Booster Club Fundraiser (posted 11/16/2009)
The Boosters are sponsoring a Chick-Fil-A Fundraiser Night on Tuesday, November 24th at the Catonsville (Rt. 40) restaurant beginning at 4:30 pm. Everyone must use a coupon in order for the Boosters to get credit for the sale. Coupons will be available at school lunches on Wednesday. Go to Boosters page for more information.
That's two days before Thanksgiving, so skip cooking for one night and get dinner at Chick-Fil-A. Grab some food and go see Western's Senior Soccer All Stars play at Catonsville. Check out the all star nimonations on the Athletics page.

Interactive Book Club (posted 11/16/2009)
Western now has an online interactive book club. To join this FUN and NEW club, see Ms. Tanner for a username and password. Go to Library page for more information.

PTSA Basket Bingo (posted 11/12/2009)
It's Back...the Second Annual Longaberger Basket Bingo!
Join us at The Lodge in Catonsville on Friday, December 4th. Doors open at 6:00 pm, with the first game starting at 7:30. Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $18.00 at the door. Skip cooking and avail yourself of the tasty treats on sale. For more details and ticket information, click here.

The Literary Magazine Returns!!! (posted 11/3/2009)
We’re looking for submissions in poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and art and photography. Download submission procedures here.

Students & Parents (posted 11/3/2009)
Information and the required forms for Student Service Learning Hours are availble form the Student page.

Yearbook (posted 9/18/2009)
Yearbooks are on sale. Click here to order online.

Attendance Policy (posted 8/18/2009)
The MSDE has revised the rules for determining how much of the school day a student needs to be present to be recorded as 1/2 day present or full-day present. The new rule is included in the Maryland Student Records System Manual. The rule requires that a full-time student must be present for at least four hours to be marked present for a full day. A full-time student must be present at least two hours to be marked 1/2 day present. Full-time students present for less than two hours must be recorded as absent.
A student with a partial schedule is to be counted present based on the amount of time he/she is scheduled. In order to be counted present, the student must be in attendance for the entire block of time. To be counted present for ½ day, the student must be present for ½ or more of the time scheduled to be in school.

Award Winning School (posted 12/8/2008)
Western School of Technology & Environmental Science is ranked among the top high schools in the nation.
U.S.News & World Report - in collaboration with School Evaluation Services, a K-12 education and data research and analysis business that provides parents with education data on schoolmatters.com - analyzed academic and enrollment data from more than 21,000 public high schools to find the very best across the country. These top schools were placed into gold, silver, bronze, or honorable mention categories. Western earned a Bronze Medal. Click here to see the rankings.
The article from U.S.News & World Report can be found here.