Winters ISD

If you are planning on purchasing yearbook space for your graduating senior, those orders are due tomorrow. Any student who would like to pre-order a 2025 yearbook can pick up an order form from the junior high or high school offices, or see Mrs. Hoppe.

2025 WHS Band Banquet

Winters JH is getting together a group to travel to Boston In June of 2026!! We will see where the country began!!! Below is a presentation link of facts about Worldstrides (company we travel with) and some of the things we will see in Boston! If you have any questions please feel free to contact me!! donya.cooper@wintersisd.org There will be fundraising opportunities and financial assistance tools are available through worldstrides! View links below!! https://myprogram.worldstrides.com/custom/2026-winters-junior-high-school-boston-222924/ http://marketing.worldstrides.com/Xj60sDJ0E000LingC01dGd0 https://fundraising.worldstrides.com/financial-assistance/

See the Flyer for the upcoming Winters ISD Band Concert. Come out and see them at the WHS Auditorium on Monday, April 28th, 2025 at 6:30 PM.

Winters High School will participate in the Region I-2A Academic UIL Meet at West Texas A&M University in Canyon on Friday. The Blizzards advanced five teams and will compete in 15 events, with many students entered in two and three events. Those representing WHS include: (front, L-R) Katie Mitchell, Lexi Mitchell, Addie Anderson, Ellie Doyle, Araceli Costa, Tori Cisneros, Ashleigh Barnes, and Quentin Couch; (back) Nolan Davis, Braden Hoppe, Mason Calcote, Nehemiah Alvarado, Jonah Whitaker, Guillermo Levario, Diego Rodriguez, Kaelynn Hoelscher, Carter Jacob, and Caden Vasquez.

Winters High School Alumni Association "Distinguished Alumnus Award" Application for 2025 is now open at the link below. Application is due June 1st. Please submit to the Administration office to Stephenie Bollinger. https://www.wintersisd.org/documents/alumni/alumni/application-for-distinguished-alumnus/343390

Attention Senior Parents! Senior Ad information and order forms were sent home last week. If you would like to purchase yearbook space for your student your order is due May 1st.

WHS is looking for school supplies! Here is a list of things you can donate to help. We appreciate you!

Today, April 14, 2025 Winters ISD Alumni William "Bill" Grissom will be inducted into the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame. In the 1960's, Bill was a standout Athlete for Winters ISD, earning him a scholarship to play football for McMurry University, where he was named Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities in 1965. After graduating from McMurry, Coach Bill Grissom returned to Winters to begin his 34 year career as a coach and mentor to so many student athletes. Schools that benefitted from Coach Grissom's compiled winning Football record of 160-90-2 include Winters, Floydada, Hamlin, Breckenridge, Stanton, Colorado City and Coleman. Thru his years of coaching, he not only achieved great team success in both football and track, Coach Grissom also saw great recognition from his peers. Awards he has received are as follows 1964-1965 Leading Rusher McMurry University 1965 Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities 1973-1974 Texas Track Coach of the Year 1973 McMurry Exes Coach of the Year 1987-1990 Director of the Texas High School Coaches Association 1995 Texas Coach Who Makes a Difference 1998-1999 Reebok Coach of the Year 2001 Inductee McMurry University Hall of Fame Just another reason why it is always a GREAT day to be a Blizzard!

This week is assistant Principal Appreciation Week and our Elementary Campus has the BEST! BIG shout out to Shelby Holmes, we would be lost without you! We truly count our blessings!

Top Attendance for Week of April 7-11, 2025! 1st Place - 99.43% - 5th Grade 2nd Place - 97.47% - 8th Grade 3rd Place - 97.00% 2nd Grade Way to go kids!

ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS!!! We know that your student might forget to tell you all of the important activities going on until the end of the year so here is a list of all of the activities dates, times and locations that your senior student will be participating in! Cherish every moment Class of 2025!!

Please see the attached flyer for information regarding Pre-K and Kindergarten registration:

WISD Attendance Shout Outs! This week's top attendance classes are: 1st Place: 97.65% - 4th Grade 2nd Place: 97.50% - 2nd Grade 3rd Place: 97.42% - 12th Grade Way to go students!

Please see the letter that was mailed out and a flyer with information related to measles.

Reminder that in April we will have school on Friday on the 4th, 11th, and 25th. Those days will be a 2:30pm release. You can see the latest amended calendar (PDF) or upcoming events at: https://www.wintersisd.org/page/calendars

Information regarding Head Start enrollment:

Incredibly proud is an understatement!!!!! Winters High School UIL students really impressed everyone today. Our UIL students won the 8-2A Academic UIL meet today on their home turf. Students competed against students from Ballinger, Miles, Bangs, Roscoe, Colorado City and Coleman. We have the most students advancing to the regional meet than we have had in many years. We would like to thank all of the Winters ISD staff for working to put on our meet today. A special shout out goes to Mrs. Deb Pritchard for organizing a flawless meet. Way to go Winters ISD! #whywinterstx

Reminder: we will be hosting UIL on our campus, so there will be no school on Wednesday 3/26.

Attendance Matters! Wow what a great run for highest attendance this week! 1st Place @ 97.73% is a tie between 4th grade and 9th grade. 2nd Place @ 97.15% is 8th grade. 3rd Place @ 97.14% is 5th grade. 4th Place @ 97.09% is 3rd grade. Way to go students and parents for getting to school this week!