West Boca Raton High School 12811 Glades Road Boca Raton, Fl. 33498

Phone 561-672-2000 9/20/2019

Dear West Boca Family: Thank you to all students and staff for doing an AMAZING job on our Code Red drill at the end of lunch today! A HUGE congratulations to the following students for PERFECT SCORES on EOC state assessments: Biology - The following students scored a perfect 4 75 on the Biology EOC. Kristen Garcia Eden Liss Alexander Stone Bronson Welbes US History - The following students scored a perfect 4 75 on the US History EOC. Nicolas Andrada

Christopher Davis Kian Greene Israel Harwood Jonathon Hashemi Sydney Haskin Jesse Kaplan Jan Erik Martins-Simonsen Jose Ruiz Daniel Sanchez Victoria Williamson Algebra 1 - The following students scored a perfect 575 on the FSA Alg 1 EOC. Sophia Rivera Gabriel Rodriguez Sanjili Seenath Geometry - The following scored a perfect 575 on the FSA Geometry EOC. Jonah Lynne A HUGE congratulations to the following students for the HIGHEST SCORE at our school on FSA ELA state assessments: FSA ELA Grade 10 Daniel Sanchez made 411 out of 412 (Current 11th grader) FSA ELA Grade 9 Alexander Stone made 401 out of 407 (Current 10th Grader) Sophomore and Freshman Night is Tuesday, Sept 24th at 6pm in the theater. The presentation will cover graduation requirements, PSAT, SAT and ACT information, college planning and scholarship information including Bright Futures. Come join the School Counselors for an informative evening. We hope to see all our Sophomore and Freshman parents and students! Reminder that our OPEN HOUSE is Thursday, September 26th starting at 6:00 pm in the theater. Click on the link below for Student schedule, school map and information update form needed for Open House. http://westbocahighschool.net/assets/open-house-sep_26.pdf This week in the West Boca Bullseye check out this feature on How does a student become valedictorian? Is the system fair? Check out Natan Solomon's article Fixing the system and weigh in! https://wbhsbullseye.com/1027/features/fixing-the-system/ This year, at West Boca High, we are expanding the mental health services to include support groups for students. We are starting with four groups, supporting students who have a serious illness in the family, are grieving, are struggling with anxiety, and help with anger management. These groups are voluntary and fairly informal. Attached is the flyer with the schedule for the groups. We will meet at lunch time in the Calaloo Cafe. For more information, contact Ms Townsend.

As a reminder, please make note of our school-wide expectations below.

We want ALL students to DRESS for SUCCESS. DRESS CODE Students - The dress code has been in effect since the first day of school. If an Assistant Principal has never spoken to you about dress code violation, then what you have been wearing to school has been fine. If you have any additional questions please ask any Assistant Principal. Jeans Jeans that are purchased ripped by design are allowed. The ones that are altered and ripped higher and expose more epidermis than necessary are not allowed. Leggings / Tights. Yes, you can wear them. As long as the shirt that you wear with them is long enough to cover your abdominal area including your waistline while you walk and if you raise your hand if you answer a question. Shorts Don’t have to be knee length but must be appropriate in size. Shirts / Tops All shirts and tops must have sleeves on them. Tank tops / basketball jerseys You may wear them as long as you wear a t-shirt with sleeve underneath the tank or jersey.

Head covering No head coverings are permitted. (Exceptions Medical / Religious through Student Services) ** all clothing with words, phrases, symbols, pictures or insignia which are disruptive, obscene, profane, racist, suggestive, offensive, or related to drugs or alcohol use or prohibited. Week at a Glance (Sept. 21st-Sept. 28th)

 Have a great week! GO BULLS!

Edmund Capitano, Principal

___________CONGRATULATIONS_________

Alia Yiskis won 3 rd Place in the nation for the AAPT High School Physics Photo Competition. Along with her

prize money, Alia’s photo is featured online and will be printed on the annual AAPT poster.

https://www.aapt.org/Programs/contests/winnersfull.cfm?id=9470&theyear=2019

CONGRATULATIONS to the West Boca Swim and Dive Teams for their wins over Boca, Atlantic and Spanish River on Thursday. AMAZING TEAM EFFORT!!! Great job BULLS!!!

