Freshman Resources:

• All incoming Freshmen are required to take one semester of Freshman Seminar. This class will help prepare you for a good start in high school
• Besides your academic counselor (assigned by last name of student), Freshmen Transition Specialist Adrian Jimenez is another resource for Freshmen

Good to Know

Freshman Stay On Campus: W.F. West is a closed campus for Freshman and Sophomores, meaning you cannot leave campus during the day without a parent signing you out

Attendance: If your student is going to be absent, you can notify the school by sending an emal to wfwattendance@chehalisschools.org or through the “Attendance” tab on Skyward Family Access

Stay Informed with Skyward: Skyward Family Access is the tool our district uses to store family and student data. When your student reaches high school, Skyward becomes a tool that allows you to help your student navigate their transition to 9^th grade, the road toward graduation and beyond. For example, you can view your student’s:

• Grades and missing assignments
• Attendance (including current day)
• Schedule
• Fines and fees owed
• Completion of graduation requirements and progress toward graduation

In addition, through Skyward Family Access you can also set yourself up to receive emailed updates on your student:

1. Daily attendance notifications
2. Weekly grading updates – or grading updates if their grade in a class falls below a level that you set
3. Daily, weekly or monthly progress reports for your student
4. Notice if your student’s school lunch account falls below $5 (first meals are free at CMS but this is helpful if your student purchases a la carte items)

Transportation

If your student will ride the bus:

• CLICK HERE for our transportation page, where you will find helpful information for families of bus riders.

If you plan to drive your student:

• Enter the parking lot from the driveway on 16^th Street and drop off and pick up your student from the front of the building near the commons area.
• Do not stop or park anywhere on the 16^th Street side of the school, which is the bus zone
• Do not attempt to bypass the line of parents by driving into on the 18^th street side of the parking lot.
• Our parking lots can be very congested right before and right after school, especially on the first day of school and our high school parking lot can have a lot of inexperienced drivers. Please plan your schedule to be able to obey the school zone speed limit of 20 mph, parking lot speed limit of 5 mph and to yield to pedestrains and other vehicles while in our parking lots.