"The holidays can often be a stressful and difficult time for some teens. The more parents and teachers know what to look for and how to help, the more likely those teens will have the skills and strategies they need to thrive." Please read the linked article. https://5il.co/btct

The OAGC and South Central Ohio ESC Summer Enrichment Scholarship packets are available to pick up in the HS office and with Mrs.Copley in the library. Deadline to apply for the OAGC scholarships is February 15, 2020, the ESC Scholarships, March 13, 2020.

Here's a peek at this week's sporting events (12/9/19)

Our next "Friday at the Rock" is this Friday, Dec. 6, during lunch. The kitchen staff and many others are working diligently to provide a great 'movie night' experience!

Here's a peek of this week's sporting events

The home girls basketball game originally scheduled for 12/9/19 has been moved to 12/10/19.

West Swim team shirts for the 2019-2020 Season are now on sale. We will be taking orders through Friday 12/6/19. Please make checks payable to the PWHS Swim Team. Orders can be sent with a member of the swim team or dropped off at PWHS, attention Mr. Nichols.

PWHS picture retakes will be Dec. 2 starting at 8:15 a.m.

Deadline to register for the Dec. 14 ACT is Friday, Nov. 8! https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html

Gifted students and their parents who are interested in summer scholarships: An informational meeting for parents, teachers and/or guidance counselors will be held at the ESC on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. You must pre-register (by Nov. 15) to attend the meeting.

Wright State University is offering a fee waiver code to any student wanting to apply in November. Student's can use the code APPLYNOW2019 to waive the application fee until December 1! https://www.wright.edu/

The PWHS Swim Team will have their mandatory OHSAA Pre-Season meeting on Wednesday, 11/13/19, at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held at the PWHS tiered room. Parents and athletes should plan to attend. Swim practice will take place at SSU following the meeting from 8:30-9:30pm.

Congratulations to senior Breanna Skaggs and junior Gary Jenkins for each winning a $250 scholarship at the UCAN Go To College night! Portsmouth West had the highest percentage(25%) of students attend out of all area schools. #WeAreWest

Taking the ACT Saturday? Don't show up unprepared! You must print your admission ticket & BRING it with you - along with a photo ID (you can't get in without them), #2 pencil & approved calculator https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-day.html

PWHS Swim Team Fundraiser at Mexitali. Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 11:00am to 8:00pm. Mexitali will donate 20% of your tab to the PW Swim Team. Present the ticket below when you pay. Come support our Senators and enjoy a great meal!

The week of 10/21 is Breast Cancer Awareness Week at PWHS. View the daily theme to participate.

Congratulations to Portsmouth West High School's 2019 October Students of the Month pictured l-r: senior Kori Conley, junior Tyler Hayslip, sophomore Abigail Winters, freshman Carson Horner.

The Washington-Nile Local School District will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, October 24. This delay includes all three building. The purpose of the delay is to extend teacher team meetings. Thank you.

College Credit Plus Students: Spring 2020 priority registration opens 10/31 for you. To cleared to register, however, you must email Deanna Roberts or schedule a time via https://calendly.com/droberts-6

Reminder: Tuesday, 10/15, PWHS is hosting a FAFSA night at 6:00 pm in PWHS library. This is to answer any questions concerning the FAFSA for seniors & parents. You can also bring the required materials and complete the FAFSA that night! Review the flyer for more information.

UCAN Night for Portsmouth West High School will be held at the home game with Minford on Friday, October 11th. Cost will be $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students. Proceeds go to the UCAN Scholarship fund for Portsmouth West Seniors.

Consider going to SSU's Major Fair Oct. 16 or Nov. 14.

Softball fundraiser! Texas Roadhouse rolls & gift cards. Orders due 11/3 & delivery date is set for the week of 11/16-23. Rolls- $6 /dozen (8 oz cup of butter-$2) Gift cards- $25 (free appetizer coupon/card purchase.) Make checks payable to Portsmouth West High School Softball.

