss out on ordering your Mankato West High School 2019-2020 yearbook! Orders are due by Friday, April 3rd!

Order your yearbook online HERE.

If you are the parent of a senior and are interested in purchasing a grad ad for your student, follow the link HERE to find out more about ordering and designing an ad. Grad ads must be ordered by Wednesday, March 11th.

Contact Yearbook Advisor Meredith Mayra with any questions at mmayra1@isd77.org.

Naviance, our district College and Career Readiness tool, has updated its password requirements for parents. If you are a parent/guardian who has not logged into Naviance yet this year, you will be required to reset your password the next time you log in, starting on January 27th. (Note: If you have logged into Naviance AFTER Dec 16th, your login experience will not change.) Student login access has not changed.

If you need additional support with Naviance or have questions, please reach out to your student's counselor.

• Choir Concert - Monday, March 9th @ 7:0 PM
  

• 2 Hour Late Start - Tuesday, March 10th

• String Fest '20 - Tuesday, March 10th @ 12:00 PM

Find Basketball events here:

https://big9conference.org/public/genie/4/school/1/

Visit the MWHS Calendar of events here:

https://whs.isd77.org/families/stay-connected/calendar

• Army - Wednesday, March 4th @ 10:00 AM
• National Guard - Wednesday, March 11th @ 10:00 AM
• University of Minnesota (Morris) - Monday, March 16th @ 10:00 AM

With our winter weather comes the possibility of late starts, cancellations or early releases. Here is a link to weather-related information from our district website.