Happy Holidays, Chap Families! We love our annual Holiday event, when we give all Westlake staff members a $25 gift card and a sweet treat. PTO is collecting gift cards to gift our fabulous WHS Staff! Show your appreciation for the entire staff by purchasing a $25 gift card here!

November 2020

Chap Connections is a monthly newsletter with the latest PTO news and updates from extra curricular groups on WHS campus. All groups at Westlake High School are invited to submit news each month, in Word or PDF format. To contribute to the newsletter, please email Laura Potter at chapconnections@gmail.com

As we move into this season of giving thanks, we want to reiterate how grateful we are to our supportive parents and community as well as our hard-working teachers and staff! We wouldn’t have made it this far without everyone putting in 110% to make it a successful Fall.

Based on the two general PTO meetings we’ve had, online Zoom meetings seem to be the way to go to encourage broad participation. Principal Steve Ramsey and Lead Counselor Heidi Sauer did a great job at our last meeting giving us the annual college admissions report. If you missed it, the presentation is at: https://sites.google.com/eanesisd.net/westlakecounseling/resources/presentations?authuser=0.

This will be our last newsletter of the year, so we wish you the best over the Thanksgiving holidays and Winter break. We hope to see you at our upcoming general PTO meetings scheduled for February 23rd, April 20, and May 18. And if you have topics you’d like to hear more about at those meetings, please drop us an email at westlakeptopresident@gmail.com.

Take care & stay healthy, Kit Spelce & Caroline Sweeney

Here is one safe and easy way to continue giving back. WHS PTO is one of the charities supported by Amazon Smile. When ordering gifts for others or essentials for your home thru Amazon, use the AmazonSmile website instead (https://smile.amazon.com/ ) and designate your charity as Westlake PTO. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to the PTO at no cost to you. All proceeds raised through Amazon Smile will benefit Project Graduation

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Order your gift card now

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October Staff Appreciation A big THANK YOU for donations from:

Skinny Pop Popcorn Clean Sparkling Beverage

Wildway Grain Free Granola Waterloo Sparkling Water

Arbor Car Wash Birds Barbershop

Craigo’s

Raffle Prizes: courtesy of our Community Partner Vik Complete Care and Pajama Princess!

Committee members – Thank you! Cindy and Sean Blaydon Dawn Breyfogle Jennifer Hutson Valerie Andruss Jenny Hicks Erin Placke Claudia Scott Laurie Duncan Kristin Paull Hadeel Massaed Sarah Garrison Jayshree Velacheri Kelly Breeden Christine Browning Jenny Stokes

All are welcome to join our committee at any time. Contact Merideth Jones at merideth.h.jones@gmail.com if you are interested or would like more information.

Kimberly Frost, Jocelyn Johnson, Merideth Jones, Beth Lindow Staff Appreciation Chairs

And a big THANK YOU for our Mums Volunteers

In only two months, our dedicated and passionate Mum Moms created beautiful and

personalized mums!

Kimberly Santacroce- 5 year volunteer, 3 years as the chair

Jen Jefferson- Incoming Mum Chair Amy Lasseter Candice Greibel Glenda Wetmore Chris Drobish Tammy Berry Kerianne Oliver Laura Cox Kari Leighton Julie Shantz Ellen Jatinen Carol Thomson

Angela Smogur Debra Gillham Molly Brydson Renee Day Susan Claunch Leah Belew Trina Keathley Carrie Wilkin Sara Beem Simone Krasan Karen Stroud Laurie Mills Laura Boone Darlene McMahan

Adi and Josh Alamela Marc and Amber Alcedo Fritz Aldrine Deirdre Allinson Ambrose Apostolakis Gary and Stephanie Ashby Ashcroft Avery Family Bade Family Bame Family Barnett Family Barton Family Beeler Family Bernard Family Berry Blackbird Family Blankenship Family Blaydon Family Mrs. Bogard Bosworth Family Box Family Kevin and Chrisi Bozic Bradshaw Brantley Family Breeden Family Brewer Dawn and Wes Breyfogle Katie Brice Brinkley Family Family of Shelby Britton Dr. Carlos and Debbie Brown Family of Vivienne Brown Browne Family Brownell family Browning Family Brown-Welch Family Brydson Family Bryon Family Burke Family

