Class of 2026
Fall is Coming!
Greetings, Class of 2026 Students, Parents, & Guardians,
I recently got back from a wonderful family vacation in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was a much needed break and we had a great time and lots of laughs. When I was younger, I wanted to be a civil liberties lawyer, so we stopped in Selma and Montgomery, AL for a day to learn some of the history of the Civil Rights movement. If you have never been, I highly recommend it. There is so much to see and worthy of more than just the day we had to give.
I do always love this time of year! New outfits for the first day, hearing the band playing, and seeing the teams practicing at the start of the year.....believe it or not, even I still get nervous for the first day! Did you know teachers have dreams related to school before it starts? Ask them! Though I will admit I don't like seeing school supplies at Target in July!! : )
A reminder if you have not completed the freshmen survey, you still have time!! I want to get to know YOU! Please take a minute to complete this Freshmen Survey. If you forget, I will keep reminding you the next few weeks. You need to log in using your student Parkway gmail account, NOT your personal email.
I have been so excited to hear from so many of my students already! Please do not hesitate to reach out to me should you have any questions!
I hope to see many of you at Orientation on August 19th! Be watching your email for more information in the next week or so!
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Dr. Kate Piffel
Freshmen Principal
Mrs. Laura Cibulka
Freshmen Assistant
Inside This Issue
2. The West High Website - Please bookmark this as reference for the next four years!
3. Freshmen Calendar Link
4. Add the Freshmen Google Calendar to Your Personal Device!
5. What Every Freshmen Should Know- Your First Lesson at West!
6. Update Your Family Profile! Please add your student's cell number!
7. Free & Reduced Lunch Applications - Please Apply!
8. West High Counseling Staff Update
9. Freshmen Post-Secondary Checklist and Planning
10. Get Involved! West Clubs and Activities
11. Become a LoCo Rep or Officer!
12. Fall Sports Starts Monday, August 8th
13. Save the Date! Freshmen Parent Meeting
14. Save the Date! Freshmen Orientation
15. All Things WPO (West Parent Organization)
16. Freshmen FAQs
17. How Can We Help? Submit Questions for the Good of the Group
18. Recognitions & Accomplishments
Add the Freshmen Google Calendar to Your Personal Device!
If you already use google calendar, you may click this link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19xOWxlcTRqYnY1bW1uZDdpdWdha2h1dnIxNEBncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t
For more information and support, click here: https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37100?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
You do NOT have to have a gmail or Parkway address to view this calendar!
Update Your Family Profile
It is important that we have the most updated contact information for each family. Parents can update their Family Profile online using Infinite Campus or in the Infinite Campus Parent app. Please complete the update before the first day of school. In addition, if your student has a cell phone, we encourage you to add that to the IC portal as we often send info to our students as well! Update your family profile here.
Lunch menus and meals
Since the start of the pandemic, free meals for all students were provided through the funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That funding has expired, which means that free meals will no longer be available to students in the 2022-2023 school year.
Check out lunch menus and deposit money here.
Families who submitted and were approved for free/reduced meals last year will carry over that status for the first 30 days of the new school year. All families must reapply in order to be eligible for free/reduced meals throughout the school year. Apply here.
West High Counseling Staff
Get Involved!
Become a LoCo Rep or Officer!!
If you have any questions, please contact the LoCo sponsors:
Ms. Susan Anderson: sanderson1@parkwayschools.net
Ms. Emily Lovercheck: elovercheck@parkwayschools.net
SAVE THE DATE: Freshmen Parent Meeting, August 18th!
Regconitions & Accomplishments
Contact Information
Assistant Principal
Class of 2026
314.415.7505
Mrs. Laura Cibulka
Class of 2026
Administrative Assistant
314.415.7506
Website: https://www.parkwayschools.net/whs
Location: 14653 Clayton Road, Chesterfield, MO, USA
Phone: 314.415.7500