Windom Area Schools

Last week was Fire Safety Week. A BIG thank you goes out to the Windom Fire Department for providing materials, hosting field trips, and putting on a fire truck parade for our preschool and elementary students.

Here is the live stream link for the 2024 Windom Mayor Debate: https://www.youtube.com/live/QuW8hIfipv4?si=v8jHTxRlCBVnwUvH The debate is moderated by our College Political Science class and begins at 7:00 PM Monday, October 7th.

Join us for the 2024 Windom Mayor Debate Monday, Oct 7. We will have a live feed of the event on our school's YouTube page - link will be shared Monday.

Greetings! The Windom Elementary October Newsletter is now available in English at https://secure.smore.com/n/r9zah and Spanish at https://secure.smore.com/n/hnt3k Enjoy!

Upcoming FAFSA informational opportunities - for students in 10th/11th & 12th grades & their parents. The series, which runs four Tuesday evenings in October, will focus on applying for financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the MN Dream Act application. October 1, 2024, 7pm — Apply to College October 8, 2024, 7pm — Understand Financial Aid October 15, 2024, 7pm— Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid October 22, 2024, 7pm— Scholarship Search For more information on each session and to register, visit https://bit.ly/RSFAFSA

Good day - Here are links to the October Eagle Eye MS & HS Updates. Have a wonderful October! English Eagle Eye: https://secure.smore.com/n/dem4n Spanish Eagle Eye: https://secure.smore.com/n/1mxfw

Tailgate Tonight!

Elementary students were able to take part in Field Day to celebrate Homecoming Week and their end of the month reward!

Homecoming Tailgate TOMORROW!

Homecoming Tailgate THIS FRIDAY!

Congratulations to our 2024 Homecoming King and Queen! Queen Harriet Lohse and King James Erickson! Have a great homecoming week everyone!

The decorations are done and we are ready to reveal our 2024 Homecoming King and Queen! Coronation is tomorrow, Saturday September 21st at 7pm in the Gold Gym. Admission is $2 and homecoming buttons will be available for $1. Also, a huge shout out to some of our amazing student senate members who came in after a long day of school and practice to decorate. We've got the best students at Windom Area Schools!

Our Food Production class had some fun making Apple Swans during their unit on proper knife skills - who says you can't play with your food!! Awesome lesson Miss Lowe!

School Picture Time is coming! Mark your calendars. Middle School Pictures are September 17th High School Pictures are September 18th You will use the following link: http://redbarnphoto.orderschoolpix.com/66083 Enter the password: prepay and then enter your email address to get to the payment portal. Deadline to prepay is September 22, 2024.

Congratulations to our amazing 2024 Homecoming candidates! Back row left: Kenley Powers, Claire Veenker, Harriet Lohse, Hannah Dauer, Charlee Huska, and Ada Lund Front row left: Kevin Bleess, Carter Rossow, Alex Cory, Nick Espenson, Charles Erickson, and James Erickson We are excited to kick off homecoming with our coronation on Saturday, September 21st! 7:00 in the Gold Gym. $2 for entry and buttons will be available for purchase as well!

The FFA Officers invite both FFA members and non-members to the annual BBQ on Monday, September 9 at 7pm at Cottonwood Lake. Freshly grilled burgers and s'mores will be served. Plus there will be a volleyball tournament. Come and join the FUN!

An awesome first week back at Windom Schools capped by a beautiful morning for the Class of 2025 Senior Sunrise Breakfast!

Elementary Families, The September Elementary Newsletter is available now in English (https://secure.smore.com/n/5srd4) and Spanish (https://secure.smore.com/n/3ebt2). Welcome back to school!

Due to our recent orientation events, we will not be publishing an Eagle Eye update for September 2024. Instead, the picture of the upcoming calendar below lists important events. Of note, school starts for students in grades 5-12 at 8:10 AM Tuesday, September 3rd. Picture day is September 17th (MS) & 18th (HS), here is a link to prepay for your student's pictures: https://redbarnphoto.orderschoolpix.com/66083 Code: prepay Deadline to prepay is Sept. 22, 2024. Thanks and have a fantastic start to the 2024-2025 school year!