High School Information

Winchester High School, 80 Skillings Road, Winchester, MA 01890

C.E.E.B./A.C.T. No. 222-440

Voice Mail

Parents may leave voice mail for all staff and faculty starting in September. Please be

aware that the faculty has limited access to telephones. Your best way to communicate is

to send an email with your phone number and the times you are available.

Faculty E-Mail

Faculty can be reached by e-mail using the first initial plus last name @winchester.k12.ma.us. Example: tgwin@winchester.k12.ma us. E-mail is the best way to communicate with faculty.

Attendance

If your child needs to stay home because of illness, will be arriving late, or needs to be dismissed early, please call the attendance line prior to 10:00 a.m. The telephone number is 781-721-7020; attendances is the first item on our voice mail tree, press “1” and leave your information. Please be sure to give the date, name, grade and most importantly the student identification number.

Student Parking

Student parking is limited to the lots adjacent to the physical education building, the

music wing (excluding the numbered and staff parking spaces), the large lot to the right

of the front of the main building and the Skillings Athletic Field parking lot. The small

lot, which abuts private property on the east side of the building and the lot behind the

cafeteria are reserved for staff. Students should not park in the Town Hall lot by the

Jenks Senior Center, this lot is reserved for senior citizens. Students who do not park in

designated areas and/or do not use good judgment in operating their vehicles, will be

denied the privilege of parking on school property. Violators of the parking regulations

will be ticketed and/or towed. While parked on school property, a student’s car can be

searched by the administration at any time if there is concern about illegal substances or

safety issues.

Agenda/Handbooks

The high school will provide planners for every student. These planners contain the

student handbook and other school calendar information. We hope the planners will help

the students keep their busy schedules and assignments organized.

The planner contains a great deal of information about the high school and a complete list

of the school’s rules. Please familiarize yourself with the material and point out

information that you find particularly pertinent to your son/daughter. As a point of

information, it might be helpful to be aware of the rules that students most often “bump

up against”. They are:

The Attendance Policy

Policies Concerning Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco

Computer Use and Internet Access: Acceptable Use Policy

Student Parking

Test/Home work make-up policy

Field Trip/Exchange Trip Policy

Dance Rules

Hall Passes

Personal Appearance

Attendance

If your child needs to stay home because of illness, will be arriving late, or needs to be

dismissed early, please call the attendance line prior to 10:00 a.m. The telephone number

is 781-721-7020; attendance is the first item on our voice mail tree ~ press “1” and leave

your information. Please be sure to give the date, name, grade and most importantly the

student identification number.

Parents: Messages to Students

Frequently parents call asking the Administrative Staff to get messages to students.

Example, a parent may call asking the Main Office to locate a student and remind him or

her about a music lesson, appointment, etc. Dr. Gwin is requesting that parents make

these kinds of requests only in emergency situations. The office staff is short handed

and does not have the time to handle these individual requests. Thank you for your

understanding.

Weekly announcements, e-mail addresses and voice mailbox numbers are available on the WHS website. MAKE IT A FAVORITE!