WHS eNotes
May 30, 2025
Message from Mr. Imbusch
Dear students, staff, and parents/guardians:
Graduation exercises will take place this Sunday, June 1, at 1pm on Turco Field. The ceremony will be streamed live using this link, and will also be shown live on Verizon channel 29 and Comcast Channel 6. More information regarding the graduation ceremony can be found here: Graduation Information 2025
The Senior video that was shown at the Senior Dinner on Wednesday can be seen here.
We have two days of MCAS testing coming up this week. All Freshmen, along with a few Sophomores, will be taking the Science & Technology MCAS on Wednesday & Thursday, June 4 & 5. Please make sure you arrive at school well-rested, after a good breakfast, and with a fully charged chromebook.
Final Exams will take place June 10-13. The schedule for those finals can be seen below. Students will be released early, and buses will pick up early on those days.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Stephen Imbusch
Principal
SAT registration
For rising seniors and rising juniors who plan to take the SAT during the 2025-2026 school year, all registration dates are now open on College Board's website.
For students who plan to take the SAT this fall, we recommend that you register early and save your space now. Click here for more information. The fall SAT dates are:
Saturday, August 23
Saturday, September 13
Saturday, October 4
Saturday, November 8
Saturday, December 6
Students register for the SAT online through their College Board accounts. You will need to upload a headshot photo for your registration ticket and have a credit card to pay the fee. If you believe you qualify for a fee waiver, please contact your school counselor.
Rwanda Service Learning Trip Feb '26
Do you like to travel? Do you like to participate in community service projects? Are you a global citizen? If you answered yes then this opportunity may be a good fit for you..
Enroll now and check out the trip details here: www.eftours.com/2874114FH
Questions? Email me directly, swick@walpole.k12.ma.us, check out EF’s website, or contact EF’s Traveler Support Team:
Live chat: https://www.eftours.com/contact-us
Call: 800-665-5364
Friday, June 6th is the deadline to sign up for a book
If you can't decide on which book to check out for Summer Reading, then go to the Timber TV YouTube page to see the teachers talk about their choices. We have asked teachers to come by the studio and give a one minute pitch to convince you to give their book a read. The list will grow in the next couple of weeks as more teachers stop by. Please don't forget to subscribe to our page! https://www.youtube.com/@WHSTimberTV
The Hilltop - Walpole High School's Literary Magazine
This year's literary magazine, newly christened The Hilltop, is available for reading! We hope you enjoy this small but engaging collection of stories and poems. The students who contributed original work are: Jason Hee, Emmy Miles, Matthew Nealon, Maggie O’Neil, Vanya Singh, and AiVy Truong. These students, along with Charlotte O'Malley, also edited the magazine and prepared it for publication.
Innovation Career Pathways
We are pleased to announce that Walpole High School was granted designation for a second Innovation Career Pathway in Manufacturing from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Manufacturing joins Information as the two pathways with state designation.
Students who are interested in pursuing careers in the Manufacturing or Information fields are encouraged to apply to be a part of the program.
More information can be found HERE. Please have your student see their school counselor or Ms. Silk, Innovation Pathways Assistant Coordinator with any questions
52nd Annual Walpole Labor Day Road Race
Registration is now open for the 52nd Annual Walpole Labor Day Road Race!
Don’t miss this wonderful Walpole tradition. Sign-up now for the 5K, 10K, or Youth Mile. All proceeds support the 200+ athletes in the Walpole High School Cross Country / Track & Field Program. Each race participant will receive a finisher’s medal. If you register before August 15th, you’ll also receive a free race t-shirt! Can’t join us live? No problem. We have virtual editions for both the 5K and 10K races. For additional information and to register online, please visit www.walpoleroadrace.org.
See you on Race Day - Monday, September 1st!
Speech and Debate
Congratulations to the three speech and debate students who competed at the NCFL Grand National Tournament this past weekend in Chicago! All three made team history! Sophomore Aaron Arora is the third student to break to octofinals at this tournament and placed 40/200 in Declamation! Junior Tanay Singh and Sophomore Ramu Muthukaruppan went 3-2 in Policy Debate: a new debate event for each of them. They placed 36/100 teams! No one on our team has ever competed in this event before. Congrats!
Photography Club
The Photography Club will meet for the last time this year on Thursday, June 5th. We will celebrate with the theme of "Favorite Memories". You can share a picture of your favorite memory from this year. It has been a great year this year for the Photography Club. We are always looking for and welcoming new members in the coming year. You only need a phone with a camera but if you have a great camera you'd like to use we welcome that as well. We are here to have fun and take pictures and make friends. You do not have to have any photography experience to join. We hope everyone has a great, restful and safe summer and we will see you in September. Take lots of summertime pictures. Anyone that would like to join us next fall can contact Mrs. D'Agostino at jdagostino@walpole.k12.ma.us or follow our instagram: @walpole_photography123
Message from the Athletic Director
All event information is listed in the link below. We look forward to seeing you at the games.
Walpole Timberwolves apparel check out the link below.
https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/massachusetts/walpole/walpole-high-school
For a list of upcoming events please click on the following link: https://sites.google.com/a/walpole.k12.ma.us/athletics/
WHS Contact Information
Email: simbusch@walpole.k12.ma.us
Website: http://walpolewhs.ss5.sharpschool.com/
Location: 275 Common Street, Walpole, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 660-7257
Twitter: @WalpoleHS