MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL WILKES 

FALL FORMAL CLOTHING DRIVE - DONATIONS NEEDED

Throughout September, Student Council is collecting gently used formal wear to help students look their best for upcoming school events. We’re asking students, parents, and guardians to check your closets for items you’d like to donate.

We’ll gladly accept:

• Dresses (short and long)

• Dress shirts and slacks

• Suits and blazers

• Ties, bow ties, and belts

• Dress shoes and heels

• Accessories (clutches, jewelry, etc.)

Your donations will make a huge difference and ensure every student has the chance to shine. Drop-off of at the WHS front office or the WHS library!

ATTENDANCE NUTS AND BOLTS

WHEN YOUR STUDENT IS ABSENT FROM SCHOOL:

Please email the attendance office WHSattendance@wimberleyisd.net letting WHS know your child will be absent.  A written form of documentation is required when students are absent.  This could be a parent note, doctor’s note, funeral note, or personal reason. We want to have your student accounted for and know that you know where they are.

WHEN YOUR STUDENT ARRIVES LATE TO SCHOOL:

Your student must check at the main office if they arrive late to school.  If they are seen by a doctor, please leave the note in the attendance notes box, or send them with a parent note.  The student will be issued a pass to class.  The student’s tardiness is unexcused without any documentation.  We ask the student to always check in so we have a record of their arrival time and can document the reason correctly.  Documenting their arrival time could avoid a marked tardy or absence from the teacher.  If a student is late 10 minutes or more to class, they are marked absent.

WHEN YOUR STUDENT LEAVES EARLY FROM SCHOOL:

Please come into the office to check out your child.  We do not accept call ahead releases.  The receptionist will call your student out of class where they will be released to the main office.  If you want your student to leave with someone else and they are not on the Skyward emergency contact list, please provide their name and phone number on a permission note to leave via handwritten note before school or email.  You will email your request through the SKYWARD PARENT PORTAL by 8AM the date of dismissal to High School Attendance. The person(s) picking up your student will be asked for ID before your student is released.  If your student leaves campus without written parent permission and/or following proper check-out procedures, they are considered truant and subject to disciplinary action.  If your student drives, they will check out through the front office where they will be issued a pass to the parking lot.  

STUDENT DRIVERS:

Student drivers may not leave campus without proper signout procedures.   A parent or guardian listed on Skyward will email their request through the SKYWARD PARENT PORTAL by 8AM the date of dismissal to High School Attendance.   A pass will be delivered to your student's class and your student will check out through the upstairs assistant principal’s office where they will take that pass to the parking lot.  If your student leaves campus without written parent permission and/or following proper check-out procedures, they are considered truant and subject to disciplinary action.  If your student is 18 or above, because they are a student with us, they still need to follow the above procedures.  

WHEN YOUR STUDENT WILL BE MISSING A FEW DAYS FROM SCHOOL:

Please have your student get an excused absence form from the attendance office.  Upon approval, the teachers and Mr. Wilkes will sign off on your trip so your student can make up work for full credit.  The teachers will give your student a make-up work option.  This form accounts for your student’s attendance but does not prevent your student from attendance recovery time.

Any questions, please reach out to WHS attendance clerk, amy.bock@wimberleyisd.net! 

PLEASE READ: HEALTH SERVICES CONSENT FORM REMINDER

Dear Parents and Guardians,

If you haven’t had a chance to complete the Health Services Consent Form for your child, please take a moment to do so here. 

All the details are included on the form itself. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the school nurse, Heather Kral at heather.kral@wimberleyisd.net.