WHS Parent Newsletter

Good evening,

It is hard to believe that we have completed our final full week at WHS for the school year and that we have said our final goodbye to the Class of 2026. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate during Friday's graduation ceremony.

This week, we will have final exams on Monday and Tuesday and a make-up day on Wednesday.

• Monday, 6/15
• Block 3A Exam: 8-9:45 am
• Block 3B Exam: 10:00-11:45 am
• Buses Depart at 12:05 am
• Make Up Exam Period: 12:00-1:45 pm
• Tuesday, 6/16
• Block 4A Exam: 8-9:45 am
• Block 4B Exam: 10:00-11:45 am
• Buses Depart at 12:05 am
• Make Up Exam Period: 12:00-1:45 pm
• Wednesday, 6/17
• Make Up Exam Period: 8 am- 12 pm

We are excited to welcome rising 9th graders to the high school on Monday for the annual Step-Up day events.

Have a great weekend.

In this edition (*new information is bolded)

• Shout Outs
• Summer Reading is Live
• 2026-2027 Semester Grading
• Tech Tips: School Reports
• Senior Information: Senior Bulletin; Last Night Registration; Last Night Letter Project
• School Counseling Information: Therapy Dogs; Letters of Recommendation
• ELOs: Host an Intern
• Community Service Opportunities
• Athletics
• Technology: School Messenger Text Opt-In; MyPowerHub Notifications; Parent Portal Information (PowerSchool and Schoology)
• General School: Free and Reduced Meal Options; Student Arrival and Dismissal procedures; Reporting Absences/Tardies/Dismissals; Bus Tracking App
• Free Tutoring Resources- Digital SAT® test prep; Tutor.com; SAT and CTE offerings
• Volunteer Information
• We're Hiring!
• WHS Events:JCA Fundraiser; Lunch Group
• Outside Events: PTA America 250 Shirts; Project Blackout TShirts; Windham Wolverines; Girls' JAG Camp; Project Joy; F2FC 5K; Join the PTA

Important Dates

• 6/15: Spring Sports Awards at 6 pm
• 6/15-6/16: FInal Exams
• 6/17: Last Day of School/Make-Up exam period

Daily bell schedule for WHS

WHS June Calendar

Link to 2025-2026 District Calendar

• Congratulations to the Windham High School Equestrian Team on an incredible season! This year, all six of our riders, Kayla Baldwin, Julia Aylaian, Isabelah LaFlamme, Emily Cousens, Tessa Schaller, and Samantha Lamin, qualified for the State Championship Show. Together, they brought home an impressive 17 ribbons, including first-place finishes earned by Kayla, Julia, and Emily.
  We are so proud of the hard work, dedication, sportsmanship, and growth demonstrated by each of our riders throughout the season. As we close out another successful year, we would like to extend a special thank you to our seniors, Kayla Baldwin, Julia Aylaian, and Aliya Miller. Their leadership, commitment, and passion for the sport have made a lasting impact on our team, and they will be greatly missed next season. Congratulations to all of our riders on an outstanding year, and best wishes to our seniors as they begin their next chapter!
• Shout out to the WHS Student Council for serving ice cream last Friday, as well as for hosting the annual Senior Breakfast.
• Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the Class of 2026 on Friday evening.

For the 2026-2027 school year, Windham High School will be shifting from a quarterly to a semester grading model. This will allow the high school to better align its grading practices to how students learn and demonstrate growth over time. A semester system provides a longer instructional window, giving students multiple opportunities to revisit skills, receive feedback, and demonstrate improved levels of competency. Rather than grades reflecting a single moment in time, they are more likely to capture a student’s progress and eventual mastery through repeated assessment and revision.

This approach also aligns to the school’s commitment to a growth mindset. When students have extended time to practice and improve, they are encouraged to view learning as an ongoing process. A semester model reduces the pressure of short grading cycles and reinforces the idea of growth, allowing students to recover from early challenges and demonstrate learning over time.

Final course grades for semester classes are calculated from these quarterly grades: 90% semester course work and 10% for the Final Exam. Final grades for full-year courses are calculated based on semester grades: 50% for Semester 1 and 50% for Semester 2, including the mid-term and final assessment grades. Student transcripts will continue to show final course grades only.