Burns Family Daniel Butler Butler Family Cannon Family Castillo Family Michael and Nicole Cave Cheatham Family Jeffrey Chen's Family Chesner Family Grady Chirogianis Chowdhury Family Clapsaddle Family Claunch Family Cockrell Family Collier Family Cotter Family Cotter Family Coulson Cox Family Cramer Family Alan, Cristen, Trey and Lauren Daniel Dato-Zabawa-Williams Gracie Davis Janice and Clark Davis Dealy Family Jaynie Degnan Dennis Family Dennison Family Depwe Family Derr Family Pallavi Desai Deyhimi Family Dintzner/Harrosh Family Dollar Family Dopkins Family Dougal Family DuBois Family Duncan Family Stephen and Cheryl Dunn Dunn Family

Bridey Dunnam Easton Family Gwen Edwards Eff/Collins Family Evan Eitel Elbert Family Cadie and Chip Evans Evans Family Fagerberg Family Clay Felder Feldott Family Ferguson Family Fisher Family Fiur Family Franke Family Franzen/VanVoorhis Family Fredell Family Vaughn Eva Frederick Galvan Family Christopher Garcia Garwood Family Gibson Family Goyal Family Ginger Grasley Karra and Dan Guess Gupta Family Havenstrite Haydt Hempfling Family Ken and Jenny Hicks Hicks Family Hill Family Familia Ho Sophia Hughs Huslig Ingram-Eiser Jarrett Family Johns Family Jones Family Jonathan Kahn and Family Kamm Family

WHS PTO Gives Thanks to our No Hassle Fundraiser Donors

Lisa Kaspar Kaufman Family Trina Keathley Keefe Kemppainen Family Bob and Rebecca Kenney Kent Kenyon Family Kienstra Family Kilgard Family Catherine and Wan Kim Kinnaird Family Kizer Family Connor Kloster Komarla Family Kozlowski Family Kubiak Family Kuhn Family Kull Family Laby Family Land Family Lass Family Leadbetter Family Leath Family Diane and Bryan Lee Lee Family Leighton Family David Li Lindsey Family Alex Link Family Lorenz Family Lowden Family Luke Family/Marissa Lynch Family Lyra Family Machen family Macks Family MacRae Mahan Family Majmudar Family Nimai and Sophia Malle Luke Manchin Family Martin Family Hadeel and Sam Massaed Masterson Family Matustik Family Maurici Family May Family Mayhew Family

McCornack Family McDonell McKelvy Family Sarah McLean McMahan Family Mehring Family Melear Family Melton Family Merriman Family Colin Michael Jackson Miller Mills Family Mills Family Vivian Min Miri Family Morris Family Thomas Mosher Family Moskovitz Family Mulligan Family Nanda Narvaez Family Natale Family Paul Neiderer Newberg Family Newhouse Family Newton Family Nicola Family Ethan Nguyen E. Nudd O Family Lawrence and Shannon O'Connor O’Neil Oates Family Okonsky Family Ortega Family Ryan Ott Page Family Palosh Family Phongsanarakul Pangan Family Park Family Ina and Manish Patel Soumya Patil and Family Paull Family C. Paver Payne Family Peppas Family Petrini Family Pettitt Family