This is homecoming week! Show your school spirit and participate! Monday - Pajama Day Tuesday - VSCO Day Wednesday - Cartoon Day Thursday - Jersey Day Friday - Homecoming Shirts/ Spirit Day

Portsmouth West Girls Basketball team is selling SENATORS over-sized sweatshirt blankets. Take it to a sporting event, wrap up at home or use it as a cover on a twin size bed (54 x 84 inches). Blanket cost is $35 and will be on sale 10/4/19 at the football game versus Waverly.

Seniors &Senior Parents: PWHS will be hosting a FAFSA Night on 10/15 @ 6:00pm.*Start and complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid with the help of financial aid experts. You need: SSN, Driver's License #, 2018 W-2s and returns, income and asset records ($$), FSA Id

Tonight's Boys Soccer game vs. New Boston (10/1) has been moved back until 7pm at New Boston stadium. Bus will leave at 5:45pm.

Tackle for the Cure shirts are now on sale for $15. "Chain" links may be purchased for .25 or 5 for $1. Our goal is to have enough ribbon links sold to surround the football field for the Oak Hill game on October 25. All proceeds go to the local Breast Cancer Compassion Fund.

Swim team fundraisers: *RADA knives-100% American made & mailed directly to you. No students will have contact with knives. Follow this link: https://radafundraising.com/?rfsn=3148379.f0946a *Scentsy: To order something from Scentsy, please follow this link: Rigaz.Scentsy.us

PWHS Swim team car wash this Thursday from 10-2 (or later if needed). Get a shiny car and support your school! Donations accepted.

ACT has extended the registration deadline for the Oct. test😱 Register for the Oct 26 ACT test date *without late fees* thru Sep 27! The PWHS site is full, so you must choose another location as a test site. https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html

Please review the Sept. 2019 Scioto County Health Department Flyer. The first page discusses severe respiratory illness associated with vaping. The back page titled "Teen Corner" targets teen health topics. This issue's focus is Popcorn Lung, which is linked to vaping.

Mr. Gilliland is starting a Leadership Academy every Friday beginning tomorrow, 9/20/19. Any PWHS students may attend. Meetings will take place every Friday @ 7:15 a.m. in Mr. Gilliland's room. Parents, please encourage your students to attend.

ACT registration deadline for OCT 26 test is 9/20. PWHS is a test site! http://bit.ly/2kHuaMX Resources to review: YouTube playlists for ACT review https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOTuAx-on8GtiFDNdfqDnw/playlists?view=1&flow=grid Ohio Means Jobs ACT help http://bit.ly/2lXNdTq

Volleyball info: The game at Minford originally scheduled for 9/25 will now be played on 9/23. The game at Oak Hill originally scheduled for 10/10 will now be played on 10/9

Attention volleyball players, parents, and fans: The volleyball game originally scheduled for September 25th at Minford has been moved to September 23rd.

The PWHS football game on Friday, 9/13/19, at Coal Grove has been pushed back to 7:30 p.m. due to the heat.

Seniors and parents of seniors: To get info specific to seniors, sign up for the Senior Info Remind updates. You will receive text updates for all things "senior" - scholarships, college info, ACT tests, graduation, & etc.- also for CTC students https://www.remind.com/join/pwhsse

The deadline to register for the Oct. 26 ACT is Friday, Sept.20. *Seniors, many scholarship deadlines will be coming up Jan. - April of 2020. You have two ACT tests available before January -October and December- so these are the most desirable dates for scholarship purposes.

Softball is holding rotational/scheduled conditioning workouts on Sept. 11. The workouts will be 5:00-7:00 at the facility. Contact Dani Colemen and to be scheduled for a time frame to work and get better! Wear appropriate attire, tennis shoes, glove, and bring a drink.

Members of the Swim Team should plan to meet in the high school tiered room on Monday, September 2, at 7pm. We will be finishing our lock down buckets. Anyone else that is seriously interested in being part of the swim team should plan to attend.

