September 18th, 2026 Edition

Important Dates

September 21st- Student Holiday- No School (Yom Kippur)

September 23rd- Senior Parent Night (6:30PM in WSHS Auditorium)

October 7th- SAT & PSAT School Day (*No report day for 9th graders; 2 hour early release schedule for 10th-12th)

October 31st- Deadline to order 2027 yearbooks & create Senior Ad

News From WSHS

Update to Arrival/Dismissal Procedures

Dear WSHS Families:

We are changing our arrival and dismissal traffic pattern effective Tuesday, September 22, 2026.  The details are outlined below, and for our returning families, it is the same pattern that we have used in previous years.

For Kiss n’ Ride drop off please enter the school grounds with the crossing guard at the Grigsby Drive entrance.  Once you enter the campus, you will take an immediate left down our kiss n’ ride lane and proceed to door 1 for drop off.  

West Springfield High School’s SGA Presents.. Highway to HOCO: A week of Rock n’ Roll 

Homecoming Dance Tickets are $25. Tickets MUST be purchased via MySchoolBucks BY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 at 11:59pm.

*Important Guest Information: Students may bring one non-WSHS guest. If bringing a non-WSHS guest, the student should purchase two dance tickets in MySchoolBucks, after which, submit a completed Homecoming Dance Guest Form. The guest form contains a section that MUST be completed by an administrator at the guest student's school BEFORE being submitted. Incomplete guest forms will not be accepted and guests arriving without completed forms will not be allowed to enter the dance. 

Guest forms should be submitted to Room 2441 (Mr. Alukonis), Room 2114 (Mrs. Whitlock in the Leadership Classroom), or the Activities Office. All guests must enter the dance with a WSHS student and present photo ID upon entering. These forms must be turned in by 3PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9.

Homecoming T-Shirts - LIMITED TIME ONLY! Orange Homecoming T-Shirts are available for purchase on My School Bucks from September 18th through September 24th. $10 for S, M, L, and XL $12 for XXL and XXXL. The graphic provided is an approximate of the design - it may vary slightly once printed.   Buy your shirt early and wear orange to the Homecoming football game on Friday, October 9!  More details about spirit week and all of our other events are coming soon! Stay tuned!

SAT School Day and PSAT/NMSQT Testing Day

SAT School Day and PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) exams will be held at each high school on Wednesday, October 7, at no cost to families. The digital SAT School Day exam is offered to pre-registered 12th grade students, and the digital PSAT/NMSQT exam is provided to 10th and 11th grade students.

Unscheduled Day for 9th Grade Students Because of the testing, most 9th grade students will not have school on October 7. Students are encouraged to complete any missing work or assignments that need to be completed prior to the end of the first quarter. 

Ninth grade students with disabilities who receive low incidence special education services will still receive in-person instruction with a two-hour early release on October 7. 

Contact WSHS Assessment Coach akhorak@fcps.edu or Family Liaison scstevens@fcps.edu with any questions.

Learn more about SAT and PSAT assessments in FCPS.  

Yearbook Orders!