Windward High School
http://ferndalesd.org/windward/
PO Box 698 Ferndale, WA 98248 ~ Phone: 360-383-9289 ~ Fax: 360-383-9152
https://www.facebook.com/WindwardHighFerndaleWA/
APRIL 25, 2016
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
DATE
EVENT
Monday, April 25-Friday, April 29
Spring Interim
Wednesday, May 11
Early Release Day—Dismiss at 10:45 am
Wednesday, May 18
Boosters Meeting—6:00 pm in Room 21 (Topic: Summer Fun)
Wednesday, May 18Thursday, May 19
Testing—Math SBAC
Saturday, May 21
Prom
Wednesday, May 25Thursday, May 26
Testing—English/Language Arts SBAC
Monday, May 30
No School—Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 31
Testing—Algebra EOC
Wednesday, June 1
Testing—Biology EOC
Thursday, June 2
Testing—Geometry EOC
Friday, June 3
Spring Community Service Day—Ferndale Star Park
Tuesday, June 6
Graduation—6:00 pm
Friday, June 10
Early Release Day—Dismiss at 10:45 am
Friday, June 10
Last Day of School
Monday, June 14
Spring Quarter Grades Posted
We are an intentionally small, choice school where
, community, leadership, and creativity flourish.
WELCOME TO WINDWARD, MRS. HAWES!
MRS. KIM HAWES NAMED WINDWARD PRINCIPAL FOR 2016-2017
We are excited to announce that Mrs. Kim Hawes will be our principal
next year!
Mrs. Hawes is currently the principal at Vista Middle School, and is a
former teacher and principal at Eagleridge Elementary School.
Mrs. Hawes received her Master’s of Education and her Principal’s
Certificate from Western Washington University. She received her
Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies, as well as a United States History
specialization, from San Diego State University.
Mrs. Jill Iwasaki will continue in her role as Interim Principal through
the rest of the current school year to help facilitate the transition.
Windward staff and students will have the opportunity to get to know
Mrs. Hawes over the next few months.
GRADES
Q: How do I check my student’s grades?
A: While we make the transition to Canvas, your student’s
current grade percentage (not individual assignments) will
continue to be updated on Skyward every two weeks. If you
want specific information about individual assignments,
login to your student’s Canvas page with your student’s
user name and password. At the current time, the system
is not set up for us to add parents/guardians as observers
separately. We hope to have access to this feature soon.
You are always invited to contact staff by e-mail, phone, or
conference if you have questions/concerns about Canvas or
your student’s grades.
VISITORS
All visitors to the Windward High
School campus must check in at the
Main Office and wear a Visitor Badge
while on campus. Thank you for your
help in contributing to the safety of
our staff and students!
WINDWARD HIGH SCHOOL
JOINED THE STAR PARK PLAYGROUND PROJECT…
AND YOU CAN, TOO!
Designed by Ferndale
Kids and built entirely
by volunteers, the Star
Park will be a local
treasure that will last
for generations.
Gather your family,
friends, neighbors, or
co-workers and come
be part of it!
Details about the Start Park Playground:
 about 12,000 square feet in size
 will be completely built by volunteers from the community
 highly accessible for children with disabilities!
 the largest playground the City has ever had.
 serve children and families within the entire Ferndale School District.
 Many opportunities to help:
sign up for a building shift
Sponsor playground equipment
Windward’s
Feed volunteers
entire staff
Donate tools
Sign up for a volunteer shift:
 http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b45a5af2ea6f58-star
 Tuesday, May 31-Saturday, June 4
 3 shifts each day: 8am-12pm
12:30-5pm
5:30-9:00 pm
and student
body are
signed up for
the 8:00 am12:00 pm slot
on Friday,
June 3!
Questions?
 Contact Riley Sweeney, Communications and Special Projects Officer for the City of
Ferndale, at (360) 685-2353 or [email protected].
Boosters meetings are the third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm in Room 21.
All are welcome!
Boosters’ monthly meetings include a presentation of an issue affecting our students, staff, and parents/
guardians. This forum is designed to provide an opportunity for our whole Windward community to
come together for discussion, information sharing, and participation.
