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Duke News
April 15-19
Week at a Glance:
M:
T:
W: Purple Up Day: Wear your purple in honor of Military Kids
Th: IWCS Fine Arts Night @ GTMS 6p.m.
F: Blood drive @ WHS
Upcoming:
April 26: Senior Field Trip/Report Cards Issued
April 27: Prom
WHS Family Feedback April, 2024:
Our goal at Windsor High School is to always put our students’ best interests first and to 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.
We would appreciate your feedback for us to continuously strive towards our goal. Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions so we may best serve our students and families.
Please click this link to answer the questions. WHS Family Feedback April, 2024
The deadline to complete the form is Friday, April 26th.
Join the Student Booster Club. Due Friday, April 19th:
Become a Part of the School Improvement Team:
CTE Student Applications:
Please use this form to submit your application for a CTE Academy course.
CTE Academy courses have limited availability and are capped at 20 total students per double-block course. Priority is given to students who are able to complete the full course sequence (Typically, four (4), double-blocked semesters or eight (8) total courses.) Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes, participate fully in the instructional program, AND follow all expectations outlined by the course syllabus and the IWCS student code of conduct. Successful candidates have a strong work ethic, are motivated to learn new skills, and have a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals.
Introducing the "Quiet Lunch Zone"
The "Quiet Lunch Zone," in the collab space, is designed specifically for students who may experience anxiety during lunchtime or simply prefer a quiet environment to unwind. Our administration team and school counselors will manage the Quiet Lunch Zone during all four lunch periods. It's important to note that the Quiet Lunch Zone will strictly enforce a noise-free environment. There will be no talking, loud music, or group activities allowed. This space is intended for students who need a tranquil setting to relax and recharge. Students may eat in the Quiet Zone only while at table in the collab space. Students may not go back and forth between the cafeteria and collab space throughout the course of a lunch shift.
IWCS Calendar Adjustment:
Outside Food Restrictions:
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.
BETA Service:
Little Sprouts Registration:
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
Budget 2024-2025:
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.
Prom:
The Building Trades course at Windsor High is raffling a building to our community! Purchase tickets online for a chance to win this awesome multi-purpose building! For additional information and photos, visit our website by scanning the QR code or going to: https://sites.google.com/iwcs.k12.va.us/whs-building-raffle
Tickets range from $12, $20 or $100 for multiple chances to win!
Let us know if you can make it to our upcoming Open House sessions for a full walk through.
Athletic Ticket Information:
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
Athletics Schedule for the Week:
Monday, April 15
Tennis Varsity Match vs Franklin (4:00 pm)
Boys JV/Varsity Soccer @ Surry (4:30 pm/6:00 pm)
Tuesday, April 16
Varsity Baseball Game vs Surry (4:30 pm)
Wednesday, April 17
JV Baseball vs Nansemond Suffolk Academy (4:30 pm)
Boys JV/Varsity Soccer vs Nandua (5:30 pm/7:00 pm).
Girls JV/Varsity Soccer @ Nandua (5:00 pm/6:30 pm). Students will get out of class at 2:00 pm.
Thursday, April 18
B/G Track @ Franklin (4:00 pm)
Tennis @ Southampton (4:30 pm)
Boys JV/Varsity Soccer @ Northampton (4:30 pm/6:00 pm). Students will get out of class at 1:45pm.
Friday, April 19
Varsity Baseball vs Nandua (4:30 pm)
Saturday, April 20
B/G Track @ Nansemond River (8:00 am)
Support the WHS Booster Club:
Students with Disabilities:
College Board Information:
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/
Bell Schedules:
See all the events at WHS:
Attendance:
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
Menus and Meal Prices:
2023-2024 IWCS Calendar:
The calendar is available on the IWCS website at https://www.iwcs.k12.va.us/apps/pages/school_calendar
WHS Student Handbook 2023-2024:
Please clink this link to access the WHS Student Handbook: WHS Student Handbook 2023-2024
Isle Awards:
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.
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About Us
Website: http://whs.iwcs.k12.va.us/
Location: 24 Church Street, Windsor, VA, USA
Phone: (757)242-6172
Twitter: @dukeswhs