West JHS Events and News

End of the Second Quarter

The second marking period ended Friday, January 20th. Report cards were posted to Home Access Center on Friday, January 27th.

Early Dismissal  - Friday, February 3

We will have an early dismissal day Friday, February 3, for staff development purposes. We will be dismissing at 11:35.

Grade 8 Parent Scheduling Meeting - Monday, January 30

On Monday evening January 30 beginning at 7:00 PM, we will have a special program for parents to go over the course registration process and answer any questions that you may have. 9th grade is considered the first year of high school so it is important that students make good selections for the school year. Students are welcome to join their parents at this meeting.

2012 - 2013 Grade 9 Program of Studies

Talent Show

We recently had our annual student talent show. Our students did a great job! We had twenty different acts which included singers, dancers and other more, unique talents. It was great to see so many people out to support our students. Proceeds from the talent show benefit our dance marathon.

Dance Marathon

Students recently received information during the flex period concerning the dance marathon. This is great event which we are very proud of. Last year West raised over $24,000 for the Boyertown Relay for Life. We have raised over $70,000 over the past four years. We will have registration information in next week’s Week in Review.

Dance Marathon II

We are pleased to announce that donations to our dance marathon can now be made online. All proceeds from the dance marathon goes to the Boyertown Relay For Life. There is now a dance marathon page on their website. This morning, students learned how to make donations towards the dance marathon on our website. Attached is the electronic version of those directions. It is extremely important that a donor follow these directions so that the donation can be linked to a particular student. Please email Mr. Rohn at brohn@boyertownasd.org if you have any questions.

East-West Spelling Bee

On Wednesday, January 25th, Junior High West hosted the annual East-West Spelling Bee. All of the students did their best and were respectful of one another. The top two spellers this year were from East. Congratulations to them and all of the contestants! It takes a lot of nerve to get up in front of an audience of your peers and spell. The top two students now advance to the Berks County bee held at the Reading Area Community College’s Miller Center for the Arts at 7:00 PM on Monday, March 12, 2012. The public is invited to attend.

Can Tab Project Update

The district has passed 4 million in our can tab collection. Our current estimate is 4,066,154. Hopefully we can pass 5 million by next year’s Unity Walk which is scheduled for October 14, 2012. Please keep in mind that the tabs do not need to be just from beverage cans. They can also be from cat food cans, etc. Thanks for your help with this project.

Activity Fee Payments Overdue

Students who are overdue in making activity fee payments have been notified this week. A letter with payment information and the payment form have been mailed home also. Unfortunately, the phone number listed on the letter is incorrect. Any questions should be directed to Mr. Matt Morton, BASH Athletic Director, at (610) 369-7452.

Box Tops for Education

West received a check this week from Box Tops for $170. This was based on the efforts of students and community members to collect and sort box tops and ship them to General Mills last school year. It was a big job to collect, sort, trim, and ship the Box Tops, but students in Teens Who Care worked hard to get it done by the deadline, and in return earned money for the school! We are planning to spend the money to fund additions to our classroom library. Thanks to all who helped last year, and please continue to save and send your Box Tops, Campbell’s soup can labels, and can tabs to West so we can have success with this program again this year!

Funding of Competitions for the 2011-2012 School Year

This notice is to inform all coaches, advisors, students, and parents/guardians of new procedures begun this year pertaining to the reimbursement of travel expenses for all academic, athletic, co-curricular and extra-curricular competitions. Competitions include any type of tournament, including District, State and National playoffs. The Boyertown Area School District has in the past and will continue to pay the registration fees for teams, as well as individuals, in which Boyertown students/athletes are scheduled to compete. Events included can be pre-season, in-season and post-season competitions. In addition, the Boyertown Area School District will cover the cost of the transportation to the scheduled events. The cost of transportation will be covered by District-provided transportation in which all coaches, students/athletes and support staff are included. Food and lodging for the students/athletes will not be paid for by the Boyertown Area School District. These costs are the responsibility of the parent/guardian or through any other means available to the competitor. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Matt Morton, BASH Athletic Director, at (610) 369-7452 or email him at mmorton@boyertownasd.org.

