Wednesday March 4, 2020

General

Do you like pizza? Do you want to win a pizza for you and your lunch table? Donate an item for the Hinsdale Humane Society and you will be put into a raffle to win! Donations will be accepted until Thursday, March 12th. See Alexa, Luna, Max, or Kathleen to turn in your donations or if you have any questions! 

Join us on March 6, 2020, for our annual spring blood drive.All donations are utilized by local hospitals and can save up to three lives.  If you are 16 years or older, you can participate by donating blood on March 6th in the WHS auditorium.  If you are under 16, you can encourage a friend or relative to donate.  Sign up online via the link available on the WHS website. 

Prom is just around the corner!  This year the Junior-Senior Prom is being held at the Carlisle in Lombard on Saturday, May 2nd!  We will start the end-of-year festivities with a night of Glitz´and Glam!   Ladies, as you begin your search for the perfect prom dress,  please remember that attire for this elegant event should be both formal and tasteful. 

Also, Sentinels, if your date is not a Westmont High School student, please see Mrs. Zorbas or Señorita for the guest form.   Please note that you will not be able to purchase a prom ticket for your date until the form is completed and your guest is approved.  Since the form requires several signatures, please pick up the form at your earliest convenience so that you can purchase your tickets early.Prom Tickets are $85 and will be on sale from Monday, March 23rd until Friday, April 24th.  Any questions, please see Mrs. Zorbas or Señorita.

This year's Coaches vs. Cancer Faculty Basketball Game is being played on Wednesday, March 11th at 7pm.  There is no cost to attend, however donations will be accepted.  The participants can't guarantee that you'll see good basketball but they can guarantee that you'll have a good time.

Counseling

All students are invited to attend the *NEW* Spring Suburban Chicago National College Fair on Saturday, March 14 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F, in Rosemont, IL from 11 am to 3 pm. This event is a great way for students to connect with over 400 colleges and universities as well as attend educational workshops to learn more about the college search process

A representative from visiting universities/colleges will meet in the Commons. Juniors and Seniors interested in attending these meetings should sign up through Naviance. Please remember to check in with your teacher first. List with all upcoming visits will be posted in front of the Counseling Office.

Friday, March 6th   

1:00 PM  University of Tampa

Monday, March 16th          

10:00 AM DePaul University

Thursday, March 19th        

10:00 AM Western Illinois University

11:00 AM University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Clubs

Athletics

All Spring Athletes and a parent need to attend our Spring Sports Kick-off on March 12 at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium.

The boys track and field team had an amazing first meet of the year last night against Evergreen Park, Glenbard South and Hinsdale South. Our Sentinels finished in the top 2 in almost every event and smashed almost every one of their goals for the night!  Quite a number started this season by breaking their career best performances!  Some outstanding shout outs for incredible 1st place finishes:  Our Frosh Soph  4 x 400 relay: Thomas Maslany, Joey Dooley, Henry O'Connor and James Mendoza; High Jumpers: Braelen Jones, Ryan Domin, Jelani Scott-Childress, Alex Pietrzak in the long jump. A huge congratulations goes to Michael Doll who broke both the Varsity Indoor School record and the Frosh-Soph school record in the Triple Jump with a Monster leap of 40' 7".