Warrior Bulletin
Westside Parent & Student Newsletter for August 26, 2022
UPCOMING CALENDAR DATES
September 2, 2022 - Professional Learning Day (No School for Students)
September 5, 2022 - Labor Day (No School)
NOTES FROM ADMINISTRATION
STUDENT DIGITAL ID CARDS
Students are reminded that Activity Tickets are loaded on their Digital ID card. In order to view the sticker, you need to click on ADDITIONAL CARD DETAILS below the QR code on your ID.
PARKING
Beginning on September 6th, all students who park on-campus MUST HAVE A PARKING PASS. Violators will be ticketed and repeat offenders could have their vehicles booted or towed. Students who have entered the Junior Parking Lottery will be notified of the results on Tuesday, August 30th. Registration for the lottery will remain open through 11:59pm on Sunday, August 28th.
BUSING (IN-DISTRICT STUDENTS)
Beginning on September 6th, ALL IN-DISTRICT STUDENTS MUST HAVE A BUS PASS IN ORDER TO RIDE. Bus passes are purchased through Chief Transportation (402-392-2144).
SAFE SCHOOLS PLAN & PROTOCOL
Make sure to review the 2022-2023 Westside Community Schools Safe School Plan & Protocols. Additionally, please review the Standard Response Protocol that is is place for all Westside Community Schools.
UPDATED COVID GUIDELINES
If a student is positive, email student services and include the name of the student and date symptoms started. The Student Services Team will inform parents of quarantine dates.
Email: studentservices@westside66.net
Positive Test = Return on Day 6 of when symptoms start, upon return to school it is recommended they mask 5 more days
Symptoms = Stay home until symptom free, recommend mask 5 days after return to school
Home Exposure = recommend wear a mask 5 days
Symptoms:
New or Persistent Cough
New Shortness of Breath
New Loss of Taste or Smell
Fever of 100.4*F or higher
Chills
Muscle Aches
Headache
Sore Throat
Nausea or Vomiting
Fatigue
ATHLETICS APP
Westside has launched a new Westside Warriors Sports App to provide all of our students, families, staff and community members with easy access to game schedules, updates, scores and more! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE (link works when using a mobile device) or search Westside Warriors wherever you get your apps.
POWERSCHOOL ACCESS
Parents who need PowerSchool Access to monitor their child's grades/attendance, should contact powerschool.support@westside66.net so an account can be set up.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
To access the WHS Attendance Office, please visit the school website HERE. New this year, parents can fill out a Google Form to report an absence. Additionally, parents who need to call their child out of school should contact the attendance office so an alert can be sent to them through their digital ID about the dismissal. PLEASE NOTE: A note through the digital ID will be the only way your child will be excused from class. Parents do not need to enter the building to pick up their child. Instead, your child will exit the front doors of the building at the time specified. In case of an emergency please call the attendance hotline at 402-343-2626 and leave a voicemail.
COUNSELOR'S CORNER
Make sure to check out the latest WHS School Counseling Department Newsletter!
Westside High School offers free software that tracks and prepares students academically for playing college sports, known as CoreCourseGPA.com. Any student interested in intercollegiate athletics should sign up for an account and speak with their high school coach and school counselor to make sure they are on track with their eligibility.
AUGUST SENIOR INFORMATION
August 27 - SAT
August 31 - Students planning to participate in college athletics should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Additionally, students should register with CoreCourseGPA to check their NCAA eligibility status. More information can be found on the WHS NCAA Initial Eligibility Resources website.
On your radar (August):
Determine which colleges you will apply to, what type of application they require, your chosen admission type for each college, as well as priority scholarship and financial aid deadlines for each specific school.
Students applying to a Common Application school should make sure their account is up to date.
Work on Common Application essay and supplemental essays.
Determine which teachers will write letters of recommendation - Students may only request teacher letters of recommendation if the college to which they are applying requires them. Check in with your teachers to ensure that they are able to write a recommendation for you. Ask each teacher what they will need to write a recommendation for you (e.g., resume, activities list etc.).
Did you complete classes over the summer? Make sure these credits are added to your transcript.
PARENT & STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS
The Support Category of Developmental Assets
Supportive, healthy relationships make a big difference
Many studies over the years confirm that caring, supportive relationships with adults are critical for raising young people who are healthy and resilient. Support means freely giving young people love, affirmation, and acceptance; surrounding young people with caring families, guardians, friends, teachers, neighbors, and other adults; and helping young people know they belong, are not alone, and are both loved and lovable. Support is one of eight asset categories that make up Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets, the qualities, experiences, and relationships that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.
Here are the facts
Research shows that the more loving, supportive, and caring adults a young person knows, the more likely he or she is to grow up healthy. Search Institute has identified six assets in the Support category crucial for helping young people grow up healthy: Family Support, Positive Family Communication, Other Adult Relationships, Caring Neighborhood, Caring School Climate, and Parent Involvement in Schooling.
Tips for building these assets
Developing bonds with young people takes listening and giving of yourself as needed. Be patient. Different kids and situations call for different kinds of support. Comfort, encourage, and help young people. Or simply be there for them. Remember that support doesn’t have to be big or loud to be meaningful.
Also try this
In your home and family: Have each family member name three ways the family supports her or him. Discuss these, as well as the areas (and ways) in which each family member would like to receive more support.
In your neighborhood and community: Model support for young people by being supportive toward others in your neighborhood, both youth and adults—praise them, take time for them, show an interest in them, and work to understand them.
In your school or youth program: Encourage access to at least one caring adult for each young person in the school or youth program.
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Developmental Assets® are positive factors within young people, families, communities, schools, and other settings that research has found to be important in promoting the healthy development of young people. From Instant Assets: 52 Short and Simple E-Mails for Sharing the Asset Message. Copyright © 2007 by Search Institute®, 877-240-7251; www.search-institute.org. This message may be reproduced for educational, noncommercial uses only (with this copyright line). All rights reserved.
Westside High School
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