WHS Weekly Update- 10/16/26

What a week it's been at WHS! School spirit was alive and well as our Student Council hosted Spirit Week, culminating in today's Pep Rally. The energy and Jaguar pride on display were fantastic! A big thank you to our Student Council members for all the planning that went into it. And, we are looking forward to seeing everyone at tomorrow’s Homecoming dance, which starts at 6 pm. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $20.

Also this week, students' first Progress Reports for Semester 1 became available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal under Student Reports. If you have any trouble accessing your Portal, please email powerschool@windhamsd.org for assistance.

Have a great weekend!

Updates

• Parent Teacher Conferences: Parent teacher conferences will be held Wednesday, November 4th from 2:30PM-5:30PM and Thursday, November 5th from 2:30PM-6:30PM. Conference sign ups will open to parents on Friday, October 23rd at 3PM and close on Sunday, November 1 at 8PM. Here is the link (with the directions): Parent Teacher Conference Sign Ups.

• Picture Re-Takes: C3 will be back at WHS on Thursday, 11/5 for picture re-takes or for any student who missed the original picture day.

• Tech Tip- Fee Payments: We've heard the frustrations with making fee payments and wanted to let you know we're listening. We've added a new button/link that makes paying outstanding fees easier from both the web version and mobile app version of MyPowerHub! This new link bypasses the Fee Balance page and takes you directly to your RevTrak login. Directions differ depending on whether you are using the mobile app or the browser version so PLEASE review the updated instructions for IMPORTANT details that will make this process easier for you.

• Non Profit Expo: WHS will be hosting the upcoming Non Profit Expo on Wednesday the 21st from 4-7. There will be 40+ local non profits attending this event. This is a great opportunity to meet local companies that are looking for volunteers! Students who volunteer at least 15 hours with a non-profit that they met at the event will be entered into a drawing for a $500 scholarship! I hope to see you all there! Please see the flyers linked below for more details!

• Voter Registration- Representatives from Windham’s Supervisors of the Checklist will be at WHS on Thursday, 10/22 during lunches to register eligible students to vote. Students must be 18 on or before November 3rd, 2026, be a US Citizen, and a resident of Windham. Students may use a NH driver’s license or non-driver ID to prove identity, address, and age. An original copy of a birth certificate, U.S. Passport, or

Naturalization documents may be used to prove citizenship, although without one of these documents an affidavit may be used for the citizenship.

• Veterans Day Slideshow: NHS is looking for photos of your service members! We are using these to create a slide show for announcements on 11/10 to honor Veteran's Day. Here is a link for a Google Form to submit your photos. Please contact Carolyn Ortiz, cortiz@windhamsd.org, with any questions.

• Public Hearing: Prior to the budget workshop on Tuesday (10/20), the Windham School Board will hold a public hearing at 6:00 pm. The hearing will address House Bill 1300, Chapter 324, which was adopted by the New Hampshire State Legislature and signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte in 2026, and adds a new subsection to RSA 32 titled “School District Local Tax Cap and School Administrative Fixed Cap on Central Office Administrative Budgets”. In November 2026 and November 2028, voters will be asked about the following two items during the State’s general election:

• Adoption of a school district-only tax cap

• 6% cap on SAU central office spending

We encourage all Windham residents to attend. This is your opportunity to learn about House Bill 1300, ask questions, and understand the potential impacts this funding cap could have on the Windham School District. The Windham School Board can be reached at wsb@windhamsd.org. For more information, the School Board has provided this informational flyer.

• Flyers: For this week’s flyers, please click here.

Shout Outs:

• Thank you to the Student Council for planning a fantastic spirit week and Pep Rally!

• Congratulations to the WHS Golf Team who finished 8th in the State Team Championship this week. And, to Seniors Ethan Peluso and Sean Collins who qualified for the Individual Tournament tomorrow..

• The School Counseling Department for planning the ApplyNH event, where nearly 50 seniors submitted college applications!

Important Dates:

• Oct. 16: Semester 1 Progress Report #1

• Oct. 17: Homecoming, 6-9 pm

• Oct. 21: Early Release Day

• Oct. 22: Voter Registration During Lunches

• Oct. 23-Nov. 1: Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Ups

• Oct. 26-Oct. 30: Red Ribbon Week

• Oct. 30: Trebuchet Day

For more detailed information, please consult the October Monthly Newsletter and the WHS Calendar*

*Please be advised that the dates on this calendar may need to change, but notification will be made.