Reminder: The football game this Friday, August 30, versus Columbus KIPP has been changed from an away game to a home game beginning at 7pm. Come out and support our players to victory!! Season passes will not work for this game. Cost is $5 per adult and $3 for students.

Reminder: PWHS students, school starts at 8:05 a.m. Welcome back, Senators! Let's make this a great year!

The last day to register without late fees for the Sept. 14 ACT test is Aug.16. Go to Actstudent.org or Click this link to register: http://bit.ly/33Dp9Xq Many college fin. aid offices accept ACT scores from tests taken through December (all colleges have different deadlines)

"Any Portsmouth West High School Boy or Girl in grades 9-12 wanting to run Cross Country should report to track entrance on Monday August 12th @ 10 AM." "Or Email Coach Goodwin or Coach Conrad ASAP" larry.goodwin@westsenators.org julie.conrad@westsenators.org

Cross Country practice will also be on Wednesday, August 7th at 10:00 for anyone that is interested. Please meet Coach J Conrad in front of the football stadium. Don't forget to bring water.

The first practice for boys and girls cross country is August 5th at 10:00. Please meet at the high school.

July 19th, 2019 Dear Parent/Guardian: Portsmouth West High School is eagerly awaiting the start of the 2019-2020 school year! We expect big accomplishments from our students and staff. Below are some important dates and times to start off the school year!! Open House will be held on August 15th, 2019 from 6-7pm. Parents and guardians are welcome to tour our school buildings as well as our new athletic building that evening. On the following day, Friday August 16th, our annual “Meet the Team” night will be held. At that time coaches and advisors will introduce their respective athletic teams and the band in the football stadium. Immediately afterwards as already posted on this website is our Senator Spirit Club fund raiser dinner. The dinner will be held in the PWHS cafeteria. Check earlier post for details about the dinner. Additionally, Portsmouth West High School has adjusted its time schedule from last year. Below is the new time schedule for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year: REGULAR SCHEDULE Period 1 8:05-8:56 Period 2 8:59- 9:50 Period 3 9:53-10:44 Period 4 10:47-12:12 A Lunch 10:47-11:20 B Lunch 11:40-12:12 Period 5 12:15-1:06 Period 6 1:09-2:00 Period 7 2:03-2:54 Our student handbooks will also be available online. We strongly suggest that you as parents/guardians read over the contents of the handbook and sign off that you have read the information. Please review the policies in regards to the dress code, student discipline and emergency procedures. Some of these policies have been updated to improve our school climate and culture. Our dress code will have a point of emphasis this school year on jeans. Students should refrain from wearing torn, cut or pants with holes. We want to encourage an academic atmosphere where students take pride in their studies, and overall performances both in and out of school. Our teaching staff will engage in professional development from Wednesday, August 14th till Friday, August 16th. Students officially will begin the 2019-2020 school year on Monday, August 19th. We here at West High School look forward in seeing your students on the 19th!

Welcome Back Orange & Black Meet the Team! Friday, Aug.16th: Scioto Ribber Rib Dinner $10>4-6pm; Inflatables>4-5:30pm; Senator Spirit Store>4-7pm; Football Scrimmage>6:30pm. Senator Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Boys & Girls Soccer, Cheerleaders, Sensational Senator Band!

High School Parents of EOC summer tests: Parents/Guardians: If you have any questions about the summer End of Course test(s), please email Scott Conrad at scott.conrad@westsenators.org. Testing dates are as follows: Algebra I / American History July 15 8am-3pm Geometry July 16 8am-3pm English I / Biology July 17 8am-3pm English II July 18 8am-3pm Government July 19 8am-3pm

Any boy interested in playing varsity soccer this year at Portsmouth West needs to contact our new Coach Brian Craft at 740-464-2692. We will begin to have "open fields" on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6pm starting this week.Come out and be part of an amazing group of players who plan on having a great season!

