News Briefs Nov. 17

Fall Break

Western High School’s fall break will start Wednesday the 23rd and last until Friday the 25th. Classes will resume on November 28th.

Credit Recovery

Ten or more absences in one class constitutes lost credit in that class, according to Western High School’s attendance policy. Paper documents that prove there was a valid excuse for the absences can be given to Mrs. Blakemore. If there was no excuse, students will have to attend an after school Credit Recovery session in the SRC. For more details, see the student handbook (pages 20-23) or speak to Mrs. Price or Mr. Taylor. Students will have until January 12th to turn in or make up their hours.

Community Service Hours Submission

There’s a brand new way to submit your community service hours. Forget forms and paperwork, you can submit all your community service hours through this link: https://docs.google.com/a/wsdpanthers.org/forms/d/1jLt0yPWep8RY6UEVVOaGIgOStzo9IAzSlmtOb ev3IfU/viewform?ts=57b34511&edit_requested=true

Video Contest

Do you want $1,000, a chance to get your name out there, and great resources? If so, visit this link for more information: https://www.worldof7billion.org/student-video-contest/. Mrs. Callender is ready and willing to help contestants, and she would love to see your creations. The deadline for this contest is February 23rd, 2017.

-By Carmen Ortega