Important Dates
Recent News and Announcements
Important WMHS Information
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This Week at West

Important Dates

Internet Safety Presentation, Thursday, February 18
On February 18, 7-8 pm, WMHS is hosting a parent education presentation on Internet Safety, as well as a new trend known as "sexting." This is important information that can greatly benefit parents. For more information, please click here.

2010-2011 Cheerleader Try-outs, February 26
All candidates need to return the following by February 12, 3:00 pm, to the front office:

1. Completed and signed application
2. Copy of fall semester report card
3. Discipline record
4. Attendance record
5. Varsity Only - A CD for music or $1 to purchase a CD from the school

Absolutely NO late applications will be accepted. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Brown or call 972-882-7648. Click here to go to the Cheerleader Webpage.

Recent News and Announcements

WMHS Students Recognized for Accomplishments

Girls Basketball District 10 4A Champions!
Congratulations to the Varisty Girls Basketball team, our District 10 4A Champions for the 4th consecutive year!! Click here to visit our Girls Basketball Webpage.

Football Players Sign National Letter of Intent
Congratulations to the five West Mesquite football players who signed a national letter of intent. Click here to visit our Football Webpage.

	Football Signees	College
	Demiere Burkett	La. Monroe
	Justin Stout	Lamar University
	Jack Brown	Trinity Valley
	Ladarius Drew	Loomis Chaffee
	Paul Wilcox	Kansas Wesleyan

Swim Team District 15-4A Swim Meet, January 2010
Congratulations to the students on the WMHS Swim Team who participated in the District 15-4A Swim Meet. Click here to visit our Swim Team Webpage.

Women Team Results:	Boys Team Results:
Red Oak Forney Poteet West Mesquite North Forney Lancaster	Red Oak Poteet Lancaster West Mesquite Mabank North Forney
Individual Event Medal Winners:
Boys 200 YD. IM - 2nd Place - Martin Montes
Boys 100 YD Free - 3rd Place - Steven Risberg
Boys 100 YD Breaststroke - 1st Place - Martin Montes
Girls 400 YD Free Relay - 3rd Place -      Melissa Wilcox, Lucero Martinez, Cecilia Vazquez, Destiny Rucker

Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2010 Competition
Congratulations to the students who participated in the BPA competition! Placements are listed below. Click here to visit our BPA Webpage for more pictures.

• Genesis Barrera - 1st Place-Integrated Office Applications, State Qualifier
• Waylon Loveland - 2nd Place-Computer Security, State Qualifier
• Deresia Johnson - 3rd Place-Database Applications, State Qualifier
• Hector Cabrera - 3rd Place-Entrepreneurship, State Alternate
• Jessica Cariaga, Vanessa Alvarado, Nancy Nguyen, Evelyn Moncivais - 3rd Place-Global Marketing Team, State Alternates

Congratulations to Ladarius Drew for being selected Honorable Mention Academic All-State Football Team!

WMHS Teachers Recognized for Accomplishments

• Mrs. Stacy Gallegos, a third year BCIS teacher at West Mesquite, is adding to her list of honors. Mrs. Gallegos was chosen her first year of teaching as Newcomer of the Year for Mesquite ISD. Just before the winter break, Mrs. Gallegos received word that she has been chosen as one of ten Rapoport Rising Star Teachers by the Texas Exes Association with The University of Texas. Each year the Texas Exes Association honors twelve teachers from across the state as outstanding teachers, and each year this association allows all past recipients of this honor to nominate teachers with three years or less experience as Rising Stars. From these nominations, ten teachers from across the state are selected to receive the honor of Rapoport Rising Stars and to attend the Texas Exes conference in Austin. Stacy Gallegos was nominated for this honor by Judy Heaps, one of the twelve recipients of the 2007 Outstanding Teacher award. Congratulations Mrs. Gallegos.
• Mr. Kelly Riddle, WMHS' Technology Education teacher, was honored at the September school board meeting as one of the newest MISD Apple Corps Teachers. Mr. Riddle has been teaching for eight years - all in Mesquite ISD. Kelly enjoys watching students apply classroom knowledge to "real world" problems. He says, "I know that my students are not going to have all the answers. It's my job as a good teacher to provide guidance and stucture so that all of my students experience success inside and outside of the classroom." Congratulations, Mr. Riddle!
• Check out our very own teacher inspiring short videos found on the MISD YouTube Website. Mr. Adam Tarpley, Business teacher, plays "JC", and Mr. Eric Vera, Theater teacher, plays "Mac." Thank you, Mr. Tarpley and Mr. Vera!

Jr. ROTC Raises $1290 for the Honor Flight of Dallas
In connection with Veterans’ Day, November 11, 2009, the Jr. ROTC of West Mesquite High School led the campus in raising $1290 for the Honor Flight of Dallas. The Honor Flight organizes and pays for World War II veterans to go to Washington D. C. to visit the World War II Memorial dedicated to these veterans in 2004. This organization has many ties to the West Mesquite campus. World War II veteran Jean Rawson, father of WHMS teacher Judy Heaps, was a part of this group’s inaugural trip in June 2009; World War II veteran Mr. Hardin, grandfather of WMHS 1989 salutatorian Porchea Hardin, was in the second group in October 2009; World War II veteran Jim Enochs, father of WMHS secretary Susan Stone, plans to go with the next group in May. Two WMHS Jr. ROTC students are presenting the check to Judy Heaps, who is a volunteer with the Honor Flight of Dallas. Mrs. Heaps, in return, is presenting these students with a plaque acknowledging their efforts.

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The New Sculptural West Artwork!
Congratulations to Mrs. Jordan's Art 1 and Drawing 2 students for their sculptural West artwork creation that now decorates the halls at West.

Read it While It's Hot - The RoundUp
Be sure to read the latest news in the December 18 issue. Articles you won't want to miss include "West Helps Send Vets to D.C.," "Saying Goodbye," and "The Perfect Christmas Gift." Check out the Student and Teacher of the month as well!

Other Important Information

W.Y.L.D. at WEST! When is Your Last Day?
The faculty and students at WMHS are committed to passing all areas of the TAKS test and finishing school on May 21. For more information on the Optional Flexible Year Program (OFYP), please visit OFYP for Parents. A 2009-2010 High School Calendar is also available for download.

NEW Student E-mail Accounts - Gaggle.net
Click here to learn more!

Teacher Tutoring Times Now Posted!
Teacher tutoring times have been posted on each of their new information pages. Please visit the Faculty & Staff link on our Website, then select the teacher you need. You should find all the information needed to contact them or have your student attend tutoring. If you have questions regarding a specific class, please e-mail that particular teacher.

MyFuture Schedule Student "Sonic" Video: College and the SAT To start the video, click the "play" arrow on the new video page.

Order Your 2009-2010 Yearbook Today!
Click here to go through the ordering process.

Get Your Questions Answered About the H1N1.
The home page of our district website is being updated regularly. Please check there for the latest information.

Important Links

• WMHS S.A.C.S. Report - Accreditation Study
• Online Tutoring Resource - Great for Senior Re-testers!
• Online TAKS Tutoring - TRACK
• SAT/ACT Training - testGear
• Physical Evaluation Form
• Steroid Agreement Form
• VMath Website
• Federal Programs Needs Assessment - Region 10
  Go to the bottom right of the Region 10 homepage and click on Surveys in the list. Your input will assist Region 10 and the district in acquiring a clear picture of district needs.