Woodinville High School's
Woodinville High School's teachers, staff, and administrators hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer break and are looking forward to welcoming our new and returning Falcon students and families for the 2025-2026 school year!
Filled with relevant and valuable information regarding:
- Falcon Days - August 25 & 28
- Back-to-School activities
- Campus Parking
- Locker Assignments
- School Year Calendar of Events
- Athletics
- Senior yearbook photo information
- Checking grades and attendance (ParentVUE)
- Making online payments and accessing your student's financial account (TouchBase)
- and more...
The newsletter is a helpful communication tool that will answer many of your back-to-school questions!
In our continuing efforts to "go green", the August Newsletter will not be mailed. However, a ParentSquare notification reminding you about Falcon Days and back-to-school information was sent out to families on Friday, August 8th.
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Freshmen/Seniors: Monday, August 25
Juniors/Sophomores: Thursday, August 28
Be sure to have your student bring along their receipt for any payments made ahead of time online through TouchBase.
Every student will have a WHS ID card picture taken.
The WHS photo ID card is free of charge and required.
Attendance at Falcon Days is highly encouraged. If for some reason a student is unable to attend on or after their scheduled time, please email whsattendance@nsd.org and include your student’s name. Picture make ups will take place Tuesday, September 9 for students who cannot attend. Retakes for all students will take place on Thursday, October 16.
We look forward to greeting the
Classes of 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029 at Falcon Days!
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Falcon Days volunteers are needed and appreciated!* This year Falcon Days will be held on August 25th and 28th from 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Freshmen and seniors will attend on Monday, Agust 25th, while juniors and sophomores on Thursday, August 28th.
There will be four shifts with 10 volunteers needed per shift:
- 1st Shift, Monday, August 25: 7:30 - 11:00 a.m.
- 2nd Shift, Monday, August 25: 11:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
- 3rd Shift, Thursday, August 28: 7:30 - 11:00 a.m.
- 4th Shift, Thursday, August 28: 11:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Thank you for volunteering and sharing the invite link with others, including parents/guardians new to WHS.
*Please note volunteers must have an up-to-date background check through the Northshore School District.
Thank you!
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An additional service we are offering this year during Falcon Days is for students to have the opportunity to stop by the nurse's office to pick up or turn in medical forms or medications.
Our school nurses, Christie Callahan and Jennifer Gardner, will be available to answer any questions and assist you!
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Attendance at Falcon Days is highly encouraged. If for some reason a student is unable to attend on or after their scheduled time, please email whsattendance@nsd.org, include your student’s name and the reason for not attending.
If your student is not returning for the 2025-26 school year, please submit the required Pre-Withdraw Form to Counseling Office Manager Roberta Porter at rporter2@nsd.org. The Pre-Withdraw form can be found by clicking here.
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Link Crew & Orientation Day
Wednesday, September 3
All Freshmen: 8:20am-3:20pm
NEW to WHS Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors: 9-11:35am (students opting to do so, lunch will be available for purchase at 11:35am)
Backpacks are not needed and lunch will be available for purchase on September 3.
See the August Newsletter for further details!
ALL students attend Thursday, September 4
8:20-3:20pm
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School Day Start and End Times: 2025-2026
Start and end times in Northshore remain the same for the 2025-26 school year:
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri:
8:20 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Early Release Wed:
8:20 – 1:50 p.m.
Block schedules will still occur on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The 2025-26 Bell Schedule link can be found HERE.
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Thurs, Aug. 21st, 9am, WHS Library
To schedule classes for the 2025-26 school year, counselors will meet with incoming students who moved into our service area since the spring registration or over the summer and are NEW to WHS*. Please be sure you have submitted a complete registration packet prior to attending in order for your student to be enrolled. We will be meeting in the library on August 21st from 9-11am.
*This is not for incoming freshmen who have rolled up from Timbercrest MS or Leota MS.
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Questions? Please contact Counseling Office Manager Roberta Porter at rporter2@nsd.org or 425-408-7418.
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Activities Fair & Reception 6:00 – 6:30p.m.
Thursday, September 11
6:30-9:00 p.m.
Woodinville High School’s Fall Open House & Curriculum Night will be on Thursday, September 11. The evening begins with an activities fair and reception from 6:00-6:30pm followed by Curriculum Night from 6:30-9:00pm. This is a great opportunity to meet faculty and staff at WHS and to learn about the school and courses your student is taking. In addition to the activities fair, the counselors will be available as well as the cashiers for your convenience.
