WILDCAT STAFF WEEKLY
January 13 - 17, 2020
This Week's Schedule
Monday, January 13 - A Day
Tuesday, January 14 - B Day
Wednesday, January 15 – A Day – College Day
PTO Meeting 6:30 pm
Wrestling vs. Aloha 6:00 pm
Thursday, January 16 - B Day
Swimming vs. Beaverton 4:00 pm
Friday, January 17 – A Day – PRIDE Friday
B Basketball vs. Southridge 7:00 pm
G Basketball @ Southridge 7:00 pm
Looking Ahead
January 20 – MLK Jr. Day – School Closed
January 21 – Staff Meeting 2:45 pm
January 21 – Final 8th 1:00pm -2:30 pm
January 22 – Finals 1 & 3 Period
January 22 – Department chair Meeting 2:45 pm
January 22 – College Financial Planning Night
January 23 – Finals 4 & 6 Period
January 24 – Finals 5 & 7 Period
January 24 – Softball Auction
January 25 - Hall of Fame Banquet
January 27 – Grading Day – No Students
January 27 - Coaches Meeting
January 27 - Youth Cheer Camp
January 27 – Moms in Prayer Lunch
January 28 – Grades due by 8:00 am
January 28 – Committee Meetings 2:45 pm
January 30 – "Give My Regards to Broadway" 7:00 pm
February 7 - Make-A-Wish Assembly
This week's Community lesson
It is a forecasting prep lesson our counselors put together.
First Semester Finals Schedule
Absence Mangement Log in Update
Hall of Fame
Westview High School proudly presents: the induction ceremony for the Hall of Fame Class of 2020, to be held on Saturday, January 25th, from 5:30-8:30 PM at Westview.
To celebrate 25 years, provide an opportunity to remember and reflect, as well as celebrate with our community, Westview convened a Hall of Fame Committee, which selected four inductees for our inaugural class:
Aparna Bole (Née: Vijayaraghavan), ‘96 (Middle: Five Oaks, Elementary: Elmonica)
Len Case, Founding Principal
Trevor Crowe, ‘02 (Middle: Five Oaks, Elementary: Rock Creek)
Jaime Nared*, ‘14 (Middle: Stoller, Elementary: Bethany)
*Note: due to her professional basketball scheduling committments, Jaime may not be able to attend
Tickets: http://www.seatyourself.biz/westviewtheatre
This semi-formal, ticketed event is $15, which includes a three course dinner prepared by head chef Sarah Wong (who starred on Food Network’s “Chopped”) and her Culinary Arts students. Musical entertainment will be provided by Westview’s Jazz Band.
Technology
Happy Sunday Staff! This week's newsletter brings you some more super cool information (http://bit.ly/stafftechnews20 ). Want to explore more in your classroom? I am always happy to come teach a model lesson, give you a one on one walk through, or help with a quick email. AND, feel free to stop by S216 on Thursdays between 2:30p-3p for Canvas and technology drop in help. Weekly topics to come.:
Chromebook Downloads Wiped (Again) on 12/20.
Click here for the information that went out to students, and how it may affect projects you have assigned for winter break.
Most students were given new WCCLS library cards this week.
These new cards have awesome benefits for research, tutoring support, and eBook reading. Please share with your students, and help them access all the resources they need to succeed today! Click here for more information.
College and Career Center
College Financial Planning for College by Tim Tank of Morgan Stanley Wed. Jan. 22, 6:30-8:30pm at WHS. This presentation, is a great starting point for parents to get informed about the costs and opportunities associated with planning for college. The college admission process and financial planning process are connected and with the right strategy you could potentially lower the cost of attendance for your student. Sources of funds, unique education planning strategies, and how college financial planning fits into your comprehensive financial planning strategy will be covered.
JUNIOR openings in ASPIRE: What Happens After High School? There are so many options, college, technical training, straight to career, military, Gap Year, and financing some of these options seems so difficult. Volunteer Aspire mentors can help students research and plan. Students can get help with college and career options, scholarships and financial aid, admissions application completion, essay writing, college research, and more.
ASPIRE Mentoring takes place during the school day.
ASPIRE mentors are free and available to all juniors.
Sign up in the College Career Center or email ann_voorhees@beaverton.k12.or.us
Please open the link for more CCC news!
Photos from the Week
Preparing for Barbie Bungee Lab
Preparing for Barbie Bungee Lab
Who Knows?
Reminders
First Aid Classes
- January 29th at McKay Elementary from 4:00 pm until 6:30 pm (renewal) and 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm (initial). Please contact Angel Hands CPR to schedule the class.
- January 30th at Hiteon Elementary from 2:45 pm until 5:15 pm (renewal) and 2:45 pm to 6:15 pm (initial). Please contact Angel Hands CPR to schedule the class.
- February 6th at Beaver Acres Elementary from 3:30 pm until 6:00 pm (renewal) and 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm (initial). Please contact Angel Hands CPR to schedule the class.
BSD Information
The Westview Experience / Framework
1. At Westview, I can expect a safe and supportive learning environment where all voices are valued, classroom culture is built on clear expectations, and community is created intentionally.
2. At Westview, I can expect to be challenged, encouraged, and supported by educators who know what I need to do my best.
3. At Westview, I can expect educators to connect with students about personal and academic successes and challenges.
4. At Westview, I can expect to contribute to everyone’s success through interaction and collaboration. (student talk)
5. At Westview, I can expect to have my own curiosity honored and supported through choice in my inquiry and learning.
Athletics
Click the banner below for a calendar of upcoming athletic events.
Phishing Emails
Phishing Increase and Change to BSD Email Access
As we enter the holiday season, a recent report stated phishing activity has increased more than 400% from the first two weeks of November. For staff personally, attackers know online shopping increases and they design mock Amazon emails, text message giveaways, and other message designed to get our usernames, passwords, and even credit card information.
Cyber criminals also know that many school districts largely shut down over winter break so they are increasing their attacks against us as well. If you suspect any email of being a phish, please forward it to phishing@beaverton.k12.or.us so we can test. If it is a phish, we can automatically remove the message from all other mailboxes. In addition to protecting your account, forwarding it to IT could protect many others.
Many of our attacks come from machines located outside the United States. To make it more difficult for attackers to access any compromised account, we have implemented Geo-fencing on all Beaverton School District email accounts. This means that you will only be able to log into your email account from a location within the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii).
Many organizations have implemented Geo-fencing as one way to protect compromised accounts. It slows down the attackers ability to access the account, which gives us more time to identify the account and alert the staff member. If you will be traveling outside the United States and want to access email, simply put in an IT Help Desk ticket stating your destination and travel dates. We can create an exemption for you.
More information is available on our intranet page.
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Here's to a great week! - Matt
Email: matthew_pedersen@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/schools/westview
Phone: (503)-356-3020
Twitter: @WestviewCats
Westview High School’s Collective Commitment:
Engage diverse learners in safe and equitable environments through innovative strategies that foster critical thinking in high school and beyond.