Parents and students will receive two progress reports at the six and 12 week marks of each semester to ensure that students and families have an ability to monitor progress. Athletic eligibility will be checked prior to the beginning of each season. Dates will be determined to constitute athletic eligibility. Grades will be pulled in August, November, and March.

All other grading procedures including late-work, re-takes, etc. will remain unchanged.

To help our parents and guardians feel more comfortable navigating the various PowerSchool products the district uses, the tech department will regularly share support and learning tools in the newsletters. We hope these tech tips, which will include a variety of videos, PDF instructions, deep dives, and quick tips, will help our community become more comfortable using our primary resources: MyPowerHub (The Hub), the PowerSchool Parent Portal, and the PowerSchool Mobile App. Additionally, these resources will be added to our website's Parent Technology Resource Center so you can revisit them at any time.

We are starting with a video overview of MyPowerHub. Click here to launch the video.

This overview highlights the version you access via a web browser. Just as a reminder, our Hub login URL is: https://windhamsd.guardian.powerschool.com/

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, we felt that a reminder on how to view student report cards would be an appropriate Tech Tip for this week! Just a reminder, at this time, the report cards are NOT viewable in the mobile app. The link to Student Reports is in the Resource Links section of MyPowerHub. New additions to the resource links include a link to the Parent Technology Resource page on our website, where you can find all of our Tech Tips and more! Please view the linked document for detailed instructions on how to view your student's end-of-year report card.

How to view Student Reports

MyPowerHub How to View Student Reports .pdf

See something in our newsletters that you want to go back and review? Newsletters are the most frequently accessed communication, so we wanted to make it as easy as possible for you to find them. There are multiple ways to view and access the newsletters based on parent preferences. View the attachment to learn more.

Finding School and District Newsletters.pdf

As a district we will be having therapy dogs visiting the schools. At WHS these dogs visit advisories, as well as classrooms that sign-up for a visit. If you would like to opt your child out, please contact our guidance department (kkennedy@windhamsd.org). Thank you!

Please note that all of the links mentioned can be found on the school counselors' schoology pages

WHS students have access to a wide variety of community service opportunities in our community. These experiences help students give back, explore interests, and build skills that will benefit them beyond high school.

Opportunities are updated regularly and can be found here:
👉Current WHS Community Service Opportunities Folder

Please remind your student that volunteer hours should be logged in x2VOL through Clever within 30 days of completion.An accurate email address is required for hour verification. Hours are verified & approved before they can count toward graduation requirements.

Encourage your student to get involved—volunteering is a wonderful way to grow, connect, and contribute!

Any questions or want some assistance, please email us!

Kimber Leuteritz & Laura Boyd
School to Career Office

All athletic schedules can be found on the Windham BigTeams website. Coaches communicate using Sportsyou.com

Any questions can be directed to:

• Jon Hall – Athletic Director, email: jhall@windhamsd.org, phone: 603-845-1558 x 5804
• Donna DiZazzo – Athletics Admin Asst., email: jhilton@windhamsd.org, phone: 603-845-1558 x 5803

Instructions for how to opt-in for text messages

Instructions for adjusting parent notifications in MyPowerHub are available here.

We are proud to introduce a new parent platform, MyPowerHub. This platform enables our district to utilize a centralized platform from PowerSchool, consolidating the flow of information from schools to parents and guardians. In MyPowerHub, parents/guardians can:

1. See their child’s progress in one place

2. See school, classroom, club, and district communications in one place

3. Get direct messages from teachers and staff

4. Submit forms

5. View fees

6. Sign up for parent/teacher conferences

7. View transportation information

If you have not logged into the platform yet, please follow the instructions below to log in:

• Desktop view - Login and Overview
• Mobile App - Login and Overview
• View Bus Routes Instructions
• Complete Registration Forms Instructions

PowerSchool Parent Portal

• Used to view your student's
• Report cards
• Course and assignment grades
• Lunch balances and other school fees
• Attendance
• Schedules
• Need to Sign in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal for the first time? Follow these instructions to activate your account. Please complete this process on a laptop or desktop for the best results! If you encounter any difficulties, please complete the Parent PowerSchool Account Support form.
• App vs. Website: Here is a helpful guide comparing when to use the PowerSchool app versus when to use the website.
• Questions?
• If you need assistance in viewing a student’s information, please contact PowerSchool@windhamsd.org and include your student’s name and grade level.
• If you need assistance signing into your PowerSchool parent portal, please contact PowerSchool@windhamsd.org.