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Homecoming 2025
WHS Commons
Saturday, October 18, 8-11p
Woodinville High School ASB is excited to announce the Homecoming Dance will take place on Saturday, October 18 from 8-11p at the WHS Commons! Theme and further details will be forthcoming.
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NSD REQUIRED FORMS
The forms must be signed off prior to receiving access to ParentVUE/StudentVUE where schedules, grades, attendance, etc. are located.
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Parents and guardians whose income falls within specified guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture should apply for free or reduced-price meals for their students. Applications will be available August 1st and are due by October 14th to avoid an interruption in benefits (only one application is required per family), but families can apply at any time during the year – throughout the year.
If you qualify for Free or Reduced Meals you may also qualify for:
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School fee waivers (a fee waiver consent form must be completed) in addition to the Free and Reduced application.
- See below for more information or contact your school counselor (available after August 25).
- Other services such as health insurance.
- Contact Nurse Christie Callahan or Jennifer Gardner for more information.
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Attendance Procedures at WHS
Students are expected to attend all assigned classes each day in person. It is important that you email the attendance office whenever your student will be absent from school. The attendance phone line is monitored and messages are checked regularly. However, due to the busy nature of the attendance office, email is preferred and will be processed faster than a voicemail. You can report your students' absences by:
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ParentVUE: Submitting attendance requests through ParentVue is the FASTEST way for the Attendance Office to see and process requests, you may only request full day absences NOT Late arrivals or Early dismissals.
- By sending an email from the parent's/guardian's email account to the whsattendance@nsd.org
- By a phone call to the Attendance Office 425-408-7410 (voicemail available 24 hours a day)
- By provide a written note signed by a parent/guardian for student to bring to the attendance office.
If your student is not feeling well during class time, they are to go directly to the nurse's office and can be excused directly through the nurse.
Prearranged Absences
When known in advance that a student will be absent for 5 or more days, the absence should be prearranged. Parents and guardians are asked to keep in mind that an absence from school, even though work is made up, is not advisable unless absolutely necessary and may result in a lowered grade. Instruction may not be repeated and could adversely affect a student's final grade. The parents or guardians need to fill out the Prearrange absences form in 2 weeks advance of the absence and turn in to the Attendance Office.
Student IDs Required for Late Arrivals
Students arriving late MUST scan their free WHS student ID cards or have their StudentVUE App open at the Attendance Office to receive their late arrival pass. The Attendance Office will have an iPad where students will scan their WHS student ID cards to receive their printed pass to take to class with them.
If your student does not have their WHS student ID card or a phone to login to their StudentVUE account, they will have the ability to login to StudentVUE on the iPad at the Attendance Office.
Thank you for reminding your student to come prepared and ready to show their WHS student ID card when arriving late to school. It helps keep things moving quickly.
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How to Excuse an Absence
Because of the importance of student attendance, Woodinville High School will send out two attendance notifications each day, the morning notification is based on attendance data that is pulled soon after school starts, at the high school level it takes the full day to process attendance requests for 1600+ students as a result, many parents are sent morning notifications for absences they have already requested to be excused, if you have already submitted an attendance request please disregard the morning notification. Due to the number of attendance requests received each day, PLEASE SUBMIT ONLY ONE REQUEST PER ABSENCE. If your student is going to be absent, please email to attendance office prior to the absence or no later than 48 hours after the absence occurs.
Locker Assignments
Students who fully intend to use a locker may sign up for one on a first-come, first-served basis at Falcon Days or during the first few weeks of school. Due to the limited number of lockers, students must share a locker with at least one, but no more than two, other students.
Locker assignments are coordinated through the Attendance Office. Contact Julie Leong at whsattendance@nsd.org if you should have any questions.
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Please click this LINK for bus information 2025-26. Bus stop information is now available.
Please click HERE for Daily Bus Passes and Activity Bus Passes routes and information!
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WHS is pleased to announce 378 Falcons who took AP exams in May of 2025 earned AP Scholar Awards from the College Board! These are exceptional accomplishments and congratulations are extended to our students and their families from the classes of 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028!
