CB West High School
West Times Newsletter 8.12.21
NEWS FROM THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
Student Schedules for the 2021-2022 school year will be available on the Student Portal on Friday, August 20th at 8:00 AM. Schedules will not be mailed home. Please note that no schedule changes will be made unless it is a request for a level change (approved by administration) or a prerequisite issue.
Senior College Planning Session:
The Senior Counselors, Valerie D’Alonzo and Shannon Ryan, are hosting a Senior College Planning Session on Thursday, 9/9 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM in the CBW Auditorium, just prior to Back to School Night. Senior students and parents are encouraged to attend. Topics relate to the college application process, including reviewing the Common Application, requesting transcripts and recommendations in Naviance, and more. There will be a separate district Financial Aid Night (virtual) on 10/7 (see below).
PSAT’s for 10th and 11th grade students:
PSAT’s for 10th and 11th grade students will be held on Saturday, October 16th PSAT at CB West. Registration will be open on the My Payments Plus website from August 16th until September 14th. All who register during this period will be guaranteed an exam. The registration window has been moved to be in line with College Board’s calendar, to ensure all who want to test can sign up and receive a test.
The PSAT is recommended for all college-bound 10th & 11th grade students as practice for the SAT. Current Juniors, who may have taken the PSAT last year, are encouraged to take the PSAT again as Juniors, as this administration may qualify them for National Merit Scholarship recognition. Please visit the Testing page of the Guidance website for details and registration instructions.
CBSD Financial Aid Overview will be held at 6:30 PM on Thursday, October 7th. This will be a VIRTUAL event, hosted by Ms. Fran McKeown, our PHEAA representative. Families of 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students are welcome to tune in for this informative workshop which will review the types of financial aid, the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), and other important considerations for financing a college education. We will provide the link through this newsletter, and on our Financial Aid page, closer to the event.
Families of CBSD Senior students are encouraged to view the Virtual FAFSA Workshop, to be held on Tuesday, November 16th. Fran McKeown will also host this event, and she will guide families through completing the FAFSA and the State Grant application. Link will be provided closer to the event.
10th Grade Laptop Distribution
Class of 2024! Your laptops will be ready for pickup on Friday, August 20th, 2021 at the conclusion of the Welcome to West Day.
Your Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e (and laptop bag) may be picked up in the CB West cafeteria between 11am and 3pm for students who have paid the $75.00 usage fee.
What steps does a family need to take prior to device handout?
- Visit: https://www.cbsd.org/1to1
- Parent/Guardian and Student will click on and read the 1:1 Handbook.
- Parent/Guardian signs the user agreement and pays the $75 user fee via MyPaymentsPlus (MPP). Upon submitting the fee and MPP agreement you are confirming that you have reviewed the information with your child. (Charger and stylus pen are included in user fee. No need to pay for these separately unless you want extra or need a replacement in the future.)
For more information please visit this website: Technology & Innovation / 2021-22 Parent Email (cbsd.org)
First Day of School!
- The first day of school for ALL students is Monday, August 30, 2021.
- MBIT students see below for schedule.
- The school day begins promptly at 7:25 AM. All students MUST be in their assigned class by that time. Otherwise, they will be considered late to school.
- CB West will be operating on a Special Schedule on the first day of school. This schedule will allow us to hold Welcome Assemblies for all three classes. The schedule will be as follows:
First Day of School Schedule
Monday, August 30, 2021
*Advisory (7:25-9:25)
- Junior Assembly (7:45-8:15)
- Sophomore Assembly (8:20-8:50)
- Senior Assembly (8:55-9:25)
1st Block (9:25-10:23)
2nd Block (10:28-11:26)
3rd Block (11:31-1:21)
- A lunch (11:31-12:01)
- B lunch (12:11-12:41)
- C lunch (12:51-1:21)
*Students report directly to advisory at beginning of the school day. Students should wait for an announcement before proceeding to the Auditorium for their assembly.
*Students with First Marking Period Late Arrival are expected to be in school by 7:25 AM on the first day of school and should also report directly to advisory.
NOTE:
- School begins on August 30th for MBIT students.
- MBIT students will attend Middle Bucks Institute of Technology on this day. Therefore, the following information is very important.
AM Session MBIT Students:
AM session MBIT students must board the MBIT bus by 7:20 AM. There are two MBIT buses located at the end of MacFarlane Lane near Memorial Drive.
At the conclusion of MBIT, AM session students will be dropped off at CB West and must report directly to study hall located in the cafeteria.
PM Session MBIT Students:
PM session MBIT students will be dismissed from 2nd block class at 10:40 AM. Students must report directly to the small end of the cafeteria for lunch. Students will be dismissed from lunch to the MBIT buses that are located outside the cafeteria at 11:10 AM. The PM MBIT buses return to CB West by 2:30 PM for dismissal.
Attention Sophomores and Students New to West!
Attention Juniors and Seniors!
Juniors and Seniors who meet the requirements for Privilege will have it indicated directly on their student schedules. Each marking period, “Privilege 11” or “Privilege 12” will appear in the advisory area of eligible students’ schedules. A reminder that Juniors and Seniors with Privilege must report to their assigned Study Halls each day to check in with the monitors. Sophomores are not eligible for Privilege. Please click on the following link to the student handbook for a list of requirements that students must meet in order to receive Privilege and details about the system.
Student Parking
The student parking lottery is now over. Students can still submit paperwork, but parking spaces will be assigned by the safety and security office.
