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February 1st, 2022
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National Honor Society
Juniors interested in being considered for membership in the National Honor Society at West need to have volunteered a total of at least 45 service hours in two or more activities; no more than 25 hours from a single service activity. In addition, a student must have earned a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 3.5. Service forms can be found through the West High home page, or at https://west.madison.k12.wi.us/students/national-honor-society

First week of March – Letters of Invitation to join NHS will be sent to eligible Juniors in email and US Mail. Students will apply by submitting two short essays and all service forms documenting 45 volunteer hours. This will all be made clear in the Letter of Invitation.

March 24th – Thursday. NHS application materials due by 4:00 p.m. in room 2032. 

April 11-15th -- Congratulations letters will be sent out to inductees.

End of April – Our NHS Ceremony of Induction will not be in person, and instead feature a video tribute and celebration of students’ performance. These new torchbearers will have come a long way--often through dimly lit passages of time--and will be encouraged to hold their torches high in the years to come through their character, scholarship, leadership and service!

Karly Frisch advises our NHS current Senior members’ organization. For admissions questions, please contact the Chair of the Selection Committee, Gary Powell, at gmpowell@madison.k12.wi.us  Looking forward to our new inductees’ Character, Leadership, Scholarship and Service in the new year!

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little   
  matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.” -Colin Powell
West High's Menstrual Product Drive
Allies of Consent Club (AOC), a club dedicated to sexual assault prevention and education, will be hosting a menstrual product drive to put pads and tampons back into not only the women's bathrooms, but the all-gender bathrooms, as well. We are asking for all types of pads, tampons and liners for the bathrooms. That includes all absorbency levels, types of applicators etc. No donation is too small! We are also asking for cash, check or gift card donations. We ask that gift card donations are for Target, Walmart or any place to purchase menstrual products. Menstrual product donations will be put into bins in the LMC and the money donations will be put in the LMC as well. The person or people with the most donations will be eligible for prizes including a twenty-dollar gift card of your choosing.
Upcoming Events
Start College Now Program
Representatives from the Madison College Fire Academy & Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) programs will be in the Van Hise Gym at lunch on Thursday 2/3 to answer student questions. As part of the Start College Now program, these academies are open to 11th and 12th grade students seeking college credit and a jump start on their career. Interested students of all ages are encouraged to stop by! Learn more and see links to the applications (due March 1st for Fall 2022 enrollment) HERE. For specific questions, please contact Sarah Quinn.
Get Involved
Circle Keeper Application
West HS is looking for students that are passionate about racial and social justice to consider applying to be trained as Circle Keepers. 

Circle Keepers are leaders that will facilitate various conversations to improve our school culture and sense of community. Please click this link to apply or email Ms. G, the Restorative Justice Coach at cmgrobe@madison.k12.wi.us if you have questions! APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 21ST!

RJ Club meets on Tuesdays and Fridays during lunch in the Restorative Practices Room (Room 1125). To Learn more about RJ, check out the resources in our google classroom. 
Classroom code: rrek5mf
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