2012 - 2013 Course Registration

The course registration process will begin later this month. The timetable can be found on the link below:

2012 - 2013 Course Registration Timetable 

Accessing Assignments on Home Access Center

For directions on how to view assignments and classwork on the home access center, please follow the directions below:

• Log in to home access center
• Today’s Schedule will be on the main page. Click the course name that you want to view.
• A pop-up window will appear. Under Files, click on the file you wish to view.

Attendance Procedures

It is important for our school to have accurate attendance. When a child is not in school, we need to accurately assign an attendance code. If your child will not be in school, please call our attendance office at 610-473-3714. Thank you for your support..

Morning Drop-off

When you drop your child off in the morning please use the entrance across from Boyertown Community Park and drive all the way to the back parking lot, turn around and then drop them off on the sidewalk. We have some people trying to turn left which is causing a great deal on congestion. Thanks for your help with this.

Homework Help

We are pleased to announce that we now have our after school homework help program back in place. Students who are struggling to finish their homework may be assigned to homework help. The program starts immediately after school and runs until 3:50. Homework help will be available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. If you are interested in your child attending homework help, please contact your child’s guidance counselor.

Enrichment Eligibility

In order to participate in enrichment activities, students must meet several requirements. Students who are not enrichment eligible for a session can become eligible for the next session as long as they meet the criteria listed below. To be eligible to sign up for flex period enrichment activities, students must meet the following criteria:

• No grades below a 70% in any class
• No more than 2 missed assignments in any class
• May not be on the restricted list

Cyberbullying Prevention and Intervention Tips for Families

Over the next few weeks administrators will be sharing Cyberbullying Prevention and Intervention Tips for Families. These tips come from the Anti-defamation league which also sponsors the No Place for Hate program which we participate in. You can find the
complete list on their website at http://www.all.org/education

Electronic Progress Reports and Report Cards

Home Access Center is a way for you to check your child’s progress here at West. In an effort to “go green” at the secondary level, we will be issuing electronic progress reports (mid-quarter reports) and report cards. In order to receive the electronic reports, you must be registered in the Home Access Center. Parents or guardians must set up an account in order to view the information. Click on the Home Access Center link or link on the menu on the left of this page. For questions, contact Mrs. Bobbie Eddinger in the Information Services Department at: beddinger@boyertownasd.org or (610) 473-1777.

Week In Review

The Week In Review, Mr. Galtere's weekly update of events at West, is now available online. Just click on the issue link to check out the recent happenings at West Junior High School.

West Week in Review: January 27, 2012

West Week in Review: January 20, 2012

West Week in Review: January 13, 2012

West Gallery 

Visit the West Gallery; a virtual art gallery of the murals, stained glass, and facilities found at Junior High West.

Help Needed

Teens Who Care is again collecting box tops, Campbell’s soup can labels, and can tabs. The box tops and soup labels are used to earn money to buy items for the school, and the can tabs are given to the Ronald McDonald House to fund projects for those in need. Please contribute to this worthy cause if you are able!

No Place For Hate Can Tab Collection

One of the big NPFH projects for our school district again this year is the collection of 6 million can tabs. Why six million? That is the number of Jewish people killed during the Holocaust. We are well over a million tabs already! Keep saving the tabs and turning them into the schools. I think this is going to be a great thing for the district and the Ronald McDonald House who will eventually get the tabs. 

A Note from Transportation

In order to keep our buses on schedule, transportation is requesting that students arrive at their bus stop five minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. We appreciate your help with this matter.

Classroom Libraries

We now have a total of 830 donated books in our classroom libraries thanks to many generous donations. We have many others that we have purchased through book fair proceeds. Please keep us in mind if you do any home library clean-up.

Grade Point Average Calculator

A Grade Point Average Calculator is now available on the Academics Page. Follow the link on the menu for the Academics Page on the left hand side of this page.

BASD Information Line

The Boyertown Area School District has a new information phone line available. Parents and students can call this line any time for specific information relating to weather, schedules, etc. The recordings will be directed to the students and their families.

To reach this information line, dial (610) 369-7669.

The online copies of the Week in Review and Portal Letter on this page are in the PDF format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. This program is free and may be downloaded from the Adobe website, just click on the button below.

Once you have established that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader, just click on the publication to download it or view it.