If students did not participate in the scheduled dual enrollment registration sessions at West High on April 5 & 6, they should follow the steps on the attached quick guide. Please contact your school counselor or Mrs. Huber with WSCC Distance Education (423-585-2687) with questions.

Summer school will be held June 9 -- July 2. Students who need to complete credit recovery for courses they failed should plan to attend summer school. The cost will be $25 per class. Information about registering for summer school will be mailed home closer to the start date. Please contact your school counselor with questions.

May 10 - Macroeconomics, afternoon 12 p.m.

May 18 - English Literature & Composition, afternoon 12 p.m.

May 19 - U.S. History, afternoon 12 p.m.

May 20 - Studio Art portfolios due

May 20 - Psychology, afternoon 4 p.m.

May 24 - Calculus BC, morning 8 a.m.

May 25 - Chemistry, morning 8 a.m.

May 25 - Statistics, afternoon 12 p.m.

May 26 - English Language & Composition, afternoon 12 p.m.

May 27 - Biology, afternoon 12 p.m.

May 27 - Environmental Science, afternoon 4 p.m.

June 3 - U.S. Government & Politics, afternoon 12 p.m.

June 8 - Human Geography, afternoon 12 p.m.

AP teachers began collecting money for AP exams on February 15. If you haven't yet paid, please do so as soon as possible. The cost of the exams will be $95. The cost for students who qualify for free and reduced lunch is $23. Payments can be online through My Payments Plus or by check paid to West High School. If paying by check, please give the check to one of your AP teachers. If you have any questions, please contact the Counseling Office or your AP teacher.

Rising 9th grade: Registration will be held during the week of April 26. Appointment dates and times will be sent to middle schools.

Rising 10th-12th grades: Students are currently working with their TNN teachers to complete registration. Students will complete a paper registration form and, with their TNN teacher's help, enter the requests into PowerSchool.

The online 2021 Summer Internship application is now open for juniors and seniors (and for sophomores who are 16 and interested in working at Dollywood). The summer internship is a six- to eight-week paid experience with a local business or industry in a career field related to the student's area of study or interest. Deadline is April 15.

• Virtual Mandatory Team Meeting - due May 31

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, your mandatory meeting requirement will be completed virtually. TN Promise students must watch the 40-minute webinar by May 31, 2021 in order to maintain scholarship eligibility. tnAchieves will send targeted text and email reminders to students and parents until May 31, or until the organization has record that the student has viewed the webinar. Prior to viewing the webinar students must activate their tnAchieves CONNECT account. CONNECT is our new virtual mentoring and student success platform. To view the Mandatory Meeting Webinar, students must log into tnAchieves CONNECT, click My Pathways, watch the webinar in its entirety and click submit. Click here to view a quick tutorial on locating the webinar on the platform.

• Community Service Requirement - 8 hours by July 1

Community service hours are mandatory to maintain TN Promise eligibility! Due to the COVID-19 crisis, tnAchieves recognizes that completing in-person community service hours may be challenging. As an additional resource, TN Achieves has recorded a virtual opportunity for you to complete community service hours. By watching the webinars below, you will accumulate community service hours. Each video will account for one hour of community service, so feel free to watch multiple episodes. TN Achieves representatives hope that these webinars/interviews will provide you with insight to career paths, college success and general life skills. Duplicate viewings of the same webinar will not be counted as an hour of community service. You may only receive credit for viewing each webinar once!

To receive your hour of community service, simply login, view the webinar in its entirety, then click Submit! To view any of the community service webinars, click here!

For more information, see Student Handbook below or visit the tnAchieves website for the Class of 2021.

Please check the link below regularly for available scholarships. It will be continually updated.

May 1 is National College Decision Day. This is the date by which many colleges and universities, including the University of Tennessee, require students to confirm their desire to attend the school by completing some type of formal acceptance of the admissions offer and by paying an enrollment deposit. If the school you plan to attend has given you this decision deadline, be sure to confirm your enrollment and pay your enrollment deposit by this date.

After you make a decision about which school to attend, regularly check your e-mail and student account (with the college) to see about signing up for orientation, securing housing, submitting immunization records, etc.

If you have received special education services (IEP) or have a 504 plan and think you want to request accommodations in college, be sure to contact the disability services coordinator at the school you plan to attend. While your IEP or 504 plan will not follow you to college, it is a good idea to request a copy from your case manager prior to graduation and keep it in a safe place. It may provide supporting information to a college if you request accommodations.

The Work Ethic Diploma was first offered in the 2015-16 school year as part of a LEAP (Labor Education Alignment Program) grant. The standards that students are required to meet to earn the Work Ethic Diploma reflect the skills and characteristics that are needed for students to be college and career ready. More than 30 Lakeway region businesses and industries guarantee an interview to students who have earned the Work Ethic Diploma and who meet other job-related qualifications.

Seniors will apply in their TNN classes and will set up accounts at workethicdiploma.com. Students who successfully complete the application process will earn cords to wear during the graduation ceremony. The deadline for meeting requirements and submitting completed applications is April 15, 2021. Please click here to view the Tennessee Work Ethic Diploma standards.

Complete this form to let us know where to send your transcript. This is for current students only. Former students need to call the West High main office to request transcripts.

Register on-line at www.act.org.

Please note that the July 17 test will NOT be offered at West High.

Please visit www.act.org for information about late registration and photo upload deadlines.

Students will not be admitted to the test center without an admission ticket.

Students (must be in 11th or 12th grade) who qualify for free/reduced lunch are eligible to receive up to 4 fee waivers to take the ACT free on the Saturday National Test dates. Please see Mrs. Howerton in the counseling office for a fee waiver.

For more information about the ACT and links to practice tests, please see the Toolkit below!

Students are assigned by the first letter of their last name.

• Kelly Ezell: Students A-E
  

• Erica Gillett: Students F-L

• Renae Byrd: Students M-R

• Melanie Justis: Students S-Z

• Jessie Alder, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

• Aimee Howerton: Counseling Office Secretary

• Office Contact Information:

Phone- 423-581-1600
Fax- 423-585-3791

Hi there! My name is Faith Dulling and I am the NiswongerCARE Advisor for Morristown West High School this year. I’m here to help with all college and career needs. I will be in the school every Friday and every other Monday or Thursday. If you have any questions or concerns that relate to college or college preparation, don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m looking forward to meeting you all!

Email: fdulling@niswongerfoundation.org