Congrats, 2019 seniors! The 2019 Senior Edition newsletter is now available (via the link https://5il.co/7s3o or website-menu)! Also, if you would like to view the senior slideshow (sans music) that was played before the graduation ceremony, go to: https://youtu.be/16fGCU18Pks

SENIORS - order of events for Friday: 8:15am Senior Breakfast; MANDATORY GRADUATION PRACTICE immediately to follow; Senior Parade through district buildings; 2019 class picture on football field Sunday: SENIORS MUST ARRIVE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL BY 1:00 PM

SSU's CCP Orientation registration is still going on and they have a few seats for this Saturday’s event. Their next dates are in June.

SSU's Bridge to Success Program is coming up soon and the deadline to register is May 20th. If you have any questions about the program or possibly trying to test out, please contact Addison Poteet at 740-351-3209

Reminder: CCP orientation meeting will be held at SSU library tonight at 6 pm.

To order the 2018-2019 yearbook, the Herff Jones yearbook ordering website is up and running. The link https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/ will take you to the website where you will be able to use the code 17721 to order yearbooks for the 2018-2019 school year.

Seniors: After graduation, your accounts will be archived and you will no longer have access to them. If you would like to keep some or all of the files on your Google Drive, use Google Takeout to quickly transfer any files to a new Google account: https://takeout.google.com/

This is a reminder to parents of students who are attending the awards assembly tomorrow. The assembly will begin promptly at 1:30 pm May 8th, 2019 in the high school gym.

SOMC Summer Junior Volunteer Program applications are in the guidance office. Deadline for application submission is Monday, May 15. Students ages 15-18 may apply. For further info see Mr. Conrad or contact SOMC Volunteer Services Department @ 740-356-8234

2019 Final Exam Schedule for grades 9, 10, &, 11 is now available. See image for details.

2019 SENIOR EXAM SCHEDULE Please see attached file

Students: The next ACT test is June 8, 2019. Deadline to register for regular registration is this Friday, May 3, 2019. Registration + late fee is May 4-20, 2019 http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html

Planning ahead? Washington-Nile 2019-2020 School Calendar is now available.

AP Testing: May 6-AP Govt (am), May 7-AP Physics (pm), May 8-AP Lit (am), May 9-AP Chemistry (am), May 10- AP Computer Science (pm), May 16- AP World History (am), May 17- AP Music Theory (am)

Senior, Submit both a current and baby pic to be in the senior slideshow at graduation. All pictures must be submitted to Mrs. Copley by Friday, May 8. Click link for details https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cirz8jwbNBzanCmzrNWFp9pM3g6t8-Vw2q4g2HwC6k4/edit?usp=sharing

9th and 11th grade parents, this is a survey for you to complete as part of our Federal Programs information. Please complete the survey at https://wnls.pw/parentsurvey

1ST ANNUAL WEST VARSITY CLUB BASS TOURNAMENT Saturday, May 25 Shawnee Marina Ramp – Ohio River link: https://www.westsenators.org/article/102403?org=portsmouth-west-high-school For more infocontact: Angie Copas 740-285-2706 Heather Coleman 740-357-5994 Rhonda Igaz 740-858-8535

PWHS Band apparel sale! Please note - online store does offer additional color options. **When placing an order online, please remember to designate the band student you would like the order to be credited to. Link to online store: https://order.fancloth.com/s/477499

End of course testing begins Monday. Good luck to all students and teachers!

PWHS Purse Bingo scheduled for April 4 @ 6pm. Doors open at 5.

Reminder to seniors: get in-house scholarships turned in to the guidance office by the end of the day!

Reminder to seniors: In-House Scholarships are due March 29 to the guidance office.

Early dismissal today at 12:00. P/T Conferences 1:00 - 6:30

Happy Pi Day! March 14th (commonly represented in the US as 3/14) is the day we celebrate pi, the mathematical representation of the ratio of a circle's circumference to it's diameter. What is your favorite mathematical formula that uses pi as a constant?