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☘️Happy Monday from Clover Street! This morning, our students were welcomed with cheers, high-fives, and warm encouragement from supportive families, educators, and administrators as they kicked off state testing. 🎉 In a time when testing often brings anxiety, today was a breath of fresh air—filled with positivity, pride, and community spirit. 🙏🏽Thank you to our incredible Clover Street village for reminding our students that they are seen, supported, and capable of greatness. Let’s keep the momentum going! #HappyMonday #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #CloverStreetStrong #StateTestingSupport #EveryChildEveryDay

GO BABY GO 🚗💨 | STUDENTS CHANGING LIVES Over 10 weeks, our Sage Park cluster students did more than just build—they engineered joy 💡💙. With guidance from Mrs. Rickis, support from Principal Jorgensen & PSES, and the power of the #InstructionalCoreWheel, students adapted ride-on cars to provide mobility for young children in need. The result? Real-world learning. Real impact. Real love. 👏🏽 Shoutout to: 👩🏽‍🏫 Mrs. Megan Rickis — tech & eng genius + heart of gold 🎓 Principal Liana Jorgensen — leading with purpose 💼 Mary Cristofaro — PSES director making dreams happen ⚕️ Alysha Seickel + Jennifer Rodriguez-MacClintic + Dr. Dischino — incredible PT partners Swipe to see our students’ brilliance in motion ➡️ #GoBabyGo #MobilityMatters #SPMSPride #WindsorCT #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #STEMwithHeart #StudentEngineers #AccessibleFuture

Something exciting is rolling into our community… Save the Date: May 19th! 👀👀#SaveTheDate #BigReveal #LearningOnTheMove #CommunityLearning #EducationInnovation #MakingLearningFunAgain

What an unforgettable night at our 4th Annual OFCP Volunteer Appreciation Event! From Watch D.O.G.S. to PTO champs, dedicated tutors to champions fighting food insecurity — YOU are the special sparkle in our students’ and teachers’ teaching and learning journeys. For the first time ever, we also honored our incredible community and corporate partners who stand shoulder to shoulder with us: Amazon (2025 Partner of the Year), Niagara Water, Kiwanis Club, Town of Windsor (Weekend Wheels & Town Rec), Loomis Chaffee, and our hometown heroes, the Windsor Police Department — thank you! Super shout out to Dr. Michael Mallery and Gianna Gill, along with their rockstar team who bring the mission to life every single day. Gratitude to: Jennifer Clarke (Registration Coordinator) Family Resource Coordinators: • Beth Abbott (JFK/POQ) • Julie Figueroa (CLO) • Christina Pace (OE) • Taisha Serrano (SPMS) …and our Tree House leaders: Selvi, Eric, and Joan — we see you, we appreciate you! A heartfelt congratulations to our @coacha.serranofoundation Dig Deep Recipient, Shannon Ashton — your service moves us all. To the 500+ volunteers who have walked the halls of our schools with love, strength, and purpose — THANK YOU. You are the light that keeps Windsor shining. #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #OFCPAppreciation #VolunteerMagic #CommunityPower #familyengagement

🔌This week’s “The Plug Speaker Series”featured the amazing Aisha Petteway, Executive Director of Community Partnerships for the @hartfordyardgoats. Aisha didn’t just bring career wisdom and motivation—she took the time to truly listen to our educators, hear their hopes for students, and explore ways to help elevate learning in the classroom. ✨ What an awesome way to connect our student-athletes to real careers in the sports world they already love! From operations and hospitality to media and community engagement—opportunity was in the room. Huge thanks to @windsorcc for being such a powerful partner in making these connections possible. #ThePlug #E2BSpeakerSeries #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #WHSpride #CTEWorks #StudentsFirst #HartfordYardGoats #CommunityConnections #BeyondTheGame #CareerPathways

🎓✍🏽 SIGNED. SEALED. WINDSOR MADE. Windsor High School is PROUD to celebrate these 7 incredible student-athletes who are taking their talents — and their Warrior grit — to the collegiate level! 🏀 Zoe Mercado | Girls Basketball | Johnson & Wales University 🏈 Imanuel Cox | Football | Assumption University ⚾ Brady Kelly | Baseball | University of St. Joseph ⚽ Anthony “AJ” Pagano | Boys Soccer | American International College ⚽ Ryleigh Phillips | Girls Soccer | Southern Connecticut State University ⚽ Olivia Rosario | Girls Soccer | Rivier University 🏑 Sydney Thomas | Field Hockey | Hartwick College From hardwood hustle to game-winning goals, each of these Warriors has left their mark — and they’re just getting started. 🎯💥 Big love to the families, coaches, mentors, and the unstoppable duo — AD Christopher Fulton and Assistant Amy Stavola — for making this moment unforgettable. 🙌🏽📸 Let’s hear it for the Class of 2025 and their next chapter of excellence! #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #NextLevelWarriors #CollegeBound

