Tonights Objectives Ease your familys transition from Gibbons - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BECOMING THE CLASS OF 2024

Tonight’s Objectives

✓ Ease your family’s transition from Gibbons Middle School to Westborough High School ✓ Identify expectations and opportunities for a successful experience at WHS ✓ Preview the WHS student and family experience

Presenters

■ Mr. Brian Callaghan- Principal ■ Mr. Matt Lefebvre- Assistant Principal

WHS Core Value

The Westborough High School community believes in a rigorous educational experience in a supportive environment that fosters respect and engagement in our diverse and global society.

At Westborough High School

We believe in

R esponsibility A chievement iN novation G rowth E ngagement R espect S elf-Reflection

At Westborough High School

We foster

★ Learning, growing, developing ★ Trinity of teaching & learning ★ Student-centered approach

Who will you be at WHS?

Lots of opportunities…

Co-Curricular Opportunities

✓ Reflect our school’s mission and values ✓ Extension of the classroom ✓ Respect, cooperation, and sportsmanship

✓ Student-driven

✓ Something for everyone

Athletic Offerings

■ Many of the same athletic offerings as at

Gibbons

■ Additionally, WHS offers sports such as

Lacrosse, Indoor Track, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Golf and Swimming ■ Intramurals- Futsal, Badminton, Weightlifting

■ Fitness Center is open at 2:45 for all

students to exercise

Athletics

✓ Please check our website for additional

information on signups/proper paperwork needed for participation

✓ Fall sports coaches will meet with 8th

graders in June For More Information, please visit or email:

✓ http://whs.westboroughk12.org/ ✓ dicarloj@westboroughk12.org

Fine Arts Offerings

■ Curricular offerings in Music, Visual Arts

and Theater Arts

■ Co-Curricular offerings such as String

Chamber Ensemble, a cappella groups, jazz ensembles, Marching Band, theatrical productions, and improv

Fine Arts

✓ Please check out our website for additional

information on signups/proper paperwork needed for participation

✓ Mr. Doyle, our Marching Band Director,

will meet with all 8th graders after the Memorial Day Parade For More Information, please visit or email:

✓ http://whs.westboroughk12.org/ ✓ martinc@westboroughk12.org

Clubs and Activities!

■ Chess Club ■ Speech and Debate ■ Rangers for a Cure ■ Women In Science ■ Student Council ■ Pottery Club ■ Community Cooking

Club

■ Multi-Cultural Club ■ Lit Mag ■ Science Olympiad ■ Class Officers ■ American Sign

Language ■ Beekeeping

■ and many, many

more

Family Involvement

Opportunities to participate include:

✓WFAEA- Music parents ✓WABA- Athletic Boosters ✓Westborough Education Foundation ✓Westborough High School Community Council ✓School to Business Partnerships ✓Westborough Educational Technology Fund

The Parent Role

✓CEO (Chief Encouragement Officer) ✓Coach ✓Collaborator

A typical school day

✓ School Hours: – 8:06 a.m. Welcome Bell – 8:10 a.m. start of first period – 2:37 p.m. end of school ✓ Class Periods (54 Minutes) – Morning Break, Flex Time ✓ 6 classes meet per day, 7 classes in each student’s schedule ✓ Lunch (23 Minutes) 3 lunch waves ✓ Extra help and Co-Curricular Activities

Course Placement

■ 8th grade teachers will

discuss level placement with students through 3/19

■ Students will talk to

their teachers if interested in working to change placement; Any recommendation changes finalized by 6/5

■ Placement is made by

student’s 8th grade teacher based on current performance

■ There are placement

tests in Math and World Language during the summer

Course Credits

✓ English 1.0 credit ✓ Math 1.0 credit ✓ Science 1.0 credit ✓ Grade 9 History 1.0 credit ✓ World Language 1.0 credit ✓ PE/Wellness .5 & Health/Wellness .5 credits ✓ Electives-Fine Arts, Engineering, Business,

• Comp. Science, F&CS .5 or 1.0 credit

✓ Academic Support 1.0 credit

Maintaining Balance

✓ Balance! Students should consider potential workload ✓ Align strengths and interests

Important Dates

✓March 18 and 19: WHS administration meets with 8th grade teams at GMS ✓Through March 20: GMS Teachers enter course recommendations ✓March 23: PowerSchool opens for entering course requests ✓March 30: PowerSchool closes for entering course requests at 11:59pm ✓June 5: Teacher recommendations updated if necessary ✓ July: Schedules available in PowerSchool ✓August 26: Freshman Orientation

From Here to Graduation

■ Who will help me get there?

Let’s review . . .

✓ Opportunities to become involved and ease

transition to WHS

✓ Expectations for success ✓ Student and family experience

If there are questions we are available down front