May 18 @ 6:00-7:00 pm: Discussion Topic = Summer Fun
 Join us to hear about some of the fun summer projects we will be involved in and help get the planning started:
Old Settler’s Day Parade, Ice Cream Social, and more!
There are many ways that your time
and talents can contribute to what
makes Windward great.
Check out the list, choose a way that
you can help, and contact Windward
Boosters
([email protected])
to find out your next step.

Provide food for the upcoming
Teacher Appreciation Lunch soup/
salad/sandwich bar (May 3)

Join Boosters—We need a Student
Representative and a Treasurer
for next year.
The books (above), along with $375,
are the tangible outcomes of last
month’s WHS Boosters Book Fair at
Barnes and Noble.
Also, money from
the Lummi Indian
Business Council
grant was used to
buy these sandwich
boards (right) for
use during WHS
community service
activities.
WE ARE LEARNERS
If you saw the recent article in the Bellingham Herald, you may have already attempted to answer that
very question. The math questions included in the article were written by Windward’s math teacher, Mr.
Eddi Vulic, for the hundreds of students who participated in the Whatcom County Math Championship.
Windward math students have taken the challenge, and now it is your turn!
What is the average of the first
five even numbers?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 2
Check out this link for the rest of the
questions from the 4th grade math
contest exam:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/
news/local/article69487547.html.
The answer is B. 6.
(2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 = 30/5 = 6)
Question #1:
PERFECT
ATTENDANCE!
NEW SITE FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS
Congratulations to freshmen Steven Moreau
SENIORS: A new scholarship page
has been added to the Windward
website—under STUDENTS and
PARENTS. Check it out!
and Aidan McKernan, who had perfect
attendance for Winter Trimester! Research
shows a strong correlation between student
attendance and student achievement.
KIWANIS STUDENT OF THE MONTH:
Rhiannon Ayley
Congratulations to senior Rhiannon Ayley, who was
selected as the Ferndale Kiwanis April Student of the
Month. Rhiannon has maintained a 3.9 GPA while
participating in various extracurricular school
(Anime, Creative Writing, Drama) and community
(water quality testing with NSEA, Growing Veterans,
Teen Court) activities. She is also learning natural
horsemanship helped and has earned honors at both
Windward and Whatcom Community College, where
she is enrolled as a Running Start student. Rhiannon
plans to attend the Evergreen State College next fall.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU,
RHIANNON!
POWER LUNCHES ARE BACK…
BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Windward is bringing back its old tradition of Power
lunches! Power Lunches are 30 minutes long and
are held once a week. During this time, a member
of the community comes to Windward to sit down
with a small group of students and have lunch with
them. Over lunch, the guest tells students about
his/her career. This is a perfect opportunity for
WHS students to learn about different careers, do
some networking, and make new connections in
the community. In order for these to happen, we
need professionals who will be able to come in and
speak. These lunches will be in May, so if you or
someone you know would be willing to come in and
share a career, please email student Jeremy Knapp
at [email protected] with
contact and career information.
COMMUNITY
WE ARE A COMMUNITY
WE ARE ACTIVE Club
Serves at the
Lighthouse Mission
LEADERSHIP
WE ARE ALL LEADERS
One of the new clubs at Windward this year is the WE ARE ACTIVE club. This club grew out of students’
desire to serve their community above and beyond the service activities that are already part of our
school traditions. Mr. Chris Perkins agreed to be their club advisor. It is so exciting to see Windward
students step up as leaders by pursuing their passions and inviting others to get involved with them!
On Monday, April 11, Mr. Perkins and five students volunteered to serve food at
the Lighthouse Mission. Dinner service volunteers are responsible for setting up
and cleaning up dinner service and serving the meal to the mission’s homeless clients. Students do also have the opportunity to interact with the clients on a limited basis. Windward students in attendance were Aaliyah Arvensis, Gwynneth
Carter, Tori Hughes, Madison Pfeifer, and Aslinn Whitemon.
This service work is the first step in a larger service learning project,
in which We Are Active club members are creating an educational
pamphlet on homelessness in Whatcom County, soliciting donations
and funds for the Lighthouse Mission from the public, preparing a
meal as part of the Culinary Arts class that is part of the upcoming
Spring Interim schedule, and returning to the Lighthouse Mission to
serve that meal on May 5.