Phenegar Family Phenix Family Terence and Laura Potter Mary Elizabeth Potts Prakash Family Pye Family Ramberg Family Ramsey Richards Riedel Family Riezebeek Family Robinson Family Andrea Rodriguez Rogers Family Romman Family Braden Rosen and Family Basu Roy Family James, Jill and Shan Rutherford Sabapathy Family Sagiv Team Salisbury Kate Sanders Cheryl and David Saucier Scholzen Family Schwarzbach Family Kadence and Alexander Scott Isaac Seckler Selsky Family Sepulveda Family Serbest Tushar and Julie Shah Sheffield Family Sherhart Family Shi Family Shwartz Family Sigmon Family Simpler Family Family of Henry Skinner Skonieczny Geoffrey and Quinn Smith Smolen Family Sockwell Family Solin Family Spelce Family Stokaby Family Alexis and Peter Stokes Stonecipher Family Street Family Strickland Family Stutzman Family

Kelsey Sullivan Talbert Family Eric and Katy Taylor Terrazas Family Terrazas Family Avery Thomas Ellerie Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomson Family Thurman Family Torian Family Torkelson Family Tortorice Townsend Family

Tsao Family Van Den Bossche Family Van Meter Family Vetrivel Family Vonderahe Family Walls Family Bing Wang and Xiemei Meng Anna Wayne Weihe Weinfeld Mallory Wenk Family of Luke West Wheeler Family Wiese Family

Kurt and Carrie Wilkin Williams Wilson Family Wold Family Harper Wolf Thomas Woo Wright Family Joseph Yang Yang Family Aidan Ye Family Yu/Tung Family Zamarripa Family Justin Zhang Zidar Family

Project Graduation is an all-night drug and alcohol-free celebration immediately following the

graduation ceremony. We provide buses back to Westlake High School where students

celebrate with friends until early morning. It’s such an amazing party that historically, 85 to

90% of the senior class attends! Most importantly, Project Graduation keeps our kids and

community SAFE on one of the deadliest driving nights for seniors nationwide.

This year we’ll be holding Project Graduation on the field for the first time ever and it’ll be full

of unexpected fun for this surprising year! One thing that won’t be different – the incredible

prizes like:

TV’s,

Macbooks,

Apple Watches,

Dell laptops, Beats

Headphones,

Bose Speakers,

Jewelry,

personal accessories,

gift cards from local stores

& restaurants,

and unique, unexpected

experiences!

Our graduation party – food, entertainment and prizes – is funded entirely by parent and

community donations. Your gift will help us make the best Project Graduation ever!

And t-shirts? Yes, we have those too – perfectly perfect for in person and zoom lounging.

Ready to shop? Head to our store at www.westlakepg.com and help fund us today!

WHS Class of 2021 Baccalaureate SAVE THE DATE!

Sunday, 23rd May 2021 at 5:00 PM*

You are invited! Save the date (23rd May, 2021 at 5 PM) for Baccalaureate, a free event that requires no tickets. Baccalaureate is a student-led, inter-faith service complete with live music provided by WHS students.

Visit our website and check us out on WHS Baccalaureate Facebook Page

Sponsored by the WHS Baccalaureate Committee Contact Kalpana Alamela or AnnaBeth Saidleman for more information

westlakebac@gmail.com * Event Details to follow.

Mark Your Calendars, Class of 2021 and Westlake Community !

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donation day wednesday, nov. 18

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donate on nov 18 and be entered to win a gift

basket valued at over $1000.

items include: 20 units of botox and

broadband light photofacialfrom skin savvy

high school yearbook, whs christopher radko ornament, 2 yetis, wine,

texas honey ham gift cards

the eanes education foundation funds 18 teachers and

programs at WHS.

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“Season of Greater Heights” Westlake Theatre is proud to present our 2020-2021 Season of Greater Heights. No matter

what happens, we are committed to bringing theatre to you in whatever form is necessary. We invite you all to join us for all of our events this year! Take a peek at 2020-2021.

Kaleidoscope: Perspectives from the Game of Life

Congratulations to all students for that incredible online performance! Thanks to all who joined for the watch party. If you haven't had the chance, don't miss the opportunity to

watch this enlightening performance! Here is the link for Kaleidoscope: https://youtu.be/xL16lW_ch7M

Mark Your Calendars!

