Dear Whirlwind Families and Patrons,

September has been off to a great start at the middle and high school! I am thankful for the cooperation of our students, teachers, and parents with the new cell phone policy! Students are adjusting even better than I anticipated, it it great to see them interacting with each other in the halls and during lunch.

One of my personal goals this year was to get into classrooms more often to see the amazing things happening every day. I am happy to say I have been able to visit every class at least once, and I’ve been delighted to watch teachers and students engaging with each other, building strong relationships, and creating a positive impact on learning.

Thank you, parents, for being such important partners in your child’s education. Please do not hesitate to contact me if there’s ever anything we can do to help throughout the year!

Mr. Schulte

News from Academic Services...

College Visits

It is important for students to visit various colleges and universities, attend job and college fairs, job shadow, etc so that they can make informed decisions for their future.  Juniors and seniors are encouraged to explore options for their future.  Sophomores will be permitted to participate in these visits with approval of administration.  

Once a student decides to take part in this opportunity, he or she needs to pick up a college visit form from Academic Services and get the visit approved.  You will take the form and complete the bottom portion during and after the visit.  The form must then be returned to the attendance office so that your absence can be changed to present- school activity.  Not following these steps will result in the day being counted as an absence.  Below is a link to the college visit form- College Visit Form

FAFSA® & Scholarship Night

I am thrilled to host a FAFSA® & Scholarship Night at 5:30 PM on Thursday, September 25th for seniors and their families. Please mark your calendars to learn about FAFSA®, where to look for scholarships, and what A+ will look like after high school.

If you would like to create a FSA ID on that evening to be prepared for the opening of the FAFSA form on October 1st, please bring the following items with you:

-Chromebook, computer, or phone (ability to access the internet) 

-Social security number- student and parent/guardian

-Full name as it appears on your birth certificate

-Date of birth

-Contact information (physical address, phone number, and an email address-student and parent). 

 Students  CANNOT use their Archie student email.

Stay tuned for more information and updates as we progress through this school year. 

For those of you interested, check out the ACT flyer (above) with testing dates and the registration website. Make sure you use the link below to check out test dates at local schools in the area.  You will feel less anxious on test day if you are close to home.  The University of Central Missouri (UCM) will host an ACT Prep Course on November 25th for $25. Students will be able to Zoom in from school for the workshop. There will be more information regarding this closer to the date.

ACT Locations

Transcripts & Grades

Unofficial transcripts are available in the Infinite Campus parent and student portal. We hope this proves to be helpful and convenient for you when you need information from the transcript.  After logging in to the Infinite Campus portal, click on DOCUMENTS on the left menu.  You will also be able to access report cards here as well. Please regularly check your students' grades so there are no surprises. The most current grades which are in progress grades, can be found under GRADES in the left hand menu. Contact teachers anytime you have questions or concerns about student progress.  

Parent Portal Link-Parent Portal Link

Student Portal Link-Student Portal Link

Counselor's Corner by Mrs. Johnston

The Character word for September is Responsibility.

Responsibility means taking accountability for one’s actions, words, and obligations. It is a vital skill that teenagers must learn in order to become happy, successful, and independent adults. We can help students by helping them meet deadlines, safe choices, etc.

Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2I00TezwnE&ab_channel=LamarCISD

Counselor Referral- Students would like to make a referral to see me can go to the Archie bookmarks tab and click on the referral form. It is private and is only seen by Mrs. Johnston.

Important upcoming dates:

• September 1st - No School, Labor Day

• September 10th - Hat Day for Jack

• September 12th - Fall School Portraits

• September 15th - No School/Staff PD

• September 16th - SOS Presentations Begin

• September 17th - Fall Sports Portraits

• September 19th - Jostens Senior Announcement Meeting

• September 22nd - School is in Session

• September 23rd - Jostens Sophomore Ring Meeting during Advisement

• September 25th - FAFSA 5:30 PM

• September 26th - FFA Chili Dinner and Mum Sale 4:30 PM

• September 27th - Archie Fall Festival

• September 29th - No School