There has been a lot of interest by Windward students in serving the homeless this year. This project
was completely planned and executed by students with help from their advisor. Students made arrangements with the Lighthouse Mission, planned our service days, chose our meal menu, and have
done all of the work to produce our educational pamphlet. We look forward to an opportunity to share
it with the public soon! We will also be looking for opportunities to raise money to support our meal
donation to the Lighthouse Mission.
On Wednesday, April 20, the We Are Active club
advisor and students members participated in
WE Day in Seattle. WE Day is a celebration of
youth making a difference in their local and
global communities. Students heard speakers
and musicians who helped students celebrate
their service and reignite their
passion to promote change in
their world. Look for more
details in a future newsletter!
We Are Active club members at the Lighthouse
Mission with Ed, another volunteer.
Romeo and Juliet @ Mount Baker Theater
PROLOGUE
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
CREATIVITY
WE ARE CREATIVE
On Friday, April 22, the entire Windward
staff (including Mr. Rob Slater, who very
much dressed the part!) and student body
did just as William Shakespeare invited us to
do: we saw a live, professional performance
of Romeo and Juliet! Almost all students had
read and studied the play at some point in
their high school English classes and enjoyed
seeing the characters and action come to life
on the stage. We loved giving many of our
students their first experience at the Mount
Baker Theater!
Internet
Safety for
Families
Tuesday April 26
Technology Safety Skills and Tools
6:30-8:30pm
Ferndale High School Auditorium
Guest speaker Dr. David Sattler a Western Washington University researcher and a
panel of experts will host a discussion and answer questions around internet safety. Learn
more about technology safety, cyberbullying and cyberstalking, along with other
skills and tools to ensure your family stays safe.
A 2 Night Event
Monday, May 2
Technology Safety Hands On Workshop
Are you concerned about
how your teen is using
technology and want to
make sure they are
keeping themselves safe?
2 one-hour tech safety workshops
6:30-7:30pm BASIC Need to start from the very beginning.
7:30-8:30pm INTERMEDIATE Have some knowledge navigating social media apps.
Ferndale High School Library Computer Lab
Angela Sherburne with Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services will provide hands
on information about social media apps, and step by step instructions on how to set up
your device settings. Bring your family’s cellphones, and tablets.
For more information contact:
Ferndale School District at (360) 383-9200
Sponsored by: The Ferndale School District, WWU. DVSAS, BWCCADV,
Ferndale Community Coalition, and the Whatcom County Health Department
New Chickenpox Vaccine Requirement for 9 th - 12 th grade
Dear Parent or Guardian,
Starting in school year 2016-2017, all students in 9th through 12th grade are required by law to
get two doses of chickenpox (or varicella) vaccine. If your student already got 2 varicella
vaccines or had chickenpox, then he or she will not need to get the vaccine again.
Please do one of the following:
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Get one or two doses of chickenpox vaccine before the start of school, OR
Get a blood test to check for immunity to the disease, OR
Get a letter or signature on the Certificate of Immunization Status from a licensed
healthcare provider to verify that your student had chickenpox disease in the past, OR
Get a Certificate of Exemption signed by your licensed healthcare provider.
Please note: if you informed the school that your student had chickenpox disease before the
2013-2014 school year, then you are not required to have a licensed healthcare provider
verify that your student had the disease in the past.
When your student gets the chickenpox vaccine, please bring your shot record to the school
office or fill in the dates below that your student got the vaccination(s) and return this form to
the school. If your student already got the vaccines or had chickenpox and you are certain the
school has this information, this form does not need to be returned. Please contact your school
if you have questions. Thank you!
School Nurse
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Student name: _____________________________ __________
Date: _______________
Last
First
Middle
Date Given
IMMUNIZATION
MONTH
DAY
YEAR
Varicella #1
Varicella #2
I certify that the above information is correct and certifiable.
Signature of Parent/Guardian
Date
If you have a disability and need this document in another format, please call 1-800-525-0127 (TDD/TTY 711).
DOH 348-475 January 2016