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Exam Calendar

The WHS AP/IB exam calendar is available in the pdf below. This shows all test dates and the official start time for each. In order to start on time, students need to arrive 30 minutes early for every test they are taking.

Details regarding testing procedures, what to bring and not to bring, and testing center policies will be shared soon. Currently, West High is communicating with school district leadership regarding a testing location. Once a final decision has been made it will be communicated to students, teachers and parents.

Important Instruction for Parents: Please ensure you student does not have conflicts with any of their testing dates.

Important Instruction for Students: Please contact your Coordinator immediately if you have two tests scheduled on the same day at the same time.

January 5: IB Diploma & Certificate Ceremony, Class of 2025 (4:00)

January 9: Winter Sports Assembly

January 12: SCC (5:30)

January 14: ELP/IB Steering Committee (5:30)

January 14: PTA (6:30)

January 14: 8th Grade IB Information Night (7:00)

January 15: 8th Grade IB Information Night (5:00)

January 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day--No School

January 22: IB Class of 2026 and AP/IB Student Council Yearbook Photos (10:00)

January 22: FAFSA Night (3:30)

January 23: Short Day

January 27: FAFSA Lunch (both lunches)

West High IB is sponsoring two 8th Grade Information Nights in January. These sessions are open to all 8th grade students, within and outside of the Salt Lake City School District, and will provide information about IB options at West High School, along with course selection advice. This is a great opportunity to ask questions about preparing for learning at West! Please join us for one of these meeting options:

January 14 from 7:00 - 8:00 in the WHS Library
January 15 from 5:00 - 6:00 in the WHS Library

Win a $40,000 Scholarship from College Board

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Direct Admissions

Common App launched its Direct Admissions program in the 2024-2025 school year and has connected over 740,000 students to direct admissions offers to over 225 colleges. It's not too late for Seniors to act on any direct admissions offers they may have received. See Direct Admissions offer details for each participating college. You can also visit the Direct Admissions Guide.

WHS Career Fair

Parents: Our CTE office is organizing a Career Fair in February and is seeking professionals who can share information about their jobs with students. This is a great opportunity to help our school and we would love to have your involvement. Please complete this survey to be contacted with details.

Students have expressed particular interest in these careers: Acting/Streaming, Aviation, Animal Science, Archeology, Art, Automotive, Business, Creative Writing, Culinary Arts, Engineering, Fashion Design, Finance, Health Science, Marine Biology, Politics/Government, Professional Sports, Psychology/Social Work, Ranching, Real Estate. But we welcome any job experience you can share--Thank you!

West Debaters Win!

December saw multiple successes for West Debaters at multiple competitions. Big congratulations to Weiwei Wang, Annie Jia, Sam Aoki, Nishka Namjoshi, Lina Saleh, Dan Jiang, Nate Shapiro, Sohum Krishna, Kobe Aoki, Luka Mishchenko, Bianka Chavez, Adrian Johnson, Diya Dagar, Anda Xie, Aurora Gilmore, Sutton Streim, Aidric Moon, Emi Onda, Finn Cohen, Leo Crapo, Sophie Shale and Ceili Shale. Following December's events, West now has three students who have qualified for the Tournament of Champions, and five more who are just one more bid away!