The Howl

November 4th- End of 1st Quarter

November 7th-9th & 14th-16th- SP West presents Guys and Dolls

November 14th- Senior Grad Ads due for the Yearbook jostensadservice.com/student

November 14th- Senior Pictures due for the Yearbook (Extended deadline). Upload here: https://photos.jostens.com/CC2FPK

November 19th- Empty Bowls Dinner 🍵

November 26th-28th- No School

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

December 8th- No School

Representatives from the following colleges will be in Student Services during WIN time this week. Sign up in FlexiSched with Mrs. Griffin.

Tuesday, November 4 - Beloit College

Thursday, November 6 - Madison College

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.

As a reminder, Sun Prairie High Schools have new deadlines for work at quarter. November 4th is the deadline for any Quarter 1 work. No Late work or retakes for Quarter 1 can be turned in after that date.

On Monday, all freshmen participated in an Academic and Career Planning Presentation in the PAC. During the session, students explored important information to help them plan for success at SPW and beyond. The presentation can be viewed HERE

Highlights included:

• Understanding graduation requirements

• Reviewing transcripts

• Learning about academic and career opportunities

• Exploring testing options

• Learning about academic and career opportunities

Please help us in the ways we can better utilize the BOSP video board (the video board at Ashley Field Stadium) by taking this quick survey. BOSP Survey

Please join us for an informational meeting about SPW Boys Swim on November 5th!

In looking at scores, the PreACT has different benchmarks for college readiness based on grade and the time of year the test is given. This table can help you determine where your student’s strengths are in preparing for college and opportunities for them to focus on growing their skills this school year. If students are interested in preparing for the Spring PreACT and ACT test days, we offer a free ACT test preparation tool called Methodize. Your student can access this through the Xello app on their school Chromebook.

Students enrolled in AP classes who receive accommodations through an IEP or a 504 and would like testing accommodations on the exam should complete this form by November 5th. Students who do not have an IEP or 504 plan but who may still need accommodations for health reasons (access to Epipen or medications) should contact me as soon as possible so I can request these accommodations from the College Board.

The AP/College Board has released their Spring 2026 testing schedule. Students are expected to test on the original test date. Please try not to schedule any appointments and/or planned absences on a day your student has an AP exam scheduled. While there is no school on Friday, May 15th, we will be giving the AP Computer Science A and AP Environmental Science exams on that day.

Multilingual Learners engage in hands-on learning in Biology!

Club Latino and the Multilingual Department celebrate October birthdays with a dance performance and cupcakes!

Fall fun in Foods 1! Students make homemade pancakes with a blueberry compote and homemade whipped cream.

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.

• All senior portraits will need to be uploaded directly to Jostens.com using the following link: https://photos.jostens.com/CC2FPK
• Be sure to include the student’s first name, last name, and grade (12) in the file name. Ensure that you spell the name correctly, as this is how it will be printed in the yearbook.
• THE SENIOR PORTRAIT DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2025.

• All senior grad ads will be 1/8 of a page and completed directly through Jostens using the following link: jostensadservice.com/student
• You will need to create a Jostens account to create and submit your senior’s grad ad.
• All grad ads are due by Friday, November 14th 2025.

Need a ride home after tutoring, a club meeting, or sports practice? The After-School Activity Bus runs Monday through Thursday at 4:45 PM. It’s a convenient option for students who stay after school for any activity. Just make sure you know your bus route and are ready to go when it departs!

Parents - please know that instructional time goes until 3:45pm every day. If your student needs to leave prior to dismissal, please call our attendance line (608-478-1707) to communicate this absence. We are seeing an uptick in students choosing to leave prior to dismissal and many are stating that they were called out with no pass. Students will not be permitted to leave unless called out by a parent/caregiver. The bell schedule and attendance information can always be found under "Running as a PACK" at the end of the newsletters.

Tickets are now LIVE for Guys and Dolls. Come support the students and staff in this classic story!

Students - Are you looking to join a group around your future, managing emotions or stress, or building coping skills? If so, make sure you complete our Student Services group interest form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePALLgx2GnUhxcQapPhb1H3O47NKKlGCLaD9LCCBAoGxnP7w/viewform

Caregivers - would your student benefit from joining a brief skills group with licensed school psychologists, social workers, or counselors? If you have questions/ concerns- please contact Susi Sirianni or Caitlin Fahey, School Social Workers at sesiria@sunprairieschools.org and cmfahey@sunprairieschools.org.

Here are the slides from the College Info Sessions held on 10/23 and 10/24.

Please take a minute to review your list of Contacts in Infinite Campus to make sure all information is up to date. Need help getting into your Parent Portal? Reach out to Jamie Beam at jkbeam@sunprairieschools.org

Parents & Caregivers, Thank you for supporting your scholar during the fall PreACT assessment. We are grateful for the way our students showed effort and focus during testing. Student Reports have been mailed home.

Results are also available online. To view your scholar’s report:

1. Go to https://nextpath.app/login.

2. Select “log in with email” under the Guardian option.

3. The first time you sign in, you will be asked to confirm some information for your child(ren).

4. Once logged in, select PreACT Local.

The Student Report includes:

• Subject and Composite Scores

• Readiness Benchmarks

• National Percentile Rank

• Predicted ACT Score

• STEM score (Science and Math)

• Progress Toward Career Readiness

You can learn more about these scores here: Using Your PreACT Results.

Because the PreACT is similar to the ACT, these resources can help students plan and prepare for spring testing: Test Prep, Kaplan Test Prep, & ACT practice test. Students also have free access to ACT and SAT prep through Methodize, which can be found under the Resources tab on Xello (available on school-issued devices).

The score report is only one piece of your scholar’s learning story. Their growth also shows up in the classroom—through teacher observations, daily work, and other assessments collected across the school year. We look forward to supporting and celebrating their growth throughout the year.

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.