5th Grade and Beginning Band students and Parents are invited to a meeting on Tuesday August 25th at 7pm in the band room. We will talk about instrument selection and other important items. If you have an instrument already available for your child to start on, please bring it at that time and I will check it out. If your child is still not sure what they want to play, I can have them try a few instruments that night.

**Parents/Guardians:** Junior High/High School After School Study Hall begins this week**. Please review the information below and be sure to check your **Apptegy Rooms app each Monday** for notification regarding your child’s eligibility status and study hall requirements.

Thank you for partnering with us to support our students and their academic success!

Friday football early outs 1:15
Friday, September 11
Friday, September 25

Parents please remember that today is a 2pm out. No kids club today.

🏐 Winside Volleyball Fan Gear Store is NOW OPEN! 🏐

The store will close Tuesday August 18th at 10:00 AM, so make sure to get your orders in before then!

Thank you so much for your support of Winside Volleyball!

https://winside-volleyball26.itemorder.com/shop/home/

August 2026 Lunch Menu

Reminder that any students without their physicals and NSAA forms turned in WILL NOT be able to participate in the start of fall practices on Monday, August 10th.

We are looking for gently used household items for our new math teacher coming from the Philippines. She does arrive on Thursday. She does not have anything with her. We are looking for microwave, dinnerware, utensils, bed, bedding, couch, and chairs. Anything is appreciated. Please contact the school at 402-286-4466 if you have items available. Thank you!

🚌 Bus Route Update for Winside Public School Families 🚌

We are currently working on finalizing our bus routes for the upcoming school year. Our bus drivers are carefully reviewing routes to ensure they are as safe and efficient as possible.

Once the routes have been finalized, your child's bus driver will contact you directly with an estimated morning pickup time and afternoon drop-off time for your child(ren).

Please know that this will be completed before the first day of school. At this time, we do not have a specific date for when those phone calls will begin, but we appreciate your patience as our drivers work through the routing process.

Thank you for your understanding and support as we prepare for another great school year. We look forward to welcoming everyone back soon! ❤️🖤

Check out Volleyball and Basketball camps that have been held this summer!

🚨 **We're Hiring at Winside Public School!** 🚨

Winside Public School is seeking an outstanding **7–8 English Teacher** or **9–12 English Teacher** to join our team!

**Are you student teaching this fall?** If you're completing your student teaching in **English** or have an **Elementary (K–8) endorsement**, this is a unique opportunity—we'll **pay you while you complete your student teaching** in this position!

If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of students and want to be part of a supportive school community, we'd love to visit with you.

📧 To apply or ask questions, contact **April Knust** at **aknust@winsidewildcats.org**.

We are hiring!

You can find the employment application on the Winside Public School webpage under more and employment opportunities.

Please reach out to aknust@winsidewildcats.org with any questions or to apply.

We need YOU, Winside! 🐾

Winside Public School is looking for substitute teachers to join our team and support our students when teachers are out.

Thanks to LB 1022, it’s now easier than ever to get started—fewer barriers, more opportunities to make an impact.

Step in. Make a difference. Be part of our team.

👉 Get started today:
education.ne.gov/tcert/substitute-teacher

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Students are coming home today with lanyards from the SchoolStore. Participation in the SchoolStore is voluntary. Students send invitations to people to participate in the SchoolStore. I do not expect people to buy gift certificates for the teachers. What I do like about the SchoolStore is that if you shop at Walmart, Kohl's, and other participating stores, a percentage of what you spend can come back to the school. We would use this money to look at new playground equipment.

If your student does participate, have them bring back their lanyard with the prize code written in to receive their book buddy.

I have attached a partial list of participating stores.

The Winside School weight room is being made available to the public on a trial basis starting January 5th, 2026. Membership is required. See the Public Weight Room guidelines document for more information. For questions, contact Supt. Jeff Hoesing. To sign up for a membership, contact Crystal Magwire at Winside School.

Just a reminder when using Rooms - teachers and staff are to reach out through messages in each Room. Make sure you are looking at your messages not only the announcements that are posted. Messages will be on the left side of the screen and if you have a new message there will be a red circle with a number in it. We have told our staff to keep communication through Rooms and some are concerned when they don't get messages back from parents for meetings or upcoming events. Please reach out to Mrs. Knust if you have questions on this.

AQuESTT is Nebraska's accountability system that rates schools on their performance in 6 domains. To learn more about AQuESTT ratings please visit aquestt.com.