_________GENERAL INFORMATION________ Parents - If you are not receiving the Principal’s Update directly or wish to change your contact email, then you need to call 561-672-2029 or 561-672-2002, verify who you are and provide your email address. Homecoming Tickets are on sale in the gym lobby during lunch everyday. They are $40.00 a ticket. Homecoming is October 5th from 8-11pm. If you are bringing a guest that does not attend West Boca you must get a guest verification form from Student Services and have it filled out before purchasing a ticket. Any questions see Ms. Steel in room 5107. Wednesday October 2nd, FUN LUNCH Wednesday October 2nd, POWDER PUFF Game @ 5pm Friday, October 4th PEP RALLY Friday, October 4th Homecoming Football Game vs. J.I. Leonard @ 6:30 Saturday, October, 5th Homecoming Dance starting at 8:00 pm Monday, September 30th Fall Holiday - No School

West Boca High School is a closed campus for lunch. Students are not permitted to leave campus to go out for lunch. The dates for the student blood drives this year are: Oct. 31, 2019 Jan. 29, 2020 Apr. 14, 2020 Currently there aren't any Parent Drives scheduled. West Boca Community High School has updated the procedure for dropping off materials for students and for students who need to leave campus during the school day. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas legislation requires schools to increase security and have mandated increased safety drills for the upcoming school year. To help with restricting the flow of access to campus to increase security, we will be following these procedures. 1. Dropping off Material/Items for a Student After 8:00am All materials that need to be dropped off for a student after 8:00 am will be collected at the main gate by the school personnel. Please make sure the item can be visible for the school personnel to check. Clearly mark the student's name on the item(s) being dropped off. The items will be placed in a container and delivered to student service for the student to pick up. Please text the student that you dropped the item off and let them know it will be in student services. After dropping off the item, you will be directed around the front barricades to the exit side to depart. 2. Students Leaving Campus. Parents will not come on campus to sign a student out of school. There are 2 ways to sign a student out of school:

1. Call student service at 561-672-2029 and give the information to the secretary. They will get a pass to the student. It is advised that you call ahead so you do not have to wait. 2. Send a note to school with the student. The student will bring the note to Student Service before

school starts to get a pass that will allow them to leave campus at the time indicated on the note.

Your help in implementing these procedures is appreciated. WBRHS SCHOOL WEBSITE: wbrh.palmbeachschools.org Check out the WBRHS Summer Newsletter. http://westbocahighschool.net/assets/summer-letter-class-of-2023-updated.pdf Passwords: All teachers can reset student passwords. All student logins are student ID with an “s” in front (ex: s12345678) and passwords are the same as their current password from any school in the county. NEW students to the DISTRICT use the following password - last 4 digits of ID, Initials capitalized, and 2 digit birth year (ex: 4567HP01) Please make sure to reset passwords on all of your accounts on a regular basis. Suggested criteria is 8 digits, capital, lowercase, number and symbol.

Want to celebrate your child’s birthday at school? For only $25 your child’s name will be placed on the school marquee for their actual birthday date. Go to wbrh.palmbeachschools.org to download and fill out the Birthday Form. Hand in form with a $25 check made out to WBRHS or cash to the front office at least 2 weeks in advance or at https://palmbeach.schoolcashonline.com/ . If you have any questions please email Mrs. Steel ( amy.steel@palmbeachschools.org ).

_______________ TESTING ______________ Testing Retakes : 9/23 & 9/24: Retake Makeup Days for Alg, Geo, Reading, Bio, History

______________ GUIDANCE______________ AP and AICE Information:

This year CollegeBoard has revamped its Advanced Placement (AP) process. As a result, AP coordinators must order exams earlier than ever before. In the past, exams were ordered in March. Now they are ordered at the end of first quarter . Withdrawals from an AP course after October 18th will result in an obligation of $40 per withdrawn AP course on the student's account.

