A New School Year Begins With......

The 2012-13 school year at Windsor Jr/Sr High School has begun with:

teacher inservice days;

some new library wall decorations:

 

and, of course, our STUDENTS!!  

Interim Superintendent Dave Baker welcomes our students....

as does WHS Principal Mike Kell.

Welcome former and new students and staff to Windsor Jr/Sr High!!

Good Luck, WHS Class of 2012!

Another school year has come to a close, and I hope that our recent graduates make the best life that they can, fulfill their potential and continue to learn Life's many lessons along the way!

To quote Joseph Campbell, renowned scholar of mythology:

“My general formula for my students is “Follow your bliss.” Find where it is, and don’t be afraid to follow it… doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors, and where there wouldn’t be a door for anyone else.”

Research and...giving credit where credit is due!

Health class in the Mac Lab after instruction on research databases and citation makers.

WHS students are finding information on French-speaking countries in Africa (French I); various aspects of the Civil Rights Movement (U.S. History) and topics in the area of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (Health).  While the product may be a written paper or a PowerPoint presentation, students are learning the importance and necessity of properly citing their sources, whether images or text.

U.S. History students working in the library on their project.

Francophile PowerPoint project research.

Meanwhile, Barbie & Ken observe student researchers ---they are ready for the Prom!

Honoring Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day - March 2nd, 2012

The Windsor Middle School Book Jackets Club held their monthly meeting on March 2nd this year to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss (aka Theodore Geisel) as part of Read Across America Day.  All members recited "The Reader's Oath" which was displayed on the SmartBoard in the Library.

Two members submitted winning entries of their favorite quoted text in a DCF nominated book and wrote why they liked it in a complete sentence.

Also, members were shown some clips of "The Lorax" movie based on a book by Dr. Seuss which opens on March 2nd.  Below, one member awaits his turn to play the game "Save the Truffula Forest" on the Scholastic web site for the movie.

WHS Students----Is This Really Me?

It's January....and the moose are waiting for snow!

Moose on the Loose in the WHS Library!

The Windsor Middle School "Book Jackets" Club

Each year, Windsor Middle School students (grades 7 & 8) are invited to participate in a book club to read the nominated titles for the annual "Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award" held by the state of Vermont. This year, instead of the former label "DCF Book Club, members voted to re-name the group "The Windsor Book Jackets" to connect readers and reading with our school mascot, the yellowjackets, as well as a play on words (the dustcover on books is a 'book jacket').

Each month, the club meets during their lunch in the high school library to share the books they have read or are reading.  Members each agree to read a minimum of five (5) titles on the list to be eligible to vote for the book they liked best when the voting takes place in April.