{"id":10079,"date":"2026-04-17T17:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/?p=10079"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:41:38","slug":"whs-principals-newsletter-for-17-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/2026\/04\/17\/whs-principals-newsletter-for-17-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"WHS Principal’s Newsletter for 17 April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WHS Principal’s Newsletter<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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April 17, 2026<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Dear Families,\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Congratulations on making it to our April break. This has been a long stretch for the students and the staff, so I know they really need this time. Thanks for supporting them all to get to this point.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Below is a new Unexcused Tardy to Class policy that was passed by the School Council after a couple of months of discussion across the various stakeholders.\u00a0 We think it is a pretty reasonable and hopefully clear practice that we hope will curb what we have been noticing here at school.\u00a0 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your house Assistant Principals who can talk you through it.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Here\u2019s the wording of the new policy for next school year. I will write about this again in my summer letter to remind everyone.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Unexcused Tardiness to Class<\/strong><\/div>\n
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If a student is late by less than half of any class or advisory without an approved excuse, they will be marked as unexcused tardy.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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If a student has five unexcused tardies in a quarter, the following procedures will be enacted:<\/div>\n
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5 Total Tardies: Student meets with AP for initial discussion about punctuality expectations and potential solutions<\/div>\n
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10 Total Tardies: Student receives a detention and parents\/caregivers are notified<\/div>\n
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15 Total Tardies: Student receives Saturday Detention or additional detentions and parents\/caregivers are notified<\/div>\n
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All student attendance information can be accessed by parents\/caregivers via Powerschool.<\/div>\n
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A Message Regarding Delivery Services at WHS<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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We have noticed a significant increase in students ordering food and beverages to the campus from outside food delivery services (UberEats, DoorDash, etc.) during the school day, which has created a few safety and instructional concerns.<\/div>\n
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To ensure our school remains a secure environment, please review the following points:<\/div>\n
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