WILDCAT WEEKLY
January 14 - 18, 2019
Wildcat Community
Here is this week's newsletter highlighting upcoming events and celebrating the accomplishments of our amazing students and staff.
As always, please reach out to us with any needs or questions.
Finals Start Friday!
Finals begin this Friday. See the finals schedule below:
Finals Schedule January 18-25, 2019
PTO Meeting January 16
There will be a budget activity for our parent community to work through. This will provide information around the Beaverton School District's budget constraints and priorities moving into next school year.
Grad Night Fundraiser
for Westview 2019 Grad Night.
No flyer needed.
From College and Career Center
- Family College Financial Planning Presentation Wed. Jan. 23rd, 6:30-8:00 pm.
- Future Connect Scholarship and PCC Foundation Scholarship presentation and workshop Thur. Jan. 17 @ 1:00 in the CCC.
- PCC Diesel Day Friday, Feb. 8th 9:30-1:30. Free field trip for juniors and seniors, lunch provided. Receive an overview of the program, hear from reps from industry in Fleet Services such as FedEx, Truck Dealership Services such as Freightliner, Engines and Power Generation such as Cummins Pacific and Peterson Caterpillar, and Heavy Equipment and Material Handling.
- Seniors: Finish your FAFSA or ORSAA Application and enter to win a mini fridge! Stop by the CCC for details. Students should have their FAFSA or ORSAA complete before February so they don't miss important deadlines!
- This is a busy time of year please CLICK HERE for more events and support from the WHS College and Career Center.
WHS Technology
New this week on our WHS Technology for Parents and Students Site:
- Library: Tuesday Night Maker Club: free supplies and support to learn how to build.
Life360: An amazing app to keep track of your busy family
Digital Citizenship: Want to start the discussion with your student about how to act ethically online? This week's newsletter has a link to support beginning that conversation.: http://bit.ly/whsfuture
- Apps WHS Student learned about this week: Check out the newsletter to see what our WHS students learned about this week including: how to use AdobeSpark to create NPR StoryCorps Presentations. http://bit.ly/whsfuture
Beaverton Transportation Department
Bus Drivers needed!
FULL MEDICAL, DENTAL, & VISION BENEFITS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
New Wage Scale Effective July 1, 2018
Hourly Wages From $17.57/hr to $22.62/hr!!
SchoolMessenger Parent Contact Adjustments for Attendance Notifications
After feedback from parents and guardians, the District has made some adjustments to attendance notifications. We will no longer automatically call parent work phone numbers for attendance notifications. Your primary, home and cell phone will still receive automatic attendance calls.
If you have a direct work line and would like to continue to receive calls at work, please log in to SchoolMessenger InfoCenter and select your work phone as one of the numbers to call. Please note the system is unable to call extensions. We will also begin uploading all parent email addresses into SchoolMessenger for attendance notifications.
Remember, you can manage their contact preferences in SchoolMessenger InfoCenter at any time.
REMINDERS
Upcoming Senior Class dates:
January 23 - College Financial Planning Seminar 6:30pm @ WHS
January 31- OSAC Workshop in CCC
February 1 - FAFSA/ORSAA applications (for best opportunity to access grant and scholarship opportunities)
February 6- Senior Project Progress Log #3 Due
February 15- OSAC Early Application Deadline
Feb 19 - March 1– AP Registration (forms available on the website)
March 1- OSAC Application Due
March 1- Future Connect Scholarship Application Due
March 20- Senior Project Progress Log #4 Due
Open Enrollment for 2019-2020 School Year
The Beaverton School District will offer open enrollment for students living within the BSD service area for the 2019-20 school year at the schools listed below.
Applications for open enrollment are available in ENGLISH and SPANISH at each school and at the Administration Center, 16550 SW Merlo Rd., and will be accepted from Monday, December 10, 2018 through Tuesday, January 22, 2019 prior to 2:00 p.m. Students may only apply to two schools. Completed applications should be returned to the school for which the student is applying. Applications to more than two (2) buildings will be denied.
Elementary Schools (# of open slots)
Barnes (20)
Errol Hassell (10)
Fir Grove (30)
Kinnaman (20)
McKay (30)
Terra Linda (20)
Vose (16)
Middle Schools (# of open slots)
Whitford (30)
High Schools (# of open slots)
Beaverton (30)
Southridge (30)
There are some important factors families must consider when applying for open enrollment:
- Transportation to the new school is the responsibility of the family. Buses do not travel from the resident school to the open enrollment school; however, occasionally the student may live close to the attendance boundary of the open enrollment school. In this case, parents may submit a written request by completing a “No Transportation Zone Request Form.”
- Approval is for the duration of the current school level only (i.e., elementary, middle or high school).
- There is no guarantee of sibling applications being approved.
- Commitment to attend any school should be for the entire academic year.
- A lottery system may have to be implemented if there are more applications than allocations available.
- Copies of the completed applications will be distributed by the receiving school principal, pending a letter or conversation with the parent/guardian of the student.
Parents will be informed of the decisions by the principal of the school applied to within one week after the conclusion of the open enrollment period. Parents will need to confirm acceptance at that time.
Contact your school if you have any questions regarding the process.
Important Dates
Inclement Weather Information
School closure or delayed start decisions will typically be communicated to media outlets and posted on the District website, Facebook and Twitter by 5:30 a.m.
We encourage families to make transportation and attendance decisions for their child(ren) based on their own assessment of travel conditions at their location.
When all district schools and facilities are closed
All daytime and evening activities/events on closure days are canceled.
When there is a 2-hour delay in opening school and buses are on snow routes
All schools will open two hours later than regularly scheduled.
The following classes/programs are canceled:
o AM early intervention
o AM Preschool Classes
o AM Health Careers & Auto Program
Terra Nova Program is canceled all day.
There will be no bus service for Bonny Slope, Nancy Ryles and Sato elementary schools.
Bus services will not be provided to McKinney-Vento students living outside of the district.
When school is on time and buses are on snow routes
All schools operate on regular daily schedules.
There will be no bus service for Bonny Slope, Nancy Ryles and Sato elementary schools
Terra Nova Program is canceled all day.
If the weather forecast calls for declining weather conditions throughout the day, the district will implement snow routes for PM dismissal.
When weather conditions necessitate an early closure of schools
We encourage you to refer to the BSD website, SchoolMessenger and local media for more detailed information.
All daytime and evening activities/events are canceled.
Wednesday – Early Dismissal School Days
The District will not have a 2-hour delay on Wednesday. The District will maintain a regular
Wednesday schedule with Early Release or close schools for the day.
Upcoming Week
Monday, January 14, B Day
Tuesday, January 15, A Day
Mock Interviews Make-up Day – Library (Juniors who missed their Mock
Interview will be notified)
Wednesday, January 16, B Day
PTO Meeting 6:30 pm
Thursday, January 17, A Day
Friday, January 18, B Day
8th Period Final
Athletics
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Pictures From Last Week
Thank You Office Haley (our SRO)
One Acts
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It's going to be a great year! - Matt
Email: matthew_pedersen@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/schools/westview
Phone: (503)-356-3020
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Twitter: @WestviewCats
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advocate for their future goals.