The Howl

November 26th-28th- No School

November 30th- No HOWL

December 3rd- Hmong New Year Celebration, 6:00pm, SP West PAC

December 8th- No School

December 22nd-January 2nd- No School - Winter Break

SOPHOMORES: STEM Academy applications for Fall 2026 are now available.

There will be an informational meeting on Thursday, December 4, at 6:00 p.m. in the SP West Performing Arts Center for SOPHOMORES interested in applying to the STEM Academy for Fall 2026. Both students and caregivers are encouraged to attend.

Madison College staff and current Sun Prairie STEM students will be present at the meeting and available for questions.

Please contact Mrs. Griffin (rlgriff@sunprairieschools.org) if you have questions

This year, our school will administer the ASVAB Career Exploration Test on Thursday, December 11. The ASVAB is a no-cost, comprehensive career assessment and planning tool designed to assist students in identifying their skills, interests, and potential career pathways. It provides valuable information for both college-bound students and those pursuing career or technical education opportunities after high school. The ASVAB is designed to help students:

• Learn more about themselves and the world of work.

• Explore occupations in line with their interests and skills.

• Discover all the ways to enter the career fields they are best suited for.

• Develop an effective strategy to achieve their career goals.

Participation in the ASVAB is an excellent opportunity for students who are still exploring their postsecondary options.

• Eligibility: Open to all sophomore, junior, and senior students

• Date: Thursday, December 11

• Time: Testing will begin promptly at 8:45 a.m.

• Location: SPW, Room TB

• Duration: Approximately 2 hours

• Results: Score reports will be available approximately one week after testing

• Confidentiality: Student scores will not be shared with the military unless the student specifically requests that they be released.
  
  

The ASVAB will be administered by trained school personnel. We encourage eligible students to take advantage of this opportunity to explore their academic and career interests in greater depth.

Please use the QR code to sign up by December 5, 2025 or sign up in Student Services.

A current West Point Military Academy student will be at SP West on Tuesday, November 25 during WIN time. Students interested in learning more about US Military Academies should sign up in FlexiSched with Mrs. Griffin.

Printmaking students are wrapping up the Multicolor Print unit. Students carved into linoleum blocks and then printed multiple layers to create a multi color print.

Our school’s weather station was recently assembled and placed on the roof. Students in Weather & Climate will use the data gathered from our weather station to track patterns and make predictions.

If you want access to current weather data from our school:

• Bookmark the following webpage.

OR

• Download the Weather Underground App then search and save KWISUNPR142 as your location.

A big thank you to the Sun Prairie Education Foundation for the grant that made the weather station possible!

SPWHS Model UN participated in our first competition ever! Congratulations to the following students for participating in our historic first Model UN simulation at Carthage College on November 7!

From left to right:

Sri Lekkala, Keena Schroeder, Gabriela Ponce, Sophie Shoemaker, Kiya Justl, Megan Maloney, Amelia Johnson, Mya Olson, Ishaan Shukla and advisor Ms. Peters

Dismissal

• Bell rings and students are dismissed at 3:45pm.

• Busses leave at 3:55pm: Door 1. Be quick!

• Parking Lot Safety

• Drive Slow

• Watch for cars and walkers

• Parent/Caregiver Pick up Drop Off Lane

• Don’t wait past stop sign

• No staff parking lots, student lot, fire lane or culdasac

• Students need to be out of the building by 4pm unless they are participating in any sports practices or club meetings- by 4pm need to be with an adult

Seniors: Remember that you need to place your order for your Senior Cap and Gown for graduation. Orders can be placed through the Midwest Scholastic store linked here.

The Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin is hosting virtual Youth Apprenticeship info sessions throughout the year. Register for one today!

* NOTE: There will be an info session specific to UW Health / Biotech Youth Apprenticeship held in March 2026.

To purchase a yearbook, go to www.jostens.com. Type in “Sun Prairie West” and make sure you click Sun Prairie West High School. You may also visit the following link directly: https://tinyurl.com/SPWHSYRBK26

Yearbooks must be pre-ordered by February, 20th 2026 to be guaranteed a copy of the 2026 Yearbook.

Does your child need help before (7:45am - 8:15am) or after school (3:50pm - 4:40pm)? Check out these opportunities for receiving extra help with a variety of subjects!

We continue to run together as a PACK. Our universal expectations are that we approach everything we do in our community with Pride, Accountability, Collaboration and Kindness.

Grounding ourselves in the concept of One West and PACK is the foundation of all that we do. It takes each and every one of us doing our part to make this community the incredible place that it is and it is growing into being. Everything that we do as individuals and a community is to bring our West Equity Vision to life:

Please review the SPASD event guidelines. Our athletes are ready to take the field, stage, pool, court, pitch, course and so much more this school year. Together we will continue to make these fantastic, safe and enjoyable events for all.

All West students will need their student ID or if they have not yet received their 25/26 student ID, they will need to look up their Infinite Campus profile. This can be done in advance and screenshotted for quick access.

• Building opens at 8:05: Students may enter the building at 8:05 and will remain in the commons 8:20. Between 8:05-8:20 students may eat breakfast and socialize in the commons. At 8:20 students may begin to move to their classes.
• If your transportation situation makes it impossible to drop off your students later than 8:05 they will be allowed to stand in the vestibule (between the glass doors) until 8:05, particularly on inclement weather days

• Building Closes at 4:00: At 4:00pm the building closes daily. All students must be with an adult (coach, club/activity, 5th hour tutoring, etc) or leave the building for safety as we do not have supervision available after 4:00pm.

Please plan rides, drop off/pick up accordingly.

Our A/B Day Schedule and our Regular Bell Schedule. The A/B Day schedule is set for the year and will not change even if we have snow/cold days. Please note that Semester 1 starts and ends on an A Day and Semester 2 starts and ends on a B Day.

STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION

No student may be unlawfully discriminated against in any school programs, activities or in facilities usage because of the student’s sex (gender identity, gender expressions, and non-conformity to gender role stereotypes), color, religion, profession, or demonstration of belief or non-belief, race, national origin (including limited English proficiency), ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, homelessness status, sexual orientation, age, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability. Harassment is a form of discrimination and shall not be tolerated in the District. It is the responsibility of administrators, staff members and all students to ensure that student discrimination or harassment does not occur.

(SPASD District Policy JB)

If a student or parent/caregiver would prefer to have this information translated into Spanish, please contact us at 608-834-6620. Si un estudiante, padre ó guardian prefiere tener esta información traducida en Español, por favor contactenos en el 608-834-6620.

If a student or parent/caregiver would prefer to have this information translated into Hmong, please contact us at 608-834-6630. Yog tus me nyuam lub xiv los yog niam thiab txiv/tus neeg muaj cai saib xyuas tus me nyuam xav tau qhov ntawv ntawm no ua lus Hmoob, thov hais rau peb paub rau ntawm 608-834-6630.