NOVEMBER 21, 2020 OUTDOOR PREMIERE 7PM

"ORPHIE & THE BOOK OF HEROES” A FAMILY FRIENDLY MUSICAL OF EPIC PROPORTIONS

Admission by donation through our Gofundme link GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/westlake-high-theatre-booster-club

Check the Westlake Theatre website at https://www.westlaketheatre.net for more information about us!

Four Easy Ways You Can Support Westlake Theatre

Here are four easy ways you can support the kids of Westlake Theatre!

1. Give through our Booster Club GoFundMe link! Just want to support the kids,

period? You can donate to the Booster Club. The Booster Club provides volunteer and financial support for the theatre kids in all sorts of ways – from covering the costs of a stage combat instructor to providing meals during the week of performances to helping them travel overseas to perform. We appreciate your help! GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/westlake-high-theatre-booster-club

2. Shop at AmazonSmile and support Westlake Theatre. This is an easy way to support our kids all year long through everyday purchases at Amazon. Just sign in at smile.amazon.com and select “Westlake High Theatre Booster Club” as the charity you would like to support. AmazonSmile link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/83-2505777 

3. Shop at FlipGive and support Westlake Theatre. Join the Westlake Theatre FlipGive team, and you can support our kids with your purchases on everything from gift cards to fashion to groceries! Remember to use FlipGive before you shop so we'll earn cash back. Join our FlipGive team now using our invite code 72KF4M in one of two ways: Download the FlipGive app at https://www.flipgive.com/app?joincode=72KF4M, or join online at https://www.flipgive.com/teams/join?fundraiser_name=Westlake+High+Theatre+Booster+Club&joincode=72KF4M 

4. Shop at iGive.com and support Westlake Theatre. This is yet another way you can support the kids as you shop! Just click the link below to get started! iGive link: https://www.iGive.com/7zciE1

First (& Last) Contest of the Season

The Westlake High School Chaparral Band wrapped up their 2020 marching season on

November 14th with a culminating performance at the UIL Region Marching Contest,

their last (and only) contest of their 2020 season! After three months of zoom band

camp, in person rehearsals, students were excited to perform their show, Classic Chap

Celebrations, in front of family, friends, and special guests.

The Chap Band would like to extend a big “Thank You!” to all who’ve

supported their efforts this season, including the Westlake Faculty &

Staff, Eanes ISD Administration, the Westlake Band Parents, and the

Westlake Community!

2020 Chap Band Seniors

The 2020 Chap Band Seniors have had a particularly strange and challenging final

marching season. Throughout, these students have shown incredible leadership. We

thank them not only for persevering through the unexpected changes of this year, but for

their dedication to the band program for the past four years! Please join us in celebrating

their accomplishments during “Senior Night” at the WHS v. Austin High home football

game on November 20th!

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For the latest Choir information, please visit http://www.whschoir.com

CONNECTING WITH SENIORS

TO LIFT SPIRITS

Our fabulous choir students are writing letters to senior citizens who may feel isolated in assisted living centers due to Covid. Our students are hoping their cheerful messages might brighten the day of a senior citizen during this difficult time where many are separated from their loved ones.

PROVIDING HELP TO

THOSE IN NEED

Foundation Communities is a lovely housing establishment in Austin that provides warm shelter for underprivileged families, veterans, and others in need. The choir students are collecting home supplies, warm clothing and other items listed on the residents’ wish lists. To support the efforts of our choir students, please visit the choir website.

CONGRATULATIONS!

These students were selected to the TMEA Region 32 Region Choir. All but three of them qualified for the Pre-Area Virtual Auditions on December 2nd! Isabel Alin, Amelia Azadi, Sadie Balling, Taarika Bhargava, Jacob Boone, Kemper Brewer, Maya Cidale, Emery Cotter, Keean Dailey, Clayton DuVall, Bryan Finley-James, Finn Flaherty, Riley Henkener, Jayme Lichteig, Kinsey Neas, Ty Revering, Quentin Schaefer, Kadence Scott, Sean Spencer, Sophia Sutter, Nina Velacheri, Rustin Verret, and Mark Willenbring

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WESTLAKE RUGBY NEWS

Spring 2021 Registration Opening in December! Please see below to receive information.

