Portsmouth West High School

Please join us tonight on Facebook live for the Portsmouth West Senators football game which starts at 7:00 PM https://www.facebook.com/ThePWHS/videos/606132290078232/?vh=e&extid=EpgPSk7sHUvOe7pD&d=n

This week in sports 8/24/20

Students and Parents whom applied for the Senator Virtual Learning Academy: Acceptance notices have been sent to students and parents whom have been accepted into the Senator Virtual Learning Academy. Notices were sent by e-mail to students and parents in grades 5-12 and through standard US mail to students in grades K-4. Please read these notices carefully as they contain important information regarding the next steps required to get started with online learning. More information will be forthcoming regarding orientation and course participation. If you have further questions please contact your students school.

Fall program ads are due by Wednesday, August 19th. Please email Robin Hileman, her email address is: robin.hileman@westsenators.org or you can drop them off at the high school.

Congratulations to Tucker Spriggs and Cayden Coleman finishing first last week at the OSU Youth Open, at Alum Creek . Tucker and Cayden won the tournament with a 5 fish limit weighing 7.21 pounds.

The high school will be releasing several informational videos late next week regarding restarting procedures for the 2020-21 school year. Until then, we ask that you refer to the District's Covid portal located on our District website.

Please review the revised 2020-2021 school calendar

Parents of incoming Kindergarten students, 7th graders, and Seniors- Don’t forget to get your child’s required school immunizations before school begins on Tuesday, September 8th. Vaccinations are available at your Doctor’s office, Health Department, Kroger, Walmart, and CVS.

Cross Country is currently having an online fundraiser. Please click the link to shop the online store! https://stores.inksoft.com/WS38702/shop/home

Any student wanting to run Cross Country in the fall 2020, be at Stadium gates Wednesday, August 5th @ 11:30. If you cannot make it Boys email Larry Goodwin Girls email Julie Conrad

Any student wanting to run Cross Country in the fall 2020, be at the stadium gates @ 12pm on August 3rd. If you cannot make it: Boys email Coach Goodwin - larry.goodwin@westsenators.org Girls email Julie Conrad - julie.conrad@westsenators.org

ACT has added three new national test dates to its fall 2020 national testing schedule to provide more opportunities for students to earn a full ACT test score for admissions decisions, scholarship opportunities, placement, and college and career insights. These additions will help meet the demand for testing caused by COVID-19-related cancellations and social distancing requirements that limited test centers’ capacities this spring and summer. A total of eight test dates will be available for students for fall 2020 national testing. The updated fall 2020 ACT national test schedule: September Saturday, September 12 (existing) Sunday, September 13 (non-Saturday, existing) Saturday, September 19 (new) October Saturday, October 10 (new) Saturday, October 17 (new) Saturday, October 24 (existing) Sunday, October 25 (non-Saturday, existing) December Saturday, December 12 (existing) https://leadershipblog.act.org/2020/06/act-adds-new-fall-2020-national-test.html?cid=email:marketo:administration-newsletter-k12-b2b:dc_3030-internal-organic-071520-mr016426-new&utm_medium=email&utm_source=marketo&utm_campaign=administration-newsletter-k12-b2b&utm_content=dc_3030-internal-organic-071520-mr016426-new&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpRNE1HWXlPV0poTnpnMiIsInQiOiJsTE1id3ZCK0ZqZDczV0tqV1QzbUxtUUQzeHE4TG1JQlpYNTJWQkgzMEZkNGJJS0xPRXNyejNHUWNVTlM1REtqQ1wvaFFqWWFWZlc2cFViK3FMelNJYjhoclNDeGwxXC9VaW5sVlg5VGVlTUNyTVZZc0lTQkE3Q1VLcWZJSURQTVUyIn0%3D&m=1

Open Gym Message: Boys Basketball open gym will take place Thursday, July 2nd at 6:00 p.m. Bring your own water bottle to drink from. We will be adhering to social distancing rules and other COVID-19 guidelines. Any boy grades 9-12 that is interested in playing basketball next season needs to attend. If you are unable to attend, but are interested in playing basketball, you need to contact Coach McClanahan at 740-645-7541

High School Girls Soccer open field/conditioning will start on Monday June 22 at 6:00 pm at the main Soccer field for any student interested in playing during the 20-21 School Year. All interested players should bring tennis shoes, soccer cleats, shin guards, and water for the conditioning. A COVID-19 screening will be given to each participant before the conditioning begins. If you have any questions, you can contact Coach Tom Hoggard at (740) 935-3729.

The PWHS cheer tryouts will be held virtually this year. You must register with Robin Hileman to be able to tryout. There will be a parent/student cheer meeting on Monday June 22 at the high school football bleachers with incoming Freshmen reporting at 6:00 p.m., Sophomores at 6:30 p.m., Juniors at 7:00 p.m., and Seniors at 7:30 p.m. If your child is planning to tryout please plan to attend. PWMS cheer tryouts will also be held virtually this year. Practice videos are located on the high school cheer website so begin practicing. If you are interested in trying out for the PWMS cheer team you must register with Tracy Bauer at 740-464-8292 for further instructions.

We want your feedback as we plan for the 2020-2021 school year. Please help us by filling out this short survey so that we can better understand the needs of our community: https://wnls.pw/survey/

To: West HS Students Subject: Return of Textbooks and Chromebooks Times: Every Monday and Thursday from 8:30am until 12 noon (June) Listed below are dates and times for students or parents to return either textbooks or chromebooks to the front office. There will be designated locations or tables for each item. Dates: Monday, June 1st and Thursday, June 4th Monday, June 8th and Thursday, June 11th Monday, June 15th and Thursday, June 18th Monday, June 22nd and Thursday, June 25th • Students need to make arrangements to return any missing items if any of these dates don’t work for return. • Email michelle.russell@westsenators.org; chris.rapp@westsenators.org; or kevin.lloyd@westsenators.org to contact or notify if any of the above dates do not work.

Congratulations to students in the Honors and Beta Clubs! Honors Club members: https://5il.co/gqb0 Beta Club members: https://5il.co/goxn

SUBJECT: 2018 PWHS YEARBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE TIME(S): Tuesday, May 26th and Thursday, May 28 th , 2020 from 9:00am until 12 noon. WHERE: PWHS HS Front Office UPDATES:  2019 PWHS Yearbooks will be available later this summer.  2020 PWHS Yearbooks will be available this fall.

2018 PWHS YEARBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE TIME(S): Tuesday, May 26th and Thursday, May 28th, 2020 from 9:00am until 12 noon. WHERE: PWHS Front Office UPDATES: • 2019 PWHS Yearbooks will be available later this summer. • 2020 PWHS Yearbooks will be available late summer/early fall.