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May 10th, 2022
Upcoming Events

May
May 13 - Prom Aud
May 14 - Prom
May 16-20 - Fine Arts Week
May 20 - Swing Dance
May 23 - NHS Ceremony
May 25 - Choir Concert
May 26 - Senior Honors Convocation; Regent Pride Lesson
May 27 - Asynchronous Learning Day
May 30 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

June
June 1 - Band & Orchestra Concert
June 6 - Normal Monday Early Release Schedule
June 7 - Bridge Week (Students Attend if needed); Senior Grad Practice & Class Photo
June 8 - Bridge Week (Students Attend if needed)
June 9-10 - No School - Staff Only
June 11 - Graduation

Grade Level Pages

Remember to check out your Grade Level page on the website for all the latest updates!
May Counseling News

Check out the May edition of the Counseling Newsletter!
From Dr. Boran
As the year slowly begins to wind down, we are also starting to see a return to in person events at West. It’s making a difference as we slowly emerge from the pandemic and out of our cold, wet April.
 
Remember field trips? It’s been years for me. I had the opportunity this past week to chaperone a field trip to the Capitol with Carrie Bohman’s Social Studies classes. We went to the Veterans War Museum, had lunch on State Street, and met with State Sen. Kelda Roys and State Rep. Sheila Stubbs. What a treat. The kids were awesome, the speakers interesting, and the weather was finally sunny (what?). (Group photo here)  

We held a job fair on Friday with dozens of vendors and the kids packed the cafenasium. You could tell how excited the kids were to have the community back in the school by the volume, and by how groups shifted from table to table in packs. Our vendors were happy to be in the building and really impressed that there was so much interest. Here’s a photo of me, game face on, playing Jenga during one of the quiet moments.

Along the same lines, we held our “Movin West” yearly introduction to West for our future Regents and their families (you can find the overview on our website; it’s also linked here). The activity fair run by our student groups to get the 8th grade kids to sign up early was mobbed. It was so fun to see parents in the building, walking with their families, talking with neighbors…

It’s been a long, cold spring and a long, isolating pandemic. That’s why this change means so much to all of us. Thanks for taking the time to participate in these events. It means the world to your kids but it also means the world to us.
 
Enjoy the day.
Happening Now
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FREE audiobooks all summer (to KEEP)!
Did you know that we have a digital library of eBooks and audiobooks called Sora available to you in ClassLink or as an app on your smart device? 
 
Even better, every week from April 28 to August 17, the AudioFile SYNC program gives away two thematically paired audiobooks each week that you can download to KEEP! They change every Thursday at midnight Eastern Time. Here is the full schedule. 
 
Pictured is a preview of the next few weeks:
Instructions
  1. Register for SYNC. 
  2. Open the Sora app on your device or in ClassLink.
  3. In Sora, open the menu (in the top-right corner) to add the SYNC program.
  4. Select Add library.
  5. Search for audiobooksync and select the library from the results.
  6. Enter the email address you used to sign up for SYNC.
  7. Each week, don't forget to download your books! (Sign up for reminder alerts too!)
Summer School First Time Credit
2022 Summer High School Semester Session begins on Monday, June 20th and ends on Thursday, July 28th and takes place Monday through Thursday. This is the final week to express interest in taking Virtual First Time Credit and/or ACT Prep Courses (virtual or in person). You need to complete this form by May 13, 2022. Students may take up to 0.5 credits during summer semester for first-time credit. For additional information, visit the Summer Semester website (mmsd.org/summer) or contact your counselor.
Upcoming Events
Prom
Prom Aud - Friday, May 13th
This Friday we will have our annual Prom Aud for students and staff at 2:45 in the Stevens Gym! That day we will follow a Monday Early Release schedule.

Prom - Saturday, May 14th
Prom for Seniors and their guests is on Saturday, May 14th from 8:00-11:00. Tickets are being sold this week in SLC offices for $25. Please see this webpage for more info!
Multico Interviews
2nd semester Juniors - Multico is continuing interviews till the end of May. You do not need to be in theater classes to apply. Multico is a super fun class for first semester seniors - there is no homework - all work is created and completed during class time. Multico students create and perform short sketches highlighting: culture, bullying, race, gender, sexuality and conflict. Multico tours over thirty elementary and middle schools each year, providing another tool for MMSD classroom teachers to use as we all work towards a more empathetic world.

Please email Holly Walker to set up a 5 min interview.
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