Practices Monday and Wednesday 6-8. Sundays (January only 1-3pm)

Matches begin in February

Westlake High School Rugby Club is proud to be in our 12th season of competitive boys’ high school rugby in Texas. If you are a Westlake High School student athlete grades 9-12 and are interested in playing for our club and being a part of the Westlake winning rugby tradition, please fill out the “Contact Us” form on our website or email below to receive Spring 2021 registration information. Thanks!!

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   LIBRARY HOURS:  Onsite programs are suspended while the library is closed. We are offering Reserve and Pick up services at both locations Monday through Saturday 12-3pm. During Reserve & Pickup times, you may request our weekly grab & go activities and Storytime crafts. Please check our website to sign up for book bundles for all age groups, printing services or to view our calendar of online programs. If you missed an online event, we have selected programs available to view on our YouTube page.

HOLIDAY CLOSURES: Westbank and Laura’s Libraries will be closed Wednesday, November 25th through Friday, November 27th for Thanksgiving. Both libraries will be closed Thursday, December 24th through Sunday, December 27th for Christmas and Friday, January 1st for New Year’s Day.

Artisans’ Market: This year the Friends of the Westbank Library will be hosting a virtual art market from December 1st through December 12th. It will be an opportunity to shop for handcrafted items and to support local artisans. Please check the Friends of the Westbank Library website for details and the virtual market shopping link.

Here is just a sampling of online programming scheduled in November and December at Westbank and Laura's Libraries. HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION TUESDAYS | NOON | ZOOM Heartfulness Meditation can help you to live a heart-centered life, manage your emotions, and find inner peace and balance. When we become mindful of our feelings, we can let them inspire us. This practice awakens our potential for a simple, joyful existence. PRIME OF LIFE YOGA WEDNESDAYS| 6PM | ZOOM Prime of Life Yoga™ focuses on the contemporary teachings of yoga for Westerners, especially benefiting men and women 40 years and beyond. Safe, conservative and user friendly, this is an

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intelligent approach focusing on moving with the breath in dynamic and static movements, which helps to make the body mind connection as well as warming up the joints and muscles. Modifications are demonstrated to suit the individual. This creates a noncompetitive atmosphere which is more comfortable for everyone. FRIDAY KNITTING FRIDAYS | NOON | ZOOM Our Knitters meet for fun and fiber every week. Flash your best needles, break out the good yarn, and come teach, be taught, or simply enjoy the glorious art of knitting! Join the group every Friday at noon at the Westbank Library. Crocheters and embroiderers welcome. SHENG ZHEN: SEATED QI GONG SATURDAYS | 11AM | ZOOM Sheng Zhen Healing Qi Gong is a unique seated form of exercise developed by Master Li Junfeng. This gentle form of Qi Gong is ideal for loosening stiff joints, producing deep relaxation, and promoting overall health. The meditative element of Sheng Zhen Healing Qi Gong also helps calm the mind, reduce stress, and balance emotions. CRITTERMAN WEDNESDAY, NOV 18 | 4:30PM | ZOOM Join us for an educational wildlife Zoom with Critterman Dave and staff. Featured in this program will be “Texas Tails” animal ambassadors such as the Texas Tortoise, a Black tailed Prairie Dog, and the Speckled Kingsnake. Dave and his animal ambassadors have appeared on Discovery Network shows such as Animal Planet as well as Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures. LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE: CONVERSATIONAL GERMAN WEDNESDAY, DEC 2 | 3PM | ZOOM Practice your German conversational skills with other language learners in this one-hour, monthly session. DINOSAUR GEORGE: ANIMALS OF THE ICE AGE WEDNESDAY, DEC 2 | 4:30PM | ZOOM “Dinosaur George” Blasing is the writer, co-creator and host of JURASSIC FIGHT CLUB on the History channel. He is a self-taught paleontologist and animal behaviorist. For this Zoom we will learn about animals from the Pleistocene Epoch and reasons why they became extinct. YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB THURSDAY, DEC 3 | 4:45PM | ZOOM Teen-facilitated YA book club for fans of Young Adult literature. Please note, some books contain mature content. The December book selection is Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer. ADULT ARTISAN WORKSHOP with BARBARA ATTWELL: ECOPRINTING TUESDAY, DEC 8 and DEC 15 | 5PM | ZOOM

