NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Before Each Game
Varsity Boys Basketball Members Sign Autographs for Fans

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Newest National Honor Society Members * November, 2012

To qualify for the WHS NHS students must have a 3.0 cumulative gpa. To be selected students are voted on by the whole faculty based on their character and leadership qualities, as well as, their service to the school and community. Once inducted the students are expected to uphold all of these qualities.

Athens and the Islands- April 2013 - 11 days

ATHENS AND THE ISLANDS in April 2013!!!! We will fly into Athens, spend a few days on the mainland then board a cruise ship for a 4 day cruise of the Greek isles. We'll stop at Santorini, Crete, Rhodes, Kusadasi and other places.
Here is the website for pricing and itinerary details:http://eftours.com/1119729

Meetings: Tuesday Sept 25, Winslow High School art room 7 pm
Wednesday Sept 26. Waterville High School art room 7 pm
ALSO: EVERY STUDENT WHO ENROLLS BEFORE SEPT 30 WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING. ONE LUCKY STUDENT WILL WIN THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR IN COLLEGE PAID FOR IN FULL...INCLUDING EXPENSES!!! 

Sarah uses the pseudonym Anne Doucette. Most of the book takes place in Winslow. Sarah has recently moved back to the area and is teaching English at Lawrence High School.   She is eagerly working on the sequel as she attempts to get her first novel out there. The novel can be found in paperback and kindle editions at Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com

Congratulations to Alexis Baxter, 2008, for being awarded a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship. Alexis will leave in the fall to research the effects of dissolved natural organic matter on nutrients in Morso Lake near Oslo Norway and its effects on the local environment. This past summer she interned with the Environmental Protection Agency to do GIS mapping of watershed boundaries and storm drainage system in Maine. Click for more information.

The Renaissance Program is Updated
In an effort to update the Renaissance program, the criteria for awards has been enhanced, in order to recognize students of all abilities for their achievements. There are new classes of awards and students receiving the awards will be invited with the nominating teacher and administration to a breakfast in their honor. Teachers, staff, administrators or community members can nominate a student to be recognized.
“On the Road to Success” Award
This award goes to a student who shows consistent effort, but may not be the class high achiever. They turn in homework consistently, participate in class, are willing to help others, and have good time management skills.
“Highest Achiever” Award
This award goes to a student who is performing at the highest level in the class.
“Craftsperson” Award (This will be decided by MMTC staff)
This is a student from the vocational center who is earning a grade of B or better in their program, turns in homework consistently, participate in class, is willing to help others, and has good time management skills.
“Character” Award
This is a student who shows outstanding character in the face of adversity or goes out of their way to support a positive school climate.
“Service” Award
This is a student who has performed service above self within the high school, or in the community.
Advisors, Kelly Daigneault & Judi Bouchard.

Stephen G. Bowen, Captain, USN Speaks to WHS Students
His theme was that his hard work opened many opportunities
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Captain Bowen was born in 1964 in Cohasset Massachusetts. He received an Electrical Engineering Degree from US Naval Academy and an Ocean Engineering degree from MIT. During his early Navy career his main interest was with submarines. He became the First Executive Officer of the Pre-Commissioning Unit Virginia (SSN 774). He was the first submarine officer selected by NASA as a mission specialist in 2000. He trained at Johnson Space Center. In 2008, he was one of the crew on the STS-126 Endeavour, NASA fourth shuttle flight, whose main mission was to expand the living quarters of the space station. This 16 day mission was highlighted by three space walks by Captain Bowen, 250 earth orbits and over 6 million miles traveled. Captain Bowen is the recipient of many service awards. He is pictured here with his former classmate, WHS Math teacher, Andy Cyr.

Parent Portal is Ready to be Accessed.

Activation codes were sent to parents to access their child's or children's grades, attendance, etc. Click here for the general information to use Infinite Campus data base with student information. Be certain to go to the WHS homepage to find the correct link for parent log-on. Students received information and passwords to access their grades on Infinite Campus the end of November.

High school students, teachers and administrators received a Macbook. Winslow is leasing the computers from the state for four years, 2009-2013. The program is part of the MLTI program. The computers will have open source and Apple software and a 4 year warranty from Apple.

Winslow Schools and AOS92 adopt new School Information System
The parent portal will open in the end of January.

The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) selected “Infinite Campus” to replace its existing Maine Education Data Management System (MEDMS), a statewide student and staff data collection and reporting system.”Infinite campus” is a comprehensive, web-based system that streamlines administrative processes and provides secure, real-time access to school data. It provides the Department and School Units with the capability to collect, analyze and report school and student data to meet State and Federal requirements. “Infinite Campus” will give Maine the ability to assign unique student IDs and collect data in a flexible manner. Susan Gendron, Maine Commissioner of Education, said "Infinite Campus is an important component in Maine's Statewide Longitudinal Data System that will provide timely and accurate data to support decisions to improve student achievement."

The main advantages are: the state can consolidate staff and student information across all school systems and it will be reported in standard form. Also, the Maine Department of Education is hosting “Infinite Campus District Edition” at a remote site at no cost to our AOS.

Winslow Schools will use “Infinite Campus” as its School Information Service (SIS) with information going directly to the state. For Winslow Schools it replaces Web2School, the SIS used by Union 52. Administrators, secretaries, teachers and technicians have been training all summer to get the program in place for the start of school.

Parents will only notice some differences in the format of student grade and attendance reports. The parent grade reporting web portal is now available.

For more information, call an administrator, secretary or guidance person at any Winslow School.

Winslow Schools Connects to High Speed Internet
Winslow Schools connected to the Maine Regional Education Network (REN) April 27,2010! Our Internet Speed changed from 6 megabits to 20 megabits burstable to 100 megabits up to 1000 megabits. The higher speed allows for faster and more stable Internet connections, video conferencing with sites such as NASA, art galleries and for streaming education video from sources, such as Discovery Education.