- Book Fair-LibraryVote here
Bring $45 to the front office.
Updated Immunizations
In order for your student to pick up their schedule cards on August 22, 2012 proof of UPDATED IMMUNIZATIONS must have been turned in or be presented at that time. Vaccine Requirements according to Texas law for incoming 7th graders:
Varicella Vaccine (second dose required UNLESS there is a history of Varicella (Chicken Pox) disease)
Tdap Vaccine (current within 5 years)
Please note students will not be allowed to start school on August 27 unless these state requirements have been met.
Please feel free to contact the school nurse with any questions.
Alert Concerning Alternative Methods for Earning High School Core Credit
Board Policies:
Alternative Methods for Earning Credit by Examination without Prior Instruction
Alternative Methods for Earning Credit by Examination with Prior Instruction
Alternative Methods for Earning Credit College Course Work/Dual Credit
Alternative Methods for Earning Credit Distance Learning
If a student chooses an alternative method for required core course credit, then additional conditions apply to graduates of 2015 and beyond.
Core Courses:
· English I, II, and III
· Algebra I, II and Geometry
· Biology, Chemistry and Physics
· World Geography, World History, and US History
Conditions:
· Pass course according to the following paths
o Summer School (minimum of 70 required)
o Correspondence (minimum of 70 required)
o Credit by Exam with Prior Instruction (minimum of 70 required)
o Credit by Exam for Advancement without Prior Instruction (minimum of 90 required)
o Dual Enrollment (minimum of a 2.0 required)
In previous years, the above paths resulted in the student earning credit; however, now students must also:
· Pass STAAR End of Course Exam (hereafter referred to as EOC Exam) offered only in the following months
o March/May*
o July
o November/December*
The district’s concern for students’ success surrounds the lapse in time between any of the paths and the actual offering of the EOC Exams. Students choosing any of the paths are responsible for preparing for the EOC Exam and should consider the gap in time and the demands of independent preparation. For example, a student passing a summer school course in late July will not take the EOC Exam until November or December*. It is also important to note that alternative methods for obtaining credit do not provide the foundation and depth of instruction that a full-year Westlake course provides. This may impact a student’s results not only on the STAAR EOC Exam but also on ACT and SAT exams.
If you have further questions concerning alternative methods for obtaining high school course credit, contact the WHS counseling office prior to the end of the school year.
*Due to the time required for scoring student essays, End of Course Exams in ELA are given earlier than other core course exams.
Chick-fil-A May 14th, June 11th, July 9th From 3:00pm - 10:30pm
Hill Country will earn 10% of the sales from all receipts placed in the Spirit Box at Chick-fil-A.
Drive through customers need to ask the person at the window to place their receipt in the Spirit Box.
Froyoyo May 16th From 4:00pm-6:00pm. They donate 25% of the receipts back to Hill Country.
Hangtown Grill May 10th 5:00pm-9:00pm. They will donate 15% of the receipts to Hill Country.
Congratulations to our Hill Country Destination Imagination team, who placed at the Destination Imagination Affiliate Tournament in Corpus Christi, and will compete at Global Finals in Knoxville, TN in May! WIN BIG!
the Novice Division of the State Latin State Convention on March 30-31 in
San Antonio.
There were six first place results in individual competitions which helped
push HCMS to the top. HCMS was the top Austin area school and came second
to St. John's Middle School in Houston by only 5 points.
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