Career Day 2025 reminded us: it takes a village—and ours showed up big time! Huge thanks to our amazing guest speakers who inspired our students with careers spanning ESPN, Delta Airlines, Liberty Bank, CCSU Athletics, and more! Shoutout to Principal Jorgensen for cultivating a culture of excellence, Mrs. McGee for the vision behind Career Day, and Mrs. Serrano for making every guest feel right at home. #SPMSCareerDay #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #FutureReady #CommunityMatters #WINdsorPride

Celebrating the ☘️ Clover St. Boosterthon Fun Run 🏃‍♀️ 🏃 —a day full of energy, smiles, and school spirit! Huge thanks to our amazing PTO for rallying our community and raising funds to help Clover St. students thrive, and to the unstoppable Principal Lee for leading the charge. Boosterthon believes every school should have the resources they need—and today, we ran for just that! #weareWINdsor 👐🏽

Future health pros in action! WHS Students from Mrs. Ruede & Ms. Gebhardt’s classes explored Springfield College’s Robotti Simulation Lab—checking heartbeats, lung sounds, and more using high-tech manikins and touring PT/OT labs. The highlight? Learning from Windsor grad Xavier Lockhart in the anatomy lab—real organs, real inspiration! This is the Instructional Core Wheel in motion: thinking tasks, authentic learning, and peer connections! #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #CTE #ThinkingThursday 🧠 #HandsOnLearning #STEM #PortraitOfAGraduate #FutureReady #WindsorPride (📸 Cred Dr. Bonnie Fineman 😉)

What. A. DAY! 🎉👏🏽 Our SPMS Career Day was a HUGE success — a day full of inspiration, possibilities, and POWERFUL messages! 💼✨ Students got to hear firsthand from professionals representing top names like ESPN 🎥, Delta Airlines ✈️, Liberty Bank 💰, The Hartford 🦅, Windsor Police & Fire Departments 🚔🚒, GoHealth Urgent Care 🏥, State of CT DCF 🛡️, CCSU Athletics 🏀🏈, and so many more! It was extra special to have WPS alumni from Diligence Training close out the day with an incredible, interactive assembly that left our students and staff feeling empowered, motivated, and ready to take on the world! 🌎💥 Even better? Some of our very own staff and family members joined in to share their career journeys outside of WPS — proving that dreams start right here at home. ❤️🏠 Thank you to ALL our presenters for making this a day to remember! #FutureReady #CareerDay2025 #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #DreamBig #InspireTheFuture

BIG vibes, BIG dreams, and even BIGGER futures ahead! Our latest episode of 🎙️Chat & Chill with Super. Hill just dropped — and it’s all about the magic that happened at Sage Park Middle School’s Career Day! Dr. Hill sits down with Ms. Kimberly McGee, the visionary who started it all, to talk about how we’re inspiring students to dream beyond today — and even prepare for careers that don’t exist yet (hello, AI! 🤖). From first responders to filmmakers, entrepreneurs to engineers — our students got a front-row seat to the future! ✨ Tune in and feel the energy: https://www.podserve.fm/w/chatandchillwithsuperhill/188721 #CareerDay #FutureReady #weareWINdsor #BeyondTheClassroom #InspiringFutures #MiddleSchoolMagic #DreamBig #AIandEducation #ChatAndChillWithSuperHill

#MotivationMonday The work we pour into our students… this is the outcome. This is scholarship. This is leadership. This is service. This is character. Last week, we proudly inducted 56 new members into the National Honor Society and RHO Khappa Honor Society at Windsor High School’s 68th Annual Induction Ceremony — and what a night it was! Each new member was introduced with a heartfelt tribute from a current member, celebrating not just their academic excellence but their heart, drive, and commitment to making a difference. And if the faces looked familiar — it’s because they are! Many of our new inductees are the same student-athletes, performers, artists, and leaders who make Windsor shine far beyond the classroom. Special congratulations to our senior award recipients: 🏆 Daniel Howard Scholar: Amanda Eneh 🏆 Dr. Earle S. Russell Scholar: Samuel Garcia 🏆 Paul J. Sorbo Jr. Scholar: Victor Montilla To Ms. Jennifer Anderson and Ms. Sarah Pierz — THANK YOU for pouring your time, energy, and heart into our students. You are helping shape the next generation of leaders. Class of 2025 and Class of 2026 — the future is yours, and it looks bright. This is Windsor. This is excellence. This is family. #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #FutureLeaders #NHS #ScholarshipServiceLeadershipCharacter #ProudMoment #WindsorStrong #StudentAthletes #BeyondTheClassroom #WindsorPride #LeadershipInAction

