Thursday, October 5 Sunday, October 8 Nueva School for the Arts presents Peter and the Starcatcher (for times and details, see attached flyer)

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1 Mark Your Calendar: Thursday, October 5 Sunday, October 8 Nueva School for the Arts presents Peter and the Starcatcher (for times and details, see attached flyer) College and Career Readiness Corner ATTN: Junior & Senior Parents & Students! Need money for college? Now is the time to start the process! Windsor High School Financial Aid Night Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 Learn about: FAFSA scholarships, loans, and more Time: 6:30 8:00 p.m. Location: WHS Theater Spanish: Office Attention It s PSAT Time! Why take the PSAT Exam? To practice for the SAT tests To get college information sent to you To get feedback on your specific math, verbal and writing skills To receive practice recommendations from Khan Academy Please see Jennifer Taddei or Tammy Azcarate for more info on this event. To learn more about the PSAT Exam, go online to Testing Details Date Wednesday, Oct. 11th Where... WHS (Large Gym) Time... 8:00 until 11:30 am Student ID required on the day of test! Cost: $ Make checks to WHS Checks must be presented at sign-up. Fee Waivers available to eligible Juniors only (see Tammy Azcarate). Registration Details Sept. 25 thru Oct & 11 graders only Oct. 2 thru graders

2 SAT and ACT Seniors, make sure you take the SAT and/or ACT in October and/or November. UC's and CSU's will not accept any SAT/ACT tests taken any later than December and most colleges will want your scores by NOVEMBER. Register now for the SAT at collegeboard.com and the ACT at actstudent.org. Fee waivers are available to qualified students. Check with Tammy Azcarate, Secretary. One Day ACT Prep Class in the Windsor High School Library, on Tuesday, October 10 th from 5:15-8:15 p.m. Cost of this program is $95 Scholarships are available for qualified students. All study materials will be provided Students will learn the tricks of the ACT and new techniques to handle the test This course is open AND important for seniors, juniors, sophomores AND freshmen After the class, parents are invited to attend a 7:45 8:18 pm meeting to learn crucial information about the SAT/ACT/college information. If you want your student to participate in this class, please Ahead of the Class as soon as possible atinfo@aheadoftheclass.com. College Visits Sign-up for the college visits listed below through your Naviance account. Log onto your Naviance account or go to for all college and career news! Lewis & Clark College Dominican University of California St. Johns University Queens Campus Saint Mary's College of California University of Nevada, Reno office office office Office Office 9/27/17 11:30 AM 9/29/17 11:30 AM 10/2/17 8:30 AM 10/10/17 11:45 am 10/10/17 1:30 PM

3 Leadership Corner WHS Glitz and Glam Homecoming 2017 Parade: Saturday 9/23 around the Windsor Town Green from 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. It s not too late to sign up to participate! Contact Ms. Whiteley at awhiteley@wusd.org or come into B124 Spirit Week: September 25-29th Monday: National Pride Day Tuesday: Tropical Tuesday Wednesday: Workout Wednesday Thursday: Camo Friday: White Out Dance Tickets: On sale Wed 9/20-Wed 2/27 ONLY for $35 with ASB, $45 without. Dance: At Mary Agatha Furth Center on 9/30 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. Volunteers still needed! ID Cards Students, if you have not yet picked up your ID cards, be sure to drop by the attendance office to pick up your ID card for the school year. Parking Permits Students, you need to be sure to have your parking permit on display in your car at all times! If you haven t picked yours up yet, the application is available in the front office.

4 Peter and the Starcatcher--This October, Nueva School for the Performing Arts will be bringing Peter and the Starcatcher to the Windsor High School stage. Peter and the Starcatcher is the prequel to the J.M. Barrie classic, Peter Pan. This fantastical romp follows Peter and his lost boys as they tackle the high seas, piracy and treasure in the days just before Neverland. Clark Houston Lewis, former broadway coach and resident director at Roustabout Theater is at the helm of this student led production. The set construction, costume design, marketing programs and (of course) acting is all done by WHS students through the dynamic Nueva project based learning model. Please join us for this exciting performance, and share your support for local arts in education! Peter and the Starcatcher will run in the Windsor High School Theater from Thursday Oct 5 through Sunday October 8. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows will start at 7:00, Sunday matinee will start at 2:00. Tickets go on sale 1 hour before curtain: $10 for adults and $8 for students. For more information, please visit our facebook page facebook.com/nuevaschoolofthearts and follow our and

5 Annual All-Schools Leadership Conference at SRHS The Windsor High School Leadership program was thrilled to be able to attend the Annual Leadership Conference Making Connections On Monday, 9/11/17 at Santa Rosa High School! Schools from all over Sonoma County participated in exchanging ideas and heard from motivational speaker Albert Mensah. Windsor High boasts the largest Leadership program with three sections, and successful spread their spirit at the conference! Project True: Teens, R. U. Educated? Your leadership is requested. Your voice is to be heard. Your Impact is required! The perks of being a Peer Educator could include: Cash stipend at program completion Community service credit Free food at every meeting Free trainings = resume builder! For more information, contact Ms. Godwin in D108 to ask questions or to pick up an application.

6 Windsor High School s Biggest Club Carnival to Date! Over 20 clubs came together on the Quad at lunch this past Friday, September 15th for the first Club Carnival of the year! It was a wonderful success and we appreciate all the clubs who participated! From Ultimate Frisbee, to the Performing Arts Club, to the Native American-Latin Club, each club was able to reach out to individuals on the campus searching for an opportunity to be a part of something. Thank you to all of the participants for an excellent kick-off of the club season!

7 Sports This Week in Sports Badminton Open Gym: Mondays, 5:30 7pm Mon Sept 25 Tuesday Sept 26 3:30pm - Varsity Girls Rancho Cotate (Dismiss: 1:25) 3:30pm - Varsity Girls Santa Rosa (Dismiss: 1:40) 4:30pm - Fr/JV/Varsity Girls Volleyball vs. Ukiah (Adjunct: Pheffer/Fenton) Wednesday Sept 26 3:00pm - Varsity Girls Maria Carrillo (Dismiss: 1:25) Thu Sept 28 4:30pm - JV/Varsity Girls Santa Rosa (Dismiss: 3:00) 3:30pm - Varsity Girls Tennis vs. Casa Grande (Dismiss: 2:45) 6:00pm - Freshman Football vs. Piner (Adjunct: Sweeney) Fri Sept 29 5:00pm - JV Football vs. Montgomery (Adjunct: Graydon/Thoreson/Hasegawa) 7:30pm - Varsity Football vs. Montgomery Homecoming Sat Sept 30 8:30am - Cross Country Westmoore Ram Invitational Parents and Community Dropping Off Personal Items Parents, please remember: if you need to drop off personal items for your student, please do so only during lunch (11:40 12:10 M.T.TH.F., 12:15 12:45 W) or break (9:40 9:50 M.T.TH.F., 10:40 10:50 W). This practice will help us keep our priority on learning in the classroom! Thank you for your help.

8 Parent Volunteers Needed for Homecoming Dance Sept 30: At Mary Agatha Furth Center on 9/30 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. Volunteers still needed! Please Amy Whiteley at for more information. Now Hiring: Food Service Workers Do you like kids? Working Part Time? Working only when your children are in school? Holidays off? Contributing to the community? Consider working as a Food Service Worker for Windsor Unified School District. Applications are available at WUSD.org, edjoin.org, or in the District Office (9291 Old Redwood Highway Bldg. 500). Please call x1019 with any questions. Please attach: Resume Letter of Interest Three Letters of Recommendation Salary: $10.88 $12.60 per hour depending on experience