First Day of School Procedures

Posted on 08/10/2024

Winter Springs High School --Opening Day Procedures --Monday, August 12, 2024

WSHS Community:

We are so excited to see our students back on campus for the 2024-25 school year! I have included some valuable information in this email. Take a look!!!

BEFORE SCHOOL

All students will use the entrances in the front of the school by the flag pole. Our staff will be present and ready to go to point our students to the correct location.

6:45am-7:20am - Drop Off Times

7:20am - Tardy Bell

CAR DROP-OFF: This will be BUSY and HECTIC the first few days of school! BE PATIENT! Try not to use the front of the school as a drop-off area (in front of the front office). We strongly encourage car riders to use the loop by the cafeteria and auditorium. When students get dropped off they will proceed to the front of the school by flag poles and enter through the doors by the front office.

BUS DROP-OFF: Bus Riders will be dropped off by their bus between 6:45am-7:15am on the Bus Ramp. Students should proceed in front of the school and enter the school by the front office doors. Our staff will be present and ready to go to point our students to the correct location.

STUDENTS THAT DRIVE: Please make sure you park in the appropriate lot. Senior Parking is in the front of school. Underclassman Parking is by the football stadium lot. After parking, please walk down to enter in front of the school and enter by the front office doors. Students MUST purchase a parking decal to park on campus. Vehicles will be stickered at the end of the first week of school if they do not have a parking decal.

NOTE: Do not park on a painted parking spot after Friday, August 16. Those spots have been reserved for Seniors and our Teachers and Staff.

NOTE: Students will not be able to enter the school by the cafeteria/auditorium or locker room/gym area.

Once inside the school, students can remain in courtyard await the bell or go to cafeteria for breakfast.

Bell rings! We will direct students to their 1st Period! We will have student locators on the back of the Admin building and by the cafeteria if students do not know where to go

STUDENT SERVICES UPDATES- Week 1 of 24-25!

Before School

“First Period Locators” will be posted on the cafeteria windows and the back of Building 1 to find the location of their first period.

For Students:

Periods 1 through 7

We would like for students to check their schedule in Skyward using their personal devices. Students should only come to the auditorium this week for the following reasons:

Repeated Course- credit has been earned previously in the same class.
“Hole” in Schedule- less than 7 classes- students will come during the missing period(s) ONLY.
The pre-requisite for the course has not been met.
Missing a core academic course- Mathematics, English, Science and for 10th-12th grade students Social Studies.
Off-campus Requests - OJT, Virtual at Home, Dual Enrollment, AP/IB Study Hall- off campus.

Schedule Change Request Form opens Thursday, August 15th-Friday, August 23rd.

https://forms.gle/9vm8vCDxQP1bS53D6

Again - this LINK will not be accessible until Thursday, August 15! Take note of that!

Once students have submitted a schedule change on the link, they must wait for their counselor to change their schedule. Continue following the same schedule until you see a change in Skyward. Check Skyward frequently.

Please note that not all schedule change requests can be granted, but all will be reviewed.

Teachers:

Please make sure attendance is taken in Skyward before the end of each period. THIS MUST BE DONE for accurate counts.
If students have already submitted a schedule change, there is no need for them to submit another one or leave your class during this time.

Lunches:

Admin will make an announcement before lunch to remind everyone which buildings attend each lunch.