All students who drive to CB West, whether they park in the lots or on the street, must register their vehicles. Parking registration forms are located in the security office and on the CB West Website. Students may not park on MacFarlane Lane or in the Faculty Parking Lots or in Spaces 200-210, 260-279, 319-344 and 374-385. Spaces 203-209 are for visitors.
The cost for student parking permits for the 2021-2022 school year is as follows:
Full Year Permit - $100
2nd Semester Permit - $60
Additionally, we must continue to be good neighbors. Therefore, we ask that students DO NOT park in the YMCA parking lot, the First Baptist Church of Doylestown parking lot, or at Chestnut Grove.
CLICK here to access 2021-2022 Parking Registration Forms on CB West's Website.
Athletic Passes
Welcome back Bucks fans! We hope you enjoyed your summer and are looking forward to coming out and supporting our student athletes this school year. Below is a link for this year’s CBSD Athletic Passes. Please feel free to contact us in the athletic office if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you all in the stands in a few weeks.
Antler Yearbook Information
Don't forget to reserve your child an Antler yearbook for this school year. Until the end of September, the Antler will hold a Back to School special, where yearbooks will be only $70! Online ordering is officially open starting August 30th at www.jostens.com. Don't delay - reserve your child's high school memories today! Visit the Antler website for more information.
Student Emergency Information
Each year, the Central Bucks School District requires our families to fill out a Student Emergency & Information Form.
This year, we are asking that you complete your family’s Student Emergency & Information Form online by September 14, 2021.
The online form will ask you to confirm and/or update the following:
- Demographic Information
- Emergency Contacts
- Health Information, including permission for emergency care and analgesic administration
- Media Release Preferences
Click here to be directed to your Parent Portal account to complete the Census Verification form.
Thank you for taking the time to update this important information.
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For detailed information about this process, including a User Guide, please click here.
If you do not have a Parent Portal account, please follow this link to request one.
If you need help filling out the online form, email or call Lori Rebstock.
lrebstock@cbsd.org
267.893.5714
If you need technical support, please email parentportal@cbsd.org.
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FROM PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has revised the immunization requirements for students.
State law requires that all immunizations must be completed within the first 5 days of school.
Please click here for further details.
If the student is in the middle of a series and it is too soon for the next dose, the parents must provide the school nurse with a plan for immunizations (signed by a health care provider) within the first 5 days. If the student has incomplete immunizations and no medical plan, the student will be excluded from school.
You may check your child’s school immunization record by logging onto the parent portal through the district website at this link or by consulting with your child’s physician.
Picture Day
ALL students, including seniors, need to have their picture taken to receive an ID badge, even if you are not purchasing photos. ID badges are required for sophomores, juniors and seniors. Photo packets will be handed out during advisory on the first day of school to sophomores and juniors. Seniors who will be ordering pictures should print the Picture Day order form or stop by the reception desk in the main lobby to pick up a form. Picture re-takes are scheduled for October 14th.
SENIOR PORTRAITS
Back-To-School Night
Central Bucks West’s Back-to-School Night is on Thursday, September 9 at 7:00 PM. Upon arrival to CB West, you should report directly to your child's advisory/homeroom classroom. Advisory/homeroom will begin at 7:00 PM. Throughout the evening, you will have the opportunity to follow the schedule of your son or daughter, meet your child's teachers, and hear a brief presentation about the courses. A blank schedule is available on our website. Please ask your child to complete this information for your convenience in planning your classroom visits. To print the Back-To-School Night Blank Schedule, CLICK HERE.
If your child took a Keystone Exam in Winter 2020/2021, your child's Keystone Score Report will be available for pick-up during the Back-To-School Night Advisory Period. Keystone Student Score Reports that are not picked up on Back-To-School Night will be sent home at a later date.
CB West Parent Council
We look forward to continuing our partnership with parents through the 2021-2022 Central Bucks West Parent Council. Membership to the council is open to all interested CB West parents.
Meetings are scheduled for the following Wednesdays in the Tower Room off of the Main Lobby, beginning at 9:00 AM and concluding at 10:30 AM:
September 22, 2021
October 20, 2021
November 17, 2021
January 19, 2022
February 23, 2022
March 23, 2022
April 20, 2022
Some of the goals of the group will be:
- To foster a dialogue between the home and school through the collegial sharing of ideas and concerns
- To undertake project(s) as developed by the group
- To support the school in the community by information sharing
We hope you will be able to participate in our 2021-2022 Parent Council.
National Honor Society
The advisers of the National Honor Society would like you to know that they emailed letters to all juniors and seniors eligible to apply to the National Honor Society. If your son or daughter had a 3.7 GPA at the end of the second semester, please have them check their CBSD email for information on the NHS and how to apply. We strongly recommend that eligible students complete their applications over the summer. For 2021 applicants, the completed applications and associated evaluation forms are due by 3PM on Friday, September 17 in the principal's office. For more information, please check the NHS website below, or email Ms. Graney (cgraney@cbsd.org) and/or Mrs. Micucci (cmicucci@cbsd.org).
CB West NHS website: https://www.cbsd.org/Page/6611
Children’s Health Insurance Program
CHIP is Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program for uninsured children and teens up to age 19.
Click on the link for more information about CHIP.
About Us
Website: http://www.cbsd.org/Domain/30
Location: 375 West Court Street, Doylestown, PA, United States
Phone: 267.893.2500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbschools
Twitter: @CBWestHS