New Guilds Available!

Join by Nov 5th

Links will be emailed tomorrow at 5pm.

Spelling Bee Guild:

This year, instead of the Scripps Spelling Bee, Great Hearts Western Hills will compete in the TCSAAL Spelling Bee Competition! All 6th through 8th graders are eligible to compete in the regional spelling bee on December 4th. Participants will meet as a guild on Wednesdays during the morning break with Mrs. Dionne and Ms. Storey. Participation in this guild is free and all participants will attend the December 4th Bee. Students interested should attend the first meeting on Wednesday 1st in Ms. Dionne's classroom (216).

• Click here to register your scholar.

Publication Guild:

Calling all 8th through 10th graders interested in publication, photography, art and design, collaboration, and journalism!!! On November 8th, the Publication Guild will start up. The Publication Guild collaborates on the Spartan Scroll, a student newspaper that flies off the shelf at publication, and the yearbook, a year-long project to commemorate all the wonderful things happening at GHWH over the course of the year. This guild will meet on Thursdays during the morning break and will be led by Mrs. Glowe.

• Click here to register your scholar.

*The last day to register for these guilds is November 5th.

Morning Drop-Off Reminder

Upper School students should only be dropped off through the carline at either Upper School Or Lower School.

Please do not drop off students at the round-a-bout that is located in front of the Lower School.

Thank you! 

Tissue Box Donations Welcome

While we're all about nurturing brilliant minds, we also nurture many runny noses, sneezes, and sniffles on campus. That's where you come in!

We kindly request Kleenex box donations to help us tackle those inevitable classroom sniffles and sneezes. Your generous contribution will keep our students' spirits high and help us maintain a happy, healthy learning environment.

📦 Simply drop off a box (or two, or three!) of your favorite tissue brand at the school's front office.

Veterans Day Lunch

Dear Spartan Veterans and Active Duty Military,

On Friday, November 10th. Spartan Parents/Guardians who are Veterans or Active Duty Military Personnel are invited to have lunch with their scholars on campus to celebrate Veteran's Day. See the lunch schedule and RSVP using the button below.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cell Phone Locker Reminder

Students are required to drop their phones off in their assigned cell phone lockers first thing upon arriving at the campus in the morning and pick them up upon being dismissed to Carline. The only places a student may store their phone is in their cell phone locker or, in certain circumstances, the W. If a student fails to have their cell phone properly stored in their cell phone locker, they will receive an In-School-Suspension (ISS).

If your student does not have a cell phone locker and intends to bring a cell phone at any time to campus, they should swing by the Swag Shop before the start of the first period or during morning break to get one assigned to them.

If your student loses their cell phone locker key, they should come by the W immediately for assistance on how to proceed.

We are so happy to give the students this opportunity to focus on their classwork and enjoy the company of their friends!  

John Womack

Dean of Students, Upper School

Intramurals

This is the first week of Co-Ed Soccer! Families that are signed up, should have received an email from Ms. Boring welcoming your scholar to their team. If you did not receive that email, please email Ms. Boring at hannah.boring@greatheartstxschools.org

5^th and 6^th grade! It is not too late to sign-up! If you are interested even a little bit, we would love to have you out there! We especially need more Reepicheep's and Pevensie's to sign up! Sign-up here: www.registermyathlete.org 

Here is the link to make the payment: 

https://greatheartswesternhills.configio.com/pd/1106/23-24-lower-upper-school-intramural-soccer

Practice Schedule: 4:14-5:15

Coach Travis: Reepicheep - Monday & Wednesday

Coach Orozco: Pevensies - Tuesday & Thursday

Coach Pressley: Baggins - Monday & Wednesday

Coach Hernandez: Oakenshield - Tuesday & Thursday

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Tentative Game Schedule​

Game 1: Baggins vs. Oakenshield- 4:30 pm

Nov 16  Pevensies vs. Reepicheep-4:30pm

Game 2: Oakenshield vs.Reepicheep-4:30 pm

Dec 1st  Baggins vs. Pevensies- 4:30 pm

Game 3: Oakenshield vs. Pevensies-4:30pm

Dec 8th  Baggins vs. Reepicheep- 4:30 pm

Game 4: Seed 1 vs Seed 4- 4:30 pm

  Seed 2 vs Seed 3- 4:30 pm

Dec 13th Wednesday

Game 5: Championship- 4:30 pm

Dec 14th

Athletics

As our campus as waited for delayed updates concerning playoff dates and times from TCSAAL, we have deeply appreciated our Athletic and Intramural families flexibility as we continue to pivot our previous facility scheduled. Spartan Strong!

Upcoming Athletic Schedule

Monday October 30th: 

MS Boys FFB Championship Game – 5:00 @ GHFH

Tuesday October 31st: 

MS Boys Basketball Tryouts – 5:30 - 6:30

Wednesday November 1st: 

MS Girls Basketball Tryouts – 4:15 - 5:15

HS Boys FFB Area Semifinal Game – 5:00 @ GHWH

MS Girls Volleyball Area Quarterfinal Game – 6:00 @ Jubilee Highland Hills

Agoge Volleyball Semifinal Game – 6:00 @ IDEA Ewing Halsell

HS Girls Volleyball Championship Game – 6:00 @ GHWH

Thursday November 2nd:

MS Girls Basketball Tryouts – 3:00 - 4:15

Friday November 3rd:

MS Boys Basketball Tryouts – 2:00 - 3:30

Saturday November 4th: 

TCSAAL State Cross Country Meet @ Webberville Park in Travis County

As the academic year progresses, photographers from Upper and Lower will continue to share photo memories from our campus on our new SmugMug site. Just use the password "plato" to enter and view.