K-12 Announcements

Strategic Plan Family Survey: As Westlake Charter School continues to grow and evolve, your voice is essential in shaping our path forward! Check out this quick video of Dr. Eick discussing the Strategic Plan Family Survey.

Then, CLICK HERE to take the 7-10 minute survey to share your experiences about how we’re fulfilling our mission and where we can grow our impact over the next five years.

Olympic Triathlon: Our 18th Annual Olympic Triathlon fundraiser kicked off on September 1st! We’re aiming for 100% student participation as we come together to support Westlake’s incredible programs. The Olympic Triathlon event is THIS Friday, September 26th. CLICK HERE to view the flyer with more details. CLICK HERE to volunteer on Olympic Triathlon Field Event Day!

Middle School After School Live Athletics – Volunteer Opportunity for K-12 Guardians: We are excited to be relaunching our Middle School ASLive Athletics program, which is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. We are looking for VOLUNTEER COACHES to make this possible. Teams will meet twice a week throughout the season for practices and games. Practices and games last from 3:15 – 4:15 PM every day except Wednesdays. CLICK HERE to complete the Volunteer Coach interest form to let us know if you are interested in finding out more about coaching flag football, basketball, or volleyball!

K-12 Picture Retake Day: Our Picture Retake Day is Thursday, October 2nd.  See below for who should have their picture taken on October 2nd:

• Students who are new to our school since the original picture day
• Students that were absent on the original picture day
• Students who would like to retake their photo
• CLICK HERE to order pictures

Fall Break: Both campuses will be closed for Fall Break Monday, October 6th through Friday, October 10th. We look forward to welcoming staff and students back on Monday, October 14th. Our BASE program will also be closed during Fall Break.

K-8 Announcements

Classroom Volunteering 101 for Kindergarten through Third Grade Families: We’ve launched Classroom Volunteering 101 to give every family the tools and confidence to step into the classroom and make a difference! Our next training session is Online: September 24th at 9:00 AM via video conference. E-mail [email protected] to obtain the Zoom link.  If you aren’t able to make it to either, or would prefer to complete this training independently, please CLICK HERE to take our training online whenever it works for you.  

Once you’ve completed Classroom Volunteering 101 either online or in a group, you’ll complete a short form that will let our staff recognize you as a trained classroom volunteer. You can then reach out to your teacher to schedule a time to volunteer in the classroom. When you arrive on campus to volunteer, please check in at the front desk with your photo ID.  We appreciate you and are looking forward to hosting you on campus soon!

Lunchtime Reminders: To help our day run smoothly and ensure all students have a safe and timely lunch, we kindly ask that you do not send food items that require cooking, heating, or preparation by staff. This includes items that need to be microwaved or otherwise heated.

Please send lunches that are ready to eat and do not require staff assistance. We appreciate your support in helping us keep lunchtime efficient and safe for everyone!

9-12 Announcements

Upcoming Home Athletics:

• Monday, September 22nd @ 4:30 PM: Home – Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. LGA
• Thursday, September 25th @ 6:45 PM: Home – Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Delta

Link Crew Movie Night: All WCHS students are welcome to join us on Wednesday, September 24th for a magical movie night under the stars! Link Crew will host an outdoor screening of Disney Pixar’s Elio in the OASIS! Come prepared with something comfy to sit on and bug spray for an enjoyable evening outdoors. Concessions will be available, including pizza by the slice or whole pizzas (preorder only). Since Link Crew is all about supporting our 9th graders, they’ll receive free popcorn! Event Details:

• Gates open: 6:30 PM
• Movie starts: 7:00 PM
• Event ends: 8:30 PM
• Open to all students

WCHS Conference Week:  Our first WCHS Conference Week of the year will take place October 13th – 17th.  Our Canyon Creek conference scheduler will be available starting Monday, September 22nd.  Please remember, during conference week students will dismiss at 1:30 PM every day of the week. CLICK HERE for step-by-step instructions for scheduling your conference. CLICK HERE to visit the Canyon Creek Online Scheduler, the school password is explorers. You can use Canyon Creek to schedule your conferences or sign up directly with your student’s Advisory teacher. 

2025-26 WCHS Yearbook: Attention WCHS Families! Secure your memories with the 2025-26 WCHS Yearbook – Early Bird Offer! Act now and save big! Get your yearbook for just $55.  The price will increase to $65 after September 26th, so don’t wait! This is your chance to lock in the best price of the year. Our tiered pricing system means the earlier you buy, the more you save.  Capture a year of unforgettable moments – CLICK HERE to order your yearbook today

Winter Girls & Boys Basketball Tryouts: We will be launching our Boys and Girls Basketball seasons with tryouts in October.  Tryouts will take place at Natomas Middle School in the Gymnasium, 3200 N. Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835.  Students must have a Home Campus account to register for tryouts..

• Boys: October 1st and 2nd as follows:
  • Returning JV and Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
  • Returning Varsity Boys and Seniors + Invitation: 7:45 – 8:45 PM
• Girls: October 13th and 14th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

Save the Date:

• Friday, September 26th: Olympic Triathlon Event Day – Both Campuses
• Friday, October 3rd @ 8:30 AM: WAVE Coffee Talk  – K-8 Library
• Saturday, October 25th: 13th Annual Fall Festival

Olympic Triathlon: Westlake families have raised over $19,000 already to support Westlake’s incredible programs. The Olympic Triathlon event is right around the corner on Friday, September 26th.

• CLICK HERE to watch our Olympic Triathlon Kickoff video
• CLICK HERE for a flyer with all the details
• CLICK HERE to set up a family donation page on the Pledgestar website
• CLICK HERE to volunteer on Olympic Triathlon Field Event Day!

Congrats to Mrs. Hilliard (Kinder) and Mrs. Osterhoudt’s (1st grade) classes for being the first classes to earn a Chips & Drinks party. Many classes are just one to two students away from earning a party.

Class Ambassadors: Our Class Ambassador program kicked off September 2nd. We’re still in need of Class Ambassadors for quite a few classes.  We would love your help and support to impact family communications.  Interested or curious? CLICK HERE to visit our Class Ambassadors page on the WAVE website for more info.

Early Bird Festival Ticket Bundle:  Take advantage of our best deal yet for Festival tickets. The Early Bird ticket bundle includes 20 Fall Festival and 20 International Festival tickets for $20.  CLICK HERE to purchase the Early Bird Festival Ticket Bundle.

Early bird sales end on October 1st. The October Pre-Sale for Fall Festival tickets will be $20 for 30 tickets. Fall Festival Day-of tickets are $1 per ticket.

*Your pre-sale tickets will be available at a designated table at each event.

Kudos: Big props go out to the dozens of families who have already participated in our Classroom Volunteering 101 training this month.  It’s been great to see the level of commitment from our families to help impact our school.