📚 #FunFriday vibes are strong at Sage Park! Check out their first-ever Read-A-Thon — and yes, it ended with pies to the face for Principal Jorgensen, her admin team, and Windsor PD’s School Resource Officers! 🥧😂 This wasn’t just about fun (though it was that too!) — it was about celebrating literacy, building community, and watching students push themselves to meet their reading goals. Shoutout to the Sage Park PTO and all the educators who helped make this magic happen! We believe deeply in the power of our Instructional Core Wheel, and we love seeing how authentic learning experiences like this one grow confident, self-aware, and joyful learners. #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #InstructionalCore #ReadingIsPower #CommunityInAction

Award season has officially begun at Windsor High School! 🏆🏆 We kicked things off with pride and purpose last night as students were inducted into the Société Honoraire de Français and the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica Capítulo CELA—two prestigious 🌍World Language Honor Societies that celebrate academic excellence, cultural understanding, and a love of language. These honors are more than just accolades—they represent our commitment to preparing students to be global citizens and leaders, ready to connect across cultures and make an impact in an interconnected world. 🫶🏽 Congratulations to all of our inductees—your hard work, heart, and dedication inspire us all! #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #AwardSeason #GlobalLeaders #WHSpride

🌞Warmer days = wider learning spaces! At Windsor Public Schools, classrooms go beyond four walls. Clover Street students from Mrs. Sumner & Ms. Murray’s class took their learning to Northwest Park 🌱—where math concepts met hands-on science exploration in the real world. This is Thinking Tasks in action: cross-disciplinary, engaging, and rooted in authentic learning experiences. That’s the power of our Instructional Core Wheel—developing the genius in every child, one adventure at a time. This is the WINdsor way! (📸 We ❤️ to see it Clover St! ) #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #OutdoorLearning #InstructionalCore #ThinkingClassrooms

At April’s Coffee Talk with Dr. Hill, community members had a real seat at the table—discussing how today’s political climate could shape the future of Windsor Public Schools. Dr. Hill made it clear: programs that keep students engaged—like CTE, sports, and student activities—are here to stay under his leadership. He also reminded us all: VOTE on May 13—no matter how you vote, just be part of the process! 🗳️ #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #community #familyengagement

WPS kicked off The Plug Speaker Series with a powerful launch featuring our 2024-25 Partners of the Year—Amazon! Jerome Smith and Glendowlyn Thames shared their journeys from CT natives to Amazon leaders, dropping real-life gems on mentorship, pivoting, and the power of networking. Huge thanks to WHS student Julia Kornacki-Smith for co-moderating with excellence, and to our CTE students in Stage Craft + TV Production for producing the entire event! We’re just getting started—up next: Tuesday, April 29 – Aisha Petteway, Executive Director of Community Partnerships, Hartford Yard Goats Tuesday, May 6 – Surlerner Waits, Director of HR & Outreach, Niagara Water We’re connecting students to purpose, passion, and real-world opportunity—right here in Windsor. #ThePlug #E2BSpeakerSeries #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #CTEWorks #StudentVoice #EducationToBusiness #WindsorPublicSchools #WHSpride

It’s your Thursday reminder, family! Have you knocked out your Returning Student Registration yet? If not, now’s the perfect time to get it done — it’s quick, easy, and makes sure your child is ready to roll for the 2025-26 school year! Click here to get started: https://windsor.powerschool.com/public/home.html And while we’ve got your attention… HUGE shoutout to all the beautiful people who make Windsor Public Schools the place to be, work, and learn! Y’all are the real MVPs. Let’s keep showing up and showing out — #weareWINdsor 👐🏽

📚💡 #ThinkingThursday: Yesterday, Poquonock was filled with music, movement, and a whole lot of literacy love! Steve Songs stopped by for an in-house field trip that got our youngest learners excited about reading and resilient learning. From catchy tunes to powerful messages, students learned that mistakes aren’t setbacks—they’re setups for success. That’s what our Instructional Core Wheel is all about: building strong thinkers, readers, and problem-solvers starting in the early years. Shoutout to our Poquonock team for bringing joy and growth into every learning moment! #weareWINdsor 👐🏽

✨ APRIL BOE RECAP ✨ 🌱 JFK is leading the way in sustainability! Students presented their amazing work with the Blue Earth Composting Program—diverting 7,000+ lbs of food waste since October (that’s 19 bags of garbage/day!) 🙌🏽💚 Big shoutout to the JFK PTO and all the staff & students making it happen! 👋🏽 Welcome Tracey Zotter to the Board of Education! Described by community members, including Mayor Nuchette Black-Burke, as a “roll-your-sleeves-up kind of person,” Tracey brings a spirit of collaboration, problem-solving, and deep commitment to our schools. We’re lucky to have her! 🍎 The Board also declared May 5–9, 2025 as Teacher Appreciation Week—get ready to show love to our amazing educators! 📅 And mark your calendars: Last day of school for students is June 9 (half day) Last day for staff is June 10 #weareWINdsor 👐🏽 #SustainabilityInAction #WPSBoardRecap #ThankAWindsorTeacher #FinishStrongWPS