Kick off your summer with a baseball game supporting West Lafayette Schools Education Foundation!
WLSEF is the featured 'nonprofit of the game' at the June 5th Lafayette Aviators games. We'd love to have a big crowd on hand to show our Red Devil Pride!
The Foundation will receive a portion of each ticket purchased with promotional code WLSEF26. Use this link to purchase tickets.
The High School Academic Super Bowl teams competed in the State Competition this past Saturday at Purdue University in Math, Social Studies and Fine Arts and all three teams won State Championships! The Interdisciplinary team finished as State Qualifiers. Congratulations to the participating students and their coaches!!
Fine Arts: Ashley Rose, Mia Seid, Novia Chiang (Mr. Asay, Coach)
Social Studies: Osayanmo Ukponmwan, Snigdha Regmi, Shrawani Shinde, Mihika Gagare (Mr. Pugh, Coach)
Math: Rumaysah Iffah, Sophia Yang, Hamza Rizvi, Ryan Li, Andralyn Yao (Mrs. Blaisdell, Coach)
Interdisciplinary: Ryan Li, Andralyn Yao, Osayanmo Ukponmwan, Mihika Gagare, Shayari Shanti, Ashley Rose (Mihika Gagare, Captain)
Per Skyward email 05.05.26
Spring semester final exams run May 18–20, across seven 90-minute sessions.
High school students with 9 or fewer absences per period may leave campus when they do not have an exam, only if their parent/guardian has submitted the Final Exam Google Absence Form.
Final Exam Passes
The JH Gym will be available for students in the building who are not taking a test during an exam session.
Students with two exams at the same time must turn in a Conflict Resolution Form by Friday, May15.
Students who have either two tests scheduled for the same testing session or three tests scheduled on the same day may request to have one of the exams taken during an alternative time. Absolutely no exams will be given early. Conflict resolution forms can be picked up in the office. Forms must be signed by teachers and returned by Friday, May 15th at 3:30pm.
Good luck to the following teams participating in the Academic Super Bowl State Finals on the Purdue campus on Saturday May 9, 2026.
Social Studies (coach Mark Pugh)
Math (coach Theresa Blaisdell)
Fine Arts (coach Morgan Asay)
Interdisciplinary (captain Mihika Gagare)
The School Smiles dentist is returning to our school on Monday, May 4th for dental cleanings. If you missed the dentist's first visit, there is still time to get your student signed up for our upcoming visit! Please visit https://schoolsmiles.com/student-signup/ to sign-up today! A new form needs completed each school year to remain in the program, but if you have already completed a form for the 2025-26 school year, you do not need to sign-up again. School Smiles accepts Medicaid, private insurance, and offers self-pay rates for those who may be uninsured.
Please join us for a district-wide Virtual Parent Lunch and Learn on Friday, May 1st from 12:00-12:30.
To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month the topic will be Your Child's Mental Health: What to Notice and What to Know, led by Alyson Walters, WLCSC Mental Health Therapist. Registration information can be found on the attached flyer. Any questions can be directed to Joe Tylenda, Engagement Specialist at
(Last one of the Year!!!)
Tues. April 28th, 5:30-8:30 pm
Red Devil Dining Court
Sign up for Euchre Tournament
$5 person/ $10 Team (Pay at the Event please)
Or.... Just come in and play some board games. :)
You don't wanna miss this! Grab your friends and come dance for a cause!!
📅 April 26
⏰ 6:00 PM
💵 $5 entry
🍕 Pizza, games, & raffles
Plus, you'll get the chance to meet and talk with Riley kids and hear their stories 💛
Pull up, have fun, and be part of something bigger, let's make this the best one yet 👀🔥 See you Sunday, April 26th at 6pm in the Commons!
Westside Boiler Invasion had a wonderful end to our season over the weekend at the Indiana State Championship. After two weeks of struggling to integrate some mechanical & software improvements and feeling like every time we turned around something new & different had broken, our trip through the qualifications rounds was smooth sailing and we ended up ranked 4th overall with an 8-4 record. We chose CyberTooth from Northwestern and Castle Robotics from Castle High School down in Newburgh to join us in the playoff tournament, where we were eliminated in the second round.
We also came home with another Impact award. This is the most prestigious award in FIRST, given to teams that best represent a model for other teams to follow and embody FIRST's mission of inspiring youth both on our team & in our community to become science & technology leaders. And we were just as excited to see our Precision Guessworks friends from Lafayette Jeff win their first ever Engineering Inspiration award, which painting with a very broad brush is basically second-place Impact, and punch their ticket to the World Championship for the first time in more than a decade. They had asked a couple of our mentors & students for some help earlier this season, so we spent some time working with them & sharing advice on how to develop their community outreach efforts & best tell their story, and it really paid off!
