May 3, 2024Updated on May 3, 2024

Westview Middle School Weekly Update

**A beautiful rainbow appeared on the morning of April 30th just as our Wildcats arrived for school.** **A spectacle in our backyard and a pleasant welcome to the day for everyone!**

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Wildcat News

8th Grade Band and Orchestra Concert: Monday, May 6th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Longmont High School

7th Grade (Blue) Field Trip to Fiske Planetarium: Tues., May 7th, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

7th Grade (Silver) Field Trip to Fiske Planetarium: Wed., May 8th, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

NJHS Induction Ceremony: Tuesday, May 7th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm in the Westview gym

Westview Improvaloosa: Thursday, May 9th, 6:30- 8:00 pm in the Westview Student Center

All library books are due on May 9th! Please have your student check the overdue list outside the library. If they would like to do community service to work off a lost book, there are forms in the library. Remember that if they want to get your yearbook on time, they need to take care of their library business!

Westview Soccer: Soccer Game Schedule
- Game Tues. May 7, Westview @ Timberline (A & B Teams) 4:00-6:00 pm

Register for 2024-2025 Transportation Services:
- St. Vrain’s Transportation Department is dedicated to consistently delivering excellent service for our students and their families and we are currently preparing for the upcoming school year. If you are interested in having your child ride the bus for the 2024-2025 school year, please apply for transportation services as soon as possible. St. Vrain’s Transportation Department makes every effort to accommodate as many eligible riders as possible. Apply for transportation services online.
- Visit Transportation Services online to learn more about eligibility requirements.

Westview Summer Music Academy: July 29th -August 9th (excluding Sat. and Sun.) each evening from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm. The cost is $50 (the fee is adjusted for those on free/reduced lunch). This is a great way to get back into playing shape before the school year resumes! Students will rehearse fun music, with a culminating performance open to families on August 9th. This is open to band/orchestra students who will be in 7th or 8th grade next Fall.
- When registering, please be sure to select the INTERMEDIATE group. Registration Link

Westview Project Launch 2024: June 3rd- June 27th, 2024 information here Registration will close soon!
The Yearbooks are arriving soon!!!
- Yearbooks are extremely limited and will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Purchase your copy ASAP before it’s gone. Not sure if you have already bought one? E-mail Ms. Ellis at: [email protected] and she can check the sales report.
- Don’t have the money to pay all at once? No problem–Set up a payment plan…easy as 1,2,3. Spread your payment over time with our three-payment installment plan. Order today!
- Ready to order your yearbook? Westview Yearbook Store
8th Grade Class Picture: You can still order pictures, please use this link to order your panoramic class pictures: http://bit.ly/BestClassPicture.

**Did your student lose their glasses? Please have them come to the front office.**

Other Announcements

Summer Camps at the Innovation Center: information here

Register for the Happy Smackah 5k Fun Run today! Saturday, May 11th, 8:00 am – 10:30 am, Lake McIntosh (Start and Finish at Dawson Park) additional information here

LHS Robotics Kickoff Meeting for 2024-25 High Stakes: Join LHS Robotics on Thursday, May 9, at 5:30 in the Engineering Room!
- We will talk about how to join, expectations, and opportunities in LHS Robotics. This is for returning and prospective members and parents.
- To access the Engineering Room after school hours, park in the lot on the north side of the building and enter through the back door near the baseball field.

Longmont High School Jump Start Summer Program: July 22nd – August 1st, register by May 17th Jump Start Flyer Jump Start Registration

Longmont High School Youth Basketball Camp: June 3rd – June 7th @ LifeBridge Church- additional information here

Longmont High School Trojan Feeder Football: information here

Silver Creek Color Guard Clinic and Auditions: May 11th and May 18th, additional information here

Silver Creek Girls Basketball Clinic: May 28th – 31st, additional info here

Four former Westview students WIN the VEX Robotics World Championship!! Yes, this is a VERY big deal!!

Longmont High School students (all former Wildcats) Alex Dickhans, Luke Hernandez, Abi Reichert, and Carl Richter of Team “Pronounce This” WON the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship Excellence Award in Dallas Texas on April 28th. 820 teams from approximately 25 countries competed for this coveted award. THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD IS THE TOP AWARD YOU CAN RECEIVE IN VEX ROBOTICS!! It is given to the best ALL-AROUND team in every aspect of the game; Qualification Rankings, Robot Skills, Autonomous Skills, Notebook Scores, and Interview Scores. Only ONE team gets the award… in the entire world. **Congratulations to these four unbelievably talented, hard-working, outstanding students for this incredible accomplishment! WOW.** **Watch the VEX World Champions Excellence Award presentation here.**

Watch the 5/3/24 episode of WTV here!

On April 26th – Arbor Day – 25 St. Vrain students (including several from Westview) were invited by UCAR and NASA’s Globe program to plant a “moon tree” descendant at the Mesa Lab in the foothills of Boulder. Click here to learn more about the special day and about moon trees.

**CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR APRIL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!** **YOU ROCK!!**

8th grade Orchestra has been working with composer Morgan Denney to commission and write a brand new piece for the Westview Orchestra! This collaboration has been taking place over the school year, and the world premiere of this piece will be at the concert on Monday, May 6th. Listen to the composer talk about the origin and inspiration for this work above!