August 11, 2021
Enrollment/Registration
Online enrollment for all grades for the 2021-2022 school year began on August 5th. Families completing the application for students continuing within the MMSD will complete the enrollment process fully online and will be asked to schedule an appointment with their school only if they need to verify date of birth and/or parent-student relationship. Here is some information if you have forgotten your Infinite Campus login or password.
Families with an address change only will be asked to send the verification of their new address (either lease, recent utility bill, or mortgage) to the school’s email address listed in the confirmation email they will receive upon submitting the online enrollment application. For more information on how to submit proof of address change, click here.
 
If you have any questions, please visit the MMSD enrollment site for more details and to begin enrollment. If you are a new student to MMSD and plan to enroll at West, please call Felissia Jackson in the West counseling office at 204-3073.

In-person enrollment assistance is available at these community sites.
Class Schedules & Bell Schedule
Starting Monday, August 23rd, students and families can access their class schedule through the Infinite Campus Parent/Student Portal. If you see an error or want to make a change request, you will be able to submit our Schedule Change Request Form (Google form will be available from counselors starting Monday, August 23rd). While requests will be processed starting Wednesday, August 25th, we cannot guarantee that requests for schedule changes will be approved. School staff will work with you as to what is possible. Please note these guidelines when considering a schedule change request.
Here is our final bell schedule for the fall. Note that every Monday is an Early Release day.
Picture Days
Lifetouch will be at West on Monday, August 30th and Tuesday, August 31st from 8:30 am-4:00 pm to take student photos for the yearbook and student IDs. Pictures will be taken in the Van Hise Gym. There will also be a make-up day in the LMC on September 7th from 7:30-4:00. Stay tuned for more information!
Covid Mitigation
Per MMSD’s guidelines, here’s a quick review of our COVID mitigation strategies:
  • Universal Masking -- Masks will be worn by students and staff in district buildings and on buses. Wearing masks will be optional for students and staff when in outside environments.  
  • Physical Distancing -- Three feet will be maintained to the greatest extent possible.  
  • Contact Tracing -- Contact tracing of COVID-19 cases will continue to be performed by school nurses. The quarantine period for close contacts required by the district will be decreased to 7 days if the close contact tests negative for COVID-19 on day 5 or 6 after exposure. If the close contact is not tested the quarantine period remains 10 days.
  • Universal Health Screening -- Both students and staff will screen their health daily and fill out the daily screener sent via email. It's critical that staff and students stay home when sick and fill out the screener.
  • COVID-19 Testing -- West health office staff will be able to perform Rapid Antigen Testing, as well as PCR testing for any symptomatic staff or students.
Freshmen Orientation & Tours
Incoming freshmen will get tours and orientation activities on their first day of school, September 2nd. We will be planning new student tours for incoming 10th-12th graders for September 1st. More info to come!

West Athletics
Interested in playing a sport - competitive or club? fill out our INTEREST FORM
Fall 2021 Kick Off Video - learn more about changes this year.
Have a question about a sport - Contact the Coach or Athletic Office
Fall Sports Begin...
  • Aug 2 - Football
  • August 9 - Girls Golf
  • August 10 - Girls Tennis & Swim
  • August 16 - B & G Cross Country, B & G Volleyball & Boys Soccer
Free Athletic Physicals Now Offered through Pivotal Health. read more & sign up
  • Aug 3 & 17 @ West 1-3pm
  • At Pivotal Health
  • At Home
New Athletics Website is Live and Being Updated.
WELCOME to WEST ATHLETICS
Congratulations to Class of 2021 Award Recipients read more
News from Summit Credit Union
Open a Student Free Checking* or savings account during picture day and get $20 deposited to your account** and $20 deposited to your scholarship fund. Make sure you know your Social Security number and don't lose or share this number!
 
New members only. *Student Free Checking account requires a primary savings account. Primary savings account: Minimum to open $5. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) as of 8/30/2021 is 0.03%. Rate may change at any time. Minimum balance to obtain APY is $25. **$20 cash bonus will be deposited to your account at account opening. Cash bonuses are considered taxable income and are subject to 1099 tax reporting. Offer good 8/30, 8/31, 9/2, 9/9 and 9/10 only. © Summit Credit Union 2021
Meet the new Regents!
We would like to welcome a few new staff members to West!

  • Austin Battaglia, Business Teacher
  • Caleb Bembenek, Phy Ed Teacher
  • Judy Boese-Bookstaff, Technology Teacher
  • Kasey Brinkman, Athletic Secretary
  • Lydiette Calderon-Cancel, ELA Teacher
  • Lianne Davis, Counselor
  • Britta Hesselberg, Special Education Teacher
  • Sean Hubbard, Special Education Teacher
  • Shannon Kelly, Lead Secretary
  • Abby Kuehni, Regent SLC Secretary (new role)
  • Nicole Like, Part-Time Nurse
  • Allie Maniscalco, Special Education Teacher
  • Logan McMillen, ELA Teacher
  • Bella Schulte, Special Education Teacher
  • Joel Shires, Bilingual Resource Science Teacher
  • Ryan Watson, Social Studies Teacher
  • Cindy Wiesner, Registrar (new role)