August 8-12, 2016

Monday 8am-11am/12-3pm Schedule Correction Sessions with Student Advisement

Monday 6pm-8pm IB Information Night in the Auditorium

Monday 3:30-7:00pm Volleyball Tryouts

Tuesday 8am-11am/12-3pm Schedule Correction Sessions Student Advisement

Tuesday 3:30-7:00pm Volleyball Tryouts

Wednesday 8:30am First Day of Classes (Weds. Late Start)

Wednesday 3:15-4:15 Band Leadership Team Meeting

Wednesday 3:30-7:00pm Volleyball Tryouts

Thursday 6-9pm Marching Band Rehearsal

Thursday 3:30-7:00pm Volleyball

Weekly Bulletin 1

WESTWOOD HIGH IS PROUD TO BE AN A+ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE™

Student Pick Up and Drop Off

Student pick up and drop off is not allowed in the small parking area by the front office. Parents are encour-

aged to drop off and pick up their students in the student parking lot. Regretfully, we cannot provide specific

information at this time due to the construction that is ongoing on our campus throughout the summer. How-

ever, student pick up and drop off information will be provided as soon as it is available. Thank you for your

patience and cooperation.

Important to Know:

Messages for students, absent excuses, and students pulled from class can only be done by a parent or guardian with ID. Every call for your student is screened for authenticity and legal issues by our attendance clerks. This is for the safe-ty and security of the student. In order to assist you more efficiently, our phones go directly to voicemail when attend-ance lines are busy or if they are helping people at the counter. Attendance does experience a high volume of calls be-tween the hours of 7:30am and 10:00 am. To better assist you in checking out your student early, please call at least 30 minutes before the release time to ensure that your student gets out when needed. Be aware that there will be a delay in your student’s departure if you leave a message during high volume times due to the amount of messages and walk-ins. If someone other that a parent/guardian is picking up the student, please notify us prior to their arrival. We are required to have contact with a parent/guardian and failure to do so may delay their departure.

Weekly Bulletin 2

IB DIRECTOR ~

DR. JAKE DAVIS

(QUESTIONS OR CHANGES)

CONTACT 472-4419

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IB Middle Years Program Coordinator

Mrs. Nina Johnston 472-4548

Secretary: Elizabeth Castle 472-4413

STUDENT ADVISEMENT

WESTWOOD’S STUDENT ADVISEMENT OFFICES ARE OPEN

Monday - Friday

7:30 AM to 3:30 PM

(Last appointment at 3:00pm)

Counseling Office Clerk Betsy Vaterlaus 472-4422

*Jennifer Anderson IB Students grades 9-12 472-4428

Lori Candia AVID A-L, 11th A-L, 12th A-CA 472-4424

Chris Hoerber CTE Career Center

Kristin Little 10th Grade M-Z, 12th Grade Se-Z 472-4426

Tim Miholich 9th Grade A-L, 12th Grade A-Ca 472-4482

Teresa Ramirez 9th Grade M-Z, 12th Grade Gr-Mal 472-4423

Daniela Ruiz 10th Grade A-L, 12th Grade Gr-Mal 472-4425

Yvette Sampedro Rangel AVID M-Z, 11th A-l, 12th Man-N 472-4427

Kris Mason College and Career Specialist

Parent Portal

—Do you have Parent Portal yet? Keep track of your

child’s grades, attendance, and other information via the

MyMPS online Parent Portal.

—If you do not have access to the Parent Portal, come to

the front office registration desk with a photo ID.

—No computer? No problem. We have placed two (2)

computers in the front office for parents

to use at any time during business hours.

https://mymps.mpsaz.org/

Stay Informed:

Student Advisement and the College & Career Center will be

using Remind, a text and email notification system, to keep

you and your student informed about all things related to

college and career readiness. Each grade level will have their

own “class” so that we can target each grade level with

specific information. We encourage both parents and

students to sign up!

Class of 2017: Text @westwood17 to 81010

Class of 2018:Text @westwood18 to 81010

Class of 2019: Text @westwood19 to 81010

Class of 2020: Text @westwood20 to 81010

To sign up via email, send an email to:

westwoodXX@mail.remind.com

Note: (Replace XX with the appropriate year)

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS:

PLANNING ON ATTENDING A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY?

YOU NEED TO TAKE SAT/ACT TESTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR COLLEGE. PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNSELING

OFFICE OR CAREER CENTER!!

AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a college readiness system for elementary

through postsecondary that is designed to increase school wide learning and performance. The

AVID College Readiness System (ACRS) accelerates student learning, uses research based

methods of effective instruction, provides meaningful and motivational professional learning, and

acts as a catalyst for systemic reform and change.

For more information, contact:

Andrea Murphy (480) 472-4570 apmurphy@mpsaz.org

Weekly Bulletin 3

Weekly Bulletin 4

Westwood High School - 945 West Rio Salado Parkway, Mesa, Arizona 85201-3902 480-472-4400

Attendance: 480-472-4500 Transportation: 480-472-6100

FAX: 480-472-4509

TRYOUTS

GIRLS AUGUST 8 – AUGUST 11 3:30-7:00PM

BOYS FEBRUARY 6 – FEBRUARY 9 2:00-5:00PM

Volleyball

Mesa student with an activity card (Away Game at a Mesa School)

WW student with an activity card (Home Game)

$5.00

$3.00 Free

Don’t want to play? Be sure to come cheer on our Warriors!!

Weekly Bulletin 5

Weekly Bulletin 6

Stay connected and don’t miss a thing!

