Winters ISD

Ready for an adventure? Save your spot on our trip to Boston in June 2026! Contact Donya Cooper at donya.cooper@wintersisd.org for more details or to sign up!

Winters ISD is hiring! See the 2 images for more information for Winters Blizzard's Coaching opportunities.

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?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5HzcHPA-unnMmXjZ-uxXJA2A9wdDEx4qEIQONBCQnzyUOUKgwC9JiwJWPz0g_aem_z9a-9IPJ10svoVIV6T6auw

Welcome to Winters, Coach Pannell! We are excited to announce Ryan Pannell as our new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach! Coach Pannell brings 10 years of exceptional experiences coaching multiple sports and teaching numerous subjects. His desire is to lead through servant leadership, work in a team setting, and contribute to the overall school environment.. He is passionate about mentoring young people both in the classroom and in the athletic setting. We look forward to his involvement and leadership both at the district level and in the community. *Career Highlights* Coach Pannell started his career at Dumas High School in the Spring of 2016 and taught one semester of Special Education while serving as an assistant baseball coach. The following school year he moved to his hometown of San Saba to coach with his father (the current AD/HFC at that time) and work with his family. He was an assistant football (QB’s), assistant basketball, and head baseball coach during the 2016-2017 school year in which he learned valuable lessons that he carries with him throughout his professional life to this day. The following two school years He coached at Santo High School near Weatherford and served as an assistant football coach (QB’s, FB’s, Safeties), JH girls basketball coach, head baseball coach, and many other positions from route bus driver to powerlifting wrapper and more. These two years were nose to the grindstone work that he will never forget. From 2019-2021 He returned to Dumas High School and served as the QB’s coach and head baseball coach. That experience was incredible as they had a football record of 25-3, and he successfully ran a large 4A baseball program. Also, in this time that they had the highest scoring offense in Dumas HS history two years in a row as well as the winningest quarterback in Dumas HS history. He then relocated to San Antonio to be near his wife (girlfriend at the time) and was fortunate to work at the prestigious Ronald Reagan High School. He was able to coach Quarterbacks and Baseball one season, and Offensive Line and Girls Basketball the next season. Coaching at the highest level of 6A football was a wonderful learning experience. He is leaving the position of Assistant Head Football Coach and Assistant Track Coach at Sonora High School to join the Winters Blizzards! *Personal & Community* Coach Pannell, his wife, Logan and their son, Britt will be moving to Winters this summer. He states that his wife is the perfect coach's wife and shares his dream of leading our district as a Head Football Coach and Athletic Director. They want to settle down in a small West Texas community like Winters to raise their family, which they know will be centered around sports! Coach Pannell describes his wife an incredible asset to him and has no doubt she will help make a difference in a school and a community. Let’s give a warm welcome to Coach Pannell and his family as they arrive in our community to lead us with the “We” versus “Me” philosophy of Winters ISD Athletics. Our district is blessed with a coaching staff who cares about our students and works above and beyond to support them to excel on the field as well as in the classroom. We are forever grateful to Coach McCarty and his family for all that they have done for our district and the community. We want to wish him well on the next chapter of his journey to New Home and have no doubt that he will have a positive impact there, just as he did in Winters. Now, let’s get behind Coach Pannell and the coaching staff to support their vision and growth for our athletic program.

Baccalaureate Service TONIGHT @ 6 PM First Baptist Church Seniors should be at the FBC FELLOWSHIP HALL no later than 5:15 PM. Dress as discussed with cap & gown, stoles & cords, etc.

Congratulations to Mrs. Holmes (Lamar University) and Mrs. Peters (Texas Tech University) for receiving their Masters degrees this weekend! We are so proud of both of you!

2025 Glacier Yearbooks are available for preorder. Pick up order forms in the Junior High and High School offices. 

Texas law requires school districts to distribute information to parents and guardians about the safe storage of firearms. The attached information will help you learn about options for, as well as how to talk to your child and others about, the safe storage of firearms. It is unlawful to store, transport, or abandon an unsecured firearm in a place where children are likely to be and can obtain access to the firearm. Under Texas Penal Code 46.13, a person commits the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child if the child gains access to a readily dischargeable firearm, and the person with criminal negligence: Failed to secure the firearm, or left the firearm in a place to which the person knew or should have known the child would gain access. The penalty for allowing a child access to a firearm can range from a Class C misdemeanor (punishable by a $500 fine) to a Class A misdemeanor (punishable by a $4000 fine, a year in jail, or a combination of the two). Texas exempts the purchase of firearm safety equipment from Texas Sales and Use Tax. You can learn more and find additional resources from the Texas Department of Public Safety at https://safegunstoragetexas.com. You can also find links to information on our website at: https://www.wintersisd.org/page/safe-firearm-storage-laws

Winters Head Start 2025-2026 Open Enrollment

SENIOR PARENTS: Mrs. Pritchard is working on the Baccalaureate slide show and would LOVE to have group pictures of the class from elementary to high school. It doesn't have to be the entire class, groups OR teams from the class would be great! Please email them to her as jpegs @: deb.pritchard@wintersisd.org as soon as you are able. She is trying to get it wrapped up.....won't be long! THANK YOU!

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!