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Principal's Message

 

 

Our school year will focus on Character, Competency, and Rigor for All. Our mission is to help students develop the knowledge and skills that will promote success in school and in their lives after high school. We seek to develop lifelong learners for a global society. Please join us in encouraging students to do their best in their classes and to get involved in high school activities. We, like you, want this to be a successful year for your children.

We are proud to serve the many good people in our community and we promise to do our best for your child. As parents of our students, you are our most valued partners. We look forward to a great year and to serving you and your children.

The unity poem that follows describes the value we place on our parent partners.

Unity Poem

I dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a young child’s mind
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher, the tools he used
Were books and music and art.
The other was a parent with guiding hand
And a gentle loving heart.
Day after day, the teacher toiled with touch
That was deft and sure.
While the parent labored by his side
And polished and smoothed it o’er.
And when at last their task was done,
They were proud of what they had wrought
For the things they had molded into the child
Could never be sold or bought.
And each agree they would have failed
If each had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school
And behind the teacher, the home.
(Author Unknown)

Respectfully,
Jackie B. Adams
Principal

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Upcoming Events! Mark your calendars!

First Semester Early Release Dates and Times:
November 24 - 12:10
December 18 - 12:10
Lunch will be served at an earlier time to all students on early release days.

Report Card Dates:
October 15, 2009
January 6, 2010
March 10, 2010
May 21, 2010

EOCTs, Mid-terms, Exams  - Fall 2009

EOCTs will be administered on the following dates for students who have any of the 10 courses that will END in December: Algebra I, Geometry, Math I, Math II, English 9, American Literature, US History, Economics, Physical Science, and Biology. The tests will be given over the course of 2 days due to the time needed to take the tests – Part 1 on Wednesday; Part 2 on Thursday.
12/7/09 (Monday) – Math I/II – Part 1 of EOCT (45 mins) given in regular classes
12/8/09 (Tuesday) – Math I/II - Part 2 of EOCT (45 mins) given in regular classes
12/9/09 (Wednesday) – Part 1 of the EOCT (45 mins.) given in regular classes
12/10/09 (Thursday) - Part 2 of the EOCT (45 mins) given in regular classes
12/11/09 (Friday) – EOCT make-ups (guidance office)

Mid-terms will be administered in all classes that are yearlong courses (AP, Math I, Math I support, etc.) 
12/15/09 (Tuesday – A day) – Students will take mid-terms during their regular A day classes.
12/16/09 (Wednesday – B day) – Students will take mid-terms during their regular B day classes.
Exams – Block classes for those who do not take an EOCT.
            Students who are taking courses on a regular block that will END in December will take exams. Exams will count 15% of the students’ final averages. Students who have taken an EOCT for the course will present culminating projects during their exam time slot. Students may check out after their last exam by bringing a permission note from home to leave with their last teacher; students may not leave until the end of the class period at 12:10. Students who do not check out at 12:10 on Thursday will report to the cafeteria; there will be a supervision schedule per department for the time from 12:10 until 3:30 to supervise in the cafeteria. All students should leave at 12:10 on Friday since busses will run at that time on Friday.
12/17/09 (Thursday – A day) – Students will take their 1st and 2nd period exams.
            1st Period EXAM –         8:30 – 10:05
                 Brunch     –                10:10 – 10:30
            2nd Period EXAM –         10:35 – 12:10
            *Students who took mid-terms on A day (12/15) will go to their A day 1st and 2nd period classes during the above designated time slots.
12/18/09 (Friday – B day) – Students will take their 3rd and 4th period exams.
            3rd Period EXAM -          8:30 – 10:05
                 Brunch -                      10:10 – 10:30
            4th Period EXAM -          10:35 – 12:10
            *Students who took mid-terms on B day (12/16) will go to their B day 3rd  and 4th period classes during the above designated time slots.

If you have any questions, please contact the school – 770-967-9826.

 


Sparky the Spartan with the Chic-Fil-A Cow at Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

 

 

Drama wins Region One-Act Play West Hall High School’s production of Children’s Letters to God competed in the 7-AAA GHSA One-Act Play competition and placed 1st in the Region.  On Thursday the 29th at the Sub-Region competition, we received Best Set and 3 All-Star Cast awards: Morgan Peacock, Megan Smallwood, and Ben Thomason.  At the Region Competition, we received Best Costumes, Best Ensemble, and 4 All-Star cast awards: Suzanna Grindle, Morgan Peacock, Ben Thomason, and Jazz Wages. West Hall will be competing for the AAA State Championship on Saturday, November 14th at Northside High School in Warner Robins. The production is directed by the husband & wife team of Sarah Lindahl & Miro Gomez.  In preparation for the competition, we will be presenting an encore of our Region performance on Thursday, November 12th at 7:00 pm at West Hall High School. Tickets are $5. This is a really big honor for our school system, especially since there has not been a Hall County school to win the Region One-Act Play title since 2001 when West Hall performed Jesus Christ Superstar. West Hall High has won 2 State One-Act Play titles, both in 1994 & 1996.

Student ID Badges All students at all grade levels are required to wear ID badges to school. These badges are making WHHS an even safer school.

All overdue fines for ID Badges must be paid in order to receive new ones or disciplinary action could result. The school will not be making money on the badges, but we are trying to operate with no debt owed. We issue one ID a year at no cost to the student but when they lose, forget, or damage their ID, we must issue new ones at cost for security reasons.

If  you have questions or concerns, please call or email the West Hall Administration.

Regular School Hours School hours are from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

STUDENTS MUST BE IN A SCHEDULED SUPERVISED ACTIVITY TO REMAIN ON CAMPUS AFTER 3:30 PM.


West Hall High is a winner in the "Excellence in International Education" Award at the International Education SummitThe Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education recently recognized West Hall High School as one of five Georgia schools providing outstanding international education. AP and IB Spanish teacher Dr. Belinda Sauret and IB Coordinator Mrs. Laurie Ecke gave a presentation about the WHHS International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma Programme to an audience of legislators and educators at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Two West Hall IB Seniors, José Ibarra and Eduardo Velazquez joined them and shared about their personal experiences in the IB Programme.

To read the story in the Gainesville Times go to the following link: http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/archive/23641/
To see the presentations and read more about CASIE and the International Education Summit, go to the following link: http://www.casieonline.org/Summit/default.htm

Makita Industries Partners with Construction Technology! A donation of a different assortment of 24 Power Hand Tools was given by Makita Industries, in Buford, to the Construction Technology Program at West Hall High School. Click here to see the photo gallery!



Math I Student & Parent Guide Parents can now work with their students on Math I using the guide found at this link, which includes practice exercises.



CAS at West Hall High School Please follow the "Sports/Clubs" link to see the upcoming CAS activities and learn more about what CAS is doing at West Hall!

Graduation Date 2009-2010West Hall High School's Graduation date has been set for the Class of 2010.
Friday, May 21, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Free Chapel

Do you need an Infinite Campus code? If you would like more information on checking your student's progress online, please email Jennifer Killingsworth at j.killingsworth@hallco.org.

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