Winters Mill High School is part of the Carroll County Public School System (double-click to access CCPS website). It is a comprehensive high school in the Westminster area, that opened in August, 2002. Located on Gorsuch Road, it serves the north central community of Carroll County. It has a functional capacity of 1200 students. Winters Mill started the first year with ninth and tenth grade students only. Each succeeding year one grade was added and full capacity was reached during the 2004–2005 school year.

Winters Mill is an academy school. An academy is an organizational tool which helps create a smaller learning environment for students. Academies increase relevance and rigor of the curriculum by focusing on career interests of students. Students will have an individual academic advisor to assist them in meeting the challenging course of study. The mascot is the falcon, and the school colors are burgundy, white, and silver.

• Fall Athlete Conditioning will be available the week of August 11th. Please double click this link, Fall Athlete Conditioning, for information and registration.
  
  
• Winters Mill has a new e-mail address for parents to send in absence notifications for their students. A new policy was implemented in February and parents may now e-mail or call in their students absences and then a hand written note is no longer required. Please double-click this link, wmhattendance@k12.carr.org, to open a new e-mail.
  

• Please click here to sign up for the www.eschoolnewsletter.com. WMHS sends various information out to parents via this newsletter - it is a great way to stay current on important school information.
  

• Free and Reduced Lunch - applications available in main office.
  You may apply at any time throughout the year if household income or status changes.
  

• Our Giant BonusBucks program number is 04367. Please sign up for this program as our school receives funds that will be used for educational needs. You can designate by calling 1-877-366-2668, online at www.giantfood.com, or by completing a form at your local Giant store.
  
  
• Visit the Winters Mill Junior ROTC website at www.wmhsjrotc.us.
  

Mark Your Calendar…..
August
11-14             Fall Athlete Conditioning Clinic
14                 Music Booster Meeting-7 p.m. in Chorus Room
16                 First Day of Fall Sports Tryouts
18                 Bus Routes will be posted in the Carroll County Times
18                 Athletic Boosters Meeting-7:00-Media Center
20                 Meet the Coach Night-6:00-Auditorium
21                 New Student Orientation & Back to School Night 6-9 p.m. Auditorium
26                 First Day of School 7:40 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - First mod begins at 7:40 a.m.
28-29            Underclass pictures taken during the day

September
1                 Labor Day - Schools Closed
4                 Music Booster Meeting 7:00 pm Chorus Room
4-5              Auditions for Fall Musical Godspell 2;45- 5;00
5                 Football Tailgate party-4:45-Outside the Stadium
13               Music Booster Scrapbooking Day 9 - 5 Cafeteria
19               Balfour Assembly-Class Ring Information-during mod 2
20               Vera Bradley Bingo, Class of 2009 - Doors open 12:00, games 1:00 pm
22               Balfour Ring Orders taken in the Rotunda 4-6:30 pm
23               Balfour Ring Orders taken during lunch mods and evening from 4-6:30
24               Balfour Ring Orders taken during lunch mods only
29               Schools closed for students-professional day for teachers

October
2-3              Senior Portrait Make-up during the day
2                 Music Booster Meeting 7:00 Chorus
6-9              HSA Testing
11               Senior Crab Feast
14               Band Concert
15               PSAT Testing- all 10th grade-also open to 9th and 11th grades
16               Underclass picture make-up
17               Schools closed for students & 10 month staff -
                   Professional Day for teachers
20               Choral Concert - 7:00 pm.
25               Basket Bingo-Athletic Boosters
27-Nov 1      Homecoming Week
28               Powder Puff Football
31               Homecoming Football Game
31               Marking Period Ends-2 hours 45 minutes early dismissal

November
1                 Homecoming Dance
4                 No School-elections
6-8               Drama Production-Godspell
8                 Basket Bingo-Class of 2011
10               2 Hours 45 Minutes Early Dismissal
10               Tri-M Music Honor Society Induction Ceremony
24               Schools Closed for students - Conference Day
25               Schools Closed for students-Professional Day for Teachers
26-28           Schools/Offices Closed-Thanksgiving Holiday

*VOLUNTEER TRAINING IS AVAILABLE AT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT CARROLL COUNTY, PLEASE DOUBLE-CLICK THIS LINK FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF LOCATIONS AND TIMES,
CCPS VOLUNTEER TRAINING SCHEDULE.