The date for Open House/Meet the Team Night is Tuesday, August 15.
Open House will run from 6:00-7:00.
Meet the Team will begin at 7:00.
Welcome back to the 2023-24 school year, Senators!
To see a message from the Superintendent about the improvements and changes we've made over the summer, please visit https://wnls.pw/message
We're also happy to announce that students will get free access to athletic events for this school year. For more information and details visit https://wnls.pw/athleticpass
FYI:
If you are interested in registering for the ACT Test this school year
Next Test Date: September 9
Registration Deadline: August 4 (That's tomorrow!)
This test has the option to purchase the test and answer key (which is a great study tool for future tests as you can see what specific questions you answered correctly and incorrectly)
There is also a late registration option available if you sign up after tomorrow (it's an additional $30 or so)
https://my.act.org/
Parents of students entering 12th grade:
The Ohio Department of Health (per Ohio revised code 3313.67)
REQUIRES ALL STUDENTS ENTERING THE 12th GRADE to have:
A second dose of the Meningococcal vaccine (Serogroup A,C, W, and Y).
*If your student received their first dose on or after their 16th birthday, a second dose is not required.
Vaccinations should be received prior to entry of the first day of the school and no later than the 14th day of school:
September 6, 2023
As with other school immunization requirements,
students without proof of required vaccinations after this date are subject to exclusion from school.
Please contact your child’s physician or the Scioto County Health Department (740)355-8358 to make an appointment. Immunizations are also provided at many local pharmacies.
Please forward the record to the school office when your child receives his/her immunization and it will be placed in their health file. It may also be faxed directly to Portsmouth West High School at (740)858-3054.
**Please note: There is also a vaccine for Meningococcal Serogroup B which does not satisfy or replace the state vaccine requirement. This is a different and optional vaccine**
Congratulations to recent and former grads - Abigail Hazelbaker, Connor Gray, and Taran Willis
https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/2023/07/20/2023-knost-scholarships-awarded/
Congratulations to the following players:🧡🖤🥎
Sydney McDermott -
-All state first team
-All Ohio district first team
-1st team all SOC II
-SOC II -pitcher of the year
Emily Moore -
-All state honorable mention
-first team all district
-1st team all SOC II
Emma Sayre-2nd team all district
2nd team SOC II
Kaylor Pickelsimer -Honorable mention all district
2nd team SOC II
Congratulations to West's Jakob Tipton for earning the honor of being named his team's MVP during the 2023 Southeast District All-Star game.
Senior Edition 2023 Newsletter
https://www.smore.com/8w6an
PWHS senior reminder: grad practice Friday, 5/19, 8 am. Please bring your cap and gown.
PWHS Senators @ Minford Falcons
Sectional Finals
Today at 5 PM
Tickets: go to
https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets
Notice: The softball tournament game tonight has been canceled and rescheduled for Thursday at 4 pm at Unioto.
Seniors: See the attached form for information regarding Cap and Gown picture orders which will be taken during graduation practice
Good luck and congratulations to seniors Brandon Anderson and Ethan Hazelbaker who won the sectional doubles championship & will be 7th seed in the district tournament in Athens this Wednesday!
Seniors: Remember that your school accounts will soon be disabled after graduation. If you'd like to keep any files, click on the following tutorial for help. Remember if you just share a document, your westsenators.org account will still have ownership and, therefore, will lose access to the files after graduation. File ownership will have to change before you lose access to that file. Please see Mrs. Copley if you have questions
Google Takeout Instructions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wzRAoNf57vW-PpIiMQrAjcilyawkhGcZD9qKMOFwaHU/edit?usp=sharing
West Senators Media Morning Minutes for the week of 5/8/23
https://youtu.be/JqiuUeuh-W4
The Julie Ditty Qualls Foundation, Inc. is offering Free Tennis Lessons for children and teenagers from 8-18 years from June 5th - June 16th, 2023 9-11 AM Monday through Friday. Age groups from 8-12 year olds at 9 AM and 12-18 year old from 10-11 AM. The registration and waiver form is attached to this e-mail. Registration forms are available at the Ashland Tennis Center.
These are the 4th Annual Julie Ditty Qualls Free Tennis Lessons at the Ashland Tennis Center. Julie began giving free lessons after she retired from the professional tennis tour.
The registration form and waiver can be delivered to
Ashland Tennis Center
1300 Oakview Road
Ashland, KY 41101
Or sent by mail to:
C/O Jack F Ditty MD
100 St. Christopher Dr.
Ashland, KY 41101
Send by e-mail
jackfdittymd@gmail.com
The Blood Drive has started and we have a few donors already giving the gift of life: Mrs. Distel, Mrs. Ginn, and Mr. Rapp! Please consider coming to PWHS gym by 1:30 to donate blood today! If we get 30 donors we will earn a scholarship for one of our seniors!
Senior Reminder (those at PWHS and SCCTC): Please keep checking your email for important info and updates.
One upcoming deadline is for the senior slideshow/video. If you'd like to be included the deadline to submit pictures is 5/5. Mrs. Copley will accept pictures through this weekend (through 5/7 digitally), but any sent after this cannot be guaranteed to be included. Attached are the Google sheet that shows the submissions so far and a picture of the instructions for submissions
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lMdpu9uKW9ljaNSHm5t0376RqFap2O8amiK7qPbHhyg/edit?usp=sharing
Incoming Freshman Orientation will be at 6pm this evening at the high school.
Student-athletes participating 2023-2024 school year: You may get a free physical May 1- May 31 through SOMC Sports Motion at any of the facilities shown on the flyer.
When you go for the physical:
» Student-athlete MUST have OHSAA Form filled out when they arrive.
The student-athlete is responsible for getting the form to the school’s administration.
Forms are available in the PWHS office or at https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports-Medicine/2023-24PPE(English).pdf
