WHS Weekly Update- 11/06/26

Good afternoon,

Thank you to everyone who came out to this week’s parent/teacher conferences. It was wonderful to see you all!

We would like to thank all of the Veterans for your service and commitment to our country. Within our WHS community, we would like to recognize Mr. Burton Boone, Ms. Michelle Feyler, Mr. Harley Hall, Mr. Pat Kaplo, Mr. Jeff Hanulec, Marshal Phil O’Loughlin, Marshal Eric O'Brien and Mr. Timothy St. Gelais, Mr. Dennis Senibaldi, and Mr. Robert Coole for their service.

As a reminder, WHS will be closed next Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. As a result, next week’s schedule will be Monday (A Day), Tuesday (B Day), Thursday (A Day), and Friday (B Day).

Good luck this weekend to the Girls’ Cross Country team, who is competing in the NH Meet of Champions at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds on Saturday and to the Fall Spirit team who is competing in the State Championship at Pinkerton Academy on Sunday. Go Jags!

Updates

• Winter Sports: Winter sports sign-ups are now open on Final Forms. For directions on how to sign up, please click here. Coaches will continue to communicate using Sportsyou.com. Any questions can be directed to:Jon Hall – Athletic Director, email: jhall@windhamsd.org, phone: 603-845-1558 x 5804 or Christine Freethey – Athletics Admin Asst., email: cfreethey@windhamsd.org, phone: 603-845-1558 x 5803

• Fall Sports Awards: Each year at our seasonal award banquets we offer a signing ceremony for any members of the Senior Class who may have made a decision about their college choice and continuing their athletic career at the next level. The ceremony is open to athletes committing to a college at any level. The Fall awards ceremony and signing will be on Wed. November 18 at 6 pm in the WHS auditorium. To be included in the ceremony, students should come to the athletic office and see Mr. J. Hall or Mrs. Freethey to fill out an information sheet.

• US Naturalization Exam: All juniors will take the U.S. Naturalization Exam on Tuesday, November 17, in the gymnasium. A smaller setting will be available as needed for those who require it. This assessment is a state graduation requirement; therefore, attendance and preparation are essential. The state requires students to complete the exam using the State Assessment System Platform. The Testing Schedule is as follows:

• Last Name A-O: 7:52–9:14 AM
• Last Name P-Z : 9:33–10:59 AM

• CTE students will join the 9:30 session

• Filtering & Monitoring of Web-Site Activity: The Windham School District would like to remind parents, guardians, and students that the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law that requires schools receiving certain federal funding to implement internet safety policies and technology protection measures, including web filtering.

• In accordance with Windham School District Policy JICL, School District Internet Access for Students, students are responsible for the appropriate use of technology and are expected to use the District’s technological resources primarily for educational purposes. Students are also notified that they should have no expectation of privacy when using District computers and other technological resources, including computer files, email, internet usage logs, and other electronic data.

• Additional Web Monitoring Measures:In addition to existing web-filtering practices, the District will begin implementing a web-monitoring platform to further support student online safety. This platform will monitor student web searches and flag searches that may indicate potentially harmful or dangerous activity, allowing the District to identify and respond to potential concerns. Student web searches will be monitored Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., during the school year. Outside of these hours, parents and guardians are responsible for supervising and monitoring their children's online activity.

• Understanding the Federal Requirement: Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Enacted in 2000 and implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2001, the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) establishes internet safety requirements for schools and libraries receiving certain federal funding through the E-Rate program (Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund). CIPA requires participating schools to maintain internet safety policies and implement technology protection measures, including filtering, to restrict access to certain harmful online content. These requirements were further expanded through subsequent federal legislation in 2011.

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

Shout Outs:

• On Monday evening, members of the WHS Theater tech crew company presented to the Windham School Board. Chloe Shields, Myles Thamer, Sam Laws, Kaitlyn Keene, Abby Tieman under the direction of Ms. Alison O’Brien did a great job of showcasing the hard work and dedication of this incredible group.

• Congratulations once again to the Windham High School Varsity and JV Math Teams for their outstanding performance at the second competition of the year which was held at Portsmouth High School. The Varsity Team finished in 1st place in their division by 93 points (or 31 questions) and the JV Team finished first place in the JV Division by 66 points (or 22 questions). Individual students that were recognized for outstanding individual performances in their grade level included: *Freshman Justin Li - who earned a score of 18 points; *Sophomores Katelyn Freeston & Maxwell Sun, and Juniors Lorenzo Hoffman & Sasha Machavarapu - each who earned a score of 24 points; and *Senior Sophia Haskell - who earned a perfect score of 27. Of particular note for this contest was the fact that the Varsity Team earned perfect team scores of 54 in two categories! Well done team :-)

Important Dates:

• Nov. 11: Veterans Day- No School

• Nov. 13+14: Fall show: The Alibis

• Nov. 17: Naturalization Exam (state graduation requirement) for all Juniors

• Nov. 18: Fall Sports Awards

• Nov. 20: Semester 1 Progress Report #2 (sent to colleges and used for Winter athletic eligibility)

For more detailed information, please consult the November Monthly Newsletter and the WHS Calendar.