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127 AP Scholars: Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams
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71 AP Scholars with Honor: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams
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180 AP Scholars with Distinction: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams
Additionally, one of our 378 Falcons also earned an AP International Diploma (APID). The APID is granted to students that score a 3 or higher on 5 of more AP Exams, must either attend a school outside the U.S., U.S. territories and the DoDEA network or they must send AP scores to a university outside the U.S., and students’ exams must fulfill 4 content areas.
Of our 378 recognized students, 156 were from the Class of 2025, 145 are from the Class of 2026, 70 are from the Class of 2027, and 8 are from the Class of 2028. GO Falcons!
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Over the summer, WHS Senior Cooper Brix, alongside Leota Middle School Teacher Team Member Kathleen Hartman, participated in the Young People's Continental Congress as part of the many national initiatives organized around the 250th commemoration of the United States.
Organized by the National History Day and Carpenters Hall, the Young People's Continental Congress brought student-teacher delegations from 27 states to Philadelphia in July to explore our nation’s founding and learn how the ideals of the founding era continue to be debated, discussed and refined during the past 250 years.
The YPCC is a unique opportunity for students and teachers to collaborate as they study our country’s founding era, examine primary documents and locations in the city where history was made and meet people from across the country and world.
Congratulations to Cooper on this achievement!
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08/01: Fee Waiver Consent Form available
08/19: Athletic Registration DUE
08/20-24: Band Camp
8/20-28: Yearbook Sales ($60 each)
08/21: Counselors New Student Orientation/Registration, 9am, Library
08/21-22: Link Crew Training
08/23: Gridon Auction
08/25: Fall Sports Begin
08/26: WHS Offices Closed
08/29: Friday Night Lights, WHS Field, 6pm
09/01: Labor Day – No School
09/02: Fall Sports Parent Meeting, 7:00p
09/03: Freshmen Link Crew & Orientation Day, 8:20a-3:20p
09/03: Orientation for 10th, 11th & 12th Graders NEW to NSD/WHS, 9-11:35a
09/03-20: Yearbook Sales (Last Chance 12/1-12/19)
09/04: All Grades Attend School
09/05: Welcome Back Assembly
09/09: Picture Make-Up Day
09/11: Open House & Curriculum Night
09/15: Parking Hangers required to park on campus
09/18: Class Fees posted to TouchBase accounts
09/17: National Honor Society Chapter Meeting
09/17: Drama Boosters Welcome Back Potluck
09/26: Class Fees Due through TouchBase
10/04: Pink Out Football @ Skyline. 7pm
10/07: PSAT Exam at WHS (11th)
10/07: SAT Exam at WHS (12th) (during the school day)
10/13-17: Homecoming Spirit Week
10/15: NSD REQUIRED FORMS SIGN OFF IN PARENTVUE & STUDENTVUE DUE
10/16: Picture Retakes
10/16: Senior Yearbook Photos Due
10/17: Homecoming Assembly
10/17: Homecoming Game vs. Skyline Spartans, Pop Keeney, 7pm
10/22-24 & 27: Senior Week - CO2025 Cap, Gown & Announcement sales with Jostens
10/2-25: Fall Play
10/30: Fall Music Concert
10/31: End of First Quarter
05/16: Senior Prom, Seattle Aquarium, 8-11p
06/12: Class of 2026 Commencement Rehearsal, MANDATORY, 9-11a
06/15: Class of 2026 Commencement Ceremony, Pop Keeney, 1p
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WHS E-News from the Principal
"Care - Respect - Leadership"
August 15, 2025
Volume 15, Issue 1
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 7:50 A.M. – 3:50 P.M.
Denise Schwans, Office Manager, Ext. 7401
Kim Benedict, Main Office Secretary, Ext. 7403 (whsoffice@nsd.org)
Jenn Diaz, Student Info Specialist/Registrar, Ext. 7512
Julie Leong, Attendance Secretary, Ext. 7410 (whsattendance@nsd.org)
Roberta Porter, Counseling Office Manager, Ext. 7418
Rachel Nelson, ASB/Bookkeeping, Fine/Fee Payment, Ext. 7504 (whsasb@nsd.org)
Nicki Kongkarat, Athletics Secretary, Ext. 7491
Andrea Baleva, Office Support, Ext. 7416
The mission of Woodinville High School is to become a community of learners, providing a safe and encouraging environment for developing the mind, body, and spirit.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF WOODINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL!
GO Falcons!
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