The WJHS Panther Update
Nov. 10, 2023
Principal's Letter
Panther Families,
Saturday, Nov 11 is Veterans Day. It is a time for Americans to thank and express gratitude to veterans for their service and sacrifice in preserving the freedoms and security of the nation. To ALL our Veterans, thank you for your service, including our very own Marine, Mr. Prysny.
Student Spotlight- Congratulations to Mr. Troyer and our honors choir students for their amazing performance at ILMEA this weekend. Aelyn A., Marilyn C., Kai H., Alon K., Thomas O., Joanna R., and Nadia S. traveled to Unity Junior High School this weekend and performed in a festival concert along with other outstanding junior high musicians from around Chicagoland.
They did a fantastic job!
We would also like to Congratulate our Jr Citizen's Police Academy Graduating Class of 2023. Lead by Ofc. Durst with the Westmont Police Dept.
Please join us in CONGRATULATING the November Students of the Month:
6th - Chloe L., Gavin C., Haley J.
7th - Alex B., Eleanor L., Frankie S., Mary S.
8th - Ardi R., Emmette E. Herminia C.
Keep up the outstanding work!!
Be sure to check out the photos below of all these amazing Panthers.
Ms. Quattrone is so very proud of you all!
In Panther Athletics News- Congratulations to the Girl's JV team for an outstanding year. They finished the season 7-3. Thanks to all the girls for a fun season.
The Girl's Varsity team won their first SDEAA playoff game. They advance to the quarter-finals today against our rival Lisle AWAY at 4:15 pm! Great job, ladies, and good luck as you take on the Lions!
Attention cheerleaders, competition tryouts are in the gym next Friday, November 17th, from 3:15-5:15.
Boys interested in JV and Varsity basketball, tryouts are next Thursday, 11/16, and Friday, 11/17, 7-8 am. You MUST have a current physical on file with Nurse Dickert.
IS YOUR STUDENT A SUPERHERO?
We would love to showcase our Panther superheroes to go along with our theme this year!
Do you have a picture of your student dressed as a superhero that you would be willing to share for our bulletin board?
Please submit your student's superhero picture (include their name and grade on the back) to the front office by Friday, November 17th.
Let's see how many students can guess their superhero peers.
Media Center Logo Design Contest Attention all you creative Panthers! There is still time to sign up for the Media Center logo design contest. If you are interested in creating a logo please sign up today. All logos are due to the Media Center by November 30th. A winner will be announced and awarded a prize on Friday, December 8th.
Message from the front office staff- If your student needs to leave early, please be sure to call the attendance line and let the office staff know. For your convenience the attendance line is available 24/7 so you can call at any time. Please add it to you phonebook for easy access. 630-468-8291.
While we realize emergencies may occur, we strongly suggest you schedule appointments outside school hours. Please see the flier below for some eye raising statistics on why attendance matters!
PTO News
Looking for a way to support the PTO? See the flyer below for details on how to do just that and support our WJHS students.
WHS Craft Show
- Saturday, December 2 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- This is a FREE event
- There will be over 200 booths of hand crafted items
- Everything from jewelry to candles, to baked goods, to glass items and much more
- You can come to the Craft Show, enjoy music from the band, then head out to the Holly Days parade.
Three Pillars Donations: Students who display the three pillars of expectations (Safety, Respect, and Responsibility) earn tickets that are entered into our weekly raffle drawings. If you are able to partner with us in this positive behavior initiative and donate a prize, it would be greatly appreciated. Items that have been donated already are snacks, $5 gift cards, teenage items from the Dollar Store (notebooks, gel pens, Etch A Sketch, Rubics Cubes), and monetary donations for us to purchase items. Huge THANK YOU to those of you who have already brought in donations!!
Be sure to check out the Westmont Park District page for a variety of fun Holiday activities including this weekend's Annual Holiday Bazaar and Westmont Holly Days.
Remember to check the WJHS calendar for up-to-date information on Clubs, Events, & Athletics.
Sincerely,
Amy Quattrone
WJHS Principal