Also, students with a 504 plan or IEP have the option to take their AICE and AP exams with testing accommodations. This process is different than the process used for FSA or EOC and requires an application through College Board or Cambridge. For students to utilize testing accommodations on AICE exams, an application of need with specific documentation must be submitted and approved by Cambridge. If you have an IEP, 504 plan or use any school based accommodations, then you are not automatically qualified to use test accommodations on AICE and AP exams. Therefore all students seeking to use accommodations on their exams must see Ms. Lombardi (IEP) or Ms. Wolfe (504) by the start of second quarter to begin the process.

Students who are taking an AP course on FLVS must provide us with the “2019-20 Exam only join code request form” by October 4, 2019. Students can get the form from FLVS and they must return it to Jennifer Napuli in guidance in order to register for the exam.

ACT Information: Seniors who still need a concordant score in reading or math for graduation will be given

the opportunity to take the ACT test during school hours. Guidance counselors will be contacting the individual students who need to take the test. The test dates are as follows: October 1st and 3rd for students who need the reading concordant score. October 2nd for students who need the math concordant score. If students need both reading and math scores, they will test all three days. PSAT Information:

The school-day PSAT for all 9th and 10th graders will be Wednesday, October 16th. If an 11th grader would like to take the PSAT test, tickets will be available for sale in guidance in the upcoming weeks. Information regarding ticket sales will be forthcoming in future principal updates.

All 10th graders will receive a student guide complete with a practice test through their English teachers. If the student loses that guide, an online copy can be found at the following link: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-nmsqt-student-guide.pdf Hard copy books are not available for 9th graders but can be accessed online at the following link: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-8-9-student-guide.pdf There are less than 10 tickets left for all interested juniors who want to take the PSAT test. If you want to purchase a ticket for $17, please see Mrs. Napuli in the guidance office. If you are on FRL, you can receive your ticket for free. Remember, tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis so do not delay in getting your ticket! School Counselor Request

Step 1: Log in to the School website http://wbrh.palmbeachschools.org

Step 2: At the top of the page, select School Info, then select Guidance on the left side.

Step 3: Click on the person’s name handling your alpha for your last name.

Step 4: Write an email carefully describing your concern. DO NOT just write schedule change.

Step 5: Wait patiently until your request is processed. Please do not submit multiple requests.

Jodi Mochel - Jodi.Mochel@palmbeachschools.org (A-C, I-K) Lindsay Wolfe - Lindsay.Wolfe@palmbeachschools.org (D-H, P) Fallon Canepa - Fallon.Canepa@palmbeachschools.org (Q, R, S-Z,) Soledada Hernandez - Soledad.Hernandezsantiago@palmbeachschools.org (M, ELL Students) Jason Cohen - Jason.Cohen@palmbeachschools.org Graduation Adviser (L) Tasia Sawyer - Tasia.Sawyer@palmbeachschools.org Graduation Adviser / Single School Culture (N,O, ESE) 

_____________ATHLETICS_______________ Attention all girls interested in playing soccer: there will be a brief mandatory meeting on

Monday, September 23rd during lunch in Coach Wanberg’s room (5-102). Show your school spirit and purchase West Boca High School gear. http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/florida/bocaraton/west-boca-raton-high-school

2019 Varsity Football Schedule

Head Coach – Mike Cook

______________CLUBS________________ Education Rocks will have its first meeting next Tuesday, September 24 during lunch in room 12-102. If you signed up during Club rush, please be sure to attend this meeting.  Best Buddies is having a meeting to welcome new friends and get everyone registered. There are two options to attend--During lunch on either Wednesday or Thursday, September 25th or 26th in Ms. Rademacker's room, 6207. Even if you didn't sign up at Club Rush, you are still welcome to attend. See you there! :) 

The Key Club is West Boca’s largest community service club and a wonderful way to receive hours while helping the greater Palm Beach County community. If you are interested in joining, please see Mrs. Whittaker in room 5-203 for the membership packet which is due October 8th the day of our next meeting. If you are interested in participating in our school supply and toy drive, please bring all donations to Mrs. Whittaker’s room as well.

West Boca's SGA and NHS is helping with a disaster relief effort for the Bahamas headed by the company Salt Armour (a former WBHS graduate owns this company). Please see the attached list of supplies needed.Send any items with your child or drop them off in the front office. Thanks for your support! 

