Hello Westmont High School Parents and Students:
We will hold our virtual Back to School Open House on Wednesday, September 2 starting at 6:30 p.m. I will make a live, brief (20 minutes) presentation with updates on remote learning and the incredible academic and learning success at Westmont High School. The Zoom link for this meeting will be sent out next Wednesday morning (September 2nd).
You will also have access to short presentations and information from all teachers on a website named Padlet. We will also send out this link next Wednesday, September 2nd. This website will serve as a virtual open house where teachers will provide information on the upcoming school year. You can log on to this website and learn more about each of your student’s teachers and their classes. You will enjoy the information and many teachers have produced short video introductions.
WHS Virtual Open House Padlet
We hope you will take advantage of these opportunities to connect. Westmont is outperforming all similar high schools in Illinois and the nation. In every measure Westmont ranks with the best high schools in the state often earning the highest rating, achieving the best results or ranking in the top 3% and most often higher.
Please look at the Illinois State Report Card, Great Schools rating, U.S. News and World Report rankings, 5 Essentials Survey, Jay Mathews Washington Post Challenge Index Rankings 2020, Graduation Rates, Illinois State Test Scores and our Westmont High School DuFour Award video which helped us to earn best in the nation honors.
Attached to this email is information that shows Westmont High School has the best scores for School Environment and Student – Teacher trust of any regular high school in DuPage County, Cook County or Lake County. Westmont High Schools scores from the last four years are also overall the best in the region in all categories including Collaborative Teachers, Involved Families, Ambitious Instruction, School Environment and Effective Leadership.
To sustain this tremendous success we need to stay connected. Please join us for our virtual Back to School Open House on September 2nd. Thank you and we appreciate your support in helping to make Westmont High School one of the best high schools in the nation.
Jack Baldermann
Principal – Westmont High School