Fall Accomplishments
Westwood High School
Campus
- Texas Exes Outstanding Teacher - Penny Smeltzer
- ACT - College Readiness Award
- Advance Placement - CollegeKeys Compact
- National Merits Semifinalist
- U.S. News & World Report - Silver Award
- Texas Education and Business Coalition - Honor Roll
- State Qualifiers - Band and Orchestra
- Volleyball Playoffs
- Football Bi-District Finalist
Professional Development - Participation in the following training and implementation of effective strategies in the classroom.
- Project Lead the Way - STEM
- Infinity - STEM
- Cyber Bullying
- Diversity
- Engaged lessons in Math
- Pre-AP/AP/IB
- Reading Strategies across the curriculum
- Assessment and Unit Planning
- ABC group meetings
- Understanding Quantile scores (math)
Curriculum
- Opening Nova Net Nights for redit recovery
- Establishing an after school and Saturday Tutoring Program with master teachers
- Restructuring School Within A School - 9th Grade Teaming
- Redesigning the Literacy Lab
- Completing and monitoring Personal Graduation Plans for At-risk students
- Implementing Dropout Recover Team to recover students
- Hiring an excellent group of new teacher who are impacting the classroom and curriculum
Awards Links
News weeks Top Schools of 2009
News weeks Top Schools of 2008
News Week Top Schools (comp.)
US News Best High Schools
Westwood High School Awards