How can you be sure you’re receiving important news, updates and information from Westwood? Stay connected with Mesa Public Schools in a variety of easy ways.

InfoCenter App to manage communication preferences

Download the free InfoCenter app for Apple and Android to select what types of messages you want to receive by phone, text or email. Have early release notices texted to your cellphone, newsletters delivered to your email and more — the choice is yours! Make sure your email address is updated in our student database to authenticate the app. Download InfoCenter at infocen-ter.schoolmessenger.com.

MPS App for iPhone and Android

Download the free Mesa Public Schools app for Apple and Android to stay connected on the go. Visit mpsaz.org/app for helpful links and step-by-step instructions.

Text Updates

To receive text message updates from your school, simply text "yes" to 67587. You will receive the following reply:

You are registered to receive approximately 3 messages/month, Txt STOP to quit, HELP for help.

Be sure your school has your cellphone number(s) in our student information database. A maximum of two cellphone numbers per student can be accommodated.

Parent Portal

If you haven't already established your MyMPS Parent Portal account, visit the office to pick up your activation key and follow the step-by-step instructions in the handy brochure, available at mymps.mpsaz.org

Social Media

For up-to-the-minute news, updates and photos from our schools, like or follow Mesa Public Schools on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@mpsaz).

News straight to your inbox

Subscribe to our district news feed for articles about people and events in the district. Visit mpsaz.org/news.

Subscribe to our community flier news feed for information and registration links for fun activities sponsored by local organiza-tions. Visit mpsaz.org/fliers.

Be sure to have an up-to-date email address on file at your school to receive important updates including attendance notifications, school announcements and event information.

Achieve

Residents within Mesa Public Schools boundaries will receive a free copy of Achieve magazine twice a year. For parents living out-side school boundaries, a copy of the magazine will be sent home with their child. Read the current issue online at mpsaz.org/achieve.

Weekly Bulletin 7

¡Manténgase conectado y no se pierda nada!

¿Cómo puede estar seguro que está recibiendo toda la información importante Westwood High? Manténgase conectado con las

Escuelas Públicas de Mesa en una variedad de maneras fáciles.

Aplicación InfoCenter para manejar sus preferencias de comunicación

Descargue la aplicación InfoCenter totalmente gratis para iPhone y Android para seleccionar de qué manera quiere recibir su infor-

mación de la escuela como teléfono, correo electrónico o mensaje de texto. Por ejemplo, si desea que el boletín de noticias sea

mandado por correo electrónico y mucho más – ¡la opción es de usted! Asegúrese que la escuela tenga su correo electrónico ac-

tualizado para poder usar la aplicación. Descargue InfoCenter en infocenter.schoolmessenger.com.

Aplicación MPS para iPhone y Android

Descargue la aplicación de las Escuelas Públicas de Mesa totalmente gratis para iPhone y Android y manténgase conectado a toda

hora. Visite mpsaz.org/app para enlaces importantes e instrucciones.

Información por mensaje de texto

Para recibir información por mensajes de texto, simplemente mande un “yes” en un mensaje de texto al número 67587. Usted

recibirá el siguiente mensaje:

You are registered to receive approximately 3 messages/month, Txt STOP to quit, HELP for help.

Asegúrese que la escuela tenga su número celular actualizado. Máximo dos teléfonos por estudiante pueden ser ingresados.

Portal electrónico para padres

Si no ha establecido su cuenta para el portal electrónico MPS, visite la oficina de su estudiante para recibir su clave. Visite

mymps.mpsaz.org para información de como ingresar al portal.

Medios Sociales

Para noticias al minuto, información y fotos de su escuela, haga “like” a Mesa Public Schools en Facebook, Twitter e Instagram

(@mpsaz).

Noticias directamente a su correo electrónico

Suscríbase a nuestras noticias por correo electrónico para recibir información sobre eventos en el distrito. Visite mpsaz.org/news.

Suscríbase a nuestras noticias y actividades patrocinadas por organizaciones locales. Visite mpsaz.org/fliers.

Asegúrese que su correo electrónico este actualizado en la escuela de su estudiante para recibir información importante como no-

tificaciones de asistencia, anuncios escolares y información sobre eventos.

Achieve

Residentes de las Escuelas Públicas de Mesa recibirán una copia gratis de la revista Achieve dos veces al año. Para padres que viven

fuera del área de las Escuelas Públicas de Mesa, una copia de la revista será mandada a casa con su estudiante. Lea la última ver-

sión en línea en mpsaz.org/achieve.

Rio Salado parkway—Alma School Road to Country Club Drive

Now through Tuesday, August 9th—Rio Salado Parkway from Westwood to Date Street will be restricted periodically during this

timeframe to allow the contractor to complete all miscellaneous items before school starts. Also, the current one-way

restrictions on Rio Salado from Date to Country Club Drive will be in effect until the evening of August 9th.

August 10th through August 13th—Rio Salado will be restricted to one lane in each direction from Date to Country Club Drive.

August 13th-September 1st—On Rio Salado, one westbound lane will be closed from Date to Country Club.

There will also be minor restrictions along Rio Salado from Westwood to Alma School Road for testing and miscellaneous work.

Rio Salado Parkway—Alma School Road to Longmore

August 8th through October 29th—Rio Salado will be restricted to one lane in each direction from Alma School Road to Long-

more for the installation of the 48”transmission main. Left turns will be restricted periodically during these construction activities.

September, 2016—Longmore will be closed at Rio Salado Parkway.

2016-2017

Weekly Bulletin 8