Scarlet News and Notes
May 20, 2019
Assuring Learning Excellence and Readiness for a Changing World
Award Winning Week!
Spirit Of Youth is an annual recognition event, honoring outstanding youth, youth organizations, community volunteers, educators, businesses, and coach / advisors for their tireless work in youth asset building. Wednesday, at Lincoln Community Center, beginning at 6:00pm, several Scarlets will be recipients of this award. Congratulations to these Scarlets!
Ron Flynn
Outstanding Youth Worker
Dejanae I. Hampton & Tristan Altenburg
Outstanding Youth
Youth Mentoring Project
Marit Nelson
Megan Hiniker
Timothy Cain
Outstanding Youth
Mankato Area Adaptive Ski Program
Darby’s Dancers
Brooke Hartman, Rylie Rosenfeld, Katie Roberts
Outstanding Youth Organization
Darby’s Dancers at Dance Express
Family Connections Meeting
Hiring Updates
Aaron Hyer has accepted our assistant principal position and will begin his duties on July 1. Welcome, Aaron!
AD interviews are May 20th, and final interviews will be Wednesday, May 23rd.
We have filled all of our teaching positions for next year! Sam Stier in social studies, Amanda Whiteas in FACS, Wendy Johnson shared position in FACS, Ethan Dado shared position in Agriculture, and Emily Hintz in our English fellow position.
Please Complete this Survey by Friday, May 24th
Below is a link to a survey that will provide a valid, reliable, and efficient measure of the extent to which our staff are applying the core features of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports. This survey should be completed by ALL staff. This survey is intended to provide information for sustained use of school-wide PBIS and for developing an action plan that guides implementation and our work with sustainability. It is important to hear from all voices within our school to help us plan for the future.
Thank you in advance for submitting your survey!
Scheduling for Next Year
Staff Meetings
Thank you for engaging in our small and large group Life Journey meetings this semester. You will be receiving 4 CEU hours for your work, and this will cover the cultural competency requirements. We will continue working through the Life Journey curriculum next fall.
Ramadan and Eid
Message from Mike Elston:
As you are likely aware, Ramadan has begun and will continue through the end of the school year. During this time, many of our students will be fasting and participating in prayer during the school day. We have designated two rooms, room 120 (Hagberg), and room 114 (Sipe) to accommodate student prayer. In general, students will likely be choosing to pray around 1:13 in the afternoon. Students generally take about 10-15 minutes to pray. Students who choose to pray in the two rooms we have designated will need to finish their prayer by approximately 1:25. There is the possibility that some students may choose to pray individually at a slightly different time, which they are welcome to do. These students will just need to work out the details on their own and with any teachers whose class they are using/missing. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be happy to help. Thanks for all you do everyday to ensure our students feel welcomed and valued here at West.
Message from Brian Hansen:
We have several students that will be celebrating Eid which marks the end of Ramadan. Eid falls during our finals this year and we wanted to give students celebrating Eid a chance to take their finals early. There will be a staff member (Anna Wirth) in the media center on Thursday, May 30, and Friday, May 31 to support you and students in taking their finals early and will proctor the exams on those dates.
If you have any students in your classes that will be celebrating Eid, and might want to take advantage of this option, please have them connect with either Brian or Mike.
The Week at a Glance
Monday
AD Interviews - IGC - Mike and I will be out most of the day
Lock Down - 9:55am
Department Rep Meeting - 3:15pm Conference Room
Events: Boys' Lacrosse - 6:00pm Kennedy
Tuesday
Awards Assembly - 9:00am Auditorium
Family Connection Meeting - 7:00pm Cafeteria
Events: Boys' Golf - 2:00pm Mankato Country Club
Wednesday
I will be out of the office after 11:15am
Staff Meeting 3:15pm - Department Meeting
Events: Baseball - 4:30pm Franklin Rogers
Spring Band Concert - 8:00pm Auditorium
Thursday
Events: Spring Orchestra Concert - 8:00pm Auditorium
Coming Soon...
May 21 - Awards Assembly
May 21 - Family Connection meeting 7:00pm cafeteria
May 29 - Open House for Brian Fell 3:30 - 5:00
May 31 - Parade of Graduates
June 5 - Graduation
June 6 - Retirement Breakfast 9:00am cafeteria