Hello one and all!

Welcome back for our last full week before Fall Break! Our big announcement this week:

Homecoming is here! Students can attend on Friday, September 20^th from 7 – 10 pm. This dance will be styled after the Roaring Twenties, so they should be sure to stop by for food, music, and a roaring good time.

A few notes with the dance:

Tickets can be purchased at the front office this week for $10, or they can be purchased at the dance itself for $12. Food will be included in this cost. Also, there will be a game room and a quiet room for those wishing to seek a little peace between songs. If a student has a game they would like to bring, they are more than welcome to do so! (School-appropriate, of course)

The Friday of Homecoming, we will also be hosting our annual Flick Football Tournament in the High School Pod. Students will have a chance to team up and compete in the greatest of all Westgate sports for a chance at fame and glory. We will hold the tournament instead of our normal afternoon classes on Friday.

Second, conference signups are live. Please look for an email or visit your student’s advocate’s page in order to sign up for a slot on either September 26^th or 27^th. The signup link will be taken down at the end of the day this Friday (the 20^th).

Just a few other reminders: students should not be in the pod during classes, and should use their passing periods quickly in order to get to class on time. Food is not allowed in class after the first five minutes, and cellphones are not allowed at all (they will follow our general structure for disruptive behavior).

It is also still summer, so we know the weather is hot, but be sure to follow dress code – no short shorts or belly shirts!

Finally, be sure to wait until you are off campus to get on bike or skateboard, and please dismount as soon as you arrive on campus in the morning. Things can get crowded out there, so we would like to avoid collisions and injuries.

As always, if students or parents have a concern, go to the teacher first, then the advocate, then Mrs. Novak, our High School Assistant Principal. Here’s to another great week!

Best,

-Tim Cuevas

Mathematics Teacher and Sophomore Advocate