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Ecoprinting uses only nature to make prints. The colors from leaves and vegetation are permanently affixed to fabric or paper using a steaming process. Instructor Barbara Attwell demonstrates two ecoprinting methods: part one, ecoprinting on a silk scarf and part two, ecoprinting on paper. Please check our website for kit pickup dates. Supplies are limited and available on a first come first served basis. KIDS' WORKSHOP with BARBARA ATTWELL: SNOWY PINECONE OWLS WEDNESDAY, DEC 9 | 4:30PM | ZOOM Whooo doesn’t love owls? Snowy owls are as white as snow with little brown bands, and startling yellow eyes that live in the treeless Arctic tundra. Combine a pinecone, some white sheep’s wool or cotton, add eyes and ears, and you have one of your own, just like Hedwig, Harry Potter’s companion. Please check our website for kit pickup dates. Supplies are limited and available on a first come first served basis. EANES HISTORY GROUP MONDAY, DEC 14 | 11:30AM | ZOOM On the second Monday of each month, join fellow history buffs in learning about, sharing, and celebrating the heritage of the Eanes area! Please check our website for further information about this month’s meeting. WRITING WORKSHOP: WRITING SUSPENSE with AUTHOR LORI RADER-DAY MONDAY, DEC 14 | 5PM | ZOOM Writers of the suspense genres may be on the hook more than most, but every story needs suspense to keep readers turning pages. This session with Edgar Award-nominated author Lori Rader-Day offers 14 specific strategies for keeping readers engaged in your story. TINY TAILS TO YOU WEDNESDAY, DEC 16 | 4:30PM | ZOOM Join us to meet amazing animals, ask and answer questions, and watch animals move, eat and even wear tiny hats! HOLIDAY SPANISH STORYTIME SATURDAY, DEC 16 | 4:30PM | ZOOM Ann Benson leads an all ages holiday bilingual Storytime Zoom. We will enjoy music and stories while practicing our Spanish language skills. NOON YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION THURSDAY, DEC 31 | 11:15AM | ZOOM Countdown to 12pm with musician Mr. Will. Come sing and dance to celebrate the New Year. Please check our website for details about the Noon Year’s Eve party pack. Supplies are limited and will be available on a first come first served basis. FOR PARENTS:  PARENTING AND EDUCATION CONVERSATIONS

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THURSDAYS | 6PM | ZOOM Parenting and Education Conversations is a book club and discussion group that touches upon topics in parenting and education, with a focus on the psychology that informs our approach to raising and teaching children in grades K-12. The group is facilitated by Antonio Buehler, founder of Abrome. The December book selection is Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work by Akilah S. Richards. The author will join the group on Dec. 10th. OUTSIDE of the BOX CHILDREN: 2E CHILDREN WEDNESDAY, DEC 16 | 11AM | ZOOM Twice exceptional children are students who are gifted in some ways and are also facing learning or developmental challenges. As we continue in this hybrid of online/in-person schooling, students are facing difficulties in adjusting to their school life and home life. One way to assist these students is to develop their intrinsic motivation. Join today’s Zoom meeting as Dr. Buckley discusses how we can use intrinsic motivation to support children in the online classroom environment.

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