Duke News

M: 6-week benchmark makeups this week

T: 8:45 Beta Club Picture in stadium/VAAP assessment

W: VAAP assessment

Th: VAAP assessment/Dr. Cramer Visits with Student Focus Group 10:00

F:

April 1-5 Spring Break

We are seeing a large number of outside food being brought into school. Any student bringing in outside food or who receives a delivery will be asked to keep the food in the office until it is their lunch time, at which time they may retrieve their food. Please help to communicate this to students.

Registration for the Little Sprouts Pre-K program opens on February 14, 2023. For additional information, visit the Little Sprouts website at https://sites.google.com/iwcs.k12.va.us/little-sprouts-pre-school/home or contact Program Director Julie Branch at jbranch@iwcs.k12.va.us

I encourage families to watch the school board meetings as the 2024-2025 budget is being discussed and created. The following slides were presented at the last board meetings.

Athletic Ticket Information

Tickets for home games are now available to purchase online via gofan. Tickets will be available to purchase online the DAY of the event.

Ticket prices are: JV/Varsity Soccer/Varsity Baseball/Softball: $7.00. JV Baseball/Softball $6.00 There is an additional $1.00 service fee

https://gofan.co/app/school/VA12858

Monday, March 25

Tennis @ Sussex Central (4:00pm). Students will leave class at 2:30 pm

V Boys Soccer @ Southampton (5:30pm)

JV/V Girls Soccer home vs Summit Christian Academy (5:30/7:00 pm)

Tuesday, March 26

JV Baseball/Softball home vs Southampton (4:30pm)

V Baseball/Softball @ Southampton (4:30pm). Students will leave class at 2:30pm

Wednesday, March 27

Tennis vs Greensville (4:00 pm)

JV Girls Soccer @ NSA (4:30 pm)

V Boys Soccer @ ARGS (5:30pm)

Thursday, March 28

B/G Track @ Franklin (4:00 pm). Students will leave class at 2:15pm.

V Baseball/Softball @ Sussex (4:30 pm). Students will leave class at 2:15pm.

Girls JV/V Soccer vs Western Branch (5:30 pm/7:00 pm).

Friday, March 29

Tennis @ Bruton (3:00 pm) Students will leave class at 1:30 pm.

JV/V Girls Soccer vs Bruton (4:30/6:00 pm).

See this link for information about SATS

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org

This is another link. It has features for students starting as early as middle school for parents and students. https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

Dear Parents,

It is imperative that parents understand the importance of regular, on-time attendance to school. As demonstrated by the recent COVID-19 closures, absences from school have a tremendous impact on student learning and achievement. In an effort to help every student meet with success, we want to take a moment to remind parents of the attendance policies and regulations for Isle of Wight County Schools. It is especially important to note the expectations for student attendance as it relates to student retention and course credit.

High school students may not be granted credit for a course if unexcused absences from class total more than five (5) class periods for a semester course, or ten (10) class periods for year-long courses.

The entire policy JED and regulation JED-R may be found on the division's website by clicking: Board → Policy → J. Students → JED and/or JED-R. Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s school if you have questions or concerns regarding student attendance.

Students with more than five unexcused absences during a semester will need to apply for an attendance appeal with administration.

Attendance & Tardies

Absences:

When a note is not submitted, the absence will be considered unexcused. We accept 5 parent notes per semester. Please submit doctor's notes or other professional notes to excuse a student if the absence is due to an appointment. School personnel will implement the following steps to improve attendance:

· 1st and 2nd - AUTOMATED CALL home is made

· 3rd - CALL home is made

· 4th - LETTER is sent home

· 5th - ATTENDANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN is developed

· 6th and 7th - ADMIN schedules a meeting to take place no later than 10 days after the 7th absence

· 8th and 9th - ADMIN calls home to discuss the additional absences following the ATTENDANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN and the CONSEQUENCES if absences continue to accrue

· 10th - AUTOMATED CALL home is made

· 11th - TRUANCY REFERRAL of the student and family to the Attendance Officer

Tardies: The tardy policy applies to each block. Students are allowed to provide notes for tardies to school ONLY on the same day as the tardy and with reasonable and appropriate excuses.

Tardy Consequences:
3 Unexcused = AUTOMATED CALL home
6 Unexcused = 2 days LUNCH DETENTION or AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION &
possible suspension of parking privileges for 5 days
9 Unexcused = 4 days LUNCH DETENTION or AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION &

possible suspension of parking privileges for 10 days

Click on the link for information about and menus and meal prices:

Menus and meal prices

The calendar is available on the IWCS website at https://www.iwcs.k12.va.us/apps/pages/school_calendar

Please clink this link to access the WHS Student Handbook: WHS Student Handbook 2023-2024

In conjunction with the Isle of Wight County Schools Strategic Plan, the division supports a recognition program that is open to any member of the Windsor High School community. Staff, teachers, students, volunteers, parents, and community members can all be nominated for a monthly WHS ISLE award.

The award focuses on the four broad areas of the Strategic Plan: Inspire, Succeed, Lead, Empower. The first letter of each word spells ISLE. When read together, the sound you hear is “I’ll Inspire” or “I’ll Succeed”, giving everyone ownership of the key actions throughout the plan.

Across WHS, people are demonstrating acts of inspiration, success, leadership, and empowerment. The ISLE award welcomes nominations that demonstrate how someone in the WHS community has embodied one of these areas.

From October through June, four nominees will be selected for recognition--one in each category-- and will be highlighted on our social media pages, website, and newsletters for our school and for IWCS.

Thank you for taking time to nominate someone for a Windsor High ISLE Award.

https://forms.gle/7yQT3ceF2eD7Mura7

Our goal at Windsor High School is to always put our students’ best interests first and provide a variety of opportunities so all students can achieve success and make connections with others. We believe a strong partnership with families and the entire school community is vital for our Dukes’ success.The philosophy of Windsor High School aligns with Isle of Wight County Public Schools' vision to create a learning environment that will enable every child to discover his or her unique gifts and talents.

Website: http://whs.iwcs.k12.va.us/
Location: 24 Church Street, Windsor, VA, USA
Phone: (757)242-6172
Twitter: @dukeswhs