 

_________YEARBOOK/NEWSPAPER_______ The newspaper is available online at http://wbhsbullseye.com/ Check out the article about Mr. Capitano and a variety of other info! Yearbooks are on sale for $80 on Cashless Schools and in room 6-204. The price of yearbooks increase to $100 on 10/4.

____________MEDIA CENTER_____________   Any sophomores, juniors and seniors that need IDs, please stop by the media center. Freshmen, you will take your IDs with your English classes. The makerspace will be open every Monday during lunch in room 4104 off of the media center. All are welcome to attend and our first activities will be 3D printing and soldering. See you there!

_______________SENIORS_______________   Senior Parking Painting Palooza is now Saturday Sept 21, 9a-2pm. Yes, you can come to school and PAINT YOUR PARKING SPOT !!!! Yes, your entire parking spot!!!!! You are finally a senior and you have earned the privilege to design whatever your heart desires (non-offensive, of course!). Just buy your own paint, bring form with design sketch and $10 to the PTSA reps in the parking lot on Sept 21. We look forward to seeing your creativity! Form can be found here:

http://www.westbocaptsa.my-ptsa.org/content.asp?PageID=4 Herff Jones Junior/Senior Dates Tuesday, September 10th 5-7 pm Junior Ring Orders Theatre Thursday, September 12th lunch Junior Ring Orders café Friday, September 13th lunch Junior Ring Orders café Saturday, September 14th 9am-12 Junior Ring Orders Front Office Wednesday, October 16th 7:45 am Senior Class Meeting Theatre Thursday, October 24th lunch Senior orders café Friday, October 25th lunch Senior Orders café Saturday, October 26th 9am-12 Senior Orders Front Office Thursday, November 7th lunch any orders/questions café Friday, December 6th lunch any orders/questions café Friday, December 6th 2pm Ring Ceremony café Thursday, January 16th lunch any orders/questions café Thursday, February 20st lunch any orders/questions café Thursday, March 12th lunch any orders/questions café Thursday, April 9th lunch Late Cap and Gown Orders cafe

Scholarship bulletin link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kfUu_BDp26x2iY9oFsjfywtJbWfNCC-6ALLNW9kf9YM/edit?usp=sharing Where can I find/apply scholarships? *Use the following scholarship websites: https://www.scholarships.com/ https://www.phttps://www.scholarships.com/etersons.com/ https://www.fastweb.com/ https://www.unigo.com/ https://www.chegg.com/ https://www.cappex.com/ https://www.goingmerry.com/ https://studentscholarships.org Be aware of scams. You do not have to pay to apply for a scholarship. Be sure to verify the authenticity of an organization that claims to offer scholarships before providing any personal information.

*Visit your school email frequently. West Boca scholarship bulletin and updates are sent through email. *Ask in guidance for a West Boca Scholarship bulletin printed copy (if you need a hard copy). *Go to the school website, https://wbrh.palmbeachschools.org/school_info/guidance and click on “Scholarship Bulletin” College visits link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NOr9xSJU4OwOiD1bdm5zICkGeLA-tIq78f-smFwjdho/edit?usp=sharing Junior and senior students, Please review the new procedures regarding college visit presentations: 1. Sign up in guidance with Ms. Lorie. She will have the college visit binder. 2. See your school counselor to get a pass to attend the presentation. 3. Take a picture of your pass. A second pass will not be issued if lost and students will not be able to attend without a pass. 4. The last day to sign up for the presentations is the day before the college visit. Students cannot sign up the day of the presentation and will not be able to attend the presentation. Presentations are scheduled to be no longer than one hour. All students are to report back to their class after that presentation has concluded.

___________SAC MEETINGS_____________ The 2019-2020 School Advisory Committee (SAC) will meet on the dates listed below from 6-8 PM in the media center. SAC members are an integral part of our school's community and everyone is invited to attend these meetings. October 22nd November 12th January 14th February 18th March 17th April 7th If you have any questions, please contact the SAC Chair, Jennifer Napuli, at Jennifer.Napuli@palmbeachschools.org