K-12 Announcements

K-12 Spirit Day – Decades Day: Friday, February 27th is Decades Day. Students and staff can show their WCS spirit by dressing in clothes from another decade. Ex: a rocker from the 80s or a flapper from the 20s.

K-12 Conferences: Save the date for our K-12 Conference week – Conferences will take place March 2nd – 6th. Remember, during conference week, we will dismiss early to allow time to meet with each of our families – Kindergarten will dismiss at 1:00 PM, and 1st – 12th grade will dismiss at 1:30 PM. Our BASE program will be open after school until 6:00 PM each day for K-8 Explorers. The online scheduler will be open from February 9th through March 1st. CLICK HERE for the step by step directions.

WCS Public Random Lottery: Our public random lottery for the 2026-27 school year will take place in the K-8 cafeteria at 5:00 PM on Monday, March 2nd.

K-8 Announcements

2025-2026 K-8 Yearbook: The 2025-26 Westlake Charter School  yearbooks are available to order! Orders are due April 27th to be guaranteed to be delivered by the last week of school, so don’t delay in placing your order. CLICK HERE to order your K-8 yearbook directly through TreeRing and get two pages to personalize with your own pictures! Use code 101667583471473 or see the email with the link to purchase. Need help? Contact: Ms. Chapman [email protected].

Missoula Children’s Theater Company: On Monday, March 2nd at 1:45 PM, all K-8 students are welcome to audition for Missoula Theater Company’s production of Alice in Wonderland. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be in a professional show. CLICK HERE for details.  CLICK HERE to RSVP to audition.

After School Live – Explorer Enrichment Sign-ups: Our spring Explorer Enrichment programs are starting soon! CLICK HERE to see the catalog of Explorer Enrichment course offerings and information about how to sign up.

9-12 Announcements

Upcoming Home Athletics:

• Monday, February 23rd @ 5:30 PM: Home – Boys JV Volleyball vs. Del Campo
• Monday, February 23rd @ 6:30 PM: Home – Boys Varsity Volleyball vs. Del Campo
• Monday, February 23rd  @ 7:00 PM: Girls Varsity Basketball Semifinals – Location TBD
• Tuesday, February 24th @ 7:00 PM: Boys Varsity Basketball Semifinals – Locations TBD
• Friday, February 27th @ 5:00 PM: Home – Boys JV Volleyball vs. Grant
• Friday, February 27th @ 5:00 PM: Home – Boys Varsity Volleyball vs. Grant
• Saturday, February 28th  @ 7:00 PM: Girls Varsity Basketball Section Finals – Location TBD
• Saturday, February 28th @ 7:00 PM: Boys Varsity Basketball Section Finals – Locations TBD

Save the Date – SAT for Juniors – Wednesday, March 11th: Our 11th grade students will have the opportunity to take the SAT here on campus during the school day on Wednesday, March 11th.  Unlike the PSAT, when all students took the test unless they opted out, students will only take the SAT if they submit a form opting in. CLICK HERE to opt in to have  your Junior take the SAT on March 11th. Students must be opted in by Wednesday, March 4th,  at 5:00 PM.

Sophomore Class – UC Davis Field Lesson: We’re excited to share that on Monday, March 2nd, our sophomore class will visit UC Davis for a field lesson that includes a guided campus tour and lunch in the dining hall. A permission slip for the UC Davis Field Lesson have been sent home. You can also access the permission slip online and email it back to us at [email protected].  CLICK HERE to access the permission slip.

Save the Date:

• Thursday, February 26th @ 7:00 & 8:00 PM: WAVE Planning & Board Meeting
• Friday, March 6th @ 8:30 AM: WAVE Coffee Talk – K-8 Library
• Tuesday, March 10th @ 6:00 PM: WAVE Coffee Talk –  WCHS OASIS
• Wednesday, March 25th @ 6:00 PM: Trivia Night – WCHS Commons

Coffee Talk Update:  We’re excited to host two Coffee Talks for Westlake families in March: Friday, March 6th at 8:30 AM in the K–8 Library, and Tuesday, March 10th at 6:00 PM at the High School. We’ll share discussion topics in advance so families know what to expect and can plan to attend. Please note this is an updated change from last week’s Weekly as we work to create more access and opportunity for everyone to connect.

Share Topics for Future Coffee Talks: We’d love your input on future Coffee Talk topics. Whether it’s something you’d like to hear from WAVE, the Westlake administration, or the broader school community, this is a great way to help shape future conversations. The form only takes a few minutes, and you’re welcome to share as many ideas as you’d like. CLICK HERE to submit your ideas here.

Logging Hours: If you’ve volunteered 30 minutes or more, please take a quick moment to CLICK HERE to log your hours. Whether it was helping in the classroom, supporting the Olympic Triathlon, Bingo Night, or the Fall Festival, every hour counts! Tracking volunteer time helps us meet our school’s charter commitments and shows the incredible impact our families make. It takes less than a minute — let’s see which grade level can log the most hours!

Kudos: Shoutout to our 8th grade families for logging 271 hours (64% of their 420-hour goal) and our 11th grade families for reaching 194 hours — just six hours shy of 200 and 46% of their annual goal! It’s exciting to see our middle and high school families stepping up, especially as we’ve seen strong support historically from our K–5 grades. The growth in January and February has been inspiring. Keep up the amazing work, and don’t forget to log those hours so your grade level gets full credit!