Winning Impact automatically advances us to Worlds as well, but we decided a while ago that we would be declining to go this year. Due to the way the calendar worked out this year, the event is a week later than normal, which pushes us into AP testing season and Purdue end-of-the-year events and other stuff that creates logistical hurdles for too many of our mentors & parents & students to make it make sense to go. And, we've been the past three years in a row, and those of us who handle who handle all of the planning & logistics need a break. But, we are talking about doing a more travel-intensive just-for-fun, less stressful off-season event this summer instead!
Thank you for all of your support!
Brad Thompson
Mentor Lead, Team Lead, Software, Media, & Operations
Congratulations to our Food Service Director, Courtney FitzSimons, on being named the 2025–2026 Director of the Year by the Indiana School Nutrition Association! ISNA noted that her professional attributes and achievements stood out to the selection committee and praised her passion and dedication to the field of school nutrition. We're proud of Courtney and grateful for the care and leadership she brings to serving our students every day!
Attention 7th and 8th graders!
The last junior high school dance will be Friday, April 10th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Commons. Ticket sales begin Monday, April 6th during junior high lunches. Presale cost: $5; ticket cost at the door: $6. Buy your tickets early to save money!
This semester's theme is Neon/Glow-in-the-Dark. There will be dancing, games, prizes, open gym, and food/drinks (at an additional cost).
WLCSC is hiring! We are seeking reliable and safety-conscious drivers to join our transportation department.
We offer:
A message from Westside Boiler Invasion Robotics Team
Good morning everyone,
Westside Boiler Invasion had a great weekend co-hosting and competing at the Lafayette District Event! We ended the qualifications rounds ranked 14th with an 8-8 record and were picked up by Tiger Dynasty from Fishers to join them and Team Hammond from Hammond to go through the playoffs. Unfortunately, our run through the bracket was cut short when a key part of our intake mechanism broke in the middle of our semi-final match, leading our alliance to a 4th place overall finish.
As usual for our home event, our corner of the WL community came out in droves to help make everything happen. From the parents & students that came early to set up the event & stayed late to tear it all down, to the alumni that came back to volunteer, to our WLIS LEGO Robotics teams that came to show off what they worked on this fall, to our Purdue family connections that brought in their colleagues from across campus to show all of the attendees how the skills they're building in this program can lead them to impactful, cutting-edge places in their future, our community enables us to run fantastic events.
We're back at it at the State Championship at the State Fairgrounds April 18th & 19th.
Thanks,
Brad Thompson
Mentor Lead, Team Lead, Software, Media, & Operations
A message from WLSEF
We're excited that the Scarlet & Gray event to benefit the West Lafayette Schools Education Foundation is happening this weekend! Funds raised through this special event support meaningful opportunities for staff and students across all of our schools.
We understand it's a busy time of year. Bidding is open to all through an easy to follow site https://westlafayetteschools.home.qtego.us/ This gives everyone a chance to participate and bid on great items while supporting our students and school community. There is truly something for everyone!
www.wlsef.org (765) 269-4007
The Academic Superbowl Teams competed in Invitational I at Central Catholic Monday night. With 10-11 teams participating in each subject area, Science took 4th, Fine Arts and Social Studies each came in 2nd, and Math and English each took 1st (English had a perfect score!). Their next outing is the Regional competition in Attica on April 21st.
Way to go Superbowl Team!
The West Lafayette Gymnastics team ended their season with solid performances at Regionals last weekend. And while none of them are advancing to State, Gabby Walker was selected to be the base athlete for beam. This means she will start the beam competition at state and the judges scoring will be tested on her performance. Congratulations to Gabby, Maggie and Scarlett on their season!
A message from WestSide Boiler Invasion Robotics Team
Good morning everyone,
Westside Boiler Invasion had a good start of our competition season up at Penn High School this weekend! After struggling through the first third of the event chasing down electrical gremlins, we followed up with a solid showing throughout the rest of the qualification rounds, ending in 14th with a record of 6-6. We were picked up by 6th-ranked Tiger Dynasty from Fishers and joined by Team Hammond from Hammond to go through the playoff bracket, where we made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated.
We also won our 9th Impact Award this weekend. This is the most prestigious award in FIRST, given to teams that best represent a model for other teams to follow and embody FIRST's mission of inspiring youth both on our team & in our community to become science & technology leaders.
West Side junior Hafsa Heryadi was also selected as one of two FIRST Leadership Award Semi-finalists from this event. This award recognizes individual students that embody FIRST's core values and are real champions for the program, and she'll be up for the finalist award at the state championship.
We compete again at the Lafayette District Event at Lafayette Jeff on March 27-28. We would love to see you there!
Thank you all!
Brad Thompson
Mentor Lead, Team Lead, Software, Media, & Operations
Congratulations to the She Devils on their regional performance placements!
First Place - Hip Hop
Second Place - Pom
Third Place - Jazz
They will be performing their routines Tuesday, March 10 at 7pm in the high school gym. Come support them as they prepare for state competition on Saturday. Admission is free. RDP!