Schoology Parent Portal

• Used to view your student's
• Courses
• Upcoming, current, and overdue assignments
• Daily/weekly student agendas
• Set up weekly notifications within the platform
• In order to gain access, all parents (K-12) will need to log in and use the password Changeme1 the first time they access their Schoology Parent account this year. Please make sure to follow the instructions on how to reset your password after logging in.You will need to use the same email from your PowerSchool Parent Portal Login. Please read through the instructions carefully in order to successfully activate your account. The login link is provided within the instructions. We recommend you complete the reactivation/set-up on a laptop/desktop for the best user experience.
• Questions?
• If you need assistance in signing into your Schoology, please contact PowerSchool@windhamsd.org.
• If you need assistance in viewing a student’s information, please contact PowerSchool@windhamsd.org and include your student’s name and grade level.
• If you have questions about the classroom page content, please contact your student's teacher directly.

We understand that some families may be affected by the upcoming changes to assistance programs beginning November 1, 2025. In the event of a prolonged shutdown, November’s SNAP food benefits may not be issued until federal funding is restored. Families participating in the SNAP program are considered Directly Certified and are unaffected by the shutdown through NSLP. Federal workers who are not being paid or have been laid off and need assistance should complete an application.

We want to remind families that applications for free or reduced price meals are available for any family who wishes to apply. Applications are sent to each household at the beginning of the school year and are available throughout the year at each school cafeteria, at the SAU office, and online.

The first bell rings at 7:47 a.m., and students are considered tardy after 7:52 a.m. Students are dismissed at 2:17 p.m. All parent pick-up should take place behind the school building. Please do not pick up in front of the building or in the Visitor Parking lot at the front of the school. This causes safety issues in an area where students are walking and buses are operating.

We will continue to utilize PickUp Patrol as the preferred method for reporting student tardies, absences, and early dismissals.

Changes can be entered into the system from a smartphone or computer days, weeks, or months in advance, and at any time up until 1:20pm on the day of the change. After 1:50 pm, changes will not be accepted except in the case of an emergency. Such changes can be made via phone directly to the main office. The end of the school day is a busy time, so to ensure the safety of all students, please plan accordingly and limit these exceptions to emergencies only.

Alternatively, you may use the attendance email, whsattendance@windhamsd.org, or call the main WHS line at (603) 845-1558, Option 1.

If you need any assistance with PickUp Patrol, please reach out to Mr. Keshigian (mkeshigian@windhamsd.org).

Through NHED's partnership with Tutor.com, all New Hampshire high schoolers can access no-cost Digital SAT® test prep—anytime, anywhere!

Support options include:

?? Digital SAT Essentials - Full self-paced SAT prep course from The Princeton Review
?? Live, 24/7 tutoring for SAT-prep sessions tailored to students' individual needs
?? Drop-off writing review for expert feedback on SAT practice essays

Plus, students can familiarize themselves with the Desmos® graphing calculator in our online classroom—the same calculator used in the real Digital SAT exam.

To get started, please encourage students to log in to Tutor.com through their LMS or create an individual account.

Visit tutor.com/nhed for helpful instructions and additional resources.

Our volunteers are a critical component of our school district's success, and we appreciate and thank them for their time and commitment! Beginning in late August, returning designated volunteers will receive notifications from the online training system. If you are interested in volunteering or are new to our district, please follow the process outlined on our website. If you have any questions about this process, please email hr@windhamsd.org.

JCA Popcorn and Gourmet Cookies Fundraiser is happening now! Please consider supporting our club by purchasing a box of delicious cookies or popcorn. All of the items ship directly to you!

https://supporter.goldathletics.net/campaigns/6305/users/183751?utm_source=share-link&utm_medium=copy&utm_campaign=6305

The following events are sponsored by organizations outside our school community

Location: 64 London Bridge Road, Windham, NH 03087, USA
Phone: 603-845-1558

Email: smckenna@windhamsd.org
Website: https://whs.windhamsd.org/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/WindhamHighSchool
Twitter: @WHSJaguars