Student class schedules are available to view in Infinite Campus. If you need to make a schedule change, please fill out this electronic form. While we'd like to be able to accommodate all requests, scheduling is complex and we cannot guarantee that your request will be approved. They will be considered based on impact on graduation requirements, date they were submitted, and space/staffing in requested courses.

If  your student will be absent, please report the absence by 8:00am either through the district online form or by contacting their SLC office:

Regent Office, 608-204-4108 or lcford@madison.k12.wi.us

Van Hise Office, 608-204-3091 or dfitzhugh@madison.k12.wi.us 

Highland Office, 608-204-3075 or saschabel@madison.k12.wi.us 

Ash Office, 608-204-4116 or nkloranger@madison.k12.us

*Note - Ash students will check-in and check-out in the Regent office, room 1121, at this time.

For more information about attendance, please visit our Attendance webpage.

We are so excited to welcome our staff and students back to West to see all of the construction that has been done over the summer.  West The old Library and Van Hise Gym are now classroom spaces that will be used while other parts of the building remain under construction this fall.  

Because of the ongoing construction, there will be changes to student drop off and pick up this school year.

Bus drop off/pick up

Metro buses will continue to drop off students on Regent Street, but will now pick up students at two different locations.  Please look at the map below to determine if your student will catch their bus on:

• Regent Street: (W3 Arboretum, W1 Tokay, W3 Hill Farms, W1 Shorewood, W1 Mineral Point)  

• Van Hise Avenue: (W1 Nakoma, W3 Leopold, W5 Burr Oaks, W5 Wingra, W7 Olin.

• Fitchburg: yellow buses will load on Ash Street.

 You can determine your student’s bus route to school by following this link to the Metro website. 

Parent drop off/pick up

All parent drop off and pick up between 7:30 am-4:00pm should occur on Ash Street.   Please access Ash Street coming from the east on Allen Street as turns onto Van Hise Street from Highland  will be prohibited after 2pm in order to accomodate the Metro buses.

Here is the West parking and traffic plan in more detail.

The first day of school (Thursday, September 1st) is for Freshmen only.  Here is the schedule for the day.  Also, on this doc you will find details for the day.  

Students will first come to the cafeteria for a free t-shirt and then they will go to their homeroom for the day.

Please help your Freshmen start off strong by knowing which of the four Student Learning Communities(SLC)  they have been assigned too.  They will need to know which SLC to find their homeroom tomorrow when they arrive.  You will find the name of your SLC on line 10 in your schedule in Infinite Campus.  

Students do not need to bring their backpack or any supplies - we do recommend bringing a water bottle! Students will get to have a tour, walk their schedule, learn more about the school year, and meet peers!