West Seattle High School

Alki Fridays Coed Youth Volleyball League starts June 20th: Get the kids off the couch and onto the beach this summer with beach volleyball on Alki. Sign up as an individual and not a team and we'll mix the teams up every week based on age and skill level. This is for boys and girls ages 10-17, 4:30-6:00pm Friday afternoons and the cost is $80/player. Visit www.sandboxsports.net, email willie@sandboxsports.net, or call Willie at 206-321-9861 for more information.

All AP students have summer assignments. Please click on the appropriate link(s) below to see them:

Please click the links to see the attachments for our 2 schedules for next year. The "Rolling Four" will be 1st semester, and the "Straight Six" will be 2nd semester.

Freshman Advisory - The 20 minute freshman advisory period on Monday morning will be a time when each staff person will communicate with a group of about five freshmen. The idea is to provide constant proactive oversight and an adult relationship to every freshman next year.

Office Hours - The 20 minute office hours time on Friday is an attempt to create a dedicated time at the end of the week where students know they can find their teachers to gather make-up work, to ask questions, to get help, and to catch-up.

Course Catalog

The WSHS Course Catalog is available online in .pdf format, click here for the 2007-2008 school year.

A REVISED Preliminary Course Catalog for the 2008-09 school year is available and subject to change as of April 16, 2008.

To see a printable version of our current 2007-2008 graduation requirements, WASL information, a credit breakdown and much, much more, click here.

Help is here for West Seattle Parents

Have you ever wondered how you would answer if your teen asks you if you drank in high school? Or how to teach anger management when you find yourself yelling? Ever worried about your teen being peer pressured, and wonder if they have the skills they need to refuse?

In the coming months, West Seattle’s “Stop Youth Drinking, Start Thinking Coalition” is hosting several five-week workshops called Staying Connected with Your Teen. This workshop series brings parents together to delve into the mysterious inner workings of teenage development, and helps parents understand the unique behaviors that are often associated only with teens. After looking at what teen development is all about, the series builds parents’ skills to better handle the budding and sometimes unfriendly personality of these young adults, while setting firm boundaries to keep kids safe. Staying Connected with your Teen will be offered.

Aug. 7th, Aug. 14th, Aug. 21st, Aug. 28th, Sept. 4th

Dinner will be provided, childcare and Metro Bus fare will be available upon request. More details are coming soon! Or, you may contact Renaé Gaines at (206) 252-9179 / rtgaines@seattleschools.org for more information.

Funded by a grant from the Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Of Interest to Students

TUTORING AFTER SCHOOL Tutoring started Feb. 5th. We have several staff members helping in a variety of subjects. Passing the Word is one of the best ways of communication; please encourage your students to attend! The first week only it will be in Room 227, then beginning Feb. 12th it will be in the library.
Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-4:00

HOMEWORK HELP The following link is for students looking for help with their homework when they won't listen to our wealth of wisdom and knowledge. Sponsored by the Library and endorsed by the district it is one resource to try.
www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=audience_teens_homework

WSHS Annual Report

The 2007 Annual Report for West Seattle High School is available on the school district web site. Click here to see the report.

Volunteers Needed for WSHS School

Bakers Needed for Otis Spunkmeyer Cookies: This is an ongoing fundraiser for WSHS PTSA. We are looking for people who are able to bake on a Thursday or Friday morning approximately 7:15 am - 9:30 am once a month. The dough and ovens are provided; you just bake, bag, and sell. The cookies are sold between first and second period, 9:05 am to 9:15 am. We will train you! Please contact Sharon Benham by email if you are interested in helping out, sdbenham@comcast.net or (206) 937-5047. Let me know your preference for Thursday or Friday mornings and any days you cannot work. We start sales in October. Thank you in advance for volunteering!

Bookkeeping Tasks at WSHS: A volunteer for the high school's fiscal office is needed to help with bookkeeping tasks a few hours per week. Are you a detail-oriented person who'd like to help out in the school? Contact Lynda D'ortiz-Dabek at 252-8949 or lddabek@seattleschools.org for more information.

District Events Calendar

If you would like to know about current special school events, fund-raisers or other district events, go online to the District Events Calendar where you can see what’s going on monthly at Seattle Public Schools or search for specific events by date, school and event type.