Hello Parents and Students,

Thank you for all you did to ensure a very smooth opening. Buses aside,
it was an excellent beginning to the 2012-13 school year.

Our student numbers are over projection and we will be spending time
balancing classes and possibly hiring additional staff to meet the CSR
mandate. The superintendent has charged all schools to do everything
possible to reduce the state fine the district incurred last year.

We have some really exciting news to report; our SECME Team is once
again National Middle School champs – a second year in a row! Mrs.
Niebla does a wonderful job getting the very best out of our “tech kids”.

We are also embarking on a new language arts series called
“SpringBoard”. Please see the letter and information on our website
explaining this very significant addition to our programs.

Once again our students showed great success on the end of course
assessments in both Algebra 1 and Geometry with a 100% passing rate.
Hats off to all of our fabulous math teachers! Our 5K run/walk
sponsored by Mrs. Fondren and the Student Government raised
$4,000.00 for “Make a Wish”. Our musical “Once Upon a Mattress”
performed to sold out audiences under the direction of the Fabulous
Mrs. Maratta.

In closing, our environmental science kids are (tilling the fields so to
speak) getting ready for this year’s vegetables, our band kids are getting
those squeaks back to melodious notes, our art kids are opening up their
sketch books – it sure is great to be a student at Westglades. A special
“shout out” to our PTA lead by the tireless energy of Mrs. Hurst, they
made our opening absolutely wonderful - these women work selflessly to
make this a great place to come.

Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure this is not a dream….

Jack Vesey