Frequently Asked Questions
We encourage you to sign up for your Infinite Campus account to check your child's progress and grades online. Please e-mail our PIF at gtorres@washoeschools.net or our technology coordinator at dconkey@washoeschools.net for assistance.
You may contact any teacher directly by e-mail or phone. See our "Faculty" section of this website for e-mail information. Faculty emails are generally the first letter of the teacher’s first name and the teacher’s complete last name followed by @washoeschools.net. You may call the direct line to the school at (775)333-5100. If you are not certain which teacher your child has, please contact the counseling office.
Every Wooster student has a planner in which to record homework assignments. Ask your child’s teachers to initial the planner to be certain the assignment is recorded correctly and then check your child’s planner each evening.
Our main attendance clerk is Vicki Lyman (775)321-5011. Please call the day your child is absent in order to excuse over the phone. You must make contact with our office within three days of the absence!
If you need to discuss attendance with an administrator, please contact Mr. Walsh at cwalsh@washoeschools.net. If you think attendance issues are related to motivational concerns, family issues, or social/emotional issues, please feel free to contact your child’s counselor.
Because we all have to learn to get along with people who are not our favorites, Wooster does not change classes based on personal relationships. To resolve differences and misunderstandings, we recommend that students talk directly with teachers or request that a counselor facilitate a student-teacher discussion.
If there are concerns that you, as a parent, want to address directly, please contact the teacher to express your concerns. If no resolution is achieved, feel free to set up a conference - please contact your child's teacher or counselor for assistance.
Find out what the problem is by talking directly with the teacher and with your child. Let your child know that you see value in the course and remind him/her that the credit is necessary for graduation. Ask how you can support him/her in doing better.
Wooster offers free after school tutoring help Mondays - Thursdays in the Career Center! Check with your student's counselor for more information. Additionally, the district has purchased free membership for all students to get online tutoring help. Visit www.smarthinking.com!
There are optional ways to make up credits including summer school, night school courses, correspondence, and online courses. All of these options have a charge attached. Please contact your child’s counselor for specific information or visit our Academics section of this website for alternative credit info.
The easiest way to set up a conference is to contact the teacher directly by phone or email. Every teacher's e-mail can be found under the Faculty portion of our website.
Wooster High School's goal is to create a safe and secure learning environment for all our students. Please call the discipline office if your child is experiencing a situation that makes him/her feel unsafe at school or while traveling to or from school. The student services office phone number is (775)321-5008.
Specific requirements for grad requirements can be found by visiting the WCSD website: www.washoe.k12.nv.us/schools/hsgradreq/. For classes graduating in 2010 and after, the Gateway Curriculum is the preferred option. It requires 24 credits for graduation, including 4 credits of math and 3 credits of science.
The Wooster Career Center is a great place to start! Contact Mr. Michael Holen at 321-5024. You may also want to check out internet websites such as www.fastweb.com or www.finaid.org. Federal financial aide may be available at www.fafsa.gov. Most colleges have their own website if you enter the name of the college or university in a search engine like www.google.com or www.yahoo.com.
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