WHS Parent and Student Newsletter October 5th - 11th
Posted Date: 10/04/26 (06:00 PM)
❤️🖤 WHS PARENT & STUDENT WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 🖤❤️
October 5–11, 2026 | HOMECOMING WEEK! 🏈👑
Happy Sunday, Trojan Families!
It's finally HOMECOMING WEEK at West High School! ❤️🖤
We have dress-up days, Homecoming activities, volleyball, band competitions, a community-wide pep rally, Friday's school pep rally, and—of course—our Homecoming game against Mexia Friday night!
🎉 HOMECOMING DRESS-UP DAYS 🎉
😴 Monday — Pajama Day
🏛️ Tuesday — Fraternity vs. Sorority
🕺 Wednesday — Decades Day
💡 Thursday — Neon Day
❤️🖤 Friday — TROJAN PRIDE DAY!
We can't wait to see our Trojans show their school spirit all week!
😴 MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 — PAJAMA DAY
Students, please make sure your PAJAMAS are in line with the WISD DRESS CODE POLICY.
Thank you!
Thank you!
📸 9:15 AM — Homecoming Nominee Pictures with The West News
📝 12:40 PM Advisory — Weekly Student Planner
Students will check their academic progress and complete their Weekly Student Planner.
🏛️ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 — FRATERNITY vs. SORORITY
📚 12:40 PM Advisory — Academic Tutoring Day
🎓 Juniors — PSAT Readiness Check/Make-ups
🎓 Seniors — Jostens Invitations, Caps & Gowns
📘 3:45–4:45 PM — Trojan Academy
📍 WHS Room 2.04
🏐 LADY TROJAN VOLLEYBALL vs. CLIFTON @ WHS
JV — 5:00 PM
Varsity — 6:15 PM
❤️🖤 Come support our Lady Trojans!
🕺 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 — DECADES DAY
🎺 Pride of West Band — Pre-UIL Marching Contest @ Troy ISD
📚 12:40 PM Advisory — UIL Academic Practice
👑 Homecoming Nominees — Practice on Trojan Field during Advisory
🎨 3:45–4:45 PM — ART CLUB
📍 WHS Art Room
Art Club meets every Wednesday!
All students are welcome!
📣 7:00 PM — COMMUNITY-WIDE HOMECOMING PEP RALLY!
📍 Trojan Field
Trojan families and community members—come join us Wednesday night as we celebrate Homecoming 2026 and get ready for Friday's big game!
❤️🖤 Let's pack Trojan Field and show our TROJAN PRIDE! 🖤❤️
8:00–9:00 PM — Junior Historians Practice
💡 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 — NEON DAY
🚌 8:30 AM — Emergent Bilingual Field Trip to the State Fair of Texas
📚 12:40 PM Advisory — Academic Tutoring Day
📘 3:45–4:45 PM — Trojan Academy
📍 WHS Room 2.04
🏈 6:00 PM — JV TROJAN FOOTBALL @ MEXIA
Good luck, Trojans! ❤️🖤
❤️🖤 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 — TROJAN PRIDE DAY! 🖤❤️
📚 END OF TERM 1 GRADING PERIOD
Students, finish strong! Be sure all assignments have been completed and submitted according to your teachers' deadlines.
🎓 8:00 AM — MCC PREVIEW DAY
For students who previously signed up with the WHS counselors.
📣 12:40–1:15 PM — HOMECOMING PEP RALLY!
THEME: TROJAN PRIDE! ❤️🖤
Students, wear your RED, BLACK & WHITE and let's fill WHS with Trojan Pride!
Parents, Families, and Guests,
Please remember if you are coming to the pep rally to park in the south parking lot and enter through the doors by the Choir, Band and Ag doors. We will have staff there to Raptor you into the building so please bring your driver's license.
Thank you!
Please remember if you are coming to the pep rally to park in the south parking lot and enter through the doors by the Choir, Band and Ag doors. We will have staff there to Raptor you into the building so please bring your driver's license.
Thank you!
🏈👑 HOMECOMING 2026! 👑🏈
WEST TROJANS vs. MEXIA
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Trojan Field
👑 The 2026 WHS Homecoming Court will be honored and crowned at halftime!
❤️🖤 PACK TROJAN FIELD! BE LOUD! WEAR RED & BLACK! 🖤❤️
🎺 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
PRIDE OF WEST BAND — PRE-UIL MARCHING CONTEST
📍 Academy
Good luck to the Pride of West Band as they represent WHS! 🎶❤️🖤
🎓 SENIOR CORNER — CLASS OF 2027 🎓
📸 Senior Spotlight forms are due October 31!
We want to celebrate our Class of 2027 seniors!
🎓 October 12–18 — ApplyTexas Free Application Week
💰 October 27 — FAFSA Parent Night — 5:30 PM
📄 NEED A TRANSCRIPT?
Students requesting an official or unofficial transcript should complete a Transcript Request Form in the WHS Counseling Office and return it to the counselors.
🍂 FALL BREAK IS ALMOST HERE! 🍂
OCTOBER 12th – 16th — WEST ISD FALL BREAK
There will be no school for students Monday, October 12 through Friday, October 16.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19th — STUDENT HOLIDAY
Staff Work & Parent/Teacher Conference Day
Students return Tuesday, October 20.
📘 TROJAN ACADEMY
Need extra help? Missing work? Need time to get caught up?
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
⏰ 3:45–4:45 PM
📍 WHS Room 2.04
Students may attend voluntarily or may be assigned by a teacher.
🧢 FRIDAY IS HAT DAY!
Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to wear their hats every Friday as we celebrate our A-Rated Campus!
WE EARNED IT. LET'S WEAR IT! ❤️🖤
❤️ LET'S HAVE AN AMAZING HOMECOMING WEEK, TROJANS! ❤️
Students—dress up, get involved, show your school spirit, and let's make Homecoming 2026 a week to remember!
Families—we hope to see you Wednesday night at our Community-Wide Pep Rally and Friday night at Trojan Field!