Week of January 30- February 3 – English 10 classes of Kadlec, Milligan, O’Brien, Kavalier, Shay

        Week of February 6- February 9 – Adv. English 10 classes of Hood and Milligan

Registration for 9th grade students:   

  Week of February 13-17- 21^st century classes of Schaefer, Decker, Moore, Trimble, Dawson

  Week of February 20-24- 21^st century classes and JROTC classes of McCrea, Young-Kent, DeWitt, Boyd

Counselors will be distributing materials and information through classroom presentations for both the 9^th and the 10^th grade classes. Students are asked to bring this information home to share and confer with their parents.  They should then be prepared to register the end of the week with their class. 

Registration for 11^th grade students:

January 11^th all 11^th grade students will attend an assembly to hear about registration for next year.  They will be given a transcript of their grades, a course selection sheet and an appointment slip for their individual Sr. year planning appointment.  During their individual appointment they should be prepared to select their courses for 2012-13.  Parents are very welcome to attend with their student.  Ask your junior when his/her appointment with his/her counselor is scheduled.

Additional registration information:

West High students  have the opportunity to take concurrent classes at West High for Hawkeye Community College credit.  In order to be certified to take these free classes, a student must have taken the COMPASS test and received scores of Reading-82, Writing-65, Algebra -42 or have taken the ACT and received a score of 19 in the English, Math and Science subtests.   Once the student has the appropriate scores they must sign up with Hawkeye College.  This registration will occur at West High on March 7 and March 21.  Both registration times are 1:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  This is a mandated registration session so students must attend one of the sessions in order to take the college courses.   The following courses will be offered at West:

Business Law                                      Introduction to Business                                      Math for Liberal Arts                     

Composition                                        Fundamentals of Oral Communication             Intro to Sociology

Intro to Psychology                             Western Civ  I                                                        Western Civ III

Intro to Keyboarding                           Intro to Business                                                   Intro to Computers II

Compass or ACT scores not needed for these courses (other prerequisites may be required)

Intro to Web Design                             Intro to Health Care                                          Nursing Assistant

Digital Electronic                                   Intro to Engineering                                          Principles of Engineering

Questions?

If you have questions about the courses or the scheduling process, please contact your child’s counselor who will be happy to visit with you about this very important time in your child’s school career.  Counselors will be available for appointments during conference time on March 1^st and 2^nd – just call to schedule a time.

Graduation Bits and Pieces

                West High Graduation is at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 25^th at the McLeod Center on the UNI campus.  No tickets are required for this ceremony.  Handicapped seating will be on the upper level. 

Seniors who are interested in being a speaker will be given the opportunity to submit an outline of their speech to Student Services the end of April.  More information will be distributed regarding this process.

If a senior wants to participate in the graduation ceremony, they must have passed all required credits and have paid all fees and fines paid by May 25. 

If a senior has not been measured for their cap and gown, they must complete that process in Student Services.

Students may simply choose their county (where they attend school), and high school, and a list of scholarships for which they may be eligible will automatically be generated for them! They should *read* the descriptions of each scholarship, choose the ones for which they want to apply, and click “Apply Now” – then their scholarship application will be generated (including the list of scholarships they chose) in .PDF format. They can type right in the form, print, sign and submit, along with the required attachments (transcript, one letter of reference, and essay).

*Important note: Students MUST visit the website to start the application process, because they must submit the LIST of scholarships they want to apply for with their application. This list can only be generated from the website. Students will be ineligible if they fill out a hard copy of the application form but never visit our website to choose the scholarships for which they want to apply. Also, the list of required attachments/submissions is ONLY available on the website.
Awards: Vary
Deadline: March 2, 2012

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